The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-10

JitElTE.
Two days after the events just related
Emily Rcmscns maid announced that
she had just received news that her
mothor was very ILL., and chat She had
been notified to 90 to her at mce Her
mother, she said, lived in Elizabeth,
n j. Sho wished TO 20 at the earliest
possible moment, ana begged that her
cousin Lucette should be allowed to
attend to her duties till her return,
which she hoped would he IN Il very
few days Asked ii her cmsin was com
potent, She said yes, and especially apt
at arranging the hair, having served an
apprenticeship with French hairdreSs-
er. Indeed the girls real name was
Lacy, but she had changed it to Lu-
cette to pretend that, being French, she
was necessarily a good maid
In Miss RenSen's mind this changing
Of her nmo was nothing in the girl's
favor, but aS her own maid was thaS
suddonly taken from her. and as this
other was Offered at once, She agreed to
the proposal
lucette arrived during the afternoon,
and Miss Remscn was delighted with
her. Expecting a laxative. intrusive
person assuming Ftcnchiticd manner
isms, size was surprised to find quiet,
unpretentuus creature, who immedi
ately showed herself to be Well ac-
quaiuted with the duties required Of
her Within tile first "a hours She found
herself so much better served than hy
her absent maid that she almost wish
ed that tho mother would require her
for Il long time Dora, too, was charmed
with lucctte
Queen, said she the next afternoon,
what do you think Of your new maid?"
"Whot lMcotte3" answered tie sis
ter "Oh, think She does very we'll "
Does very we'll; Why Queen, she
il jewel If you do not appreciate
her, | wish You would hcqueath her 10
mo when Sarah returns.
"Oh, hol So my young miss wants
maid to herself. does Shc?"
"Oh no. not especially. but | want
TO keep Iucetto in the family She is
treasure Dressing the hair is not her
only accomplishment, either, though
never saw yours look moc beautiful
She has lust arranged the table for our
Afternoon tea and | never saw any
thing like it. 1t is lust wonderful what
that girl can do with napkin IN the
way Of decoration. "
"Oh. yes, said Emily. "Lucette is
clever, but don let her know that we
think So 1t might mako her less valua.
DE Now tcii me- bJi'' "e"f' WHO u
coihlhS ms ai'eiA !oh'
IN ! ne usual crush ! suppose
including mr.. lt'hdolpht
queen thtte Is mystery "nou'
nm l@t ino tell you III inc llrHt place.
he mas MOI h'eh mere l'F over week.
ana 'hth Yesterday "a" MN '7ii','S
down run avenue ana ~"uuiu y"" P'
heVo 't'--luSl Is WIS al"o' 10 pow TO
MN l'e lurl''a GOWN Siuo street.
lie dld mon see you, my dear OF ne
surely Nould nave Spoken lie would
have been too RIad
wen, il 10 qua i'al soc me- llo iliuSl
nave SuI'lch'y coli't'"'U" h'alA'Sh'ed'
ness mat Is al ''aVo 10 saw
SHORTY altet company began To ar
rive ana very soon me rooms Wofo M.
cd ny crow" Which Is altIy aeocfloed
by the term USED by Dora ohe gov" 10
these affairs partly rom duiy ana part
~ rom hRlnt 'nlo ieaV'N mainly ifom
TIE ihS'lhctlVe sense Ut sen Preservation
inherent ~ all
Dora was heSles'd ny a number OF
admirers ana took pleasure IN a'oidlhg
MT haha"'i'o VINO WAS aSSi''u,'N W
his attentions lie seemed anSinnS to
get her or INTO NE Seclnsloh 81 i cor
nor @h'ine "lileh inc young lazy
trnsifaten WITHOUT NJ pouring 10 a'' II"
MT. hiuI't was '''So present. though
ho ana NOT i'iI"l" very I'lE Ilo ei''
tea a Nioft 'l'ho W'tl fiH''y Oh colF'l.
iiohaI sahl'fis, ana thrn worked ms
way 10 tho size o. Dora "l'ofo ne IN
gef'h longer. ne "'ld N'elaI lfe''y
things 10 her, Sa'h as Si'" had ho'fl ~
ready ID diil'f'ii' i"fn' nom o'hef
men bur WIN JUST 4 tone WINCH hfsll
ri to indicate tln't ha spoke IfF4 hiS
heart rather IMAM from inc nero paSS
ing I'"y"' ppaa'hG ~ was very s"tl'.
fully done There was SO niue oil II
that 40 one Ger fanny not ail ih'AFc'l
cnecd girl IKE Dora eould suspect That