The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-23

much TO draw back In honor Nay, If she
loved him, OF what use 10 draw back? 1t
would be too late 10 save her. arp H.
ma was still Il child in many things. How
should she give TO him, he asked himself
again, hi so short time, such love as he
gave to herr AT least he could test t., At
least he could find out by absence If he had
won q woman's heart, or only the girlsh
love that was more oflhe imagination than
the heart.
Quickly all this flashed through Sir Phil.
ip barrels mind--so quickly that there
was scarcely Il moments pause before he
laid his hands lightly on the keys, as
though he was speaking Of some piece OF
music to her, and, forcing back from eye
and lip all That made his heart beat SO
wildly, said earnestly
81 should not pain you, lima; let my
words pass-not as u Jest-no--I wounded
to-day NY jest, born of my own pain-but
as thought too hastily spoken, thought
that my life is not barren Of ut least u kind.
ly memory"
What bitter mockory to him were such
words They panied her. but they gave
her self command, and she was for the
time even grateful to him later, in the ST.
lence Of slceplesS night she saw their hol-
lowness, and knew that his heart had spok-
en- in that first look and tone.
"Kindly memory" she repeated very
low. mWhy should you not think so, Sir
Philip? owe you too great debt of graf
tude 10 fall short Of so much as kindly
memory"
Wou give me Il problem to solve, lima;
for, by my faith, cannot discover how /
am your creditor. thought was a debt
or, llushi Give me the wowan's privi-
lege, the last word, unless you will take 1t
in music; aud | would rather listen 10
Schumann than fathom enigmas."
SO lima played again; and, when she
rose to leave the piano, she forgot the poor
damask rose, and the piano-lid closed over
it, and 1t died there neglected,
But when lima dressed to 20 back to the
Grange, she took sir Philips flowers care
fully from the water and hid them in her
breast, knowing not where else to put
them, for she dared not carry them in her
hand lest they should be seen. Miss Durn-
ford and lima were TO return in the car
riage, and Zuleika was to follow them
AS the farewells were being said, Roland
continued to whisper to his cousin
"You remember what | asked tonight
about explaining TO you"
Mos," said the girl wondcn gly-
"What do you mean"
"May come and see you, lima
81 suppose 50; but not yet, not--not be-
fore Thursday"
"But you will come here before them"
"Maybe. Good night. Auntic is wait
ing"
She ran away quickly, and Darrell hand
cd her into the carriage; then he mounted
Ilassan, and rode with the ladies as far as
the Grange. he would not so in, but babe
adieu to them on the steps, lifting Ilma's
hand TO his lips, as his custom was; but
this evening the soft moustache hardly
touched the little hand, and he turned
away without parting word.
But there was a deeper meaning In that
reticence than even in lingering kiss and
passionate words. And when he was gone
lima stood quite still for a moment in the
summer night, and pressed her hands over
her eyes with low quick sob that was half
bitter pain and half the very agony OF JOY.
Did Philip Darrell love herr was the
question that lima asked herself over and
over again that night. Had she been a
| few years older, there could have been no
| doubt as to the answer---sCarcely any need
| for the question; but, even when there
| seemed none other than one solution TO
what had passed that day and evening,
still the torturing thought came that she
was foolish and only child. lie might be
fond Of her In fashion, but love her And
yet Did he fear TO bring sorrow on
herr SO only could she read what must
otherwise seem like trlling with her; for
his looks, words, and tones that day, his
manner when he parted with her, would
not agree with mans affection for "a
child; that would be frank and free, quite
different. lie did not then regard her as
"only . child" but sometimes tried to
make her think he did for her sake, not
for his. lie would not seek her love; but,
alas, had he not won it!
She knew now in this solitary self-com.
muning--shrink from il as she would,
| self-analysis was forced upon her-that
| he was right about the flowers that il was
| because he had given them 10 her that she
| valued them; she knew that he was more
| TO her than all the world besides. And,
| oh, if he loved her, why should the curse
Oh his house blight his lifey She did not,
would not, believe In it. There was no
stain on his honor; the ban Of Heaven
could not be on such as he (; and, If it were,
she would rather die with him than live
without him. But lie was going away, and
she was glad, for that might save him.
She could not resist the influence Of the
general belief that deadly peril lay for
the last Of the barrels in the Coalmere
floods this year. Would he 90 without
seeing her2 She trembed at the thought
ofmeeting him again, and wept passionate
ly at the thought of not seeing him.
Morning found the girl with no feeling
OF WEAKNESS; every pulse was beating
| high, and every sense on the alert. She
rose before the sun was above the horizon,
and, dressing quickly, went down to the
stable and saddled Zueika, and went for
ride. She rode miles before Miss
Durnlord had opened her eyes; and, when
lima came in to breakfast, she looked SO
bright and fresh, and seemed 80 happy,
that no one could have guessed how she
had suffered and suffered still.
ITO DO Cd'tiaued]
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