The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-09-17

GLOW very delightfulln
And you heard them? Molly, eX-
plain YOURSELF" says his sister, Sc
verely.
III am going to, )" says Molly, "if you
will lust give me time. "Oh. what q
day I've been having, and how dearl--
You know told you j was going to the
orchard for a stroll and with view to
profitable meditation. Well, | went.
At the upper end of the garden there
are, you know, some Portugal aurels,
from which one can get splendid sur
vey of the country, and in an evil mo-
ment it occurred to me that | should
like to climb one of them and look at
the Chetwoode Hills. / had never got
higher than horses back since my
boyhood and visions of my earlier days,
when / was young and innocent, over
came me at that"
"Oh, never mind your young and in
nocent days; we never heard of them"
says Dorothy, little impatiently. do
get on TO it.
81 did get on to it, if you mean the
laurel, - says Molly, with calm dignity.
~ climbed most manfully, and, beyond
slipping all down the trunk of the tree
twice and severely barking my shins, l
sustained no actual injury"
"What on earth is shinY" puts in
Godfrey, soto uoce.
Part of your leg, just below your
knee returns Mr.. Darling, undaunted.
well, when got up at last, found n
capital place to sit in, with a good
branch to my back, and | was so pleased
with myself and my exploit that | real
IL think-the day is warm, you know
fell asleep At least can remember
nothing until voices broke upon my ear
right below me-"
Here Mona and Dorothy grow sud-
denly deeply interested, and lean for
ward.
II parted the leaves of the laurel with
cautious hand and looked down. At my
very feet were Jack and Violet, and, y
mysteriouSly-"she was pinning flow
er into his coat"
us that all?" says Mona, with quick
contempt, seeing him pause. "Why,
there is nothing in that | pinned a
flower into go,r coat only Yesterday"
The ndir6tte of this speech is not TO be
surpassed,
Molly regards her mOurnfully.
II think YOU needn't be unkinder to
me than you can help" he says, re-
proachfully. However to continue
There's way of doing things, you
know, and the time Violet took TO ar
range that flower is worthy of mentions;
and when at last it was settled to her
satisfaction, Jack suddenly took her
hands in his, just like this. Mrs, GeOf-
frey" going on his knees before Mona,
and possessing himself of both her
hands, land pressed them against his
heart, like this, and said he"
Molly pauses
"Oh, Molly, WHAT" says Mona; do
tell us" She fixes her eyes on his.
what darling little hands you have!n
begins Molly quite innocently.
"Well. really,' says Mona, installing
him. She moves back with heigften-
ed color, discngageS her hands from his,
and frowns slightly.
IL wasn't abiding to your hands;
though | might says Molly, patheti-
cally. Il was only going to tell you
what Jack said to Violet What dar-
ling little hands you haven he whis-
pered, with the very silliest expression
on his face ever saw in my life; the
prettiest hands in the world. ! wish
they were mine Gracious p0wersh
said | to myself. I'm in for it and
was as near falling off the branch of the
tree right into their arms as could be.
The shock was too great. suppressed
groan with manful determination to
suffer and be strong, and"
Never mind all that says Doatie;
"what did she Sayy'
BY this time both Nicholas and Geof-
frey are convulsed with delight.
Eyes, 60 on, Noll; what did she say?"
repeats Godfrey, the most generous en-
conragcment in his tone. They have
all, with a determination worthy of a
better cause, made up their minds to
forget that they are listening to what
was certainly never meant for them TO
hear Or perhaps consideration for
Molly compelS them to keep their ears
open. as that young man is so overcome
by the thought Of what he has unwill-
ingly gone through, and the weight OF
the secret that is so disagreeably his,
that it has become a necessity with him
to speak or die; but believe myself it
is more curiosity than pity that
prompts their desire for information on
the subject in hand.
IL didn't listen" SAYS Molly, iudig-
nantly. what do you take me for? |
crammed my fingers into my ears, and
shut my eyes tight, and wished with all
my heart / had never been born. II
you wish very hard for anything, they
say you will get it, So / thought if |
threw my whole soul into that wish
just then | might get it, and find pres
emily never had been born. So ! threw
in my whole soul; but it didn't come off
| was as lively as possible after ten min
utes' hard wishing. Then ] opened my
eyes again and looked simply TO see il
! oughtnt to look, and there they
were still; and he had his arm round
her, and her head was on his shoulder
and
"Oh, Molly" says Dorothy, hastily.
"Well, it wasn't my fault, was itp
had nothing 10 do with it. She hadn't
her head on my shoulder, had sheY and
1t wasn't my arm that was round her,
says Mr.. Darling, losing patience q
little
81 don't mean that; but how could
you lookY'
well, | like that!n says her brother
And pray what was TO happen If
didn't | gave 'em ten minutes; quit,
sufficient in law, think. II they coulC
not get IL over in that time, they mus
have forgotten their native tongue. BE
sides, wanted to get down; the forket