The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-24
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CHAPTER Mil.

1t was a lovely morning, clear and
cloudless. The whole party at Kings
Clylie had decided upon long ride and
drive around the country, Lady Charm.
wood had declined. Lady Fayne rode .
fine horse that she had brought with her,
and Lady Lilias rode Lord CharnwOod's
famous Bonnie Bell. The Aeiress eXcelled
as horsewoman; and her beautiful figure
was never seen to better advantage than
on horseback. The young Duke, Captain
Lorme, and Naue formed her escort, while
Lord Charnwood rode with Lady Fayne
The sweet air was full of fragrance, They
rode along roads where tall trees met over
head and formed an arch Of green leaves
and through lovely green lanes, where
flowers grew in lovely hedgerows, and the
soft sweet grass under their feet was like
carpet.
Vane found himself by the side of Lady
Lihas. She could not have been kinder
TO him; the sunlight was not brighter thar
she. She never once avoided him, never
turned from him. In vain the young Duke
of Raysfort tried his best to engross her
and attract her attention; ii was useless.
In vain did the Captain display his supe-
rior horsemanship, and try to engage her
in conversation. All her smiles and her
fayors were for Vane. He saw il and it
bewildered him, Could it be possible at-
ter all that she had reIeutcd, and that she
cared for him: The very thought Of it
made his heart beat wildly, aud sent
glow to his face
All at once he awoke from hi, dream
Where was he: There stood the row Of
beautiful lime-trecs there was the deep
clear river, there the mil.Stream with its
rush Of water, aud thcre-ah, Heaven,
there stood the pretty gray farmhouse
with its veil of flowers and foliage, 4
mist seemed to come before his eyes and
for a short time to hide 1t all. He was at
home again at the Meadow Farm, the home
he had left so long before to become gen.
teman. Lady Lilas turned her face to
him.
"Look at that pretty picturesque spot"
she said. "rhat is my ideal Of . farm
house. Look at the honey-suckle round
the windows, and the white pigeons whirl-
ing round. How pretty the cows look
drinking from that clear pool | am 50
warm and so thirsty! wonder if they
would give me glass Of milk"
The Duke of Raysfort laughed
eyes," he answered, 81 am sure they
would, and remember your visit all their
lives"
81 can picture the inside said Lady
LiliaS. at is just like one of the nteri-
ors Of the old Dutch painters clean
kitchen, with everything shining and
bright, kindly clean houSe-mothcr, a Ia
bic with white cloth, u homcly brown
jug. 1t was worth riding all the way for.
What do you say, Mr.. Wharf? Shall we
try to get some milk? Look at that pleas
ant old-fashioned garden with its sweet
peas all In flower! | should like to walk
there. DO you think the good people would
mindF"
Vane was white to the lips-white he
knew, with cowardly shame and fear. lie
hated himself for it, Yet, with the young
Duke and the gay worldly Captain along
side, with Lady Liliass proud beautiful
face smiling on him, he could no more have
spoken than he could have flown. lie
lOnged to say, .|Ihis is my home. | was
born here. | am son of the house.
Laugh, sneer as you will, | am not asham.
ed Of it," These thoughts were in his
mind, and the words came to his lips; but
he had not the moral courage to utter
them.
"What do you think, Mr.. Vibart?"
asked Lady Lihas. .Would those good
people receive us|'
lie turned away his face lest she should
see its pallor. There on the other side wa,
the old sweet, familiar rush of the mill.
stream-it seemed to sing to him with d
thousand voices that this was home. liz
was compelled to answer her.
al am sure they would be pleased to see
you," he said, IN strange husky voice.
"Will you not accompany met" sh,
asked, halt surprised, half panied at hi
manner.
Ill would rather not" he REPLIED
slowly; and the young Duke, seeing hi
chance, said
.Lady Lilias, | am even more anXiou
than yourself to see the interior of VIVA
am sure is picturesque old house,
They dismounted, and Nanc watchc
them enter the house where the first fc
years Of his life had been spent. Some
the men In the farm-yard came iorwm
and attended to the horses. Lord Char
wood and Lady Fayne joined the part
laughingly declaring that glass OF mi
would be the most welcome thlng th'
could have.
v.ns lett his horse with the others al