The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-05-07
THE GIPSYS CURSE.
~ yHE AUrnoR or "duiLTY WITHOUT
cRIMR,n 1THE wREcKRRs or
ERNA DOOM" ETC.

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"You American girls," she said sadly,
care 80 independent, cannot understand
you. When was your age, sought my
mothers help when was In trouble; hut
you fight your own battles at seventeen.
Good night, dear; 80 70 bed and try 70
get some sleep"
lima was alone again. independently
Yes, doubtless she was; but somehow she
did not now feel the need Of even mother /;
and mother, she argued--sbe had never
known her own--was something that tho
kindest of aunts could not be. Her lover
seemed all-suflicient.
Father to me thou art. and mother dear.
And brother too, kind husband OF my heart.
SO speaks Andromache."
And 10 spoke lima. Even with regard
20 Roland Sabine she felt stronger--she
stil dreaded him, but not 80 much. She
might have spoken 10 her aunt, and SO avoid
ed an interview with him; but this idea did
not occur to her. She, could, in her fear,
run away from him altogether; but to ask
any one 10 interpose on her behalf was
contrary TO her nature; and, after all,
her. Certainly she would not seek an
interview, but she would no longer avoidit.
At the turn OF night the rain came. IL
fell suddenly, like vast sheet Of water
from the heavens, with the roar and hiss
Of q cataract 1t beat down the flowers In
the gardens; II laid fiat the corn In the
fields; 1t converted many dry mountain
watercourse into brawling stream. VIII
layers, started out of their sleep by the
pouring Of the torrent, drew back their
curtains and gazed forth In terror and the
thoughts OF all turned TO the grand old
castellated mansion Of the Darrells and
its doomed lord.
Job Heston arose and went to his daugh.
ter's chamber and knocked ut the door.
GLASS, lass, get up and look at the rain
II has not fallen like this for more than
twenty years"
The girl was at the door imam instant,
with white scared face.
aFather, Is the Mil safer"
"Aye, for tonight, yes; but, Zeph, II IL
rains like this for two nights more, the
river will be over Its banks, and this time
the Mill will CO."
"And Dark DarrellY" said Zeph In u
low tone, after pause, filled by the rush
OF tho rain, mingling with and almost
drowning the roar OF the weir.
"Why," replied Heston steadily, "he'll
die, and the foreign missy too. You saw
her with him to-day, Zeph. knew how
IL would be; hers Is the life for which
he'll lose his. tn come about somehow.
They'll toll the great bell In the chapel
for the last Of the BARRELS before Sunday
comes around again"
The storm began to lessen at three
O'clock, but tho rain still fell In torrents
till nearly midday; and at that time the
Coalmere was rushing rapidly between It's
green banks, swollen and angry tide.
"The waters risen more'n two feet
since six o'clock this morning." said the
old lock-man to Zeph. Wi was your
father, I'd clear out Of the Mil for there's
no saying what may happen II the rain
comes again tonight as it did last night"
"We'll have TO 90 TO uncle's yonder,"
returned Zeph gloomily, pointing across
the bridge.
"And I'd see 70 II before nightfall III
was YOU" said the lock-man. Wd war
rant the Lords life as soon rs I'd warrant
the Mill tonight II the rain comes on
heavy; and, once the floods are out, how'll
you get away, even II the Mill don't 60
and It's bound tot"
Early In the afternoon IL became known
that Job Heston aud his daughter were
transferring all movables from the Mil to
places Of safety on the Scarth Abbott side
Of the river, household goods being de-
posted with relative Of jobs late wife,
who was only cousin, though Zeph
called him "uncle."
No one liked the Hestons 80, even Ia
his present extremity, Job could obtain
little help but what he paid for. He
knew that II he had sent UP to the CouIs
Sir Philip would have despatched gang
OF laborers TO aid him; but Job would
not be "beholden" to Sir Philip for any
thing.
The miller expressed no regret for the
impending destruction OF his property.
He had amassed u good SUN Of money, and
could easily reinstate himself elsewhere;
and other feelings which might have chung
round the inheritance OF his fathers seemed
70 be oil but obliterated by the grim salts
faction with witch he contemplated ruin
that would include, ~ he believed, that
OF the last representative Of false Sir In.
golhart, and which would fulfill the curse.
He.said little indeed, but glanced anxious.
ly at river and sky, and once remarked
"Maybe this'll be Dark DarrelPs last
night on earth; the Mil won't be there
at sunrise tomorrow"
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