The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-05-14

Come with me-"
There was no hope IN llma's dark eyes
which were raised 10 her lovers face; bui
death had no terror now, for he was will
her. lie half led, half carried her to the
floor below, and passed straight to thu
only aperture, the window by which he
had entered. The waters flowed few
feet beneath them, bathed In the silyery
moonlight. After one look, Darrell folded
his arms more closely round the girl't
fragile form and set his teeth, hope almos;
pying In his heart. He bent over the sweet
face that rested upon his breast, and his
burning tears fell upon the girls brow.
"0h, lima, lima, have brought woe
and death to your
"Phihp'--oh, the pain Ia her trembling
voice I--"was II not truth that spoke to
you In the sunshine yesterday Shall
say to you again now--so near the grave
that one hour of happiness Is better
than years of dull contenti To have won
your loye--love that more than riskod life
only to die with mo"---and her face lighted
up with glorious brightness--"oh, my
heart, IS not this more than thousand
years could give me, never knowing such
lovcn
He could not answer her. The CULVER
ing lips that pressed hers were silent;
and the waters rushed on, loaping and
bounding. After a few moments, two
more victims would be carried away TO-
wards tho sea. The curse was fulfilled TO
the uttermost--"life for Iife."
"Philip"-and Ilma's voice was very
low and almost pleading-"yon have not
killed him'"
The fierce passion that prompted the
deadly blow leaped like lightning into
DarrelPs dark eyes.
81 struck him with q death blow.
Would you have had me spare such viii
LAMP
The girl trembled and hid her face.
diet me pray for strength 10 forgive
him, Philip. lie offered me life if would
be his wife. chose death. Then he
said" Here she paused.
400 on" said Darrell hoarsely; diet
Inc know all"
"He snid that he would send TO you and
tell you my fate; for he knew you would
come 10 die with me. My prayer TO spare
you only angered him the more, for he saw
how loved YOU"
"You humbled yourself 10 him who
dared give you choice between his base
passion and death' You, my betrothed
wife, knelt to him, aud for mef Oh,
Heaven" said Philip Darrell, raising his
clenched right hand and his ltvid face to
the moOnlit sky, "thou dost not claim from
mortal man pardon for crime so black, for
wrong so foul as this avenged tonight
The girl trembled at that awful appeal
on the brink of death; yet her own pas
sionate soul had almost echoed II.
"Philip," she whispered, after o few
moments silence, 'let there be no stern
memory even OF him In your heart or mine
now. See, the waters are rising, and the
foundations OF the Mill shake beneath US !!
The time is SO short, Philip, before-before
the last struggled
Her voice fatered, and the golden head
sank upon his breast. The strong man
ground his teeth in the potency Of des-
pair KS his dark eyes sought 10 vain over
the surface oil the food for any chance Of
escape. II he could see some object near
enough 20 give the faintest hope Of reach.
ing IL by swimming, he would risk all on
that hope; but, after all, 1t was not GER.
tain that the Milps foundation would
yield; and he knew that 10 trust himself
aud lima TO the swollen tide In the expec-
tstiOn OF reaching either shore would be
madness. Alone he could not, though a
strong and expert swimmer, hope to resist
the force Of the current; how then could
he with IlmaS
The drops Of agony stood ON his brow
rs 10 bent over his darling, doomed by his
fatal love to an awful death; and the
words Of the curse seemed " ring back in
his ears
"Till the waters, rising rising,
Bring the bounden sacrificing
Life for life for traitors decd"
The moon was yelled, and darkness fell
over the water. In vain did Darrell
strive TO pierce the gloom. Oh, for ray
of light! The cloud was passing, its edges
cleaned with silver; the moon peeped
out; and suddenly Darrell uttered cry,
lima started, and followed his gaze.
A dark heavy mass lay athwart the
stream, rolling and rocking in the angry
waters. Darrell ut once perceived that il
was the greater portion OF the piers of the
famous bridge that Anneris Darrell had
refused TO cross. Quick us Lightning his
practised eye measured the distance be-
tween the Mill and the mass Of timber,
aud he calculated the chances Of reaching
It. At that moment something crashed
below, and the old Mil shiyercd and shook,
"Ima," said Sir Philip rapidly, "there
Is one hope-lt lies there. If we can reach
that pier before IL swings round"
He said no more, but sprang to the sill,
claSping the slight form firmly with his
left arm.
ceiling ITO me, darling--so, Now Heaven
be our helpW
He dropped into the tide which was only
afew feet beneath the window. Not cry
broke from the brave girl not for one second
did she lose presence of mind as the cruel
waters seized their prey; but she held her
lover as he had told her, SO as TO leave him
almost free. The pier lay not hundred
yards distant; If Darrell could keep
aloat for one minute, he and his precious
burden must be driven up against the pier,
and he could climb 10 almost certain
safety.
~.-e.' ne whispered, though even
~ mat Wild mo@ent he knew the exhorta.
'ioh was needless for the steadfast ewes
were fearless.
Wnirlihg mass Of water, u teafenIna
Ioarln their ears, something huge and black
hefuic thor ayes, anl barren SIIsnv u.... =.