The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-14

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His babbling ceased. He opened his
eyes and lay strangely still, looking
at her
"Little France" he whispered, lis
It thou?"
| 81, indeed. Philip" cried the girl
"My wife!" he murmursd.
"Yes yes, now and forever! Q
Philip, Philip, called to God out of
the deep and He heard me! We will
never be parted"
'You have called me back to life"
he murmured.
She laid her head upon his breast,
as she had done many times before In
Canada. He closed his eyes. Had he
tainted? But, no, she felt the pres
sure of his hand. He would recover
now. 1t needed no other skill than
that supplied by her loving heart to
assure her of that. He had grown
| strangely calm in her presence Her
own strength came back to her before
his weakness. She seemed to lift him
up to life and love again. The silence
| In the cabin was broken only by the
sound of the waves rushing along the
side, the creaking and grooming of the
| timbers from the uneasy pitching OF
the ship.
Hatfield beckoned old Slocum, and
the two men slipped noiselessly out.
II guess he don't want me no more,
SIR" said the old sailor, sadly, as he
stepped out of the cabin. AN | took
keer on him wen he was babby."
"And lost my ship. darling" whis-
pered Philip at last, all the sorrow of
sailor and captain in his voice.
eyes, but the admiral said you had
done nobly and you were not to mind.
He would see"
"Ah, he is kindly mani"
"He was kind to me. too. And !
am grateful"
"And /, too"
philip, do you know that am alone
now but for yon?" continued the girl,
sadly. Grandfather, friends, country,
all seem to have gone down in that
terrible ship"
Twas not my ship that sunk her.
dear" protested her husband. Gods
hand dealt the blow. He saved you.
He brought us together again. | shall
be all things to you by His help. !
promise Him, promise YOU"
"And | believe you and trust you.
| always believed you-and trusted
you, even as child, my Philip"
"And you will do so stjll?"
ITO the very end
''That picture Anne. darling" whis-
pered Grafton at last, that you gave
me, twas broken by the blow that
struck me down"
"Iet it bel" cried the girl. You
have me now, is not that enough?"
"And that slipper" he murmured,
that took from your room in the
tower"
did you take it?" she cried, family |
smiling through her tears. Il missed |
II and wondered"
"'Tis gone, too" he said, lost with
the Torbay."
philip" she said, suddenly, "that
other locket? All, you wear 1t still"
she added, lifting the chain with her
hand.
In spite of herself her eyes looked |
the desire she did not express.
"There can be no secret between us |
now, sweet Anne" said Grafton.
open II"
She drew back. His willingness was
all she wished
NAY, trust you in all. | have
gou. You are mine. No pictured
woman may rise to claim you now.
"None ever will, dear" he answered.
but open IT, desire it. The dead
general would wish ii, too, could he
Dut know you"
with eager hands she drew the lit
lie golden locket from its weather
stained leather case. She pressed the
lpring and opened IL. The miniature
II a beautiful young woman looked up
II her. As she gazed at IL moment 4
Ter eyes filled with tears. She could
lot help but be very jealous.
"she Is very beautiful" she muir
nuTeu, pluiuls, ioOhlhs rum Na0
portrait at her husband
, lis she?p he said. family. II never
iaw her" ......l....,.,... !
Never saw hsr!"
mo, she was the betrothed of Gen.
Wolfe. He gave me the locket the
light before the battle of Quebec. and
JADE me place 1t in her hands when |
eturned 10 England, with all the love
II his heart. and he told me to tell no
me; but now you-well, we will take
{ TO her together"
"Yes. yes-poor maideni All. Philip,
;ir Philip. how well you English know
low 10 love a woman,"
"A man would be poor fellow, in
Iced. Anne" he answered. whom you
ouid not teach to do that"
IT., Ia