The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-07

was fast mastering kim.
He had forgotten TO use the plural. Hearts
ease started up, and again cheek and brow
were crimson. st. John hurried on:
II am not poor man. / have means
ample means. ! ask you to give me great
happiness, and you refuse It,"
But ii arsease could not answer now.
Her eyes, blinded with tears, were fixed on
the fire again.
Her lips qulyered, her breast heaved with
the quick throbs Of her breathing, her hands
were locked together to stay their trembling,
but the tension of the muscles showed the
! effort
St. John made one step forward, and knelt
at the girls feet, clasping her hand in a
passionate clasp.
"You will not take gift from me-" he
said, all his great love for her In eye and
voice. Give me a right to help yon, give
me what have so longed for, so striven to
gain Will you deny me that, Heartsease-
my Heartsease"
Even as he spoke he had risen and thrown
one arm round the form that, as he drew 1t
closer to him, bent like willow towards
him in half unconscious yielding, and now
the girl rested in his embrace, the long tres
SEES swept his breast, he bent his lips TO the
sweet trembling lips, and kissed them again
and again, kissed her brow, her eyes, her
hair.
"My own precious Heartsease," he whis-
pered brokenly at length. "You do love me,
lIeartseaseW
'You know it" she whispered, hiding her
face.
Eyes, | know it, darling; but you did not
know ii, and was so afraid that, perhaps,
| had not won you"
A long interval of happy silence, then a
whisper from Heartsease.
"Have you loved me lOng?"
lie looked down smiling into the grey
eyes that met his half shyly.
Loved you long% he said tenderly. 1T
was for your sake, Heartsease, that l came
here"
For my sakew Heartsease lifted her
self in her amazement. For my sake" she
repeated. 81 never saw you before you
came"
mo, darling; but saw you that day you
went to ST. Peters Church. and | followed
you home, and found out that your mother
took boarders, and came. Like one OF your
novels, isn't it?'
Yes"
| Heartsease leaned on his breast again, anc
her eyes grew little troubled.
She hardly realizal it yet, and vague
fee inc Of mystery was creeping over her.
but Is i, rue" she said at last, that 20,
are going into the Foreign 0iiice"
"Well no, Heartsease, it is not true. Dom
be frightened. i am not an adyenturer."
81 hnow that" said she, looking up int
| his face, and thinkingi in confused name
Of the people at the theatre, and the cousin
who was SO like her lover. who are yol
then?'
ST. John laughed, and went to side table
whence he fetched "Peerage."
Heartsease followed him, and stood b,
him bewildered while he turned the page
rapidly. Suddenly he paused, laying hi
finger on the page before him. and read out
"Avonleigh, Earlof, Baron st. John, etc
ancestor Godfrey St. John, who was
doughty knight in the reign Of Henry H.
married. 1S-, Margaret, second daughter 0
Richard Marquis Of S0merville, had issue
Albert Ernest, born June o, rs
well, H.artsease," for the girl was look
ing at him with dazed wondering eyes. HI
folded his arms round her and drew her t
his breast again. "My own darling, why
are you trembling? Lord ST. John will love
you as dearly as plain BERTHE ST. John. Yot
must forgive the deception, Heartsease
Your mother would not have taken the Ear
of AvOnlelgh's son and heir as boarder
would she? and could not come to her anc
say, Madame, saw your daughter and was
| captivatcd, please let me improve the &C
quaintance,' could l?'
"Oh no--no" said Heartsease, half laugh.
ing and half weeping, but there is such a
difference between US! am not Of your
rank How could your parents and friends
be willing to receive me?'
St. John lifted the sweet April face to his
own.
Dear one" he said quite gravely, there
are only two people in the world | feel
bound TO consult in so vital matter as this
my father and mother, and have no fear
in regard to them. They ask only that
shall give my name to a woman well born
and worthy the trust OF mans honor.
They are The dearest best of parents tlIat
ever son was blessed withal and they will
try all they can to spoil you. AS for friends
and relations in general, their views need
not trouble either Of us-need theyp"
NO" said the girl in a whisper; but she
trembled still.
The relation thus made to her did not in
any degree elate her; no stately picture Of
palatal abodes and the glory Of rank and
wealth arose before her, but vague fear
how could she be fitted to grace station so
much above her own?
But st. John soothed her tenderly.
"You are so f1,Souciunte," he said, smil-
ing. You have no idea Of your own beau
ty--you will make sensation at Courtw
AT Court? Oh, Albertw
"Oh, Heartscase, you must be presented,
you know; but am longing to bring my
father and mother to see you, and"
A touch on the d or, and Heartsease
would have started from her lovers arms,
but st. John held her tight.
ut is only Katie" he said, and when the
girl came in, and drew back, he rose and
said quietly:
DON'T run away, Katie. Come and tell
me you are glad to see me 50 well occupied,
and tell Inc also il your mother is well
enough to see me-
Lord ST. Johns news had a magical effect
on Mrs Vernon, and that night was brlmful
of happiness
OF course St. John heard good deal
about the people he didn't know" at the
Vaudeville, and the cousin who was so
like him."