The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-06-11

low tone-so low that he has TO bend TO
hear it. "Do not he angry with me; do
not-I---n
"'Who excuses himself, accuses him
self,n quotes Rodney. II want no rea-
sons for your rejection. 1t is enough
that know you do not care for me.
son, mol it is not that! you must
know it is not that, says Mona, in deep
grief. 1T is that cannot marry you!"
"Will not, you meant"
"Well, then, will not" returns she,
with last effort at determination, and
the most miserable face in the world.
"Oh, if you ,ciU not" says MIR. Rod
ney, wrathfully..
"Then don't believe you!'' says Geof-
frey, angrily. II am positive you want
to marry me; and just because OF some
wretched fad you have got into your
head you are determined to make us
both wretched:"
II have nothing in my head" says
Mona, tearfully.
81 don't think you can have much,
certainly" says Mr.. Rodney, with the
rrossest rudeness, ''when you can let a
few ridiculous scruples interfere with
our happiness. Then, resentfully, do
you hate me?"
No answer.
"Say so, if you do; it will be honester.
II you don't" threateningly, II shall of
course think the contrary"
Still no answer.
81 think you had better come home"
says Geoffrey, deeply angered with her.
you must not stay here catching
cold"
A little soft wooden shawl of plain
white has fallen to the ground, unheed-
ed by her in her great distress. Lifting
it almost unwillingly, he comes close TO
her, and places it round her once again.
In so doing he discovers that tears are
running down her cheeks.
why, Mona, what is this? You are
cryingl My darling girl There, lay
forget we have ever quarreled. 1t is our
first dispute; let it be our last. And,
after all comfortably, lit is much bet
ter to have our quarrels before marriage
than after"
"Oh, if could be quite, quite sure you
would never regret it!' says Mona, visit
fully.
II shall never regret anything, so
long as have you" says Rodney BE
assured of that"
II am 50 glad you are poor" says
Mona IF you were rich, or even well
off, should never consent-neyerm
mo, of couse not, says Rodney, UNI
blushingly; las a rule, girls nowadays
can't endure men with money"
This is "sarkassum;" but Mona COM
prehends it not.
Presently, seeing she is again smiling
and looking inexpressibly happy, for
laughter comes readily to her lips, and
tears, as a rule, make no long stay with
her-ashamed, perhaps, to diSiigure the
fair windows of her soul that are so
"dafkly, deeply, beautifully blue 80
you will come to England with me, af-
ter alp he says, quite gayly.
IL would go to the worlds end with
You, returns she, gently. "Ah! l think
you knew that all along"
"Well, didn't, says Rodney. "There
were moments, indeed, when believed
in You: but five minutes ago, when you
flung me over so decidedly, and refused
to have anything to do with me, | lost
faith in you, and began to think you a
thorough going coquette like all the
rest How ! wronged you, my dfdr
love should have known that under
no circumstances could you be untrulh-
full
AT his words, a glad light springs to
life within her wonderful eyes. she is
so pleased and proud that he should so
speak to her.
"Do you know, Mona, - says the young
man, soroWfully, you are too good to
me-a fellow who has gone racketting
all over the world I'm not half worthy
of you"
"Aren't you?" says Mona, in her ten
der fashion, that implies 50 kind a
| doubt. Raising one hand THE other is
imprisoned), she draws his face down 70
her own. 81 wouldn't have you altered
in any way" she says, mot in the small
est matter. AS you are, you are so deal
to me you could not be dearer; and
shall always love you, with all my heart
and SOUL
"NIy sweet angel" says her lover
pressing her to his heart. And when he
says this lie is not so far from the truth
for her tender simplicity and perfect
faith and trust bring her very near Il
heaven