The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-30
BY AID
OF LULU
BY MRS. WILSON WOODROW
(Copyright, by Joseph b. Bowles, }

quaint and delicious garden dreamed
in the mellow, October sunshine.
Up and down the cleaning paths OF
white marble paced Sister Victorine
and Angel Smith, of Milwaukee.
A pace or two behind them walked
Sister Victorine's familiar. the con
vent cat--the pampered, the petulant
Lulu. Lulu was not convent bred I;
she was OF the lawless, intriguing
breed Of cats of Paris, and her eyes
still retained the expression of the
bouevardier.
This was Angels second year Of TN
willing exile. OF the Irritating realiza-
ton of encompassing walls whose
open sesame she was not to know. To
be thrust into a convent for falling in
/ love few years in advance OF the
date decided upon by parents and
| guardians, is very passe situation
/ in fiction; but when such a thing
occurs in real life, it is so rocco
rs to be extremely ridiculous. This
Angel felt keenly
She would have regarded her lot
as unrclievod tragedy were 1t not that
"Ralph's" twcnty-hrst birthday DC.
Cured at the beginning of her
second year Of secmsion, and he
had promised that on the day fol-
lowing the attainment of his ma
iority he would set sail for France
and rescue his captive princess,
But Anglers monotonous existence
was not destined TO be of long dura-
ton One evening, as tho girls sat
in the long, bare refectory eating their
blameless supper of bread and cheese
and stewed pears there was sound
without as of the running of many
feet, and Sister Victorine burst into
the room.
Mon Dieu" exclaimed Sister Vic
torine. upraising her hands.
THE good R0sine, our maid, glanced
from the window Of the buttery and
saw, walking up and down the street
Of All Angels-a man. He meditated
evil for he scanned the convent
closely. Then Rosine hastened to in
form the mother superior who or,
dered the gates locked at once. But
oh, mon Dieu,-my heart grew small |
for fear that Lulu might be with.
OUT"
While Sister vietorne spoke An, !
gel" Smiths eyes had dilated curious
ly. Her face was pale and on her !
lip lay a vivid smile.
The next afternoon in the freedom
Of 81, A,rr GNcI har !
hopes to her schoolmates.
The daughters OF European nobility |
grew pale. They swayed as If in a |
strong gust OF wind Such daring sen
timents' Such heart devastating
emotions.
But the times were pregnant with
events Just as they reached the far
end of the garden. in their walk, a
stone wrapped in white paper whizzed
over the iyy-growu wall and struck
Lulu,the cat, so that the air resound--
ed with her loud cries Fortunately,
these failed to arouse Sister Victorine,
who dozed peacefully beneath a near.
by pear tree
Then Angel surrounded by her
breathless and excited companions
read the scrawl 1t assured her OF
Jndying love and certain rescue. even
if it were necessary to dynamite the
convent. It begged that as the even
ing grew dusk. she climb the tree
which leaned against the southwest
wall and there he, mounted upon a
ladder, would meet and assist her
down TIE other side Her sister was
in nc village, and would witness
heir marriage. and then they would
ny TO Paris to win the forgiveness Of /
her mother
The European nobility gasped with
VIII" they commanded supplying
pencil
Angel" obOvcd and sent the white
wrapped stone flying back over the
wall Having acted. she paused to
link Now that have said would,
l0w can ~ she asked. deiectcdly. |
You know that We are not allowed in
he garden after dark
intrigue viii be necessary" said
he countess. firmly n moment! 1
rave an inspiration"
She rolled her eyes wildly and
,lutched her curly black head. Lis
en-, then, We will keep Lulu among
is all afternoon. During study hours.
can slip away a moment | will
,ear her 20 a tree by the southwest
vail and tie her there by cord fas.
ened to her collar Just at the
lose OF supper we will tell Yictorine
hat she has escaped. Vietorlne will
EXPRESS distress. CONSERVATION; and
on must demand the privilege Of
earchIng for her. Once without. rush
traight for the tree. cut Lulu's cord.
md over tho wall Is not that sim
,teer
What mind What intellect"
the nobility.
Fate herself eeomcd TO aid that
laughter IF quick-Vitted race. Du-
us cord WAS sufficiently long TO per
nit her to spend several happy hours /
D an exciting chase after some scOld-
ny and vociferous birds. At the prop
r. moment she was discovered miss
ng