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

pier swung clean round, and drifted OIL
rapidly with the swift current. Then II.
ma, with passionate sob, hid her face
on her lovers breast. lie could not speak
he could only press his trembling lips to
her GOLDEN curls. Were they saved?
Straight down midstream sped the strange
bark and the running, leaping;
shouting, waving hats and handkerchiefs-
as II such demonstrations could aid the
fugitives--kept pace along the bank. in
three minutes more the Mill was far
distant.
"And the landscape sped away behind,
Like an ocean dying before tho wind"
"Would to Heaven" said Darrell, look
ing back, 81 could know II my brave Has
sans life was savedw
They had passed the last struggling
house in Searth Abbot, and now the stream
flowed less rapidly, and the moving piano.
rameylided by more gently.
"Bear UP still, darling" whispered
Darrell al eayen will not desert us at
the last. The life has been given, the life
saved. The prophecy is fulfilled indeed"
81 know wo shall be saved, Philip w-
and she raised her face with o trusting
smile. She looked back. "Tho Mill Is
still sta, ding---seep
Darrell looked back and saw the Mill
standing, tall aud white, In the moonlight,
but az ho gazed the walls tottorod, and,
for the first time that awful night, lima
shrieked aloud as the mass OF woodwork
fell over Into the river.
In awe Philip Darrell and his companion
gazed still towards where the Mill had
once stood. The thoughts Of both turned
10 the guilty being swept away with the
ruin 10 q terrible ret,ibution; and even
Darrel's stern wrath was soitened, for he
held his darling TO his breast-sayed--
while the dead mans mother would weep
In vain for the son who should never greet
her again.
A roar OF many voices from the bank
made Sir Philip aud lima turn quickly,
Driven by Il cross-currcnt, their craft had
altered her course, and was drifting rapid
ly inland What shout rang back from
Darrell to the frantic crowd IL seemed
as II all the villages within ten miles round
had sent forth their population; for ocarth
Abbot could not bring together such a
throng. Darrell could now distinguish
several Of the Court servants and others
whom lie knew and some one shouted in
stentorian tones that there was carriage
near; but for the most part the spectators
could only shout inarticulately aud weep
and laugh together for very JOY.
Nearer yet There were stalwart vii
layers and farmers up to their knees In
water; and one old man was sobbing
aloud and crying out brokonly
ayes, tits fulfilled That was Twelve
read 1t oil wrong! He's saved the life,
and the curse Is turned 10 blessing"
A loud shout was raised by the onlook.
ers. The bridge pier was aground. They
were saved, saved by the love that gave
all for loves sake. The life was yielded,
and both lives redeemed; and thus was
ingelhsrd's full deed blotted out and the
curse turned back from DarrelPs house.
diow the people, wept, and shouted for
joyl How they called down blessings on
Ilms's golden head, aud Oh her valiant
lover who had breasted the raging foods
for her sake, and borne her In safety
through all Strong arms and gentle
would have relieved him Of his charge;
but lie would not loose his clasp. Be-
wildered now, dazed, like ono brough,
suddenly from darkness 10 brilliant light,
lima chung convulslvely to her preseryer,
and only whispered
"Not TO the Larches, Philip, not TO the
LarchGs."
"No, my darling--home to the Grange"
Through all he was perfectly collected
and strangely calm-there was need OF
calmuess amid all this excitement. Once
had ho spoken hurriedly, and had almost
broken down, when he turned 10 one OF
his own servants and asked
"Tell me--in He'Yen's name answer
truly-hsye you-has any one seen Has
SAM Was be sayedW
"He got 10 shoreW dozen voices cried
aloud. He drifted down the current, and
got TO shore and gailoped away. It's true,
Sir Philipp
"Heayen be praised !"
That was all he said, but IL came In
deep sob from the depths Of his soul II
would have been bitter drop in bis cup
ofhappiUess II the brave horse had persisted
that night.
~ was tHt plahbo sdlllh lHdl htOOu
IN the road, and as Darrell carried lima
towards it, one OF his servants told him
that nil was in readiness at that place.
Miss Durnford had "bone up splendidly"
when she heard that Miss lima was i'm
prisoned IN the Mill and Sir Philip was gone
TO save her. The man had brought a
change Of raiment from the Court for his
master, and even now messenger had
ridden forward to tell the joyful news.
"Drivc for your lifep' was Darrelps
order to the coacbman as he entered the
carriage.
Aud away, followed by the shrieking,
rejoicing crowd, sped the carriage to
Scarth Abbot. lima lay motlonless on her
lovers breast. The tension was over; the
noble, fearless spirit had borne up while
death and life hung in the balance; but
now Il was past--all the dread, the anguish,
the awful suspence--and the over-wrought
system gave way 10 the deep swoon Of
sheer exhaustion.
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CHAPTER XIV, AND LAST.