The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-30
CHATTER III.

CHAPTER II.
On three days in the week Bertha
gave lessons in music and singing at a
school, and these occupied nearly the
day; on the intervening days she had
| other lessons, But there were inter-
walls between, and on the morning after
the discovery of the ring she took adj
vantage of one of these intervals, and
set off to find the house she had seen
the man stop at on the evening before.
She had no difficulty in recognizing
the china aud glass shop, and thinking
| her best plan would be to make inquiry
| there first. She went in. A young man
! came forward, aud she explained her
| errand, without however specifying the
| lost article
1t was as she had been inclined to
| Suspect-the upper part Of the house
| did not belong To the owners of the
| shop. but WAS let of in apartments.
| They had only one occupant at present
IA lady lately come from abroad. II
| the man rang at the private door, lie
had most likely called to see that lady,
| the shOpman said. lie advised Bertha
to ring and ask for Mrs. Lemont.
Accordingly Bertha went to the pri-
vate door and rang. 1t was opened by
a stout elderly man-seryant, who, on
learning her eTand, ushered her up
stairs. He showed her into the draw
iug-room, placed a chair for her, and
said he would tell his mistress.
Mrs. Lemout will not know my
name, said Bertha, as she gave the
man her card; "but please say | viii
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Bertha had to wait while, during
which time she had leisure to take a
survey OF the room. 1t was furnished
much like the generality of better-Class
lodgings; but there were articles scat
tered about that seemed tOlndicate lax
uriOus and expensive habits on the part
of the present occupants. The centre
table was graced with bouquet Of rare
hot-hOuse flowers, Near them lay an
Opcra-glass set in mOther-Of-pearl and
OrmOlu, aud a fan of peacock $ feath-
ers. An open wOrk-bOX displayed the
gold mountings within. and an Indian
cashmere was thrown negllgently over
tine arm Of the couch \ small white
poodle. which sprung up with shrlll
bark as Bertha entered. had been repOs-
ing in basket lined with quilted Grim.
son silk, and IN 4 gilt cage by the VIM
dow were a couple of Java spaTroWs,
Presently the door opened and a
richly and rather SLOWLY dressed lady
came furWard-a lady still young, and
with considerable personal attractions,
though the high color and abundant
dark tressr5 We're moi without suspicion
oi some aid from art. But the express
sion OF the face Was not agreeable,
owing 10 the hgul lines Of the thin lips,
and the cold glitter of the black eyes,
which We're set too near together
Whether IT was due to thi, cirrum
stance, on 10 some vague RESEMBLANCE
that could not he put into words, Der
ina tanclcd She detected a Likeness be-
tween the person before her and her
lcllUW-tlaVeler Of the evening before.
And yet what relationship could exist,
she asked herself, between this hand
some Well-dresSed woman and that de-
cIdedIy shabby and disrrputabie-look-
ing per8onaget
Bertha re-scated herself at Mrs. Le-
mOut's invitation. and again briefly re-
lated that she had found an article
that she had noticed in the possession
she had happened TO be riding and that
NE person had alighted and rung at
Mrs. Lemont's door Again she did
not mention the article found, she felt
diStluSt Of the woman In whose pres
ence she found herself. She observed
mat at the mention Of the man Of whom
Size gave a slight description, Mrs. Le-
mont changed color in spite Of her
rouge.
1T is curious circumstance she
said, but | think you must be mis-
taken in concluding that it was to this
door the person you describe came. 1t
was growing dark, You sayY You
might easily be deceived, | know no
such person as you describe nor did
any one call here after four yesterday
afternoon
Could he have called to see one Of
the SeryantsY' Bertha suggested.
1T is not likely. We have only just
come from abroad. My servants have
no acquaintance in London, believe:
Pvt TO satisfy you, | will ask" said
MIS-, LemOnt.
She rang the bell 1t was answered
by tue same man who had admitted
Bertha.
Did any one call here about seven
o'clock last evening, Perkins?n Mrs.
Lemont asked; and Bertha fancied she
saw something like signal of inteIli-
gence pass between mistress and man.
NO one at all, marm," the man an
swered
us it possible that Eliza could have
gone TO the door, Mrs, Lemont pur-
sued.
mo marm-impOs5ble replied the
man u was in the house all The after
noon and evening, and Eliza was up
stairs at work
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