The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-03-23


point you q second time.h
There are managers said Lorrimer,
who in a case like this would take advan-
tage of youth and inexperience. But |
know better; for my own sake | know
better. offer you such terms, to begin
with, that you can't improve your condi-
ton by running to anybody else, Before
now, madam, have galvanized the town
into the temporary acceptance of Duffer
Histrionic genius, with Lorrimer behind
it, is guaranteed success. We shall take
up permanent residence on the grounds of
Thomas fiddler, madam, and shall pick up
gold and silver. But--will you forgive me
for limiting at it You must study, you
must work-there is nothing to be done
without it,"
"You shall not have reason to find fault
with me in that respect said Mrs, Ire
garthen. 81 shall be willing to rehearse
as much as you please"
The prospect inspired her with inward
reluctance There is a charm in the life
of a successful actress which any woman
can recognize for herself, even without the
aid of experience. But Miss Churchill
had her experience already, and stage
career no longer showed all rose-color to
her. The stage-door haunter, the green
room haunter, the insolent puppy in the
stage-box or the dress-circle, the coarse
tongued stage-manager, the Banished
Duke, who, when on country tour con-
trived to smell of onions, gin,
and stale tobacco all at once;
the tattle-tattle and scandal and
envy of the women, and the lidless
dragon eye of professional Jealousy among
the men, had all combined to dismay and
disgust her She knew that many of the
miseries that she had endured aforetime
would be modified. Lorrimer was an
improvement on the travelling
manager, for instance. She could rely
upon him, not merely for the payment of
her dues, but for manly protection if she
needed it; but at its best the inner life of
a theater was not her taste, and she looked
forward to n resumption of her old pur-
suit with enthusiasm. Arthur would know
of it, too, but there was nothing in the
world which could increase the
distance between herself and him,
She even thought, as she looked everywhere
for excuses that her resumption of her old
life might help to bring peace to him by
completing their arrangement He would
be able to despise her so heartily that he
would cease TO regret her, There was no
form of mental self-torture which she ne
elected, and none seemed to afford her
much relief
When she had been in her new quarters
l., nd 1oa ,ap,H-i}a1 bAy.sa1f
with promising nurse for the baby she
sat down and wrote a letter which had for
its effect the return Of her younger sister
The sensible child had been sent away
TO a small country boardng-school,
and the poor lady had expended almost her
last jewel in providing her with that tenn
pOrary refuge from those stern ills of life
which had faced them both in their latest
lodging. She had hoped to make some
sort of refuge permanent for her, and to
that end she had written a novel, and had
sent it to two or three publishers, only to
find it rejected by them all.
"Oh, cried the sensible child behold
ng the baby for the first time, what
beauty. Oh Clara, whose is it,
% 1t is mine, my dear" said the mother,
milling sadly as she bent over the infant
"Isnt it Arthurs as veil: " asked the
sensible child.
Z" Yes, answered the wretched runaway.
y 1t is Arthur's and mine!n A tear fell on
me dimpled hand her own supported, and
The wiped it furtively away.
q" She is like Arthur said the child, 'ex-
lal ha lIy.l- Of
loisseur. Her eyes are Ike Arthur's.
lara, what makes children like their
athers and mothersl Am like p apa,"
eyes, dear" said the mother, bending
,ver the child and feigning to arrange some
rifle of its dress to hide her eyes, you are
very like him"
"Clara, the child asked, suddenly,
didn't you like Gorbay better than Lon
lont"
" Yes, dear much better"
81 didn't like the last place" said the
child 1T was very nasty, and the old
was nasty. This is better; but |
like Gorbay better, and Tregarthen is
lovely. Shall we 90 back to Tregarthen'
Why do the people call Arthur the same
name as the Island,
Her sister had not the heart to forbid her
these painful themes, but allowed her TO
ramble on, and answered her when she
could In the midst Of the child's chatter
Lorrimer was announced.
II have brought an agreement, ma
DAM he said, after fatherly saluta-
ton Il have had it drawn up by a
lawyer, and before you sign ii should adj
wise you to consult legal adviser on your
own side. There's nothing like having this
sort of matter fairly understood at the be-
ginning and this little document binds us
both for three years. So, you see, it's a
question Of some Importance, and you'd
better be sure that your interests are prop
erly looked after. It's in duplicate, you
observe; and all that is TO be done is for
me to sign your copy and you to sign
mine Now, when can you see your law
yeri"
Let me see the document, Mr.
LorTimer," she answered; and he handing
it to her, she read it through. 81
think l understand it well enough" she
said then: land am sure can trust you,
sirn
MaudIhe, Sald LOfTlLleT, WIN Jhe coh-
idential family adviser manner strongly
marked, "trust nobody. Nobody. |
know no more fatal habit than that of
confidence
Mrs. Tregarthen smiled quite cheerfully
the first time for many day.
81 quite understad the agreement, she
said; "and | am willing to bind myself
by it, | think the terms you offer very
favorable, sir, and hope you will not have
cause to repent them"
/ have but seen you in three charac-