The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-07-02
CHApTER XII.

In the house of Rodney there is
mourning and woe. Horror has fallen
upon IT, and something that touches on
disgrace. Lady Rodney, leaning back
IN her chair with her scented handkcr-
chief pressed close 10 her eyes, sObs
aloud and refuses to be comfortcd.
"Oh! Nicholas, it can't be true. it
really can't she says abiding TO the
news contained in a letter Sir Nicholas
is reading with puzzled brow.
lie is Il tall young man, about thirty
two, vet looking Younger, with a some
what s,tiiuW complexion, large, dreamy
brown eyes, and very line sleek black
hair.
Just now his forehead is drawn up
into a deep truWn, as he reads the fatal
letter that has reduced his mother TO
Niobc, Another young man, his broth
er, Captain Rodney, who is two or three
years younger than he, is looking over
his shoulder, while Il slight, brown
haired, very MISUNDERSTANDING girl Is
cndeayOriug. in a soft, m0dulated voice,
to convey comfort to Lady Rodney
Violet is growing as nearly frightened
rs good breeding viii permit at the pro-
tractcd sobhlng, when Sir Nicholas
speaks.
at is nconcciyahlc,' ne says to no.
body IN particular. "What on earth
does he mem?' He turns the letter
round and round between his fingers as
though it were abombshell though, in
deed he need not, at this stage Of the
proceedings, have been at all afraid of
it, as II has gone of long ago and re-
dnced Lady Rodney 60 atoms. II
shouldn't have thought Godfrey was
that sort of fellow
"lut what iSily' asks Miss Manscrgh
from behind Lady Rodneys char just
u little impallrutly
"Why, GeoIlTey's been and gone and
| got married W says Jack Rodney, pull
ing his long fair mouStaChe and speak
ing rather aWkwardly. II has been sew
eral times hiutcd to him, since his re-
turn from India, that, Violet Mansergh
beng reserved for his brother Godfrey
any of his attentions in that quarter
will be eyed BY the family with dsravor.
Aud now to tell her of her quondam
lovers detection is not pleasant. New
! erthelCSS Inc watches her calmly as he
speaks
as that all2' says Violet, in tone of
surprise, certainly, but as certainly III
one OF relief
"No, it is not all, " breaks in Sir Mich.
olas 1T appears from this, touching
| the bombshell, THAT he has married q
-a--a young woman of very inferior
birth
"Ohl that is really shocking" says
Violet, with a curl of her very short up
| per lip.
~ d. hope She isn't the undcr-house.
maid says jack, modify
1T is worse, SAYS Lady Rodney, in q
stlilcd tone, coming out for a brief in
slant from behind the deUgcd handkcr.
chief. lie has married a common
farmers nieccN
Wei, you know that's better than q
farmers common niece says Jack
cunsolmgly.
What does he say about it?' asks
Violet
Sir Nicholas again applies himself &c
the dcciphcring of the dctes,ed lette.
"'lic would have written before, but
saw no good IN making a fuss before
hand, ~ he reads slowly.
We'll, there's a good deal of sense If
that, says Jack
"'Quite theloveieSt girl in the world
with L heavy stroke under the quite
That's always 50, YOU know: nothing
new or striking about that Sir Mich
olas all through Is speaking in a tone
uniformly moody and disgustcd.
1T IL point in her favor neverthc
less, says Jack, who is again lookinl
over bis shoulder at the letter.
"'She is charming at all points,
goes on Sir Nicholas, deliberately screw
ing his glass into his eye, with mine
as sweet as her face Oh, it is absurd'
says Sir Nicholas, impatiently, "lle i!
evidently in the last stage Of imbecilty
llopeleSsly bewitched."
And very good thing. too" says
Jack, tolerantly; lit won't last. vor