The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-02-24
BY THE GATE OF THE SEA.
81, -----s--
A NOVEL. >.
By DAVID CHRISTIE MURRAY.
CHAPTER ".

in an experimental fashion. He was not
yet beyond all chancs-nobody ever was, as
the result OF single interview-but long
ing was upon him to see moro of the woman
who had so much interested him, and he
walked into bondage with his eyes open.
Even thus early he guessed what was tho
matter with him.
Unjust know more Of her" he said. "a
himself to 60 down before pair of express
Kive eyes before he can guess whether there
is soul behind them or not"
The young man set forth deliberately in
quest Of Miss Farmers soul with intent to
examine and appraise it. He found the
slightest difficulty in obtaining second in
PRODUCTION to the lady, and it was managed to
Hook accidental and unsought Gorbay was
not big place, nor had it many people of
Importance among its boundaries. The i'm
portance of people is not determined, to
themselves, by the estimation in which they
arc held by others, and the inhabitants Of
Gorbay were as much interested in their
own affairs as if they had all been dukes
and duchesses-a provision of nature with
out whose operation things would be ex-
tremeiy dull for most of US. When Ire
garthen, whose Seclusion had been good
deal talked about, began to make visits to
The main land, and to cultivate the small
gentry OF the town, the unfavorable opin-
ions which had been formed of him melted
and disappeared. The Tregarthens had al
ways been so far above the professional peo-
pie and the small retired capitalists of Cor
bay, that the condescension displayed by
this latest scion Of the house was the more
remarkable and the more valued.
There were people who could tell him all
about Miss Farmers simple and uneventful
history. He learned that she was the daugh-
ter Of the Vicar, and except for the time
she had spent at school, and term of eigh-
teen months passed in London, was bredin
Gorbay. She passed there as being learned
beyond the rights Of woman, but tina was
the only fault that anybody found with
her. The Vicar nearly three years ago,
about the time when Tregarthen had been
awaiting his commission, had departed this
life, leaving two daughters very i'll pro-
vided for Miss Farmer had thereupon
gone TO London, and had there made liv-
ing for herself and her younger sister, it
was believed, by writing for the magazines
Certain poems and stories bearing her name
had reached even to Gorbay, and there was
a general belief there that in the outer world
she was famous. But an uncle in the
North-the Farmers were northern people,
at appeared-had died two years later than
his brother, the Vicar, and had left to Miss
Farmer funded moneys to the value of some
five hundred year. On this she kept house
in modest and elegant comfort, and the re-
turn Of the elder girl had been welcomed
by all who knew her. The younger had
been put to school during her sisters alb
sence, and was now finishing her education
at home.
There is not much out Of the common in
this narrative 10 anybody who does not
happen to be in love with Miss Farmer or
strongly inclined that way. But to Ire
garthen the story seemed one of heroism
and sorrow, and he thought he could see al
ready some OF those inward qualities Of
which he desired 10 assure himself The
daughter OF clergyman is conventionally
gsntlewoman, and he was already per-
suaded that Miss Farmer possessed all de-
sirabie womanly qualities when he met her
Tor the second time. They had talked COM
Inonplacss at their first meeting and had
been aware Of the fact. They talked COM
nonplaces now and did not know it, because
they spoke Of books and art and nobody
believes that be or she can talk common
places upon those inspiring themes Miss
warmers soul declared itself more and more
freely TO Tregarthsn's attentive observation,
and he was more and more convinced that
1t was OF the right quality and pattern.
The young man had taken apartments for
the rest Of the summer season at "The
George and Gorbay knew by this time in
"hai pursuit he was engaged. Mr.. Ire
garthen rarnbled much in the pleasant fields
beyond the town. and Miss Farmer, who
had taste for botany and some little
knowledge OF the science, was indefatigable
In exercise. The two young people met on
most days, and the little sister was old
enough TO play propriety, and-which was
perhaps OF some imbortance-was old
enough TO know when she was not wanted.
Any wandering butterfly was reason enough
for T. &c which at least took this sensible
child round corner Of the lane in which
her elders strolled.
The searcher after the philosophers stone
hah found it, but not where he had ex
Pected. Everything had grown golden fol
n,ih. The simils is poverty stricken, bu,
sheie no smile which will express thu
physical wealth Of heart which for tn,
first time has given away all it's substance
~ was ume for lovers confaences an,
.hey were exchanged. The sensible chill,
had gone full tilt round leaty corner an,
the young man and his swee,hsart IL as "n
at stile. The child caroled with a W.
derfully sweet, shrill voice fifty Yards awo =
and the elders talked
"You remember" said Tregarthen eth
day on which we first metsn
YES" do answered, with delicio,
shyness. His ardent eyes-she thought 81
bad never seen anything SO tender arde
a. they wsrs-and her bashful glance IN
for Q moment and she blushsd little
az was lying on the grass" he said, :"
the top Of the Cliff above the lane il
place, when heard your voice, and it c
me.r
WAS 10 boisterousin she asked, sn
ing, With her eyes upon the ground.
no" hs answered, with q little tent
laugh, which Of itself was lovers hatte
"but IL awoke ms-from curious dream
b. addsd, With "a air Of odd reluctance.