The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-12

lady's sir3' she said, turning 10 m,
stranger, who stood apparently slupe6.
cd 80 I'll make bold to tell YOU iii,
truth She's a-dyin' out OF pure hunger
weakness, and a.gricvin' for the ljlu'
sick baby, If you'll 20 for u doctor,
ana get some wine and things, I'll have
EN- carried down TO my room, third
foor front, where it's warm"
yes, will at once-dying of hunger
MY God!' exclaimed the stranger
disappearing as if no haste could be-
great enough
80 II was that when Pansy awakened.
her first thought vas that God had
heard her prayer and taken both her.
self and baby to heaven.
Certain il WAS that she was warm, oh.
so warm. Kind face, bent over her
her hands were in some ones tender
clasp, ana there was little gurgline
sound like baby's precious laugh.
For ono wild, delicious moment she
thought they were in heaven. II was
John who held her hands, it was baby's
laugh she heard. They we're together,
never, never to be again separated
Then reason slowly came to Danish
tho delirlous JOY. One face after an.
other became familiar The room found
its place in her memory. Then she saw
another face, and with a startled fash
OF recognition spoke his name:
mr., Leslicw
hAf no ElJr,IC,,, 7, In o.e,.n.nJ
oh She exclaimed, Selling the
hand he held out. How good it seems
TO see you how It makes me think
But there she broke into choking sobs
and buried hor face in the pillow.
Don't cry, dear; Just see here'' ex.
claimod Mrs, Ross, and with the quick
instinct of one who knows molhor. love,
she held to Psnsv little Lillian, who In
truth was laughing warmth Sand food
had driven death away from his coveted
prey. And as Fansy Snaiched her baby,
with her grief turned 20 joy, Mrs. Ross
hurried into the next room so that the
friends might have chance to talk 70
each other
Why did YOU run away were Cor.
don LcSiie's words
81 did no, run away" answered
PanSv IN some surprise Il simply went
because | had TO. When when every.
thing was changed So could not afford
to live there. had to work. '
You work.. he exclaimed Aud
your father worth thousands"
Ny father cast me Oh" she said
simply, Il loved and married poor
man, and have never been sorry"
But your husband earned a good
salary In my bank; no must have loft
YOU something when he loft
Excuse my asking-I want to be
your friend--what has brought YOU 10
this strait2' exclaimed Mr.. Leslie, ris-
ing and walking about the room in
great agitation.
"One misfortune after another" she
answered sadly.
"A week after first moved the house
was burned, and Lillian and lost every.
thing, besides some money | bad just
drawn from the bank,
at WAS a severe loss, aud ate deeply
into my small account,
Then, when found work, | sup.
pose worked too hard. for fell very
i'll, and for three months had TO be
nurscd, besides paying the doctor and
having some one to take care of Lillian.
After that | was so long weak !
could not work. aud it takes money 10
live, YOU know
There she broke down, sobbing pitt.
fully, and coming to the lounge be laid
his hand on her sunny head, over which
so many clouds had passed, and tender.
~ said;
Poor child! poor childW
Coming from him, gray haired and
nearly twice her years, it seemed father.
" loving, and was inexpressbly com
torting to Psnsy's aching heart,
She did not dream of the love and
longing in his heart to take her in his
arms, to comfort and protect her. to
tell her never TO worry or grove again,
but be his wife, give him the right to
love and shield her aud 10 learn to love
him II she could
No, She did not guess, nor did be
speak it then.
But two months later, whom. through
his influence, she secured well-payng
work, and her frail strength again re-
beued. he went to her, resolved that he
would save her precious life and make
her his own,
BE my Wife he said, stretching
out his arms 10 her with a prayerful
vehemeuce. Let me save you. Give
me the right to love and care for you,
for you are desrer to me than my own
life"
ii your wiie?' she cried, shrink.
ing back in her chair and putting out
one hand as il to ward him of, "Oh no,
Mr., Leslie You do not mean it--you do
not love ne You do not"
Blu, do he interrupted vehe.
mentll. WHOM that love was wrong,
knew that it VAS IL my heart. Since !
have f.lt The right to cherish it, it has
flied my whole life, Listen to me. Oh,
pau3
",lo-u, she cried starting up with
crl OF paiu That Was his name tor
ne, No one else ever called mo so
Oh, Mr.. Leslie, say TO more to me- My
heart, my life--aye all but what live
for, ny child lis buried in tho ocean
Nth my hnah.nJ B,u f,r ,,v ,L;ll I