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

she was able 10 descend. And KOiandY
Had nothing been heard OF himl Had noe
his sisters made inquiry
"Rose came about ten minutes ago,
| Ilma," said Darrell, "t0 ask about US both,
| and II anything was known Of Roland.
| Zeph Heston must have spread tho news
| that he was In the Mill, for every one
seemed to know 1t. Nothing had been
| heard OF Roland by the river. did not
see Rose, Of course but sent my groom,
| who is here To make Inquiries"
lima hid her face, sobbing.
"Oh, Philip, aunt Sabine need never
know the truthW
"she must indeed, for your sake, my
heart cannot have II supposed that you
mot Roland Sabine IN the Mill OF your
own accord. Another guilty soul beside
his, lima, has gone To its account for bis
nights work"
"Job HestonW
"Aye. The first rush OF the flood
washed away the cottage where he and
Zeph had taken refuge. Heston was swept
across the weir and drowned before the
eyes Of hundreds"
lima shuddered violently.
"And Zoph" she said, after q long
pause. "Was II Zeph who told you where
was, Philip"
ayes, dear one. was riding towards
scarth Abbot--more In vague fear for
you than with any definite thought-when
met her. She seemed TO have repented
her part almost Immediately"
Some idea OF. Zepb's reason for hating
her evidently flashed across Ilma's mind,
for her color rose; but she said nothing, only
nesting to her lovers breast. Presently
she said slowly
"Philip, It seems so strange that the
fulflmont Of the prophecy has come about
as always tried 10 hope IL would; and
yet It was by blindfaith In only one pos
sible meaning attaching TO the words thss
the true meaning was made manifest"
In silence Darrell bowed his face on the
golden head. Love, peace, happiness All
the dark clouds that had shrouded bis life
were swept away suddenly by the little
hand that chung TO his--the hand that
should yet caress his children. YesteY.
day he had been doomed man, and he
had cursed the fatal love that had brought
woe and death TO tho woman he loved;
to-day, snatched by that love from death,
saved by tue life laid down 10 save hers,
that woman rested on his breast; and be-
fore them both stretched the golden years,
bright with dazzling light that now he
could not meet. For the first timo during
that night Of passion aud anguish, Of Wild
hope, Of ineffable dread, Of terrible aud
sustained effort, and blessed certainty Of
happiness, the strong spirit gave way,
aud Philip Darrell wept aloud
Up the village street was born on Q
ily-improyised stretcher bruised,
shattered form, still breathing twas laid
down IN the common room Of the inn. Mes
sengers had already run on 10 tell Roland's
mother and to fetch doctor, and the doc
tor was quickly on the spot. He looked
down at the dishgurod form In pity.
al can do nothing" no said; at is use
less to disturb him. lie has not five minutes
10 live"
The doctor bent down TO the dying man.
From CHASTITY cash in his forehead blood
was slowly trickling. Roland tried TO
speak
"Ilma-Dark Darrell--the curso,-
"They are saved" aaid the doctor, hts
voice trembling with emotion" Sir Philip
saved her, They are at the Grange
A eharp spasm contracted the dying
mans livd features. lie tried 10 speIk
again, and IN the effort rush Of blood
stopped speech and lie at once, AZ tho
same moment Mrs. Sabine aud her two
daughters FASTENED breathlessly through
the crowd,
.Ksep her back ~ cried the doctor,
hastily drawing mantle over the crushed
form. "This is no sight for his notherr
A great fragment Of the Mil had been
washed ashore nearly a mile down tho
river, and 4 man was seen cliDgng 70 IL
Sir Philip DlrrelPs groom and another had
ridden iuto the water and rescued the
hapless creaturo-Ro Roland Sabine-and the
groom then rode on " the Grange 10 tell
bis master what had happened.
AT one o'clock in the morning the village
was still astr, and hardly house was
closed. Another servant from the Court
rode into Scarth Abbot and up TO the
Grange with the joyful news that Hs1an
had galOped into tho courtyard half an
hour before The animal must have gone
miles down the river before he could IND
q bridge, for that below the Mil had been
washed away by the food, and he hsd
made his way unerringy to bis home,
An hour later Sir Philip himself went
out TO SEQ what damage had been done,
and 10 ascertain II any lives besides those
he already knew OF had been lost. and
especially TO make inquiry about zopb.
"She was one Of them that stood By
when we got the Squire ashore" said an
old farmer. al didn't see her after that,
Sir Philip"
One or two others thought sho had been
outside the inn when the unhappy man
was laid on his bier within. All doubt
however was set at rest three days later,
when Zeph's body was cast ashore ten
miles below Scarth Abbot. The poor girl
had evidently flung herselfinto the riverj
and with her persisted the last OF the ten
ants of the Weir Mill.
The vlolets were blooming along the
banks Of the Coalmerc when lima Costello
became Dark DarrePs bride; and now
the vacant place beside tho portrait OF the
last Darrell is filed by the picture OF To-
dy with golden hair and soft dark eyes;
and there are gay doIngs at the Court, and
old Marshs heart rejoices. But people
cannot call the handsome Sir Philip the
last Of his race any longer; for wnsomo
lsd i net three years old, with the true