The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-06-05
HOW HE WAS CAUGHT.

WleLntI luCD NOiO SLaJ va uaHSA INV
was lust such little bundle of uncer-
families and contradictions as led the
IMAGINATION captive at the first glance,
and offered constant lure to anticipa-
ton.
Whether she spoke or remained si-
lent. whether she walked or sat, expec-
tation hung breathless upon her next
word. her next pose. Her eyes, vary
inc as seemed their hue, shOne mono
the less with candid ray that seemed
the very light Of truth, and her fresh
mouth, with its milky teeth showing
between the not too-smiling lips, ire
sistibly suggested the sweetest uses to
which lips can be put.
The heavily moving steamer had
plowed through half the great Atlantic
rollers, and the few passengers had all
grown heartily tired of each other
when she suddenly appeared for the
first time upon deck quite alone, yet
calm and self-centered as the small
birds that sometimes poised themselves
upon spar or bulwark to gather breath
for fresh flight.
1t was julius Hilder who had first
discovered her, leaning against the
companionway railing, with the air of
having Just come up or down, he could
hardly determine which, looking alb
sently at the tumbling water
julius and his friend, Austin Drake,
were seceders from gay party who
had made the tour of Southern Europe
together 1t was Julius who had insti-
gated his companion to desert the 9TH
ers and take the German steamer for
New Orleans direct, which then touch
ed at Havre instead of crossing by
a Cunarder; and it had all grown out
of the obstinate determination on the
part OF his sister to attach her party to
that of Mrs. Smollett.
Mrs. Smollett was his choicest aver
sion, pretentious, intriguing woman,
in whom the matchmaking instinct
had been so developed by the effort to
establish her own five daughters that it
could not rest satisfied with the accom-
plishment OF that gigantic task. She
seemed to have an endless supply of
nieces, adopted daughters, or protege
OF some sort whom she dangled osten
tatiously before the eyes of all eligible
bachelors. She had improved a chance
meeting with Julius to announce to
him new acquisition, lovely young
creature, whom she was taking home
with her from Swiss Pension.
"Mr. Smollett's own niece, Mr.. Hill.
der, and quite like my Fanny at her
age You remember Fanny? She was
your first love, / believe" she had
said, with her ogling dowager smile,
and julius had felt himself seized at
once with an unsurmountable aversion
to the fair young niece of Mrs. Smol.
lett.
In the first heat of Indignation
agaist his sister he had conceived this
notable scheme of crossing by the
Hayre steamer, and though it had not
In Its development proved to be emil
nently amusing, he had never omitted
to congratulate himself and his COM
panion, night and morning, upon the
good sense they had displayed in adopt
ing it.
mo chattering girls or designing
dowagers, he would say, and he
yawned over the book or the dull pame
with which they strove to believe they
were amusing themselves, give man
time topull himself together and take
account Of stock, as ii were" Still,
When one OF those aimloss pilgrimages
below which formed the only break in
the monotony of this occupation, he
mad nearly ran over this pretty young
creature leaning against the ratings
thrill OF undeniable pleasure had
coursed along his nerves and he had
leit himself blushing with pleased
surprise.
=, fortunately the sea-tan had rendered
the blush indistinct, but over the LIGHT
mat shot into his gray eyes the sea-tan
nau no power, nor yet over the tongue
,nat stammered as he tried to convey
MS apologies for nearly upsetting her,
anu MS offer Of service in conducting
her to seat .
ihank YOU" she had answered
coolly, you did not startle me, as |
saw you coming; AID am not sure
that want seat
1here was no more TO be said, and
her maid appeared at the moment with
bundle of parti-colored wraps. Ju.
hus could only lift his hat again and
carry out his purpose of going below.
AS he had no reasons for going excep,
that he was tired of staying on deck.
and as the deck had now ACQUIRED mar.
amount attraction, he was soon back
again. '
In the meantime the young lady had
made up her mind about the seat, and
mad found one for herself close arains,
tne shfp's side on the weather quarter.
TWAS not a pleasant location, but as she
mad chosen ii, and had wrapped n loroe
shawl around her in an exclusive sort
OF way, he saw no plausible ground
for interfering.
Nothing could have been more dis.
Greet and retiring than Miss Flton;s
behavior, but the perseverance, Of tbc
man who finds himself bored bv zoe
much OF his own and his alter eoo's co.
ciety. is an incalculable force AGAIN :,
which no woman can successfully en-
trench herself, and SO it was not Ion,
before Drake found himself eliminated
as superfluous factor, from the SIM
OF his friends enjoyment, wheneve
Miss Elton appeared above deck. Hi
success, however, was more apparen
than real, for although he knew he
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