The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-02-21

He was strikingly handsome, with
distinguished presence. lie was about
twenty-eight years of age, yet he retained
youthful freshness OF feeling, was chiy
alrous and noble In the highest degree
and was not only unmarried, but he ha d
never loved.
His companion, Maldred Grafton, was
ms intimate friend and distant relative
who possessed small fortune, was about
thirty years OF age, and also unmarried
The intimacy between the two men was
inexplicable, for never were two persons
more unlike than Lord Glenham and
Maldred Grafton. His lordship was toe
noble and unsuspicious to discern the
real nature of his kinsman, which was
sly and scheming, intensely avaricious.
and utterly INSCRIPTIONS. Yet Crafton's
exterior was plausible and insinuating
he was singularly gentle in his manners
and his black eyes and swarthy features
had been too well trained to reveal the
secrets of his soul.
Cecil Rose was not sufficiently skilled
in pbysiognomy to read the characters oil
these two men. She only knew that she
liked Lord Glenham, and with her liking
came an instructive faith In him. AS for
Grafton, she felt for him a singular dis
trust aud an aversion that was destined
to grow and strengthen into stronger
| emotion.
An increased pallor and sudden COM
| preston Of her perfect lips brought Lord
Gienham hastily to her assistance. Her
wound was but slight, and when Lord
] Gienham had completed his small at
tempt at surgery, and the wounded arm
had been well bandaged, Cecil Rose
thanked him courteously and avowed her
| intention of Fastening home.
| 1--WE will accompany you, Miss Rose,
| said the earl. No, do not refuse. You
are not able to go alone. Lean upon me
else shall think you have not forgiven
| metz
Cecil took his arm an led the way ~
the forest-path In the direction OF Ter
home. A few minutes walk brought
them out on the steep village street and
very near the parsonage. As they enter
ed the little garden-gate, the old house
keeper, Gretchen. came out to,meet them
with loud expressions of alarm at the
evident weakness of her young mistress
She fairy worshiped the pastors nieo.,
and Cecil forced a smile and disepgaged
| her arm from its support as she said
Hush, Gretchen, you will alarl my
uncle. am not seriously hurt"
She fastened to explain the recent accl-
| cident. and then invited her companions
| TO enter the house.
| "Not now" answered Lor' Glenham.
But we will avail ourselveeof your kind
| invitation Tomorrow"
He raised his hat c,urteously, and
waited until Cecil had altered the dwell.
ing with her old servsit, ana then ne leo
the way down TO the village.
At little distane from the parsonage
| Lord Glenham hated and looked Dack, q
new light in hiseyes, new glow on his
face.
"so he lows her tooT' thought Graf.
TON, his sor4 convulsed with baffied fury.
/ "But he has not won her yet, and he
never shall. For l love her, too-this
patrician beauty Of the Black Forest
i love her. and swear by all that is holy
that she shall be my vile. My wife, and
cannot can not ddH ff eMg nAeYR9aRo Af me tor bis rival
Yet it shall 20 hard il do not under:
mine him, cause her TO refuse MN, ana
then win her tor myself. Inc nrst thing
IN he done Is TO discover how this Eng
lish.IookInc and English-speaking young
iadv hsnnens 10 be the niece OF a German
nastor. Az, my lord, cherish your tan
ries dream your little dreams, while l
stem liz and win the prize before your
verv eyes
The next day the young Englishmen
called. Their interview with the old
pastor was a pleasant one. Cecil was
trancendently lovely. Both the young
men were desperately in love with her,
and each resolved, If possible, to win her
for his wife.
They settled themselves comfortably
| at Zorlitz, hunted in the forest, and WIS.,
tied the parsonage daily. Absorbed in
| his books, the Herr Pastor paid little
heed to the visitors, whom Cecil enter
| tanned. June faded into July, and An.
| gust came and went, and still the
| Englshmen fingered at Zorlitz. No one
but sharp-eyed old Gretchen suspected
| that they were the lovers OF little Cecil, v
or saw the change in her young mistress
"She loves the English lord" the old
woman said to herself, we'll contented
And he loves her. The Herr Pastor il
tailing-no one can see 1t butI-but wher
he dies the little fraulein will have ,
grand home aud protector, and will moi
be driven to earn her own living, as
have often feared ~
tt was plain to Grafton that the young
earl was the favored lover Of Cecil. Blu
this conviction by no means dampenet
the ardor OF hisown love, or caused hln
to desist from his suit.
II shall win her ~ he said TO himself
primly, ~ can work and wait. In spit
of any obstacle In my path, In spite G
Glenham's beauty, rank, and wealth, l
, spite of the fact even that the girl love
him and dislikes me, will win her
: devote myself, mind and body, heart an
soul, to the task-but If should fail-i
,, shall not-I would utterly destroy II
girl before any other should possess he
The hard. evil look in his eyes attestt
to the trhthfulness OF this declaration.
As the month of August drew to
: close, Lord Glenham began to NAL
preparations to quit Zorlitz, as he had
return home to keep his engagement
with a party of guests whom he hs
= invited to spend the month of Septemb
J, with him at his shooting-boX In the Sec
fish Highlands. On the eve of his
- parture he called upon Herr Brooke
avowing his love for Cecil, and asked I
!, her hand in marriage. The old past
- was deeply moved, and after cOnsiderat
= hesitation, revealed to the young mob
~ man a secret which affected him pl
:, - foundly. On recovering from the shoe
or he asked:
y "Does Cecil know her historv?'
10 "No; have not dared yet to tell hel
ly "Then keep 1t secret still from h
=. She must never know 1t. And give
to me, Mein Herr, II she will marry n
X. and let me guard and protect her"
ga "You are generous, my lord, /
sS this cannot yetbe. You shall not maj
lie her on a generous impulse. Besid
n she IL too young. Go back to your o
country for one year, leave her to l
| anA a. onNthar cup1O1ar van still Ii