The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-10-26

AIMING ds IL TIC e1JOytu everything 4 salt
rode close at my side, over the breezy moo
, over hedge and ditch and fence then wit
slackened speed along quiet lanes, until W
reached home again In the twilight, and
had never seen Mr. Laurence, or Miss RIOS
} bel, or anyone of the party since we started
"0h, 1t has been delicious!n / said with
great sigh of enjoyment as Mr.. Rossel help
ed me down.
II think so" he replied with long look
"We must have many more such rides"
"Oh, how kind and good of you"
"And unsel6sh?' OBTAINING my fingers as
he laughed.
Eyes, very unselflsh OF You TO leave all
your other friends and come with me-
warmly.
"Do you understand unselfishness TO mean
doing the thing one likes best IN the world9"
NO of course not" confusedly.
Then am not unsefsh, | fear, Miss
Lucas-not unsefsh In this case, at any
rate"
You are very kind" / stammered color
ing wildly under his glance, and he laughed
again as ran away.
| Just as the schooroom tea was over, Miss
Rossel entered in black velvet dinner
dress, with pearls upon her bare neck and
arms, and look Of utmost gravity upon her
| face.
Shutting the door cautiously after May,
who was leaving the room, she began:
u have come as friend to speak few
warning words TO you, Miss Lucas. You are
very young, believer
only eighteen" | answered, with my
heart sinking from its late too high position.
And very inexperienced and unsophisti.
Gated, hope, or you certainly could not
have done the improper thing-made your
self the laughing-stock-you did this after
noon.
IF you did il through ignorance and will
faithfully promise me that nothing of the
kind shall ever occur again, l will keep it
secret from my aunt, because am sorry for
and like you; but unless You can faithfully
give me this promise, Miss Lucas, | must
tell her all and leave her to decide if you
are fit to be governess to any little girl.
You do not wish to leave here?"
What did do so dreadful?" I faltered
turning red and white, and hot and cold, at
the idea Of leaving Yoxley Hall.
Surely you are not stupid enough to have
to ask me that Do you think il was a prop
er thing for any goyerness to leave her pupil |
and dash off for ride without permission ,
at gentleman's invitation only? Do you
think it was proper thing for any lady to
do to leave the whole Of the party, and tear
across country, compelling one gentleman
to accompany her?'
Indeed, never compelled-I never even
asked, or thought Mr.. Rossel would come
too" / broke in eagerly.
She smiled in the height of scorn.
WAS he likely to let his pet mare be rid
den to death by bad rider like you without
looking after her? You knew very well,
Miss Lucas, that when you dashed over that
hedge my cousin would come too"
Indeed, and indeed"
ut was the most forward thing ever saw
done; but still, because you are so young,
and so silly, and so unaccustomed to good
society, will excuse you this once.
"Of course you have made yourself q
among all the men here-my
cousin first and foremost, and they can have
very little respect for you"
Was he laughing at me? Had lie no re-
spect for me?
colored deepest crimson at the thought,
and said unhappily:
II promise you, Miss ROssel, it shall never
occur again"
That Is right; then on this condition /
VIII not tell my aunt what would certainly
make her turn you away without any testi-
mOnials. And without testimonials from
your first how could you obtain another
DO you see? gOyernesses cannot be too
,areful-men are always ready to amuse
themselves with them If they are silly
enough to let them. But if you want to get
married, Miss Lucas" turning suddenly
IS she reached the door.
II don't want to get married." cried in
lignantly.
She smiled as one who knew better, and
continued needless Of my interruptions:
You should quietly encourage a plain
honest man like Mr.. Laurence. He is in
want of wife; he has-yes, really-come
home from India on purpose TO find one, and
he was quite willing TO pay you attention
this afternoon if you had not made such a
goose Of yourself
However, dare say that, if you play
your cards well, you may have chance of
catching him even yet"
"a chance! Play my cards well |" / echo
I'd in hottest indignation Miss Rossel, If
am silly and unsophistlcated, and-and
Onward, as you think, am not the kind of
girl to try and catch anybody. | would
'ather live and die single thousand times.n
Indeed! l thought you were trying very
hard to catch this afternoon" she said, with
A significance that made my blood boil, and
then she left me.
had so much to think Of that night when
went to bed that ] forgot TO inspect nv
'upboards as usual before putting my light
Jut
indeed the rumor Of the ghost had nearly ,
faded from my mind, and the remembrance
Oh IL never troubled me as worried myself
about Miss Rossel's insinuations.
DID Mr.. Rossel think-oh, hateful thought
lhat wanted to catch him--that was ang- ,
ling for husband?
!, indeed, and indeed would prove to him
inherently, and so resolving, ] fell asleep.
~ seemed to me that | had ONLY been ,
asleep for few minutes (but it might have
oeen few hours when woke up sudden-
" and the idea that aroused me was that
was in the room, yet remember.
ed had locked my door securely; but stlll !
was sure OF i'll was not, as had been,
alone. [