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

another second dark object came round
the turning-not the knight OF the legend,
with cross-hiltcd, sword elevated before
| him, but Sir Philip mounted on Hassan,
| and gazing before him with such look as
strong proud men wear when they are
| fighting stern battle with their own pas
| sions, and know that they are losing
ground inch by inch. But this lima had
| not time to see; for he had recognised
the slight form standing in the soft twi-
| light of the glen at the instant that he
passed the curve; and wild JOY lighted
up his face, and the last frail barrier the
strong will had striyen " uphold tottored
and fell.
Not even pausing to draw bride, he
sprang from his horse, and was ut llmas
side, her hands clasped IN his, before the
startled steed had halted.
0llma, lima" he cried--and his whole
heart went out TO her in the passionate
utterance---,' oh, my life, my soul, | can
strive no longerl Why have you come to
tempt meI "
But lima could not answer him. She
was trembling violently. Her golden
head dropped, and her eyes sank before
his. How could she meet the look that
would have told her the whole glorious
truth If his lips had been silent and his
hand had never touched hersg
Ilmaw Now his arms were round her,
her heart was throbbing against his, and
his lips sought hers mlma, my darling,
| know that YOU love me. Let me hear
you say it. Raise those dear eyes and
| look into mine, and tell me that your life
| is mine, Us mine is yours"
Was the curse forgotten!
She thought not of 1t, but raised her
eyes to his and whispered softly, the sweet
eyes sinking again Immediately
81 love youw And his lips sealed the
avowal.
Philip Darrell's wish was granted, and
that brief wild happiness was his. But,
OH It was brief indeed, and not even for
Il moment was there peace! Once more
and now too late--rose up before him
all that he had trampled under foot and
seemed to have crushed forever. He
raised his head, which had been bowed
on hers, and sought TO loosen his clasp;
| but lima held his heart, and with low
cry Of pain chung to him, pressing her
| golden head against his breast.
"No, no." she said passionately, "you
| shall not put me from you? You have
done me no wrong to love me and teach
| me--ah, you could not help that Ito love
you. Heaven will not curse you'll will
| not believe it,"
mlma, lima, hear meW
"No, mop she cried again. "Even If
the curse be true, you cannot save me" -
| and noble triumph shOne IN the large
| clear eyes that gazed now fell into his
for | love you, and must now suffer
| with you. Your fate must be mine,
| Philip, whether for veal or woe; and, oh,
| it would be thousand times better to die
with you than to live without youW
"Hush, hush, darling, you break my
heartW But he strove no more to put
her from him, folding her closer and closer
to him. "Why should be exempt from
the curse that has been on all my house
for three hundred years; though indeed
such love as yours, lima, might redeem
the blacklist doom that ever fell on man?
Child, listen to ME. was yet n youth
when | vowed that no innocent life should
suffer for my love; and | believe that
could live my life without love. Once--it
was years ago--I saw one whose face was
fair enough to linger in my thoughts; and
feared and would not see her again; and
soon almost the bare memory of that face
passed away. Since then | have seen
mayfair women in many countries, but
not one who could win me TO break the
VOW | had made. But, when | saw you,
knew for the first time the force of the
power that had thought more under my
own control. | was master Of my own
heart no more. There was one being in the
world, through which had wandered SO
many years, who was to enter into my life
and make it her own; and that one was a
golden-haired child, with cloudless eyes
that spoke to me language they were not
conscious Of uttering."
lie paused a moment; his voice failed
him; but lima whispered softly
at is 80 sweet to think that it was my
lot first to win your heart, Philip, and
that even Oh that morning when you saw
me on the river bank you gave me what
must ever be mine"
GAY" he said bitterly; "but | SHOULD
have been stronger. | didstruggle, lleav
en- knows, to conquer, but not till lat
madly flung myself into temptation-til
| had sought you defying my fate, ant
giving my whole heart TO you; and then
when | believed you loved me, Ilma-al
forgive me for the cruel test | put you to
and never blush, now dear one, that your
heart betrayed truth it did not recognise
II thought the last cord that bound mt
had snapped. Yet made no more effort
TO be true TO myself. On that last evening
that | saw you l resolved to keep ava,
from you'll would try TO discover whether
your love was but girls fancy--and in
one second Of time all was swept to the
winds OF heaven, save only my love fol
YOU And now must your dear life BIZ
sacrificed for mine2 Oh, lima, when you
viii not believe my evil tate, it is youi
great love that speaks! But, even so, il
my guilt the less IN winning you?--for
cannot plead doubt"
"GuiltW The girl almost smiled "Youl
heart, l think, spoke better in that than
your reason. You know am not an utter
sceptic, Philip. l was at first; but, after
what heard, could be 80 no longer But
why Is there only one reading to the full.
iilment OF the prophecy You all allow II
to be ambiguous, yet believe that ID can
point only to the extinctiono of your house."
" Life Tor liie,'" repeated Darrell
"and gladly would my life be laid down
for you, lima; but, even then, should moi
bring TO you bitterest woei"