The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-06-04
MONA SCULLY F.;
or,
The Irish Bride of an EngIishman.
A STORY OF THESE TIMES.
Continued

certainly small not. 1t would he
very mean, and wonder at you TO ask
the question" says Mona, with a great
show of virtuous indignation. BE
sides, miSchievously, "if You know
there is no necessity to tell you any
thing"
yet answer me-" persists he, very
earnestly.
81 can't" says Mona; ''it would be
very unfair; and BESIDES" petulantly,
ut is all too absurd. Why, if Mr.. Moore
were to ask me to marry him ten thou
sand times again, / should never say
anything but no.
Unconsciously she has betrayed her
self. He hears the word again with
q strange sinking Of the heart. Others,
then are DESTROYS of claiming this wild
flower for their own.
"Oh, Mona, do you mean that?n he
says. But Mona, who is very Justly in
cenSed, declines TO answer him with
civilty.
VI begin to think our English cousins
are not famous for their vcracity,n she
says, with some sc0rn. you seem to
doubt every ones word, or is it mine in
particular? Yet | spoke the truth
DO not want to marry any Onc.n
Here she turns and looks him full in
the face and something it may be in
the melancholy of his expression so
amuses her that Daughter being az nat
ural to her lips as perfume to a flower)
she breaks into sunny smile, and holds
out her hand in token of amity.
How could You be SO absurd about
hat old Nt,ln IL,
why, he has got nothing TO recommend
him except his money; and what
good, with sigh, docs that do him,
unless to get him murdered"
IF he is as fat as you say, he will be
agood mark for bullet" says Mr..
Rodney, genially, almost am ashamed
to say-hopefully. II should think they
could easily pot him one of these dark
nights that are coming. BY this time |
suppose he feels more like grouse than
a man, ehY-'l'll die game should he his
motto?n
II wish you wouldn't talk like that
says Mona, with a shudder at isn't
at all nice Of you; and especially when
you know how miserable | am about my
poor country"
ut is pity anything should be said
against Ireland, says Rodney, clever
ly; sit is such lovely little spot"
do you really like it?' says she,
plainly delighted. "Ohl vow should see
Bantry Bay by moonlight, with its light
waves sparkling beneath the CLEAN of
the stars, and the moon throwing "a path
across II that seems w go on and on
until IL reaches heaven; IL is more salts.
flying than happy dream. Do you see
that hill up yonderp" pointing to an ele-
walton about mile distant; there
sometimes sit when the moon is full
and watch the bay below. There is q
lovely view from that spot"
VI wish ! could see III" says Godfrey
longingly.
well, so you can, returns she, kind
ly. Amy night when there is a goot
moon come TO me and will 60 with YOU
10 Carrickdhuve--that is the name O
the hill-and show you the bay"
She looks at him quite calmly, as on,
might who sees nothing in the fact o.
accompanying young man to the TOY
OF q high mountain after nightfall. -
And in truth she does see nothing in it
vi wonder when the moon will b,
full, says Geoilrey, making this ordi
nary remark In an everyday tone tha
does him credit, and speaks well for hi
kindliness and delicacy Of feeling az
well as for his power Of discerning
character.
I'VE must see" says Mona, thought
fully.
They have reached the farm again b,
this time, and Godfrey holds out hil
band To bid her goodbye.
"Come IN for little while and res
yourself, says Mona, Hospitality, "whil
get the brandy and send 1t up TO poo
Kitty
"Dont be long, he says, impulsivel,
~ she disappears down a passage.
u won't, then. Sure you can liv