The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-01-29

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he had been on shore to inquire how
Hugh Richmond was. Philip did not ap-
proach Lucyj in her present state OF
weakness she was not allowed to speak to
more than one person at once, and Aunt
Esther was sitting by her. Lettice drew
him away to the other end of the vessel,
and there they talked earnestly,
$50 to him, dear Aunt Esther" said
Lucy, "and ask how Mr.. Richmond is to-
day"
Aunt Esther rose and went, but Just
then Lettice came past and answered the
question she read in Lucy's anxious eyes
saying, "Don't be uneasy, Lucy, Philip
says he is going on very we'll"
II wonder he does not come to see me
if he is 80 WELL" said the weary, weak
girl, and sank back on her cushions.
Aunt Esther looked eagerly in Lettice's
face. Letlice went below, but made Aunt
Esther a sign to follow her. Lucy did
not mind being left alone. She liked look
ing into the sky, or watching the sailors,
and occasionally saying few words to
the captain, who came day after day and
gazed pityingly down on her. She had a
great regard for the captain, and it had
grown greater during her illness, for he
was a perfect gentleman in his quiet
thoughtfulness Aunt Esther went below
but she made the mistake frequently
made on board yacht-she forgot how
difficult it is to say anything in any part
Of it without being overheard. Lettice
did the same thing She had summoned
her aunt to follow her in order that they
might have secret conversation, and she
chose for the scene of it cabin with
skyight close beside the cushion on
which Lucy's head was resting, Lucy
could not have avoided hearing every
word they said, except by moving away,
a resource not easy to one who was scarce
| ly able to stand But the first words she
heard aroused her attention so painfully
,hat she had no thought Of moving,
"llow is he really, Lcttice asked Aunt
Esther.
| Lettice burst into tears. and said "They
say he cannot outlive the. night Philip
saw the doctor"
poor young man. How DREADFUL said
Aunt Esther when she could speak. What
a shock it will he to Lucy when she hears
of itp
"That is the very thing we shall have
to he so careful about! She must not
hear it until she is much stronger"
at is almost wrong to keep it from
herl"
at would kill her if she knew. She
suffered quite enough when she had real
ly done nothing to injure him. This
would hurt her telribly-for mind, he has
lost his life for her"
"But is there no hope2"
"Oh, no, there is none! IL it not strange,
Aunt Esther, he has made the same re-
quest poor dear Lucy did when she was at
the worst9-he has asked to be buried on
the Grand Bey"
ADO you think it is because he loves her
little2"
81 don't know-it looks very like it.
Philip has had a most distressing scene
with him. He says it was terrible! Mr.
Richmond seized his arm and held him,
and tried to make him take him back TO
the yacht when he came. He says he
must see Lucy once again before he dies.
He has asked TO see her every day, and
gets so anxious about it and so excited
that it makes him i'll, they say Philip did
not know what to do. 1t seems dreadful
to refuse such request. l don't know
what poor Philip would have done if the
| doctor had not come-and even the doctor
could not quiet him; nothing will quiet
him but seeing her"
"But they did not make him understand
how i'll she wasr
"Yes; but he wanted to come to her
He has heard that she Is on deck-he
wanted to be brought along side the yacht.
they might hide him, or do what they
liked to prevent her knowing he was
there, but he must see her once more be-
fore he died"
sand they refused him2 could not
have done that! 1t is very hard when he
is dying
"What could they do2 If he had come
Lucy would have discovered he was
there. Mr.. Richmond's doctor has forbid.
den Philip to go again, for the more Mr..
Richmond sees him, the more he is re-
minded Of Lucy. His wish to see her
amounts TO delirium."
"lf he saw her he might recover" said
Aunt Esther.
"Oh, no, he cannot recoverable doctor
says that IL impossible; he must know.
Philip has thought it well over and has
made up his mind that it would be very
wrong and very dangerous to yield to him,
and nothing will induce him to risk Lucys
life'
"Well, he may be right" said Aunt rs
ther; "but it is very hard to deny such
wish rs that! begin TO think poor Lucy
was right when she said she was born to
do him harm"
ave are going to dine ont TO- night" said
Lettice; and she began to pull out some
of the drawers, and to get out her dress
for the evening. 81 am hardly equal to
IL, but perhaps it will prevent my think
ing of this dreadful businessl" Aunt Es-
ther was not listening now; she was sitting
| In n corner cryinp