The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-10-21

Nor had she found other consolation.
AT breakfast-time on the following
morning Sir Stephen Langley asked her
If she had found an opportunity of set
ting her cap at Mr.. Hartley OF Beech
wood, adding that he would recommend
her to do so, Us he was a man Of wealth
and bachelor, though he did not think
1t would be very easy to induce him to
care for anything but his dogs and
horses.
The more credit there would be to
you in achieving the conquest" he
said, with his hearty laugh.
Lena colored aud bit her lip. She had
often been annoyed at Sir Stephens
jokes at her expense. 1t was one thing
to pursue course Of tactics, and an
other to have it held up to the merciless
daylight.
my turn will come" she said to her
self. by way of consolation, ''and then
let them laugh if they will"
Bertha was anxious to dispatch a tel
egram to her mother as early as posi-
BILE, begging her to send the ring; she
was DESTROYS of having it to present to
Lord Alphington on the following day.
Sir stephen ordered her to drive in the
dOg-cart to the station, whence she
sent her message. 1t was arranged
that they should then proceed to visit
some celebrated ruins at a few miles
distance, where Lady Langley, Lena,
and Frank Holcroft would meet them
in the carriage, bringing luncheon with
them.
On their way to the station Sir Steph-
en- again spoke of his wish to have
Bertha as an inmate Of his house.
IF you must have Mrs. Dalton and
Lena within sight, we will find them a
pretty cottage near at hand" said he;
land perhaps we may find Lena a hus-
band tOo-WhO knOWs?n
please do not speak 500 cried Ber-
tina, tears springing to her eyes.
"Well, ! won't, if it veXes you,
Daisy" said Sir Stephen, giving her the
old pet name. But | know how it was
before you left Plymouth, remember;
and, mark me--though it is of your
MOTHER must say it--Mrs. Dalton
has not done wisely in putting such
ideas into Lenas head. If the girl is
determined to be married, she will find
a husband. She is beauty, there's no
denying. But what I'm afraid of is
that, if she doesn't well before long,
she'll be falling prey to some scape-
grace. You look after her, Bertha.
You've sense enough for them ALL"
Bertha sighed. She knew how pow
eriess she was to influence Lena, or to
induce her to relinquish anything on
which she had set her heart
IL trust you may prove false proph-
ct, Bertha rejoined. You must not
Judge Lena too harshly. She has not
been accustomed to do anything for
herself. and she has been accustomed
to indulgence-and what was she to
look to-"
And 50 she turns her good looks in
to a sort of merchandise? Well. well,
it ism ( the way | should have brought
up daughter Of mine. My ideas Of
marriage are somewhat dillerent--oh,
little Bertha. said Sir Stephen. But
there, I'm only an Old fogy, and per
haps, as you say. | don't make allow
anCe; SO We'll say no more, and hope
for the best. That's the truest wisdom
isn't TITO hope for the best, and
trust TO Providence
1t WAS while they were sitting at
luncheon on the grass, after exploring
the ruins, that the girls heard from
Lady Langley further details of Lord
Alphington'S history,
LADY Alphington and | were school
fellows and very dear friends, she
said: "but during the latter part of her
life did not see much of her. as | was
so much abroad with Sir Stephen. We
correspondcd regularly, however, and |
heard from her how much grief the
misconduct Of her younger son had
caused her. She had but two children
both sons. 1t seemed FanCourt had
got himself mixed up with some disrep-
utable turf transactions, though it ap.
pcared afterward that his name had
been used without his Knowledge
However, he had got into bad company
that was certain-and it was thought
better that he should leave the country
for awhile. He went TO America, and
soon after that Lady Alphington died,
her death being FASTENED no doubt by
sorrow Lord Chalfont, the eldest son,
had married some time before, and az
ter his mothers death he, with his wife
and two sons. passed greater part Of
the year at AlphingtOn Park. But there
seemed to be no end to misfortune.
First came the news OF FancOurt'S
death, caused by an accident. Then the
two bows, Lord Chalfont's sons, took
scarlet fever their mother also took it
while nursing them, and within fort
night all three were laid in the grave.
A report had reached Lord AlphingtOn
how | do not know-that FanConrt
had left wife and son in America.
Inquiries were made. but nothing was
aSccrtained Lord Chaliont was alive
then and perhaps the search was not
proceeded with as vigorously as it
might have been. The fatality in the
family was not yet at an end, LORD
ChalfOnt, travelling in Switzerland,
caught severe cold. 1t turned to III
nammatim of the lungs, His father
was tclegraphed for, but arrived at
Lausanne only Just in time to see him
before he died, Since that time Lord
Alphington has been a lonely man.
Now a young man has come over from
America asserting that he is his grand
son, Lord Alphington has directed his
solicitors to examine the proof, he mas
declined to see the claimant till he Is
assured that he may welcome him as
his heir. He is naturally very anxious
that the claim should be made good
at is n sad story" said Bertha, who
had been listening with sympathetic
interest GLOW | wish his grandson
may be found What a happiness 1t
would be to him,'
Yes, the greatest which he is now