The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-11

| 'bOu UltSs YOU
O That was his last word, his last a,
9 in life. One moment later his soul ha
passed to its God, as the shades
night fell down. The last scene of h
life had been one of kindness, as a
deeds of his life had been, He died
neighbor unto all men.
t Summer passed and winter came, an
Beryl's engagement had not been mad
public, for Guy had gone abroad o
business; and while he was gone Berry
got a young girl of her own age as
companion to live with her. A fair
fragile, golden-haired girl called Car
rena Leigh,
Almost from the first there had BEEF
something strangely familiar to Berry
in this girls delicate face, with its sof
appealing eyes, its fair creamy com
pleXion, and tlossy crown of hair; anC
suddenly, one day, it dawned upon he
who Carrena resembled.
She was the very image of her step
fathers first wife, whose portrait hung
in the gallery.
The girl. grew strangely intimate,
and each told the other their love-story
and Carrena 5 was more than pitiful.
She told Beryl how she had married
a handsome brOwn-eyed man, who had
deserted her at the altar.
Why or wherefore that desertion, she
could not tell, only from the moment
he had placed the ring on her finger
she had never seen him again
One week Carrena went away on a
visit to a friend, and during her ab-
sence Beryl made strange discovery.
There was secret drawer in her moth
er's desk, and in it there lay some pa
pers. One paper took her breath away
with the story it told.
II told Of a crime in her fathers life
the abduction of Dalton Withers's
child, and the substitution of dead
child dressed in Lesle's clothes, and
tossed into the river 1t told of her
mothers search, and of almost the full
tillment Of her dearest wish-the find
Ing of Leslie-Leslie, who was living
under the name of Carrena Leigh.
The beautiful girl she had learned to
love was her step-father's daughter
the lawful heires, of the wealth that
would be hers.
Edison Marvin crime had been USE
less after all, for little after his death
another will lad been found. leaving
the wealth to Dalton, to use as he
pleased, and to bcqueath as he pleased,
and he had ayailed himself of this by
leaving ii TO bis adopted son, Guy Cour-
teney.
1t was all the same. He was to mar
ry Beryl; they would enjoy it in union.
Beryl read over slowly a letter left
by her mother in the secret drawer,
one sentence holding full possession of
her
a charge you, Bcryl, no matter at
what cost, if ever it lies in your power,
to restore Leslie Withers TO her
rights"
One day she stands with Carena I'M
der the trees, wondering how she can
fulfil her mother prayer.
During Carrcna's absence, Guy Cour-
teney had come home, but Carrena had
not met him yet
While the girls stand there, a step
comes down the avenue, and both
glance up.
That is Guy Beryl says. before he
comes near them.
"No, no, no! That is my husband"
Carrena cries, and the next moment
Beryl hold, her, white aud SenSeless, in
her arms.
Two hours later, Guy and Beryl stand
together,
81 cannot be your wife whether or
no, now, Guy Beryl said, and she
told him, proved to him, who Carrena
was
She raised her eyes then to his
"Can yon explain, Guy, the mistake
she madc?n
eyes, he said flush reddenng his
face; "it was my cousin Ward. He
told me the story before he died. He
thought the minister who married him
suspected something wrong, for he
recognized him as one he had heard
preach in church he visited with his
wife, for you know his legal wife was
living when he woocd this gill.
Boryl interrupted himwith a gesture
OF infinite pain,
Guy She said, "you must give this
girl back her rights She is the LEGAL
heircss Of all this wealth, and her faith
er's will does not allow you to sign a
penny OF II away 10 another, and-and
1t would be terrible to bring that story
Of my fathers crime TO the worlds gaze.
Guy, you will marry this girl"
But BcryL ! AIN willing to give up
The wealth. "
She smiled.
But that will not give IL to her. If
You refuse II, then It goes to another
purpose. You must give it blackjack
% the daughter Of him who was more
han a father to you who took YOU a
helpless baby tohis home and to whom
you owe all that YOU are. This is your
gratitude, this his reward. that Won
would see his child pcnniless on the
world to please yourself? love Won.
guy but ! am strong enough to make
he sacrifice
81 will be strong rs well, he said,
)ut there was moro strength than Bit
erness in his voice.
He sought Carrena then, and she
recognized the difference between him
md the man whose wife she believed
herself