The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-23
THE DAILY CAIRO BULLErIN SUNDAY MORNING. APRIL % 1882

her Cumberland relative. Nothing was
revealed through Ilma's wearing the rose;
but she felt certain that Roland meant
more in Offering II than the girl had any
idea Of.
After dinner Roland claimed his game
of chess, and more pleased to do so because
he knew that Sir Philip would have asked
for music. Rose protested against "stick-
ing lima down TO chess" but lima said
she had promised, and Roland had not the
good grace to release her.
al won't promise TO be very grave over
IT," she said, as her cousin drew up the
chess-tabe 81 nm sure that you will beat
me-"
"Not he" remarked jamie frankly;
"Roland is a very bad player"
"Ilow do you know that lima Is bet
teri" asked Roland, beginning to set the
men,
.For shame, Rolw said his sister,
"You might have made pretty speech
then Remember, lima is city-bred and
used to all that sort OF thing"
And she moved away, while Roland bit
his lip, wishing he had Sir Philip DarrelPs
golden tongue. He used to call 1t soon
founded foreign palayering" at one time,
but Cupid alters some mems estimate OF
the graces OF life.
Roland and lima were left pretty we'll
alone, for Sir Philip and the rest were at
the other end Of the room, and there SEEM
ed TO be good deal of fun going forward
lima longed to join the group, but she did
not like to play recklcssly, and Roland
was long over his moves.
ooh, Roland" she said at last, "don't
take month over move, there's u good
boyw
Roland looked up. lima leaned back,
clasping her hands behind her head, and
met his eager look with one of inditler-
ence.
"You see," he said, 81 am not thinking
Of the game"
"Then wish you would, or shall read
q book while you are mcditating."
Mlma, why are you 80 cruelW
His tone and look startled, even fright
ened her; but she was too young to know
how to meet such an advance. She turned
pale, but her eyes flashed angrily.
"Don't be foolish, Roland, Or"
81 am not foolish, Lima" he interrupt
ed al mean what say-I do indeed"
swell, then, l am foolish, and don't
know what it Is that you mean, and
don't want to know. will sweep up the
men if you will not finish the game prop
erly"
oIma, will you let me explain another
timer"
"Yes-no-how can stop you? Do
move your queen, or shall take her,"
Roland turned very red and obeyed in
silence, though he bit his lip till the blood
almost came. In three more moves he
was checkmated; and lima declared he de-
served JAMES, condemnation.
sPlay game Of draughts, lima; that
won't take long, and it's quite early in the
evening"
"Not now, Rol-presently."
"They don't want you over there. They
are playing ut something"
But, even us he spoke, Darrell crossed
the room; and the next moment he was
bending down to lima.
cam too IMPATIENT May not beg
now for little music"
How different this man from blunt coun-
tryfed Roand-the soft sweetly.modulat-
ed voice, the crisp refined accent, the tone
halcpleading, wholly deferential, the man.
ner that forbade denial because it made
favor of acquiescence! Was Roland so
blind that he could not see how the young
face lighted up as it was turned to OAR
rell? Was his ear too dull TO catch ring
in the girl's voice that was not in 1t when
she spoke to her Cumberland cousini
"What shall play| che asked, rising
at once.
"Play some Of the pieces you played
from memory at the Court the other
day"
"Somel" said lima, laughing. "You
mean one"
''Do you offer wineglass Of water TO a
thirsty man, Ilmay You know you would
never tire me with music. You might be-
come weary of playing, but l should never
be tired of listening"
lima went to the piano aud played, and
Roland came near--not that he cared for
classical music or understood it, but he
could not bear to leave lima alone with
Sir Philip Darrell.
Suddenly Roland noticed that the dam
ask rose was gone.
wlma," he said, as the girl struck the
last chord In moroccan Of Schubert's,
"whcre's your roseW
lima started and looked down at her
| dress
~ don't know" she answered.; al did
| not take it out. | must have dropped It,"
Pcrhaps while you were playing chess"
suggested Sir Philip,
"No; saw it when you left the table,"
said Roland
alt must be somewhere about the floor p
and lima looked around her. "Never
mind, Roland; you'll have to give me an.
| other"
just then Rose drew near.
| "Roland, we want you for whist; aunt
Rachel has no partner. Come along"
| Roland could not well refuse, ho could
not make pretence Of wanting TO heal
classical music; so he was fain to be a vic
finland never was there more unwill
ing one.
"Will you play that last piece againp
asked Darrell rs soon as he was gone.
lima complied, and while she played
Sir Philip, who was looking down, caught
sight of something lying near his foot. II
was Roland's lttle.carod-for rose. lie die
not pick 1t up ut once; but when lima hat
finished playing, he raised it and placed II
on the piano before her.
| "Your rose" he said al wonder thai
l did not sec it earlier IL fell close t,
| me-"