The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-10-28

should love her afhanced husband. You
only fancy that you do. In reality you
know nothing of such love as that. LIE
was brought up in the house with you.
| You have no brother. LIE has no sister. You
therefore love each other as brother and sis
ter. BY and by You both may discover
but not for each other-the higher, deeper,
stronger love which untes the husband and
the wife in a true marriage--such love as
could wish might crown my darings life
with lasting joy-sucha love as you might
find in union with Angus Angesea, if
you would but give him tue opportunity of
winning your heart"
Madam !" exclaimed the girl, starting to
her feet, and gathering her black brows
over black eyes that bazed with ndlgna.
ton, ~ hate Colonel Angleseal hate him
and fear him And would rather die
this day and never behold the face Of LIE
again, than listen to Colonel Angesea"
"Odalite Odalite, my child You are
talking to your mother Come to my heart
again, and calm your excite meut, said the
lady, holding out her arms
And the young girl fell weeping upon
the bosom Of her mother,
The lady allowed some time to pass in
which the girls paroxysm OF tears exc
hausied itself, and then caresslng her gent.
~, she began in soothing tone;
MY precious child, do you doubt your
mothers love or truthl'
"Ob, no, no, mol How could you ask
such aqueston of your own child, motherl"
earnestly protested Odalite.
"Do you doubt that duty is to be held
above all other considerauons2'
"No! Oh, MOI"
well, then, | have something to tell,
my darling which will make you forget
all selfish aims, and even also the wishes of
your old playmate. Come with me to your
own bed-chamber, where we will be most
secure from all interruption. | will tell
you of fatal episode in my own youth,
when | was younger even than you are
now. On, that should have to tell such
\ tale to my daughter. But, Odalite, when
you have heard it you will learn just what
you have to do in order to save us all, and
and especially to save your noble, gener.
Gus, honorable father from Iuin and dis.
grace. And then, 0dilate, when you have
learnedall, you shall do exactly as you please.
Not one word of coercion, not another word
OF persuasion, will utter | will leave
our fate in your hands, and you shall be
absolutely free to act Come with me
now"
She took her daughters arm and they
arose from the sofa.
For moment they stood, quite accident
ally, facing tall mirror between two win
dows on the opposite side of the room, and
that mirror for moment reflected two
beautiful forms, of which it would be diff.
cult to decide which should bear of the
palm for ui'y.
The elder lady, EIfrida Force-wfe of
Abel Force, the owner of Mondreer, one of
the finest old places on the western shore of
Maryland-was tall, stately blonde, with
asuperbly rounded form, rich complex
ion, aud an aflluence of golden brown hair,
ripping all over her fine head, and gather
ed into mass at the nape of her graceful
neck. She wore an inexpensive, close fit
ting dress Of dark blue serge, whose very
plainness set off the perfection of her figure
and enhanced the brilliancy of her COM
plexion, showing to the best advantage that
splendid beauty, which at the age of thirty
five had reached its zenith. Just now, how
ever, the vivid brightness of her bloom had
faded to a pale rose tint, and her lovely
blue eyes seemed heavy With unshed tears
Her young daughter, Odalite, equally
beautiful in her way, was yet of an entirely
opposite type She was Of medium height
and her form, though well rounded, was
slender almost TO fragility. Her head was
small, and covered with fine suit of rip
ping jet black hair, which she wore care.
lessly, partly in black net, partly escap-
ing down the shoulders. Her eyes and
eyebrows were black as JET her features
were delicate and regular; and her com
plexion was OF a clear ivory white, She
wore a crimson merino dress, plainly made,
closely fitting, aud relieved only by mar
row white rulles at throat and wrists.
Only for a moment they paused, and
then they walked out of the room, and the
pretty picture disappeared.
They went to Oddities Gambler, where, in
privacy, the proud lady could tell the
dauphtpr HEp MoruER's Snrprro secrat