The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-12-21

all ewes. The little, white face twisted
itself into smile that brought tears to
Maurces eyes,
"My child" he said, sitting down be-
side her and taking her hand, show
thin you are how white! Amt you
strong enough to get into the fresh
air?" looking distressfully about the
dingy, close roomP
"Law, no!' said Mrs. TreyethicS.
"She's just like rag-no help to her.
self or anybody else"
And she went out and Spitcfully
slammed the door
After an instant, in which Maurice
did some desperate thinking, Bella drew
n hair-pin from her hair, letting down a
silky, nut-brown mass upon her Shout
ders.
ut is not cut off," she whispered.
He smiled, and praised the gold
bright rippes.
bella
But Mrs Trevethick came back.
He walked to the village that after
noon, bought some oatmeal showed
Mrs. Trevethick how to prepare it,made
his supper off it, with a bowl Of good
milk, and then told Bella to eat It.
at will make her strong, Mrs. Trev-
ethick.h
Law! Well, hope it will She
don't eat nothin'; an them that can't
eat can't work ! can't keep her much
longer if she don't get to work pretty
SOON
Maurice wondered why. What heart
less peoplcl What hard world sur.
rounds this young girl,
II will stay here day or two, Bella,
till / see you BETTER he whispered to
her, the next morning, while she obe-
diently partook Of a cup of oatmeal and
milk
She had brought Goldy down, and tho
cage hung above her head. The bird
had suffered in cold chamber from an
early frost,
At Maurice's solicitation, she crept
out into the open air for n few mo-
ments, but The hot sun seemed too
much for her, and she came back TO tho
old lounge.
"rll knock window out, and let in
some sunshine and air, at any rate,
said Maurice.
The window Yielded to his strong
hand and the balmy October breeze
blew in. This was a decided improve
ment, And certainly there was little
more color in Bellas waXcn face.
He made few sketches OF autumn
scenery during the next few days
spots he remembered which had need
ed the Autumnal effects.
On the third day, Bella had gathered
strength to walk down the lane to see
the glory of tho woods--a wondrous
display of SC arlet and gold, She trem-
bled and sobbed.
What is it, BellaP"
Nothing! nothing"
She would not tell him, and he thought
she had gone beyond her strength, and
blamed himself He walked back to
the house with her, and Bella walked in.
A painful cry from within:
, "Oh Colby! GoldyN
Maurice had seated himself upon the
bench outside, but he sprang up. A
| great, black form crouched upon the
window-seat -Herod. There was nc
, time to be lost
4 The creature was trembling with ga
} gerncss, his great, green eyes fixed un
, erringly upon tho fash of those COLDER
. wings, as the bewildered canary flew
round and round the room. spring
, scream, an eXplosion--all simultane
ous-then horrible cry, and HeroC
fell to the ground.
, who has dared kill my catP
shrieked Mrs, Treyelhck from within.
, Cody was out Of the cage; llcroC
was going to kill him. Please don't b,
angry faltered Bella's trembling
, voice.
That miserable canary I'll wiring
q It's neck
Mrs. Trevethick," said Maurice
! coming in. II am responsible. ! sho
the cat, 1t was tho ouly way of savin!
Bella's bird"
, perhaps, them shreked Mrs. Trev
ethick, you Il take the bird an Bella
too, off my hands, you are so mighty
ready to take up for her."
~ will take her out Of your reach in
stantly, Mrs. Trevethick, if she will b,
r my wife Bella, will you come will
me to my mothcrp"
, Law" breathed Mrs. Trevethck.
. He took the friendless little creatur,
) In his strong arms, One look into he
: eyes Of Joy was enough,
Mrs, behring's brown eyes opened
| wide upon the pale forlorn girl tina
, her son brought to her; but when Bell
sobbed out, a am not good enough h
2 BIO bis wife know, know-but oh,
, love him sou she took her in her arm
z aud kissed her