The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-30

one hour more of earthly happiness worth
long years of dull coDtentW
oDost thou so love me, darlingW
lie could say no more, but bowed his
head on hers again in silence; and he was
almost won to her faith, and the bitterness
almost passed away in tho glory OF her
sublime love.
The sun was now past the meridian; but
time was llnheeded In the enchanted glen.
Gentle Hassan seemed content to be for
gotten for tho slight dark-eyed girl to
whom his master spoke so low and tender
ly; and the birds sang softly in The deep
foliage.
Softly, little by little, yielding to his
questions, lima confessed TO her lover how
she had suffered during those days of his
absence and how, when she knew her own
heart, she feared him, although she yearned
to see him again, 80 that she would have
fed from him at the moment she beheld
him if it had been possible.
USweet one"-he could not help smil-
ing now-"you sought. all unconsciously
what YOU would most avoid. There is not
one in these parts who will enter this
vale, save myself there is no outlet at the
other end, as you imagined, and had
ridden through the glen only ten minutes
before met you; SO there was fate in
this at least. No snare ever set Tor bird
more complete"
"Thcn-oh, Philip, if any one has seen
me enter the glen it will be said L came
to meet your
at is unlikely that you have been seen;
the country is wild, and human beings are
scarce, though we are only a mile from
the gates of the Court park"
"Near the Court? had no idea where
| was" said lima coloring deeply.
nWhom do you leary" asked Darrell
watching her. "Soland SaDineW
The girl started.
ayes" she answered in a low tone.
.Ilma," said Darrell quietly, "has he
dared to speak TO your"
"No; it was to avoid him that l came
out today. lie said something the other
night that startled me, and said did not
understand him. When we were going,
he asked to see me that he might explain ;
and how could | refuse9 SO l said he
could come to-day; but | grew 30 fright.
ened, that at last, when | awoke this
morning, felt that 1 could not meet him ;
and that is how wandered out"
"a childlike act indeed, darling, re-
marked Sir Philip, STOPPING to kiss the
trembling lips that had told him this with
| such girlish naiyete. "And 50 You fled to
| u lover scarcely less dreaded, because low
ed" Then his face grew stern. mlna,
| if Roland speaks to you, refer him TO me
| and let him guard his tongue well, or he
will learn to his cost that the last OF the
| barrels is not one whit behind his ances.
| tors in ayenging an insult"
lima had herself too high spirit to re-
bukc the fierce temper OF her naughty low.
or; but the mention OF Roland had brought
| to her the first thought of the time; and
now she suddenly pointed upwards, to
gap in the trees
| "Phiip," she said, "see how late the
day is growing. Aunt Rachael will have
| returned and will wonder where am.
must go home. How far is this from Scarth
| Abbotp
"Ioo far for you to 60 yet" replied Sir
| Philip, "Nay, sweetheart, little longer
l cannot SO soon yield my first taste Of
Elysium."
And lima suffered him to lead her far.
thor EDWARDS, away from the entrance Ia
| the glen. The sun was sinking towards
the western horizon when Dark Darrell
and his goldcn-haired love came forth
from tho deep shadow Of the Abbops
Vale. Leading HasSan, he walked with IL
ma almost to the village, leaving her
where he could see the slight form Hitting
EDWARDS to the very gates of the Grange.
Turning when she had nearly reached
this point, She saw him still standing mo-
tionless by his horse, watching her; and,
as she turned, he kissed his hand to her.