The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-26

ali of a pirps lavish fondness, laying her
soft cheek against the horses smooth neck,
stroking and patllng him, and talking TO
him us If he were Christlan.
Sir phiip watched tho beautiful group
of girl and horse with feelings which he
could not have analysed. ilina's conduct
would have been splendid acting in n lin.
ishcd coquctte; but she was no more co.
ouette than the mountain-breezc. She felt
and acted like child, and had no more
idea of winning DarrclPs good opinion
than had the horse himself.
ole is anoblc creature" said Sir Philip
presently, ..though his own master praises
him. lie is half an Arab, and has been
my companion in many wandering
Faithful Iassan!' he added, laying his
delicate white hand tendcrly on the ami
msrs forehead; and the large soft eyes Of
the Arab flashed back full Intelligence in.
to his loved masters face.
al have seen lots OF beautiful horses,n
remarked lima, "but never such a beauty
as yours. How long have you had himp
"Four years. Donght him in Alcxan.
drla."
al knew that you had not had him
when YOU were last here" said lima,
laughing; .dor last evening Zeph IIcston
said you had ridden by Oh u black horse,
and my cousins were very much interest.
cd"
"YoH will find that you cannot cross q
road in this place without every one know.
Ing 1t, and knowing why, or makinga rea.
son. All the village will be discussing
you over breakfast this morning, aud they
talked about you all last evening. Ny CON-
ing here was Il tremendous event. Bah
country places are stupid, dismally stu.
pid"
"They must be-" and lima looked r lit
tie dismayed. al have never lived long In
the country"
81 know that. No one would ever take
you for a provincial, Miss Costello. AS
for me, have not passed seven years of
my life in this place" Lam q citizen Of
the world"
IL know that" said lima nodding.-
"Thcy call me foreigner here"
"South country is foreign to Cumber.
land; and you don't speak like home
bred English girl. You have been more
used to foreign language than your OWL
that is the reason.'
am no judge in my own case; but you
speak your words ersply as Italians do,
and the infections Of your voice are not
English"
Darrell laughed, this Transatlantic girls
frankness was bewltching; he would not
have been at all surprised II she had told
him that his coat became him, or that
she admired his rings. lie bowed and
thanked her for the compliments bcstow-
| cd
Suddenly lima looked at her watch, and
then claspcd her hands in dismay.
"Oh, SirPhilip, | must hurry home to
breakfast | am late already"
"You will let me escort you:"
"And take you out Of your way7 Not
for worlds! There are no bears in these
woods, arc there"
"EXcept Cumberland BEARS" said Oar.
rell, with some bitterness; "but they arc
harmless enough, poor clodhoppers! But
escort know is 4 fiction. VIII YOU grant
Inc the pleasure of your company US long
as possiblcW
ooh, yes, gladly! II is no favor, you
know! Why don't you come in to break.
fast with us? Auntic is friend of yours,
You said"
There was q flash in Darrel's eyes, and
culver Of his delicate lips which told Of
pride and passion. Then ho answered,
smiling
GLOW good Of you to make the suggcs.
ton think will act upon it,"
"Plcase do" said lima earnestly, think
ing Of the terrible story Rose had told her
of this man VINO WAS so desoatc, in spite
Of his ancient name and wealth.
The pleading upward look Of tho large
brown eyes, the soft, "Plcasc do werc
magnets more powerful than she dreamed
| of in her innocence. lie would have been
less than man who could have resisted
| them, even though he "rcad between the
| lines" for Darrell knew that some one
must have told his young companion all
about the curse, and doubted not that she,
fouting it, only wanted, In her sweet
childish way, to make him happy.
"Can | Say NO TO such IN applicantW
he said, passing his arm through his horses
bride rs they moved forward.
81 hope you cannot" returned lima
"Iesy Oh, how nice that will bc--that
is, If you would really like 10 come, Sir
Philip"
~ sHoulu llhC w COIHc NUONc MI thiubo
else"
lima was quite satisfied, and moved
along by her tall cavaliers side till they
came to the Grange, where Molly the cook,
looking out OF the kitchen window, was
not u little astonishcd to see no less per-
son than Dark Darrell himself advancing
with his horse along the path between the
currant.bushcs, with Miss lima by his
side.
"Why, Jennie" she cried to the house
maid, "thcre's the lord; and If Miss lima
isn't talking away to him as IL she'd ha'
known him all her life--and she such u
beauty too! We'll away; she may be
drceing her weird, and not know it. Just
think il the lord sli6sd take n fancy to
her, poor dearw
Jennie, who was young, shook her head
portentOusly, but remarked that "thcy
furriners' were mostly mad"