The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-10-29

Dack III the far corner, with the TOP oil
his face partially hidden by large,
wide brimmed hat, and its lower part
wrapped in the folds Of Persian silk
| Observation-Disclosures.
He inclined his head courteously az
they entered, and moved handsome
travelling case which lay on the middle
seat, as If to make room for them.
lis there another passenger" said
Miss Morton, with a little, nervous
start
"lt's only deaf-and-dumb gentle
man." Lillian explained, her eyes full
of soft pity. "The station-master told
me about him."
"What a nuisance!' cried Ellen. ~
had hoped we should have the drive to
ourselves. But now, DEAR" as she
settled herself in the most comfortable
corner, tell me what this unexpected
encounter mean" "
ut means, said Lillian, with shy
smile, 'that / am going to be nursery
governess at Chessington Hall, that is,
if give satisfaction. | was engaged
by letter a week ago."
what very singular coincidence,
said Miss Morton, shaking her cherry
colored bonnet-strings. '.And | am
going to be companion to old Mrs.
Grove, of Grove Rookery, the very next
place to Chessington Hall. How / do
envy you, Liiian."'
Envy me, EllenP"
"Yes. Haven't you heard about itp"
said the brunette. The Chessington
children, your future charge, are moth
erless, don't you know They are
under the care of an aunt, so Mrs.
Grove told me; and there is. hand
some widower and an interesting
young bachelor at Chessington Hall"
Lillian colored holly.
Neither of whom expect to meet"
said she.
at will be your own fault if you
DON'T observed Miss Morton. "Why.
my dear, here syour career all chalked
out for you Sentimental widower,
with lots of money-pretty governess-
mutual fascination-growing devotion
finale, a wedding! Hey! presto,
your fortune is made!'
ELLEN, how can you talk SOP" cried
Lillian, flushing and indignant. Il
am not on misunderstanding expedi-
ton; | am simply trying to earn my
own living"
1.-THE more goose you, to neglect
such an opportunity as this" said
Ellen, laughing. "lf you don't try for
the widower, | shall. Grove Rookery
is only half mile from Chessington
Hall, after all; and a rich husband
would solve the problem of my life at
once"
"This is too ridiculous, Ellen!" said
Lillian. 81 could not respect myself if
| were to plot and plan like this. |
know it is unjust, but you have made
me dislike Mr.. Chessington already"
1.-The more the better" said Miss
Morton. "They say he is very hand
some; and one could easily send the
children away to boarding-school. |
can assure you, III have no old-maid
aunts and interfering uncles about the
premises.
ELLEN, let us talk of something
else" said Lillian, resolutely. Tell |
me all that has happened to you since
we saw each other last"
Ellen laughed out a merry, ringing |
laugh.
"Well, if you must know" said she, |
"Tve been trying my best to get a
nice husband, but without any sue
cess"
"ls matrimony, then, the end and |
aim of all the worldP" said Lillian, with
queenly disdain.
"As far as l am concerned-yes,
acknowledged Miss Morton, with
charming frankness.
Pardon me, Ellen" said Lillian,
"but it seems to me that you have de-
generated frightfully since those dear
old days at Madame de Tournaire's.
Miss Morton yawned.
"How tedious all this is!' said she.
"Miss Ferguson turned lecturer ehp
How wish that poor fellow in the
corner wasn't deaf and dumb! I'd hirt
with him, just to aggravate you, Lilyw
Lillian made no answer She leaned
her head out of the window, and
watched the purple dusk creep up the
hill sides, counting the stars as one by
one they shone out. Anything was.
better than Ellen's shallow chatter!
Grove Rookery was soon reached,
and Miss Morton babe her old school
mate an ELUSIVE farewell.
81 see that the old lady has sent the
carriage to meet me" said she. Good
by, Lily! You must be sure to intro
duce me to the charming widower
when | come over. AU rev0ir, darling
--au reUoir''
The deaf-and-dumb gentleman left
the omnibus very soon. Miss Fergu-
son watched with some interest, but no
carriage of any description seemed to
be waiting for him.
He disappeared into the woods like
shadow, and vanished from her
sight.
81 suppose, poor fellow, that he lives
near here" thought she. "How dread
full 1t must be, thus to be cut off from
all companionship with ones fellow
beings!'
But even while these reflections
passed through her mind, the omnibus
stopped again, before plitterinc
facade of lights, half-veiled in swayine
summer foliage-Chessington Hall!
Here you are, miss. said the