The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-05-27

important fact was my clew to the whole
mystery"
.what can you meant oh, Henri, you
are holding out some hopei you think
there is solution OF this mystery that
have overlookedV' prI
ayes, Valentine; listen 10 me. The
Count de Mornasse, . gentleman. the rep
resentative Of a proud name and several
large estates, would scarcely deign tc
claim as a family jewel an ornamen,
which could only come to him by right o.
purchase. A wretched robber and muir.
derer, coming into possession Of the boz
which jean Renaud described, would bt
likely to suppose that all the ornaments i
contained belonged TO the same person
Do you begin to see my reasoningi"
mot yet; tell me-
1.-The man who murdered Adrienne'i
mother was ignorant Of the fact that sh,
owned such jewel as this. He though,
then, as he thinks now, that this necklace
belonged to the Countess de Mornasse."
"Yes; but the Count de Mornassei 7"
valentine, how could man left in q
dying condition, as Jean Remand believed
recover sufficiently within few hours t.
walk some distance and commit bruta
murderi and why should man COMM,
such deed for the sake Of taking back
his own property Besides, what would
prompt gentleman to such an actf You
see, in your excitement you Lost sight O
these strong proofs that the man who hal
come here as the Count de Mornasse 10 I
bold imposter." "
sand my fatherl" II.
al deny it. You owe TO Jean Remand q
heavy debt Of gratitude as the man who
tried to succor your dying father. Per-
haps, in making you instrumentalin prov
ing his innocence, you were designed by
Heaven TO repay the debt. You are rot
convinced that this man is not yoir faith
err Think of the agitation that tie chan
oinesse displayed when she heardthe SOL
dier's story; think Of your own iecollec-
tion of this very building, Of youi moth
ers picture. There can be no doubt but
that you are the daughter of tie last
Count de Moinasse. In claiming yn, this
man could recover all these states.
which otherwise would revert 10 your
mothers family, The facts of your ex-
istence and your residence al Hyens, he
undoubtedly learned from the papers that
came into his possession with the !ewels'
Do you not think my reasoning cleT, my
conclusions correct, Valentinei'
II am only too willing to accept your
explanation of this awful discovery, bht
until the chanoinesse returns and sees
this"
Her eyes filed with tears.
NJ understand you. Valentine. You
were rejoicing in the thought tha you
had a father--it seemed almost mracu-
lous blessing after all those weary years
of waiting, / have rudely destroyed
your cherished hopes; but Valentine,
which is preferable, the thought o. your
noble father dying on that lonely ,attle.
field. or the contemplation Of this uneasy,
desperate stranger, who would impose
himself upon yoa, and deprive yoI Of al
peace and comfortf"
"How can you aski One 10 q SACRED
grief that DO not shrink from bearing
the other q nameless horror Sac shrd
dered ard drew closer 70 Ms SIDE "Yoc
canno, irnA1ine what I have suffered sine.
this morning. Heaven must have sen
you to NE, for / had lost the power d
reasoning sensibly. Now / shall be abb,
10 wait patiently for the ehanoinesss."
ayes, she alone can decide this question
whether my Valentine is the daughter o.
the Count de Mornasse, or the daughter
Of nameless sdventurer. How happy
her arrival will make US ALT Renaud
proved innocent, Adrienne will be rstored
10 her old, merry self"
"And il you should be mistaken, Henri
II should prove TO be the child Of thi,
nameless adventurer - this desperate
strangeri"
"You win be none the less my OWE dear
love, Valentine. We shall work together
to be Just and yet merciful."
IL wish that / could feel as hopeful az
you do. When-when do you suppose the
chanoinesse will returni These days Of
suspense. these nights Of horror, and then
Adrienne---"
"You are right. There is no time te
lose. l shall ride tonight 10 Hyeres, and
See the directress; she may know more
about the movements Of the chsnoinssss
than we do here. l dread to leave you
Valentine"
"Do not think Of me. / am safe here
l can reach the Chateau d'Aubretot in q
few minutes, if 1t should be necessary. II
we hope to succeed in this, we must use
caution. Any sign Of fear on my part
would excite suspicion. have only tt
carry out the part he assigned me; l car
be delirious for few days, and refuse tc
see him, or any one else. Will you see
the dukel'
"Better noti to proclaim suspicious that
we could not prove without the chanoin.
esse to confirm them, would only be ID
defeat our own ends. Let US act with
prudence and dispatch, and all will yet be
well. And now, my darling, you will be
brave and hopeful, no more gloomy reaec.
tons or horrible fancies, but only trust in
the might Of truth to conquer at last"
II have prayed all along for the pows,
to help Adrienne; now that the possibili.
W seems so near, l shall not fail TO grasr
at the means. You can trust mo Hanri