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

"My dear child, don't talk like that"
ne SAYS, neryously, you're done up,
Won know. Come TO bed. "
Il shant 60 to bed at all, p" declares
Mrs. GcolIrcy. eycitcdly II shall never
go to to bed again, thinkuntil all this
is cleared mp, GeOilrcy, bring me over
that chair
She motions impatentIy with her
hand, and Godfrey, being compelled TO
it by her yphcmencc, draWsa high chair
close 20 that part Of the wall that seems
to have claimed her greatest attention.
Springing up on It, she selects a Ger
tain panel, aud, laying one hand on it
rs if 60 make sure it is the one she
wants, counts carefully six more from
II to the next wall and three from it to
the noor ! think | have described
these panels before as being one foot
broad aud two feet long.
Having assured herself that the panel
selected is the one she requires, she
presses her fingers steadily against the
upper conner on the side tarthest from
the fire, Expectation lies in every line
Of hcr face, yet she is doomed TO disap-
pOlutmenl No result attends her nerv-
Gus pressure, but distinct defeat The
panel is memorable. Nuthng daunted,
She moves her hand lower down, and
tries again Again failure brushes her;
after which she makes one last attempt,
and touching the very uppermost cor
ncr presses hard
Success lt last rests with her. Slow
~ the panel moves, and, sliding to one
side, displays 10 view a tiny cupboard
that for many years has been lost sight
Of by the Rodney family. 1t is very
small, about q half q foot in depth, with
three small shelves inside But, alas
these shelves are empty.
Godfrey utters an exclamation, and
Mona, after one swift, comprehensive
glance at tho rllcd cupboard, bursts i'm
to tears. The bitter disappointment is
more than she can bear.
ION? tisnt here, He has stolen III"
cries She, as one who can admit Of no
comfort ind felt so sure ] should
find it myself That was what he was
doing when / came into the room. All,
Godfrey. sure you didn't malign him
when yon called him thief"
"What has he done?' asks Godfrey,
somewhat bewildercd and greatly dis
tressed at her apparent grief.
lie has stolen the will. Taken it
away. That paper you hold must have
fallen from him, and contains the direc-
tions about finding the right panel. An,
what shall we do now?'
You are right; / see it now, says
Godfrey, whitening little. "Worden
wrote this paper, no doubt, glancing at
the dirty bit of writing that has led to
the discovery He evidently had his
knowledge from old Elspeth, who must
have known Of this secret hiding place
from my grandfather Ny father,
am convinced knew nothing of it.
Here, on the Ight Of my grandfather's
death, the old woman must have hidden
the viii, and here il has remained ever
since until tonight Yet, after all, this
is mere Suppositlon' says Godfrey.
We are taking for granted what may
prove myth. The viii may never have
been placed here, and he himself
II was placed here, feel it. | know
It, ~ says Mona, solemnly, laying her
hand upon the panel Her eamestness
impresses him, He wakes into life
Then that william, that scoundrel has
il now IN bis possession he says,
quickly. If 20 after him, even yet /
may come up with him before he reach
es his home, and compel him to give it
up"
As he finishes henoves towards the
window, as though bent upon putting
his words into execution at once. but
Mona, hastily stepping before him, gets
between it and him, and raising her
hand, fOrbids him to approach.
You may compel MIN to murder