The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-14

bound, alightng on his feet Upon the
| gravel walk beyond
All yes, TO be sure, TO the right OF
| nm, already some dozen yards in ad-
| vance, he, she or 1.-THE knewnot which
sped ileel rs hunted hare or mountain
| elk over the frozen snow. A 1.-THE sun.
| pie figure, weird enough in nondescript
garments, and with unkempt locks
streaming in the wintry blast as il tore
EDWARDS through the night.
All, but 1t might nOt-should not
elude him long. In few moments, at
latest, he must gain on his prey, and
grasp as in vice, with all the strength
and power Of his manhood, the mis-
chievous cause Of infinite trouble; for
Dick no longer doubted that he saw be-
fore him in the flesh the much-talked-of
Burnham Wrath, "A momentary glance
having served to convince him that the
face peering in at the library window
was identically the same as had startled
the occupants Of the vicarage parlor on
that henCetorth ever memorable Christ
mas Eve. And now he came TO think Of
1t, the entire figure struck him as sin
gularly familiar, considering how limit
ed in both instances had been his oppor-
tunities Of observation
But rounding the angle Of the terrace,
darling behind laurel bushes. EDWARDS,
EDWARDS through the frosty cleaning
the figure makes its way; and on comes
Dick, gaining steadily upon the object
OF pursuit, rejecting the while. with a
grim smile, that whatever the supernat-
ural endowments OF the ghost, il is yet
singularly deficient in length of limb,
and consequently all too heavily handi.
capped IN this race against his own
three-lsagled boots upon which it has
been constrained 10 enter, sadly against
its Will All, surely il is very mortal
now, III its tagging pace, its uncertain
gait It's hating stumbling movements,
It's halI-lrenZtcd, appealing, backward
glance - premonitory symptoms OF
standstill.
For Dick is close upon the little fig.
ure now, which has stopped 50 sudden
~ that velocity well-nigh carried him
past it. 1t is only by a desperate effort
be pulls himself up IN time.
Even then as his hand is out
stretched, lit bobS and doubles, seek
ing TO execute skiliul retrOgrade
movement beneath his very elbow; but
he has grippcd it by the shoulder mex.
orably at last
mo you don't, youngster.' his own
breath well-nigh spent, he articulates
with difficulty, his voice is shaken, his
words disjointed, as be glances down,
for the first time, into the ayerted face:
then, "lieigh, Greta'' escapes him al
most like a yell, as for one brief mo-
ment his senses refuse 10 credit the ev-
ldenCe of his eyes "Greta-well. mar
wells viii never cease. How in the
name Of all that's wonderful, child.
came you here
But there was no immediate response.
aud Dick, perhaps. neither expected nor
desired one. At any rate. he simply
turned his prisoner right-abuut face.
and, without Tellnquishihg bis hold of
her slender arm, marched her quickly.
silently, hlck along the terrace they had
but just trdycrSpd IN far different or
der Then he lifted her bodily in
through the library window. Jumped
after. closed the sash lcd the prisoner
across the room UWng himself heavily
into the clOON-chalr and then, after
moments necessary uterlude TO IpcOv-
er breath. steadily regarding the child
he questioned,
Now, Grlta tel! me truthlully--how
came yuu here
But Grrta fell suddenly prone on her
knees on the great bcaT-Skin rug, and
covering ler small white face with both
numhrd hands, began s0bbug bitterly,
though IN suhducd monotone as
though her very heart must break.
Under this new phase ot circum-
stances. which materially altered the
complexion Of affairs Dick Was gagueiy
conscious of a sensation akin TO abso-
lutte despair; he allowed the child To
sob unrestrainelly for some minutes,
and then said gently:
"Greta, am not angry with YOU, but
cease crying, and tell me truthfully
what has brought YOU here
The Culprlt yOuchsafed no reply,
whereupon counsel for the prosecution
saw nj TO vary the form OF InteHoga-
ton.
Tell me- Grcta, when did YOU leave
London Why did you run away from
Piccadilly?'
Then, after a momentayy hesitation.
Greta drew her ragged sleeve across her
face. guped down an obstinate lump in
her throat, and looking up with fearless
eyes, answered steadily:
Cos Il al uoa mind tot 20 long
o tn peclcr' 1t wr all long O that as
II guy MarVot tn slip. whin she wur
doom ! te,l't yer so, an'-an | niver
meant { 'O.de ! yer 'ousc, waitin' on
i'm; an 50 IL jist skedaddled
sharp,
But YOU offered no protcst-made
no manner OF dissent TO my pro-
poSaly"
The child shook her head docgedly,
having recourse in this emergency to
the masticaion Of the knuckle Of her
right forc-hnger
Ma she opined after long
pause; COS else yerd ha' madden me
watchd.n
Dick with difficulty restrained ris-
ing inclination TO laugh, he found the
cuteness of the prisoner at the bar in
tinitcly amusing,
TO b CoatiNped]
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