The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-08-27


springs forward, and, finging himself
mon Rodney, fastens his teeth upon
the arm of the hand that holds the
dagger.
The extreme pain, and the pressure
the actual Weight-of the powerful ami
NAL tell. Rodney falls back and with
an oath saggers against the mantel-
piece,
"Cal of that dog cries Godfrey,
turning sayagcly to Mona. Whereup-
on, having gained her purpose, Mona
bids the dog lie down and the faithful
brute, eXquisitely trained, drops of his
foe AT her command, and falls crouch
ing to the ground, yet with his eyes red
and hloodshot, and his breath coming
in painting Casps that hetray the wrath
he would gladly crafty.
The dagger has fallen To the carpet in
the struggle, and Mona, picking IT up,
filings il far from her into the darksome
night through the window. Then she
goes up To Godfrey, and laying her
hand upon his breast, turns to confront
their cousin
Her hair is falling like aveil all round
her through 1t she looks out at Rod
nev with eyes frightened and imploring,
500. Paul. she says, with vehement
cnireaty, the words passing her lips in
voluntarily
Geol'reg does not hear her Paul
does And as his own name, coming
from her lips, falls upon his ear, great
change passes over his face. II is ashy
pale; his lips are bIoodless; his eyes are
full Of rage and undying hatred, but at
her voice il Softens, and something that
is quite mdcscrbable, but is perhaps
pain and grief and tenderness and de-
SPAR combined, comes into it. Her lips
the puuest and sweetest under heaven
have deigned 10 address him as one
not altogether outside the pale Of friend
ship, Of common fellowship. In her
own divine charity and tenderness she
can see good IN others who are not las
he Acknowledges to himself with terri
HE remorseI worthy TO touch the very
hem Of her white skirts
"Go, she says, again entreatingly,
still with her hand on Godfrey breast,
as though to keep HIM back, but with
her eyes on Paul
1t is q command With a last lnger-
ing look at the woman who has enlhrall-
ed him, he steps out through the win
dow on to the balcony, and in another
moment is lost to sight
Mona with a beating heart but with
courage that gives calmness to her
outward actions, closes the window,
draws the shutters together, bars them,
and then goes back TO Godfrey, who
has not moved since Rodneys depart
ure
TEL me again how il all happened, 80
he says. laying his hands on her should
ers. And then she goes through it
again, slowly. carefully.
'He was standing lust there she
saws. pojntinr TO the SPOT where first
che had seen PAM when sha entered me
library with his hand mn ike this"
suifinq the action 10 the word "Whan
came In he turned abrnntIv Can he
he ee,g m '0 odTg SomdtiTes " Raye
Thought that
No eccentrcity is farther from him
than villainy But INV darling what 4
terrible ordeal for Won 10 come in and
find him here Enough 10 frirhten Won
to death. if Won were any one but INV
own brave girl 90
The dogs rave me COURAGE. And was
il not wei I did bring themp How
strange that | should have wished for
them so strongly to-nipht That time
when he drew ont the dagger my
heart failed me then. and but for Spice
what would have been the end of it,"
She shuddprs And vet " with sud
den passion. even then knew what /
should have done. | had his pistol.
/ myself would have shot him. if the
worst came 10 the worst. Oh to think
that that On NAV vet reign here in
this dean O. house and supplant Mich
olaS''
Her nm with tears
,Iio ma. uot.-there is afamt chance.
but IF course the title is gone. as he
has prove his birth beyond dispute"
"What could he have wautpd5 When
came i'm. me turned pale and leypled
the pistol at me. was frightened. but
mo-, much. When ! desired him. he laid
down the pisfOI drcctlv. and then I
seized il. And then"
Her ewes fall unon the hearth-rur
Half under the fender small piece of
crpmned paper attracts her notice
StlltakinG She stoopg mechanically and
picks NJ up. ,mooths H. and OPENS il.
"Wny wlat is thisy" she saws mo-
mont later. .and what curions handr
Not a pputlpmlp'g eurelv
-Oup of trhomas,s lVst5o,,r M
Doubt e,ys r,eofrroy drcap,iIv alInd.
mo lo fine undpr-footman Int thinEing
nC enr,nthina, ,I.o '''"7
"Eo mo-. { think NOT Como hare