The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-15

trembled with expectation and excite
ment. Would he not speak TO her or
bid the servants question her as 10 her
intrusion and desires?
But he said nothing, and Sultana was
beginning 10 feel weary OF the un
hanging spectacle and the silence of
She dazzling company when suddenly
The strains OF music were again heard.
wild, weird music which seemed as n
L would rend the yiolins. Al the same
moment a strong smell of roses per-
gaded the room and the guests all rose
with animated and uneasy gestures
gushing their chairs aside. The bride
! groom was he first to rise lie lifted
ais glass and seemed about to drink.
when suddenly he threw 1t violently to
The ground, and, selling knife flung
It into the bosom of his bride. The
girl fell back with q scream, ard hor-
/ ror-strcken Sultana watched her life
blood oo2ing down her white satin
gown. In haste the youth rushed
across the table, smeared his hands in
The warm blood and to Sultana's terror
approached her with humble and be-
seeching air. showing her by his ges-
lures that he was begging Of her TO
touch his bood-staintd hands with
hers. Sultana, almost beside herself
with fright, tried to rush out of the
hall, but all the assembly gathered
round her, and falling on their knees,
showed by signs that they Were implor-
Ing her to fultill the young mans re-
quest
/ When Sultana returned 10 her moth
er's house at dawn the old woman
stood aghast at her scared face The
full moon has done YOU some harm
after all How your hands burn. You
must come to bed ar once" For some
1 lays Sultana remained unconscious;
I then delirium Seized her She raved
continually about the unknown youth
4 and the scene which had taken place In
the haunted castle.
She has gone mad said the neigh
/ bors TO zach other, Is one by one thew
tame to inquire and saw the poor girl
throwing her arms over her head or
hiding her face in her hands and cry
/ ing bitterly
Yet Sntana recovered She never
alluded Is what VIZ nppcrmost in her
thoughts Soon after she had regained
her usual health she resolved to cues
ton an old witch who was supposed
to be we'll yersed in magic Of all kinds
Having entered her miserable little
hut. which was filled with all kinds of
curious looking objects, she sat down
on a low stool before the fire and said.
I am told you possess powers unusual
10 most people. | have. therefore, come
to ask you to tell me all You know
about the haunted castle lying at the
foot Of our village If you do NOT
know its history can you not by yoar
magic spells find It OUT?
The old witch answered. Il know
it's history and viii tell Il YOU Three
hundred years ago the son of a mighty
hoyard (Roumanian chief who inhsb-
tied the castle fell in love with a beau
tiful peasant girl His parents. OF
course, opposed the marriage and be-
trothed the unhappy youth to the
daughter Of another hoyard. who was
immensely wealthy and powerful The
poor peasant girl poisoned herself he.
fore the marriage took place. On the
very eve of the ceremony the youth en-.
treated his fiancee Ia release him from
his engagement She was a bad aud
heartless woman, who laughed in his
face. and tainted him, telling him that
she was quite content to possess his
riches without possess ag his heart
And then at a large dinner given in
honor of the bride
stop! | know the rest; he stabbed
her"
Il see you have heard the tale be.
fore" said the witch do you alsc
know that the wretched souls Of thesa
people who died so long ago return BY
night and haunt the castle hall, where
they are bound TO go through the ter.
rible scene continually until some liy-
ing girl who resembles the girl the
youth loved, will consent TO touch TIE
Young mans bond-stained hands.
This is the only means OF lifting his
Leavy curse and frightful punishment
10 is likely TO last forever, as he will
never find human being capable OF
such a sacrifice rs the instant she
touches his blood-stained hands she
must die.
A week after this conversation had
taken place, Sultana was found dead IN
the hall of the ruined castle and car.
ried tenderly by her people TO her
home. All who saw her We're struch
by the peaceful and happy look on her
face and a few days later. at her
funeral the astonished peasants no
ticed the presence of a tall and ex.
tremely handsome youth wrapped in
long black COAX who spoke to no one
but fingered by the grave after all the
others had left.
The priest. whose cottage overlooked
the cemetery. related that he saw the
mysterious youth lie down on tn
freshly filed grave and slowly sink
into the earth that covered Sultana.
Underground River Connects Lakes.
News of the discovery of a big IN.