The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-02-01

a Knock ~ the uOor interrupted hcr'
"Come inr' and q needle-woman en-.
tered with basket of work.
"Good-morning, said Eva, pleasant
". "How is Terence this morningp"
ooh! miss, it's beautiful he is to day.
Sure, marin, Tn sorry we've had to
wait so long for the needle-work.
Never mind that. How could you
work with the poor fellow so illP"
"Sure, miss, it's many one expects
their work, sick or well; and isn't Jerry
sitting up the day playing with the toys
We stint him and Pat, that | kept home
from school, a-minding him.
"How much Mary?" said Eva, TAX
ing out her purse.
"Oh! miss, you don't owe Mary Dan
mis- farden. There's the docther We
left the money to pay-and the wood we
sint--and the parties and milk-and the
money We gave me last week; sure,
miss, its in your debt / am for the rest
of your life"
f'What gave Terence has nothing to
do with my bill.' said Eva, rapidly
counting out some money.
needle-woman, and then stopped.
"Well, Mary?"
"Sure, miss, you do so much good
with your money, I'm ashamed to tell
you"
Tell me whatp'
'fWell, miss, it's about the young
gentleman that's rinted my room. You
mind where the wilder died last au-
tumn. He came week back, miss,
and he niver come down stairs for three
days; so this morning l whit up, and
he's sick with fever, out Of his head
entirely, miss, If you would come
now"
'Wait, Mary; I'll 60 with you"
"Hes dreadful poor, think, miss;
for it's precious little furniture nothing
but a bed, and table, and chair, and
no thrunk at all, at all, but bit of a
bag"
Throwing off her silk wrapper, Eva
put on a dark gray dress and cloak, and
added a close silk bonnet with thick
veil
"Come, Nary
And the two left the house together.
| In low, close room, on a pallet-bed,
Law Mary Dennis lodger. The face
| against the coarse ticking pillow was
| such as one fancies for that of his favorite
poet. The hair was dark, waving over
| a broad, white forehead; and the deep
| set eyes were hazel, large and full; and
! the features delicate. Usually the face
was pale, but now it was crimson with
fever The eyes, too, fierce and wild.
| But, even with all this, that face was
beautiful with an almost unearthly
beauty. Into that poor, low room, Eva,
with her sombre dress and radiant
beauty, came like a plying angel. She
| gave one glance at the invalids face,
! and then crossed the room to his side.
"Evar' said the sick man-"EvaP'
''He knew me, she murmured, draw
ing back. But the young man moaned
her name again, and then broke forth
in wild, delirious rawlings.
MARY" said Eva, ''send Patrick to
me. will find pencil and paper"
Mary left the room, and Eva turned
to the table, to find paper and pencil.
She wrote two hasty notes. One was to
her housekeeper, for pillows and sheets;
the other was to DR.. Stanley, who did
not conjecture who was the friend that
sent him so much practice amorg poor
patients, and saw that the yorng physi-
clan was well paid.
Having despatched Patrick with the
notes, Eva tried to make the desolate
room more home-like. Lifting from the
table a waistcoat, something dropped
from the pocket to the floor. She pick
ed it up. 1t was small miniature
case, open; and painted on the ivory,
Eva Marston's beautiful face.
A smile, gentle and plying, came on
her lips.
"He did love me, then-really love
me-and would not seek me with the
herd of fortune hunters who follow me
and that is the reason why have miss
ed him for so long"
"Arrah miss, here's the doctherV'
"Stop him, Mary. / will 60 in here.
Remember, Mary, you don't know my
name!' and Eva went into another lit
tie room, vacant, and adjoining that Of
the invalid's. The door stood ajar, and
DIR. SANKEY'S first exclamation after en-
tering reached her
Harold! have found you at last
and in such placer
Eya's eyes ranged over the capabili
ties of the room in which she stood, ant
she nodded, SAYING
at will do-larger and better thai
the other, but poor place at best"
The next day, when Dr. Stanley call
ed to see his patient, Mary, with par
donable pride, ushered him into thu
room that had been vacant before, 4
soft carpet was on the floor, and fir
} in the CRATE, Soft muslin curtains
snowy white, draped the window. TIL
bed could scarcely be recognized, wit
its pure white pillows, counterpart, an,
} sheets A little table stood beside th
bed, with the medicines, the doctor ha,
ordered, and decanter Of coolinI
drink
"rhe lady ye mind | told you of, tina
; sent ye TO Terry" said Mary. ave al
ranged the room yesterday, and m
: good man and | moved him to-day, S
she'll find him here when she comes
t It's sound asleep he's been for bette
!. than three hours, SIR
Two hours later Harold was sti