The daily Cairo bulletin., 1883-01-14
A RED VELVET CAP.

II don't care hatm And Maud snap.
ped her pretty little fingers yiciously.
Anybody would think, GREY Lester.
that you had right to dictate, But |
will ride with Phil Marshall if i want
tor
II have rightto dictate said Grey
Lester, angrily, his eyes shining with
unwonted brilliancy. You know Ihaye
right, Maud, for | have loved Won
ever since you were little girl Phil
Marshall is an unprincipled scamp,
child, and you must not 20 with him. "
But shall 20 with him. returned
Maud, sauclly, looking irreSistibly pref
ty in her defiance. 'He is nicer than
you are, for he doesn't assail you when
you are absent
go, then" said Grey, bitterly, as he
walked rapidly Off
"Well, | neverh
Maud Lee, in her dainty red dress
and seal-Skin Jacket, stood, like some
bright star, against the white snow that
covered the earth; the cold air stirred
the brown curls that peeped from under
the red velvet cap, and frightened the
brown eyes, fairly oyerhowing with
wonder.
To be sure, what Grey Lester had
said was true; he had loved her since
she was little child; but Maud was
Judge Lees eldest daughter, and Grey
only twenty-siX-year-old lawyer of but
three years practice, under her fathers
kind help. They could never be more
than friends, though Grey knew how
dear the Judges child was to him; but
Maud was a proud little soul aud look
ed higher than Grey Lester
well, | neverm she repeated slowly.
The saucy fellow! Tell me not to ride
with Philip Marshall, indeed! I'll have
TO teach Grey Lester his place. neverl
Well, II he had only known it, wasn't
going with Phil, but will 60 now, to
defy him! But then tomorrow is n
holiday, and it will be horrid without
Grey. guess TT just 90 with Phil to-
night, and then send = note to Grey in
the morning. That's the thing"
Having decided, Maud tripped along
until she reached her ownhappy, lrXuri-
Gus home, where her father and mother,
with little Harry and Eva, waited tea
for her
Maud had never looked prrttier, and
home had never seemed SO delightful to
her rs on this evening. Her pretty face,
with its saucy rcd lips and brown,
sparkling eyes, seemed all alive with
fun aud ioyousncsS.
Presently, all too soon, Philip Mar
shall came to claim the promised sleigh
ride, and consraint fell upon the gay
family party.
Judge Lee was fooishly iudulgcnt
father, else he had never trusted his fair
daughter with n man Of whom he knew
rs little as he did of Philip Marshall
Three months before he had come to
the little town, and, having excellent
letters of recommendation obtained n
position of trust in the towns one little
savings.bank, and had remained there
ever since, making havoc among all the
village maidens but Maud, in whom he
was, greatly Interested from the moment
he saw her. This was the first time she
mao ever accepted his attentions, though
ho bad repeatedly asked her to walk or
drive or row with him.
Once again Maud donnod her dainty
red velvet cap and soal-skin Jacket. She
never guessed what prompted her to
kiss them all good-by, for She was not
given TO caresses, but she did this time.
Phil tucked her into the cutter, and
sprang in himself; the bells rang mer-
rily out, tho little red cap pnodded bright
ly IN the moonlight, and Maud Lee was
whrled away.
An hour passed. Harry aud Eva had
gone to their nursery, with delightful
anticipations Of the pleasures that the
morrow would bring forth. Mrs. Lee
was nodding gently over her knitting.
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