The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-28
lndsYn asked Val. Systematically.


lieye that you can mistrnst me thus
that You can wrong yourself and insult |
me by such suspicious. Were free To |
do so, would willingly explain all, but |
unfortunately, am not"
because you have promised her not |
| TO do so, supposep" returned Val, her |
| eyes flashing: "ad promise TO her |
| Is to rank before consideration for my |
| feelings. After what | witnessed this |
evening have right to demand a full |
explanation, and will accept that or
none Saying which she reared hor
head with the dignity of queen and
left Capt. Dalrymple alone to ponder
over the unforeseen dilemma IN which
he found himself placed.
Val awoke the next morning with a
duh aching pain at her heart, the cause
of which she only too soon remembered.
OF trouble Of any kind she had hitherto
had no experience, and she felt quite
overwhelmed at the dreary prospect be-
fore her should she continue her quar-
rel with Vernon. Why not put an end
to it, she asked herself, and trust him,
as she had been so ready to declare she
could do under any circumstances?
Then the thought that he had secret
with Mrs. Maitland, which was UNI
shared BY her, obtruded itself, and she
grew obdurate again.
She remained in her room till sum
moned by the breakfast bell, and then
slipped into place at table which hid
her from Vernon's sight,
Hubert Dalrymple was of the party.
He was certainly very handsome, with
dark ewes which wore q angnld, sleepy
look in them very well suited to bis
style.
Breakfast over, he approached Val
and said with smile wonderfully like
VelnOns
"Come for a stroll with me, will YOU?
AS we are so soon to be related, 1t Is
only natural should wish to be better
acquainted with you.
After wandering about for awhile,
: Hubert making vain attempts TO amuse
Val with his light talk, they seated
themselves on a shady bench, and the
, former said without further preface:
3 "Nhat is there wrong between you
and Nernon?n
D Val flushed crimson. II don't under
stand YOU" she said.
: Don't youYn answered Hubert III his
7 lazy tones. II should have thought my
I meaning pretty clear. I'm not very
9 | GlGktl JGIAIM, MISS iUul lEl 10, phb ~ VIZ
r not require very bright wits TO discover
Il there was something amiss,"
q Il think it such pity for people tC
l. fall out about trifies, proceeded HUI
8 bert. "for. knowing Vernon az | do,
i can't believe he can have given YOU any
n real cause for complaint. There moi
y better fellow breathing than he; |, az
his brother, ought to be able to give al
y opinion on the subject"
3 Still Val sat silent; in spite OF all /
Ne was sweet to her 10 hear Vernon
n praised
10 You won't be offended with me,
D. hope, if tell you think YOU are yer!
er lucky to have won his love" continued
er Mr. Dalrymple, in no way discomposel
at having all the talk to himself
t "Vernon's not like me, You know.
W can't help spooning every pretty girl
a. come across, but with him, you are jus
the first woman be has ever loved o
II, spoken 10 OF love-
Val turned to him eagerly. Are yo
Sc sure-quite sure:'
m Mr. Dalrymple laid his handsom
w head back against the tree and surveye
I'd her from under his half-clOsed lids wit
To an expression Of amusement, II thin
! see light at last. " he unused; 1.-The III
he tie girl is jealousl fancy know {
re- whom
~ Quite sure" he said aloud "bu
he that has not prevented many wome
at being in love with him. There's ce
IT tain lady. not dozen miles from her,
I'D who tried very hard 10 win him.
er, DO you mean Mrs. Matlandf
m asked Val in a low hurried tone.
by What makes you guess that"
Because-oh, because | have bee
III very unhappy through her" said va
m casping her hands together with p;
thetic little gesture, her gray eyes flu
vas OF tears.
Tell me all about it, responded III
] bert. tenderly, and to Val's surprise 81
fas found herself detailing her grievanc
us, to this young man, who an hour az
cir had been unknown TO her,
How deep the little widow is,
led said; but | see her game. Faler
dly YOU really deserve to know the trut
eat especially after conliding in me. Lis
i'm en- to lac. \ year ago Mrs Nathan
to reversing the general order of thing
not made an offer TO Vernon of her han
lre heart. and very ample fortune"
''Impossble" calculated Val.
My Not impossible--unusual, II yC
er- like. answered Hubert. dryly,
VIII However do you know" asked V;
ma Because |, by chance, interrupt
but the interesting tete-a-tete, and guess
dy from tie lady's agitation what had Ia
en- place. Wasn't it awkward t
the him?n wound up Hubert. If 1t h
his happened to me should have accept
ing her, for can never refuse wom
Ter, ANYTHING
Val caught his hands impetuoul
'ou in hers.
How can I thank you2' she said, t
nd, happy smiles playing again round b
eak lips, Il was 50 angry, so miserable
did not know what to think, and NJ
nd, everything is delightful again. Vern
EAR said I should like YOU, and l do, t
mendously,"
~" Thanks returned Hubert, laug
lrs. ing. II am glad to be able to retu
ear the compliment
ged A few minutes later Vernon, sltti
alone in the library, felt two soft arr
ait steal round his neck, and Nal's sw'
Wy. voice said in his ear:
and Can you ever forgive me, dear,
being such a horrid suspicious wrett
otlV I mau gn Wrnnp gO very wrong nnl