The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-26
CHATTER III,

"Shail like Rolanl" had been Ilma's
question. She looked now with her quiet
scrutlnizing gaze--she was not 4 bit afraid
to look young man In the facc--to sec
what she ought to think Of the tall, broad.
shouldered, fair.haircd cousin who, drop
ping his fishing-tackle, advanced 10 greet
her. What he thought Of her was to be
read pretty plainly in his face, without
the aid Of his somewhat blunt speech
"Well, cousin lima, you are beauty;
It's double pleasure toscc you."
lie was comely, Of fair compile xion,
good deal tanned, he had bright, but rath-
or closely.set gray eyes. The mouth how
ever was heavy, the jaw massive, and both
seemed to indicate ullenness-possibly,
under strong proyocation, ferocity. Not
that lima, who was scarcely more than .
child, was able to analyzo her cousins de-
fectS; but she felt them nstinctiycly, and,
though nine people out OF ten would have
called Roland frank because of his blunt
manner and hearty laugh, lima did not be-
licye he was.
"lle has furtiyc look" she said to her
self; "he has .. bad temper, too. don't
think shall Ike YOU, Roland"
Roland however made himself very
agreeable, he led the way down to the
weir, and showed lima she spot whence
Zarah Heston had cast herself; but when
the young Canadian went aud stood fear
iessly on the dizzy platform, above the
roaring flood, the young man would have
pulled her back.
81 am never giddy," she said smiling
al have stood over many fall hundreds
Of feet higher than this. l suppose you
call II Gipsy's Weir because Zarah named
II so,"
eyes, before that it was merely Scarth
Abbot Weir. The lock was built in 1900
by the grandfather OF Sir Philip Darrell.
Old Reuben DAFT, the lock-kcepcr, is u 10.
cal character. | don't think you would
understand one word in ten Of his"
al shall have talk will, him to.mor-
row." said lima, still looking down on the
weir; and, rs she stood there, her scn-
der figure thrown out against the back
ground Of the hills, the soft evening breeze
stirring the golden curs, she looked like \
fairy, or the presiding naiad Of the Coal
mere.
Roland gazcd on her admirngly for q
few moments before replying to her last
words.
"Pcrhaps DAT won't understand you
eithci-."
"why! DO you say talk like foreign.
err Rose and jamie said so,"
"il,cy were right; you do. But come
down, lima please; you make me very
gIddy.' -
ado II beg your pardon"
She stepped down nj once, aud as she did
90, u door In the Mill opened, and girl
came out, and began crossing the lock-
bridge.
"Acic is Zcph lIeston," said Roland
"Now, lima, let us sec II you understand
herr"
There was nothing particularly striking
about tie girl who now approached the
cousins. she moved with certain easy
grace inherent IN her tribe, the character r.
astics which three hundred years OF u sta.
fionary life had not obliterated. Zcph
Aeston had aswarthy gypsy face aud black
eyes, and fair share Of good looks; bu,
she was net handsome, though rcd kcr.
n chief on her head, IN lieu Of a hat or bon.
net gave l,er picturesque aspect.
s"Good evening"" she said, curtseyinp
70 The gentleman and ladies In turn, and
glsnclng very kecnly NJ lima. "Been
showing the foreign young lady tho weir
aud the Mill and all, sec.r
lima made out ths drift Of this speech
though the words were delivered with
broad Cumberland accent. Roland re
piled to IT,
" AThis young LADY 70 Miss Costello, on
cousin, Zeph, "--another curtsey frol
xeph--isand she thinks the place yer
N 1eautifUl. We shall ask Job to show U
n sssr III Mn 10 day o. two"