The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-10-19

In her negligent attitude, with her face up
turned in the freight, that / thought he
must be more than human II he could resist
such fascination. But he turned from II
once to ask me-"
"Do you ride, Miss Lucas?"
yes" / said; II love 1t better than any.
thing"
"Oh, that is right. You must have some
rides here then"
"llaye you had much practice, Miss Lu.
Gasp Miss Rossel turned to me gravely.
Everybody thinks she can ride, know,
but unless she is properly taught"
II have ridden since / was five years old,n
said modestly. Il think was properly
taught"
1--WE will prove It," smiled Mr.. Rossel.
MAY shall have holiday, and"
But his cousin stopped him reproachfully.
Don't be absurd, Hermon. Now, Miss
Lucas are you ready to come with me?"
II will come too" said May.
What room is Miss Lucas going to have,
Flora?' as we went into the corridor.
THE Grey One"
"The Grey One! Oh, what shame-oh,
she ought not to have thatW
Don't be silly, May. What agoosey child
you are"
II am not goosey child. But it is very
unkind Of you to put poor Miss Lucas into
that room-just because she does not know"
MAY, If you say another word, you will
be punished" Miss Rossel spoke in wills.
per- but my ears were unfortunately quick.
Aunt Lucie says she will have the room
DoDnniaI
brighten Miss Lucas, remember, you shall
be put into it yourself"
Il would not would sit in the school.
room all night"
Absurd! Now, Miss Lucas, do you think
you will be comfortable?'
A spacious square room; a cheerful fire
burning in large CRATE; an old-fashioned,
cosy-lOoking four-post bedstead, with per.
haps rather mOurnful hangings, around it;
antique, handsome furniture, amid which
my modest trunks looked strange, panelled
walls, with gilded mirrors let into some Of
them-that was what Miss Rossel opened
the door upon; and but for the whispers !
had overheard, should have considered II
picture Of comfort and luxury But those
whispers had aroused my natural timidity,
and Nays big grave eyes, as she stood in
the doorway and gazed around, did not reas-
sure it.
"You will find your way back to the
schO0l-room when you WISH" said Miss
Rossel, and withdrew, taking my pupil with
her
Did you sleep comfortable" asked May
on the following morning; and | answered
truly:
"Yes."
"WelI, hope you will every night; but it
is shame to put you in the room. Nurse |
and Sarah both say So"
what Is the matter with the room, May?r
Promise you won't say one word if tell
you-promlse you won't say word to my
mother, because she has put you there be-
cause you don't know about it, and II any
one says word about the ghost she hates
them; but yours is the haunted room, Miss
Lucas"
felt my face growing as awed as Mays,
as heard the silly words:
Haunted by what, May?'
tried to laugh.
by the ghost" in portentous whisper
Nurse once almost saw it,"
lHat almost encouraged me,
"By what ghost, May?"
by a tall white lady, think she is with
long white hair and only one hand. She
comes out of one of those cupboards, and
don't know what she does, for nurse luckily
did not quite see her; she says if she had II
would have killed her."
began to feel my fears eyaporating,
"And is that all?'' | asked.
~ don't know any more. ] dare not ask
my mother, because she is 50 cross if any
one mentions the ghost but believe the
tall white lady killed somebody, and that is
how she lost her hand"
Now let us talk about your lessons, May.D
But May wanted to talk about something
else.
'Iow doyou like my cousin Flora?o she
inquired.
II think she is very pretty" replied
guardedly.
II don't; she is not half so pretty as you,n
with much decision; "but I'll tell YOU some.
thing else If you promise not to tell Miss
Lucas" sinking her voick to a whispers.
Flora wants to marry my brother Her
mon"
Your brother wants to marry her, YOU
mean"
mo, he doesn't. She wants to marry him
because he is so rich, you know. ali this
place belongs to him, and nurse SAYS"
BIa suppressed nurses sayings for le
sons.
May and | went down to the drawing
room for an hour after dinner that evening.
wore my best black velveteen, with some
white flowers on the square-cut neck, and
short sleeves and | felt very shabby and
dowdy when saw Miss Rossel in crimson
and lace, with a train half as long as the
room.
She was sitting near her cousin. laughing
and talking IN her animated manner, but on
our entrance he came forward and greeted
US.
well, little May, and what are we ALI 20
Ing to do to amusc ourselves?' asked he.
Can you play Accomplishments nicely,
Miss Lucas" asked Miss Rossel; because
II You can, will sing your favorite, Some
Day. Hermon,' with killing glance over
her shoulder
She sang powerfully and correctly in q
high hard soprano, destitute of all natural
expression, and wondered If that were the
style of music Mr.. Rosscl, who was listen.
Ing with an expression of endurance rather
than of enjoyment, loved.
"Do you sing, Miss Lucas?" he incurred
abruptly, after his cousin had finished her
second difficult Italian sonp