The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-09-07

III but made mp his mind to ask Miss
ie Neau 10 marry him. But then War
Ten Clyde wa, different from mos, men
Of his age, and the romance Of his life
had died year, ago.
The ghost of it came back to him
though. a. he drew this Easter-card
from is cover. For q moment his cheek
glowed like girl ;; deep flush mount
ed to his clg>e-cropped yellow hair, and
then left him pale q death.
His ewes wandered from the beautiful
card before him TO the bed Of glowing
Goals upon the hearth. out Of which
sweet visions Of the past seemed 81 be-
gently rising.
Once more be was 8 simple sailor.
who knew and loved the fairest cir in
HallicOte Sybil ViDcy. They had been
playmate, together, but had been
separated during all the years that
Warren had spen, atthe naval academy.
After biz graduation they bad met
again. and Warren found his childish
love for Sybil fast changing into deep
er and stronger passion. But she was
the daughter Of great shipOwner, rich
and famous, while be was humble iel-
low, poor and prospectless,
II had been one Of his whims, more
over, 10 set aside the commission con-
ferred upon him by the Academy, and
to enlist with a body OF marines, from
whose ranks he determined TO rise by
his own eXertions.
After he had met Sybil Vincy he
wished that he had not been 80 rash, for,
as a naval officer, he might have made
some pretensions to her favor, But it
was too late to repent the step he had
taken, and he must wait for advance
ment TO press his suit.
Meanwhile, the high sense Of honor
which had always been "A trait of his,
had sealed his lips. He felt that Sybil
loved him, but he would not bind her
by the slightest promise-or even by the
slender ties of confession to one whose
future was SO obscurod by uncertainty.
So he never even told her of what wa,
in his heart, though she must have seen
it a hundred times shining through hi,
face
They had parted with friendly word.
nothing more; but hope was strong
in Warrens heart, and he bore himself
like hero.
During the rebellion his gallant ser
vice would in the end have secured bin
an admiralty, but he had hardly recey
ed his commission rs lieutenant ere h,
lost his arm in an engagement, and wa.
obliged to retire.
Happily for the disabled young Of
fcer, at this critical juncture, distant
relative bcqueathcd to him the whole o.
large fortune, and Warren found un
told possibilities within his grasp.
His thoughts at once reverted tC
Sybil, whom he hoped now to win fol
his wife; but she no longer lived ii
llallicote With joyous heart he
learned that she had never married. but
concerning her present whereabouts h,
could find out nothing.
Mr., Whey had lost heavily on several
government contracts for vessels, and
before the close Of the war every vostige
of his fortune had been swept away
He was one of those men to whom
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death had followed it shortly.
SYPHILIS mother had been dead TO,
years, and the young girl was left abso
lutely alone. After her fathers death
she had gone away from Hallicote -nc
one knew WHITTIER
1t became WaTen's sacred purpos,
to find his lost love, and for two year.
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