The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-01-08
come back with a damp boot"

would make dint in the boards. | am
sure ne was, he looked so anxious"
The "Dorothea" was beautiful speci-
men OF what the Messeurs White and
Lapthone can do, Many time, her
SKIPPER who saw in her u realization Of
every beauty dreamed Of by poet or paint
en- who loved her as men love their wives
ana children, who justified his love by de-
ciarng there was nothing she could not
90 but spcak-many time he sighed and
SAID "She would have been absolutely
| perfect II her masts had been one inch
nearer togetherw The "Dorothea," 80
called after 1.-THE other Miss Clavering,"
was a schooner Of 40 tons, and her crew
consisted Of the captain and twelve sail
ors' Since Lucy and her party came on
board they had seen many picturesque
place. They had lightly skinned the
surface Of perfectly smooth sea when
they crossed from COwes to Dieppe. They
had sailed to Havre, and had run inland
TO see Rouen, and had run back again in
a fright because the inn-book bore the
name Of Robert Merivale on its last page.
Zone is so safe in ones own yachtw said
Lncy, when she thought of his proximity
TO herself Ale cannot come here"
Lettice watched Lucy most narrowly
after this remote encounter. She did not
seem to be so much disturbed by it as
might have been expected. She had been
TO Caen and Cherbourg, Jersey and Guern-
sey' since, and had enjoyed herself in all
these places, and now she seemed quite
happy with her paints and papers" The
saloon Of the "Dwothea" was already very
pretty Lucy was trying to make it still
prettier by painting some of the panels
She had done one and was now throwing
herself heartily into the work. "Lettice."
said she, Il want TO get to the Grand Bey.
/ am sure we should get the best view
there; besides, We ought TO see Chateau
brands tomb"
! "You must 60 in the gig, them" said
Philip, who had just returned with
handful Of letters and papers. ut is no
end Of long and tiresome way through
the town; besides, you would neither Of
you like the queer little bridge between
St Servan and st. Malo."
The boat was lowered and they started,
and while Philip entertained Lettice and
Aunt Esther with extracts from his let
tiers, Lucy admired the stately island
town with its long walls and many towers.
1t was a long pull to the Grand Bey.-
"lou are right in thinking the view must
be grand from there" said Philip looking
up at the great rocky islet ut must be
splendid
The sea near st. Malo is full of these IT,
ny islands--after st. Malo itself this is the
largest and steepest. On the side where
they were about to land, it descends to the
shore in Il series Of short precipices, end
iAg in a.great c9qGlSiqR nj falld -Bey is no
island, but rises in craggy steepness from
the ruck-stewn shore. tract Of sand
divides it from St. Malo. 1t is a wet and
stony walk, but the first part of the way
is made more easy by a roughly built,
narrow, low, stone causeway. An expedi-
tion TO the Grand Bey, unaccompanied by
q boat, is not without its dangersj for
when the tide is rising, people may walk
about on the sands on three sides of the
island, and be wholly unaware that the
sea is stealing in behind them, and that
all return TO the mainland will ere long be
| cut oil, The low Causeway is soon cover
| ed, and becomes q snare to those who re-
member il, and, instead Of scaling the
| heights above, attempt to wade along it.
Each year brings its record Of those who
have done this, and, confused by the in
coming waves and by their own alarm,
have missed the narrow way and fallen
into deeper water. The chance Of climb.
ing the hill remains after all hope Of es-
cape by the causeway is gone; but even
this last chance is gone before the sands
are entirely covered. Our party knew
nothing Of these dangers. The boat pull
ed up to the shore, sailor jumped out
and drew it in, and once more all touched
land The tide was rising but there was
little or no sign Of it yet-only a little
brisk activity amongst the white-crowned
waves outside. Come back for us in
| about two hours and half" said Philip to
the sailors "You will be ready then,
won't you, Lucyl" Lucy having assent
ed, he added carelessly, ~ suppose by
that time the causeway will be covered ("
aye, sir, covered deep enough, and with
forty or fifty feet Of waterl"
"Why that will bring the sea up to-up
TO where's 7" for the assertion he had begun
ended in an inquiry.
"Up TO the very top Of the second fight
of steps. Keep those steps in sight, sir"
said the man, earnestly. "lf you stay
down on the sands, mind that you see that
your way up the steps is clear, and what
ever you do, sir, don't let any Of your la
dies struggle"
Philip nodded, he knew there were high
tides in that region, but he had no idea
that they rose rs high AZ the man seemed
TO say, And yet he had seen the water
mark that morning ON the great sea walls
at st. Mao However, he at once adj
dressed himself TO the task Of looking af-
ter his party, The boat, meantime, wal
making its way to 81. Malo.
at ia difficult TO believe that water car
rise 80 fast" said Lucy, "Let US stay
down here and watch il awhile"
| UIt WON'T Ina here for another half.