The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-31

| man she had chosen from Inc whole world
TO love and marry, his handsome refined
face was bent over girl who was talking
most earnestly TO him, bent too with an
! expression OF londcst affection upou L.
! She saw him kiss the girls face, hold her
| hands in his, talk 10 her most lovingly,
and her heart almost stood still. Then the
| girl moved, and LUdy Lilias saw the same
| dark sweet face that had charmed her at
| the Meadow Farm.
at is the girl from the Iarnl.house,' she
! murmurcd!
Then it seemed to Lady Liias Audley
that she had discovered the whole blot
She remembered how Vane had refused to
enter the FARMHOUSE, how strangely he
behaved, and how i'll he had looked She
saw itall now. lie had loved this beaut.
ful dark-cycd girl!
"And he would marry me for my
wealth" she added to herself. al have
been dupcd, betrayed, and deceived. /
have been insullcd-und no Audlcy is in
suited twice. | will wait for him here
and part from him here. Let him keep
the village beauty he has wOnw
She stood erect in her indignant scOrn,
too angry just then to feel any pain, too
indignant TO feel any pity With pitiless
eyes and white set face she saw him kiss
the girl again.
"Ihosc are the same lips that kissed me
Yesterday" she said to herself. "Men are
traitors! !"
She saw them walk hand in hand to the
white gate which gave access to the high
road There he kissed her again, and he
stood unit! she had vanished from sight,
hidden by "a turn OF the road.
There was II smile on his face AS he re-
turned, and Lady Lilas heard snatch of
some gay loyc-song. Both song and smile
died away rs he saw her standing there,
white, silent, and motionless, her face full
of indignant scorn, and the passion-nOw-
crs IN her hand,
m.ilias" he cried.
Then great fear came over him, and
the two stood looking in silence at each
other She was the first TO break it. lie
came nearer to her, but she held up her
hand TO stop him.
"Not one word" she said in low stined
VoIcc--"not single word"
"l.ilias" he cried
"llusl--SIcncc---nO one word | know
| OIL You viii never dupe nor deceive me
uga,". know who that girl Is, and why
You kissed her How have YOU dared 50
| 10 instead mry'
And Nanc when he heard those words,
81 know ALL" believed at once that she
| knew that Kate was his sister, that she
knew the story of his humble birth and ac-
cuscd him Of loceiying her because he had
| AL 40 I all, I al
| piciOn of the truth, and believed that he
was in love with Kate.
"Lillas, will you lstcn?" he began.
All the pride and anger of her nature
were aroused, and shOnc in her face as she
answered
ono, | will not listen! have no wish
to hear why you have deceived me; and
we part This hour, never in life to meet
again. Have YOU deceived me or not?--
Speak truthrHlly."
IL have" he said, his head dropping on
his breast. IL have deceived you; but
listen, LiiaS."
e" will not" she answered, her pale face
flashing sc0rn and defiance. 81 forgot much
when promised to marry you, and you
| have repaid me by deceit You see these
luNNlbl-lDNtlNt NNIllllH WlDllB, 1 HUllI'ltu
| them for YOU, See how | destroy them -
She tore them into shrcds and threw them
upon the ground. ain the same way
tear from my heart all traces Of love for
| YOU. take back my promises. You have
| deceived mC-go!"
dior Heavens sake, LiliaS, liStenl |
meant to tell you. | would not have mar
| ricd you without"
81 refuse to listen to another word"
she said. "Nou add insult to injury. DO
YOU suppose should have listened to such
Il story"
They still misunderstood each other
She was speaking Of his supposed love for
the girl and he believed that She was speak
ing of his having concealed from her the
story of his birth.
81 could have forgiven you anything but
this" she went ON bitterly-"anyt
rather than deceit. We part nov, and |
bid YOU farewell"
81 feared it would be so. Oh, Lilias,
can you not see why dared not tell your
feared you would send me away"
81 can only think you mad she said
scorniully. "Onc hour ago thought YOU
u gentleman, "A man of honor-truthful-
noble. Now | know you to be traitor
gov
"You will not hear me, IiiasI"
81 will not \ few false speciOus words
from YOU cannot make me forget what |
have seen--what know llcncctorward
we are as strangers"
"a condemned man is allowed to speak"
he pleaded.
"a condemned man is not always a
traitor. II you had, in the heat of anger,
tried to Stay me, would have forgiven it.
Cold-blooded wiliul deceit can never par
dom"
lie raised his miserable face to hers.
81 see. OF course YOU could never par
don it. was mad. have been in Para.
disc; now 80 to utter darkness and dc.
spar You are right 1t was prcsumptu.
Gus madness"
She seemed surprised at his words, not
quite understanding them.
"Do not hate ne if you ever think of me-"
he entreated in a low broken voice. "Rc.
member only that shall love YOU with my
dying breath"
"Good-bye," she said proudly, as she
turned away leaving him there alone.
"She did not see that he went to the spot
where she had stood, and, kneeling, kissed
the long grass that her feet had touched.-
1t was all over, he thought The darkness
and chill OF death and ucsoiltion had fallen
over him, and the light OF heaven shone
over him no more.