The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-05-27
G ON D E M N E D i;
The Story Of a Galley Slave.
Adapted from the popular play. "a CsLs.
pRATKD CAsR."

valentine, l do not know, but II you
are suffering thus, would il not be better
TO relieve your mind by con6ding 1t to me,
than TO risk telling it aloud to those who
could not aid you after hearing til"
"You would not betray him; you would
give him an opportunity to repair the
wrongf Think, Henri, my own father"
my darling, are not our interests the
samef How could ! injure your fatherT
al tell you that is over. II confde in
you, it is because can trust to you to
right terrible wrong, should anything
happen TO prevent me doing my duty.
He must leave France, and i shall go
9th him if-if do not die! But If I
dhould, Henri, or II, as I fear, my reason
should give way. promise me TO save Ad.
riennes father"
7a "Adrienne's fatherf The convictw
aYes; but an innocent man, suffering in
another's place-and that other is-"
The girls white face grew convulsed
with horror at what her own tongue was
about 10 put into words. She shrank
away from the shocked surprise Of her
lovers face, and put her shaking hands
over her own. The hot blood mounting
TO her temples, her dropping eyes, her
whole expression Of shame and anguish,
: could have but one meaning; but even
while comprehending it, Henri de Calonne
! utterly rejected such an idea. He even
S-snI A.. ..~,I~ ha sDou,aeaI baN
valentine, you must be under the in
fuence of terrible delusion. What! ac-
cuse your own father. the Count de Nor.
nassei What could possibly put such a
wild fancy into your sensible braiuf'
Then you think that l may be wrong
mistaken Oh! wish / could think
so; bot no, am right, and my promise to
Adrienne must be kept. l say must be,
no matter at what hazard. The saddest
part Of il all is this, that nothing can now
atone 10 her father FOR his twelve long
years OF unjust shame and suffering;
nnthins that We can do--nothing'
Valentine, your imagination is driving
you crazy on this horrible subject"
'4nh. ~, .-.-s tnagion 10 powerful
enough but it does not make tangible
proofs"
proofs! One was to be your fathers
corroboration of the couvict's statement,
that was shown to be false. The other Is
-"
as here, in my hand"
valentine drew the necklace from her
pocket, and put 1t in Henri's hand.
He looked at her, then at 1t, as il doubt
ing the evidence Of his senses.
"You are sure that this is the one he
meanti"
o perfectly sure. See, even the duchess
described it, declared it had no duplicate,
and showed her certainty OF the fact by
telling me the secret Of this spring. Do
you wonder now that am nearly wildr
"You have not told me yet where you
found IT,"
The marquis now spoke slowly and
coolly. Here was something real to Crap
pie with and explain, not mental phan-
tom that he could neither grasp nor COM
prehend. His sudden return to his usual
quiet decision Of manner had the effect of
quieting Valentine. She brought him the
iewel-casket, and showed him where the
necklace had lain with the other gems,
which the marquis examined with curl
osity. q,g a
Their resemblance TO those described
by Jean Renaud at once set him thinking.
VI cannot see any proof Of what your
fears suggested, Valentine" he said, after
some moments. "This necklace has come
into your fathers possession since that
awful murder. 1t no doubt attracted him,
for it is very beautiful, and he has added
II to his collection"
Valentine shook her head.
~ thought Of that explanation, but he
insisted that 1t was my mothers, that she
wore II on her wedding. day. Oh, no!
there is no explaining It away! II is only
too true! His violence with me, his face
when I accused him!"
"You accused himl"
ayes, I appealed to his better feelings,
begged Of him TO have mercy on this
poor soldier who once aided him; on my
poor Adrienne. When he refused,
threatened TO use the proof in my possess
sion against him. Then he asked for IL,
and when ! would not give II to him, he
was going 10 choke me but the duke and
duchess arrived in time 10 save me; then
he declared that was mad"
"You gay that he insisted that this
necklace was your mothers; he saw Il
with your"
"Yesi had IL in my hand"
sand when he demanded your prof.
did he not mention thisf"
moi he did not suspect that referred
TO this I am sure. He seemed surprised,
and wanted 70 know what had found.
Henri dc Calonns sat for few minutes
In profound thought. When he looked IN
his face startled Valentine. II was 90
bright and almost smiling. He took her
hands In his, speaking calmly, lest hs
should excite her by his words.
valentine, had you been . locker. on
to-day, instead at ths mo~t iut......a