The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-11-09
The Haunted Room.

w sVerymlch indeed, thank YOU"
@"Wasit not charminge You looked very
nice, white. suited you. Run down to the
drawing:rQQm, May, for ten minutes" and
fS 'astle child dartedo off, she asked, taking a
49, seat near me: swell, now want to hear
IA 4 are youengsgcd9 Don't mind telling me-
" am Certainly not engaged, Miss los
.9Ysehho D ea,r 9bs them Iyo are 10, as fortunate
as !. ! thought we might have congratulate
ed each other"
us,.u lfelt every atom of color leaving my face,
i.naa but spoke bravely bending over tile tea
''' cups the while .
WI, Are you engaged then? Toto Mr. Her
mon Rossel, suppose
She nodded and smiled.
~ I NCOngratulateme, won't your bcr ling
her beautiful eyes meet my poor dim ones.
yiCopgratlate me, won't YOU Miss Lucas?
think ii is such matter for congratula-
ton. | am so fortunate-don't you think
0lNA sof-to win the l0ye-the whole deep dcv0-
n ifN ton of such man"
% "Ihope you will both be very happy |
faltered, with, the room swimming round
me, and the teacups dancinga jig before my
fixed strained gaze. an
'''-' 81 am sure shall Could help it with
such dear devoted lover? don't think
pa shall be married just Immediately though,
unless he proves very impatient, hut dare
ciIUCV say he will, smiling and putting down her
itlhAt Il lnSt llOl utScII MN any longer
I now, for he hates every moment am out of
his sight; but thought would just run in
hsaf and tell you of my happiness" ....
Dol nl +, II hope you will be very happy, repeat
ed like one learning lesson, and then as
the door closed behind her, i buried my face
in my hands.
The door opened again, but thought it
was May coming in and did not moves
like an electric shock Mr.. Laurence'S voice
fellupon Inc, as ii said:
Miss Lucas Miss RosSel told me you
were alone, and so thought Why, what
is the mater?' bringing his beady eyes to
Trr bear on my blurred fac.
II .h' i"poor little tlGng did gIieve you last
nigMy'
Indeed you did not" trying to get my
....t.. o cOuntenance ont of the light
....i '..' But something did There Shall be no
more of these misunderstanding" bringing
his hand down upon the table with a force
that ratified the unoilending teacups. What
| say mean, ard say now that | love you,
" and ask you to be my wife Miss Lucas. |
.44L do, indeed" ..,t-I..
'Oh, Mr.. Laurence wish you did notw
iHET Utterly confused and overwhelmed,
stood before this my first lover
-,t.H lie regarded me most tenderly,
why do you say that9' he Questioned,
taking my hands and squeezing them. Il
81 .f have not said this without due deiberaton,
assure You. know that we can be very
happy together and with solemn deter
IN nation, 1--WE will be-"
.J.r 'Oh no. we cannot we will not"
'0.''i "Wlll not Do you mean to say fear
------- do not quite understand YOU with GER
rVI{ II tam stiffness creeping over his tenderness
> Il,l '"Hon-yOu make q mistake; We should
not be at allhappy together Mr. Laure. &C"
frg bon stammered helplesSly. .....
Il think differently" with a superior
smile VI never make mistakes, assure
IN yon; twill be all right dear, smiling CEN
lSIi1 Hescendmgly upon my perturbation.
'@'' Butt do not want TO marry you" DIES,
perately.
old pHH Ills coultenance assumed hundred ex-
presSions of which surprise unbOunded,
lncredulous surprisc-was the dominant
I'LL one. LEgl. ..l
You dom want to marry me =! he echo
.... ed as one who cannot have heard Alright
ana heSitated for moment
Here was a chance of home indeed and
.q7yrl every comfort and luxury, for he was rich,
iitJ Hknew. Andhe had said might have my
. mother with me- and my heart was so sore
a.s ..,r so wretched now | could not stop on at
loXey; and where could 10 when felt
1t? Besides, # | accepted Mr.. Laurence,
- would not That prove, as nothing else could,
That had not b CT infatuated with Flora
Itossels lover? s..t
For moment he,tated, then my better
nature trunphod / would not marrya man
did not loye--better the hardest work than
that. lwoud not pretenda love did not
feel-better thousand mistakes than that.
-.rse 80 answered as quietly as could:
u am very sorry, indeed, Mr.. Laurence,
but ] do not love you enough to marry YOU.
Thank you very much for paying me such
afhonor but we can never be anything
more than friends"
',i f'lou aStonish me- he cried angry. q"
thought we werei In everyway suited to each
other" .rt r...
Perhaps we might have been" answer
ed drealily "lf everything had been differ
U entn .f'.. ...
How doyou mean everything dnerent?'
OF. lie questioned sharply.
- III had been different suppose, u said
lamely. .i".
II am quite satisfied with You as you are"
ne said, coming near, and taking up my
hands agan II am indeed, dear"
But should not be satisfied to marry
YOU" returned mpatlently.
indeed What do you wish to do--what
are you wishing to hayeT' In dlgnifrd re-
sentiment -
u Wish for nothing but peace and quiet"
i sald with my lips quivering.
You should have that with mevo,
should indeed. We would live mos, quietly
even III lh9la' and you should have your
mother with yOu you should have every.
thliy you wanted And you do not love
me enough Just now, you would soon ret TO
ts dose. am willing 10 risk II, dear" ~.
~ would De too great risk" faltered.
'For--for tell you IN confidence MIR. Ian.
Iihu renee, II donot love YOU, because before |
saw You learned to love someone else"
''But that someone else You are no, en-
gaged?'
Efff lie does not care for me, nor ever will,
~ % Bin oh, II you know anything about love,