The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-07-29

And Florence loves your"
"She does. colonel. But can she have
told you sou inquired the young
man eagerly,
"She has told me nothing. However,
/ read the truth in her eyes when she
introduced YOU. | regret she has been
so secretive."
"Do not blame her, colonel. Rather
blame me who am the elder. Besides,
we neither believed we should have the
happiness to meet again. Our love has
some romance about it, but feel there
has been little in it to receive your dis
approval. May tell II you? May al
SO inform you who am, for as yet | am
stranger"
Yes said the colonel, rising 1--WE
will go yonder by the gum-trees. We
SHAH he undisturbed," -
In his secret heart he was already
taken by the frank, outspoken manli-
ness of Philip Bathurst, He remem-
bered, however, it was probably Flor
ence's future at stake, and fair seeming
was not always fair doing. OF course,
as a natural sequence, Flo, a school girl,
would fall in love with young, hand
some fellow; but who was this fellowP
An adventurer, perhaps.
Who he was Philip Bathurst was not
slow to inform him, and each sentence
he uttered the more won the colonel.
He saw now why Flo had never inclined
toward Herbert Archer, and loved the
girl for her fidelity.
You know now, Colonel Granger,
who | am, also my prospects" conclud-
ed Philip.
And the latter, you will own, Mr..
Bathurst, " remarked the other dryly
'are not very brilliant"
''On the contrary" smiled Philip,
''they are almost below zero. Still, for
stock-in-trade | have hope, youth,
health, and determination to succeed.
Besides, though that is the last thing |
could advance, my uncle may relent."
Then what do you need Of me?"
First l wish, colonel, to have moth
ing hidden from you. Secondly, your
consent to my marriage with your niece
when have acquired home and an
income worthy of her acceptance"
Mr.. Bathurst" rejoined the colonel,
hating in the path, you have been
frank with me; will be the same.
ought to be, for owe you gratitude;
but it is not that. like you. You
have spoken honestly and like a man
Win the fortune, and If by advice can
aid you | will I'll not ask large one,
and if Flo keeps Of the same mind, my
consent is yours. There's my hand up
on it,"
Philip grasped the soldiers palm with
much emotion. Every obstacle, appar-
emily, was fading from his path. After
all, how smoothly the course Of their
iove promised to run.
"NowI see the ladies have returned"
proceeded the colonel, "let us join them.
You must need refreshment.n
That evening, as Flo stood in the We
randall watching the silver moon rising
over the distant range of hills, Philip
came out to her.
"Oh, Philip" she murmured, as he
stood by her side, "you have told uncle
everything. am so, so glad"
IL could not have accepted his hospi-
tally, darling, without doing So" he
answered
And he sayspn
THAT you may be mine, love, direct
ly ! have home to offer you"
What's that, Philip"
What, dearest?"
II thought I heard rustic among
the bushes yonder."
The young man went towards them,
but all was still.
ut was nothing, or, at least, only
some night bird love-" he said, return
ing, at the same moment the colonel
called from within:
Come, come, Flo; the night air is
yet chill. We must have no cold
catching. Besides, Mr.. Bathurst, we
are early people in the bush"
Philip and Florence at once entered.
The windowswere closed, and the blinds
drawn.
Directly it was SO, the figure Of a man
stole from the bushes, moved swiftly
and cautiously TO the gate, and disap-
peared among the shadows of the trees.
Half an hour later, Philip Bathurst,
entering his bedroom, found Mark
waiting him.
You here, Markp | say, old fellow,
we have fallen into comfortable quar-
tiers, eh?' exclaimed the young fellow.
There's not a man on earth happier
than am tonight"
Then, Mr. Phil, you've told the colo
nelY"
And got his consent, Mark. have
but TO win fortune. TO win bride"
win fortune, Mr.. Phil, and over.
come an enemy
An enemy Why, man, can have
none here. "
"A bitter one, if mistake not. Mr..
Phil. DO you remember, when we came
upon Miss Granger, she had a coInpan.
ion?"
Yes, a friend Of the colonels."
And lover OF the nieces. IL I
judged him rightly, he will not easily
brook your coming between them"
Nonsense, Mark What absurdity!"
You ought TO nave seen the look he
gave you, Mr.. Phil"
Possibly, Mark. can imagine the
look ] should give in his case. But
looks, old fellow, never killed yet. Why
how grave you arel Surely with a
merry laugh, you don't think my un.
fortunate rival will order one out to a
round Of fisticuffs, or challenge me "a
a duelp just because we have left
England behind us, Mark. we have not
civilization: Our camping out, reck.
on, has made you nervous. There, old
fellow, get TO bed. think we both
shall sleep soundly tonight"
Mark Hilton took his leave ashamed
to state his fears further, but his opin
Ion was by no means altered
"Mr. Phil didn't see his look" he re-
peated mentally as he turned into bed
Almost about tho game honr Herbert