The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-09-28

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OF voices so sweet that 1t seemed as
If angels must surely be singing heav-
ly anthem. In the faint light not form
could be seen. The tone OF voices In
dicated youth and supreme happiness.
Trembling with awe and pleasure, Miss
Cowles emerged into the moonlight just
as the last notes Of the choral hymn were
dying away inside. N Nothing could have
been more imposing-no time more Sc
ductlye to q plastic mind. Under a
sacred pledge of secrecy these visits
were repeated, Little by little the ma
Jestic ritual OF Rome was unfolded.
Bolder became the attendance Of Miss
Helen.
SENSATION OF LOVE.
She began meeting select few of the
best young Catholic society of Cleveland.
Among these was young man of wealthy
parentage, culture and line prospects,
whose name il not now recalled. He
soon began quietly escortlng Miss Helen
home, but for reasons mutually known
but never mentioned, she did not invite
him in, nor did he tarry long a. the part
Ing.
CHILD or lie CHURCH.
Quietly Miss Cowles took the solemn
vows that made her member OF the
Roman Church, and ths war between
bishop and editor still continued and
grew in heat. The association of Helen
and her young male friend, though they
were not formally engaged, became OBJ
served, and was discussed In young So
ciety some time before 1t reached the ed
itor'S ears When it did the wrouged
parent was furious. He deprived his
daughter OF outdoor liberty, save in CON-
pany with other members Of the family.
She was forbidden u enter Catholic
church or to recognize her lover. Helen,
naturally not very robust, worried con-
SANITY under the restraint, and grew Ill.
Under the advice of physicians she was
sent abroad with the hope that she might
forget church and lover and regain her
health.
EVER UNDER RoAE'5 viGILANr EYE.
On the same steamer that took her
across the Atlantic from her lover and
church he had learned to revere, was
fine physical specimen of N u. He soon
became acquainted with the bauished
girl, as acquaintanceship is easily made
on ocean steamers. He was dressed in
the garb OF a Catholic divine. Father
Schultz was frequently in Miss Helen's
company, aad soon learned from
her the contemplated path of her
travels. 1t was an easy mat
ter for him to modify her
route to meet his own views, as he was
familiar tn all the avenues of Eu-
ropean tourists. He turned up OCCASION
ally on Mis- Heen's pereg nations, and
ever had some European FIR end of good
family to introduce. These were In
variably Roman Catholics in their faith,
and Miss Cowles became familiar VITA
the grand Catholic cathedrals of France,
Italy and Germany. She was placed on
Intimate acquaintance with some of tho
noblest deyotees of the Roman church in
France.
HER SECOND LOVER.
Her lovable ways won to her the scion
OF one OF the oldest aristocratic houses
of that country. The young Marquis
Fontenay, wealthy, handsome and very
devout, was thoroughly captiyated with
her person and mind, and when the
strange story of the cause of her presence
in Europe was artfu ly revealed to him by
Father Schultz, he grew wild to claim
her as his own. His family was adverse
to the union in the beginning, but the
mild, frank, sweet ways of Helen soon
won them, and in their hearts they deep
ly p tied her as they became conversaut
with her history. The Marquis, after
respectful lapse of time, declared
his affection and asked Helen's in
return. With directness which was a
striking beauty of her character she
confessed reciprocal love, and accepted
the proposal of marriage. A fathers
stern refusal and his presence in Europe
was the reply given to request for his
blessing. second time was the poor
girl separated from man whom she had
In sorrow learned to love better than all
others on earth. Arrived at her Cleve-
land home, she became q recluse. At
tendance at her chosen church was de-
MED her. She was forbidden to RE-
spond with her betrothed-save to send
him one cruel message-that he must
learn to forget her, as her fathers refu-
sal made their union an impossibility.
Under such conditions it is not to be
wondered at that her h altl broke COM
pletely down.
DECIDES TO TAKE A NUNS VEIL.
Frightened at her failing condition,
she was again sent on an ocean trip.
Arrived in Europe, she met many of her
old friends, but the Marquis Fontenay,
In despair, had joined the French army
and gone off to the Asiatic colonies. She
brooded over her wrongs, only finding a
slight consolation In her religious de.
votions. Naturally, she sought
greater refuge where she got the
little that was allowed her. She
resolved to take the sacred veil that
would forever shut her out from world
which certainly had been cruel to her.
Rome reverently held out to her an invit-
ing hand. Within the imposing and sa-
cred walls OF St Peters, in the presence
of the Hoy Father, Plus IN, she took
the first preparatory ceremony looking to
her becoming a recluse. In that grand,
classic editice, with her face looking to
Heaven aud her hand on the Holy Book,
she became forever devotee of that
faith.
THWARTED AGAIN.
by some unknown person a notice of
her actions and Intentions were hurried
by cable to her father in Ohio The instru-
mentS between Cleveland and the White
House clicked sharp, fat and long that
day. From the Department of State
William M. Evarts' spatches went thick
across the Atlantic to the limited Statas