The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-02-10
BY THE GATEOF THE SEA.
A NOVEL.
~ DAVID CHRISTIE MuRRAv.
GHAPTER I.

thirty who spohs VITA the accent Of Chris
q tiAn, pagan Or man could scarcsly b %
coanted esnt,sman- ......-
a" She IL faine ereachaw," sad tho cap
1Ain--"a dayvilish fame crsachaw--an sx-
epptionally fame creaohav." .....,..
The lieutenant echoed the captains en-
oomium, and the pair struck into formula
he attitudes Ct the porch Of the thsater.
Ltstle knots Of the country people gathered
% tie oths1 ride Of the road and surveyed
- two gentlemen, who were attired in
evening dress, and knew themselves 70 be
objsce Of interest," and sdnisation n
Gibus hsd Just given 10 tho world his fam
oas invention, and the two military gentle.
men, who were in the van and foremost Of
fashion, had adopted it. Tho captain was
fully self -possessed under the admirfng gaze
Of the yokels, but the lieutenant % far
yielded to natural weakness a. TO take Of
his hat and Hatten il against his breast It
was done with an admirable air Of absent
minded habit, and it amazed the bystanders.
TAs lieutenant falt that be made telling
Agure; bat when he released tho springs
and H. hat asd back into fts former shape
he wss betrayed into smile Of triumph at
The sensation be created, and from that mo-
ment be became self-conscdous and embar-
raised, insornuch that his legs-which were
eonmonly his strSng point-becAms .
trouble TO him. The passing By Of . friend
ct such moment seemed almost providen-
tial, and tho lieutenant sprang into the gas
III strsst with renewed composurs.
'eHofio, 1reSarthenl How dye do
cuits an age since we saw you, old fellow.
HsssS Haroourt Have you seen Mn
chureh4il ! She's fame creschaw-an ex-
espt3onally fame oreachsw, pom my word
1As captain smiled at this echo Of his
own conversational felicitiesL The heuten-
ans, = b knsw, was fellow Of no origin
Atty.
"He," said Tregarshs.; ~ haven't seen
~ Va b she Z" ..
AGlRsAs yspSsd ths nsstenaas, sue
sssuGnlly Initiating tAs eap1ains drawl
Paying ksre now. DayvitGA fAine eTsa-
dhAN, poa N honor Conn h and look a&
~. HArcoust and I have . boz hsss.
- Isdiss VIII u. Doasns DAttss tAas
ysw ~ dr0sd Conc dong. thseS .
0ppd h0D~.'
~ ~ conner allowed himself 70 b pes.
ssads4, ~ he three entered The shssser
1aee1h1. b was . small hcusa but TOO
Ar1s 11 IL sudienea, and AZ IL ttnss was
1habey y wsl1 Is tawdry. and most a the
dan elnbss around the dssss circle vsss
eAippsd and broken. An impossible old
Adam doddssSd and dithersd ~ ths stage
ntAuuptng the boards with . stan NE the
prop 81 clothes line, and burly Orlando
1nll0wsd Inn, with his calves IN hin ankles.
Than the shens shifted, and on came . dis
dpated Touchstone, IN secondhand gar
0sntA and . dowdy Celia, and between
thsm Rosahnd In doublst and hosa 40
Jupiaari'" sighed Rosalind, "'how wsa.y
sse ny spzitsi'" Something knocked q
Shs hsast Of cornet TreSarthsa. He had
inSvsr before listened to 'sAch veioe, and
~ tones went through him Nike dshcate
Ora Touchstone Jared IN With his answer,
and Rosalind spoke again: "'I ssuld ind
y In my heart to disgsaos ny mAaS ap-
pArel and 10 cry ike . WomaA.'s u was
downright pitiful, and ~ thsrs vss touch
~ Of comedy In l. "'But ] mus comfort
.tAs weaker vsssa. - douSlet and hose ought
70 show, itsef oourageoos 70 pestieosk
fhs comedy shown ouE tAscs With tender
l. brillianca "Tharefora, eourAgs, good
Alisaa !'' 70 one Astansr thaee was such
. womaniy courage, solisatadA, and friend
hip ih the phrase and n ~ lovely voice
fhAA Rnks Il, Shak ~ s3sg dtnmsA and his
hsast stick in ~ thseaA Cognse Ire
gAstA0 vs. bsa NO aoA twsaty, asA youth
b sometimes imprsainnAbh. -.f
Roaaaind, h Ptts Of ~ fatigue vhiah
evidently sss upod hef, wAs - Straight and
1.-The - Tie seaik a lily. and shs bad .
,ivoies M o silver ball III eornst Yves
,shossagAtsd, and her features wes Aim2y
ssen, hs< - fansisd than lovely. An older
80 noss spssisaeed man might have bssn
snn.ssd - - lAoey. NM such voice and
nd Ag1ss q vABcA = bass h.
Hi es1lpenDsna sapssnsA thsis aAAiya-
tan ~ u aeGsa e Shsir swu vay, but
- seasusey haed them Even vhsa Rssa-
ND ~ sh1nns hom ths stage he had but
ksh6sAAvs sass SoF ths captain and The
6S6eSAaa4, ed b ansWsSed than when
hey addressed him Win IN absent "Yss"
- IA. veg = dreamy naA
"Trsea1thsn,- saA - captain, "has
gons Poans @ the ChurcASii.n
The heutsaant nodded, I'D booked the
sseeAanAt fos future use. Ih chases sim-
D rpAetfy and 6seetness charmed him. and he
brspefvsd 70 Sspsas y b Rylands az head.
eaartsr,. be saw him before Harcourt
~
fhs play was over, the curtain va, down.
and tho sweet voice dwsl& h Tregarthsnis
sarA a. Bid me farewell, ~ said tie sve.t
vsics in tAs Last words Of the epiloRus. Il
soundsd psrsonaI to him, and there va. a
plsesAaA, gentle sadness b T.
when Do you join ~ q hssdousrtsr,
I TregaItAsui" asked the captain. "You
nust and II most intOlerahly dull where ysw
Saying. eh,.
al an ordsreA 10 rejoin tomorrow " s.id
Tfsgarthsn- Hazel tails me that Colonsl
rellard win b thsrs. have not sssn him
Jet aao.ep.. ..I
mo said the captain, "old Polly's bean
On sick leave q Etretat-cursed little VI
hgs somewhere on The Continent. Yon1I
NE him Jolly ~ hiFd b Polly. Tell
tAundsrin' gosl yarn, Polly dos. Mostly
bout himself. y know-ssaf an ladies ,
knov-tAAt sost thing; but thundsrin' goo1
eAsy ssA sy I'D dayvi Polly is--unoon
mons
- shall meet him tomorrow said Ire
gaIthsn somswhat abssntly.
u hsS ~ Il Q crib bitter, TOO, Pslly d.
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