The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-11-02

| was broken by the entrance of anothe,
couple, and with mutter of vexation he
rose and suggested we should return to the
| ballroom.
We had another dance together perfect
as the last, and would not see Mr.. Lau-
rences reproachful glances as passed him.
propped up against door-post, and dancing
with no one else. But just as Mr.. Rossel
and quilted the ballroom after the yalse
ended, heard Flora Rossel's voice at NV
elbow.
Here she is Mr.. Laurence. Now I will
carry my cousin off and leave Won two IN
make it up. Quarrelling Labsurd children
Hermon, look at their faces. Nov. Miss
Lucas, am sure you have punished Mr..
Laurence quite enough for his slowness In
finding you. know he is slow, but he Is
sure-not to make q joke among his friends
of your infatuation for him, after he has
led you on to betraSit" she whispered sig.
nifcantly into my ear.
! coored wildly-mortIfed, perplexed
taken by surprise, and ashamed.
do you want to make it up with Lau.
rence?' questioned Mr. Rossel, suddenly
looking at me qutesdlfferently from the way
in which he had looked ere his cousin came
on the scene, and ! thought in my sclf-tor-
ture: He only does pay me attention when
no one is by. He does not want her to see
1t. will not be made plaything and
goose Of" so replied:
II am sorry If behaved rudely, Mr.. Lau-
rencce;" and Flora laughed, as she took her
Cousins arm and turned:
Leave them alone, Hermon. Miss Lu.
cas- only fancied she had grievance against
him; | know she did not mean to punish
him too much"
But Mr.. Laurence stood looking very AZ
greved, after the two cousins disappeared
Il hope, Miss Lucas, l have not been
forming wrong opinion of you. lit gave
me the greatest pain, can assure you, to
think you could be, after all, flirt."
II am not the least atom of flrtr' cried
Indignantly. For the rest" feeling nv
eyes filling with unreasonable childish tears.
"if you have been forming high opinion
of me, you certainly have formed yery
very wrong one; that is all can say"
mo, | cannot think my high opinion will
prove wrong. Pretty girls do get their heads
a little turned with flattery sometimes, |
know, but am sure you are sound at heart,
Miss Lucas"
~ am sure my head is not turned. nor
ever has been; and am sure You know
nothing about my heart" responded snap.
pishiy. Now, please, if we are going to
dance, let us 20 into the other room"
~ should like-ah! 10 have a little con-
versaton with you frs should like lust
to ask YOU one question, he said hurredly.
IL terror hurriedly replied:
NO, can't converse tonight: at a ball I
think on should do nothing but dance, Mr..
Laurence-l do indeed"
"You did not appear to think so jlst now,
with Rosse!," drawing NJ his lutte form
stflly.
You and Mr.. Rossel are two different
people said with an aitemp; at merry
laugh
I'VE are indeed He is an inc rrigibe
fri, Miss Lucas; his cousin says So And
Il do assure you when pay attention, |
mem i'll do indeed never ilirted in my
life" looking eagerly at M.
"'Sef-praise is no recommendation, lsay
severely, and so we began aglin to dance.
Mr.. R)ssel just devoted himself to his
cousin for the remainder of the evening,
and heard many people remarking IT,
That will be match, Of course" said
one.
Are they engaged?' asked another.
81 think they must be this evening"" said
! third.
only looked at Mr.. Rosse once, and it
was when he ought to have come across to
ne, for he had written his name down OPP
)osItc that dance on my programme. But
lis eyes met mine with the calmest, coolest,
most imperturbable expression, and then, in
tead of crossing to me, he bent over his
'ousin and whispered to her, his attitude
most tender his look most devoted, and |
'ould only turn in the dazedness of my pain,
md dance with Mr. Laurence, who stood by
ny side TO claim the yalse would so gladly
AVE defrauded him of.
To be Continued
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