The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-08-13

~ nave no doubt nc believes WHAT nc
says himself, and | see no reason why it
should not be true. Why do you grow so
pale Katel 1t must be all right, for you
liked him well enough when ne was staying
here with us, and he made no secret how
much in love with you he was. Indeed, TILL
lately, ! thought there was some sort OF
promise between YOU"
"Why till latclyl" asked Kate hoarsly'
swell, DO declare as if you couldn't
answer that yourself, If you had prom
ised Dick, | did not think you would carry
on with Harry Conrad as YOU have done
since he came among us. It's q regular
Irritation, and he's awtully in earnest, child,
though he hasn't foot Of land he can call
his own, nor money in the bank either, W
course, you will send him adrift now; You
ought to have done it when he first pre-
sumed TO speak to you of love-
But liked him then, and more than
like him now," said Kate, abruptly. IL
made sort of bantering promise to Mr..
stanton, but had no idea he would ever
be in a position TO claim it, He asked me
the day before he left US if would remain
single two years to give him a chance to
make fortune that would enable him to
place me in such position as / was born
TO fill. He had tried SO many things and
failed in them all, that l thought 1t quite
safe to reply that would wait ten years if
he wished il. He COULD not have believed
that was in earnest
But he evidently did, my dear, as you
will see when you read what he says by
this time Dick is on his way back, and he
may walk in on us any day, expecting a
warm welcome from the girl for whom he
comes with fortune in his hand. Read
his letter and you will see that he does not
mean TO give you up
With an air of listless detection Kate
held out her hand and accepted the letter
offered by her mother. As she read the
lines color came back TO her face, and her
eyes sparkled with aroused temper. She
crushed the paper IN her grasp, and scorn-
fully said;
What does Dick Stanton mean by say
ing that ! belong TO him-that he is COM
ing to clam his own: That he will tolerate
no interference on the part Of any one, and
il have INDUCED in any girllsh tancles |
must PUT them aside and prepare 10 well
come my true lo.d and master when he
comes to take me TO himself. ! never
bound myself to him in any way, and |
won't be dictated to by him in this
manner
Accustomed to her daughters mode OF
expressing herself when greatly excited,
Mrs. Loser sank back on her seat and tran.
gully replied:
1T is natural to Dick 10 be mastertul
and he SAYS no more than you have given
him right 10 express. You admit that
Won consented 10 wait for him, ana, to a
man like him, that meant everything that
such promise can imply
But never meant it. Oh, what shall
dol What shall do!"
II can easily tell you. Send Harry Con-
rad away al once, and make him under,
stand that his dismissal Is final. Think OF
the magnificent future opening before you,
and prepare 10 receive with cordial wei
come the lover who comes to shower his
hardly-earned gold upon YOU
Poor Kate left her mothers presence IN
tempest of feeling it would be impossible
to portray. A fierce battle was raging
mtAi'uread that she would 'fna 3,5Ri eio 5s
permitted to reject the lover who
came with the power in his
hand to release those she tenderly loved
from the hopeless dreariness of their pres
| ent existence.
A young, bright face, with nobility of
soul stamped upon every lincament, arose
before her. and she covered her face with
her hands and moaned N anguish
They viii tear me from my HaTy-my
darling and my pride, they will preach to
me OF my duty to them and to myself, IN
ii wrong will seem right, and ! shall be-
come amere puppet IN their hands. And
he-HE-tnat man Of strong will, Is com.
ing to compel me TO fulfill contract |
never mean, to make. On, what shall | do
what shall become ofme
She had sat down on the upper step of
the winding stairs, and now rising abruptly,
she went into her own room and closed the
door.
Shortly afterwards Mrs. Loser knocked
tremendously at her daughters door and
asked to be admitted,
There was a slight stir within, and fal-
tering voice replied:
u mad rather not see any one just yet,
mamma. Give me time to battle my eyes,
and get calm, and / will see and talk with
you. 0! if you love me, leave NE alone
now"
To this passionate adiuration Mrs. Loser
replied;
MUST see you at once, Kate, | have
something that Is most important to say to
you. Something that you ought 10 know,
as it may help you to decision as to what
is night for you to do
After a slight delay the door was unlock
ed, and Kate, with swollen eyes and a pa.
thedc expression of heplessness upon her
face, looked with trembling dread upon the
mother who, she knew, had come to throw
some additional load upon her young shout.
ders, heavy as was the one she already had
10 bear
The apartment Of Kate was simply but
tastetully furnished. In it were found the
few books she claimed as her own, her
guitar, her portfolios of dried plants, and