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,tiie Girsrs aiRSE. . T THK ACTIIOR O 'OUIl.TY WITHOUT j , taunt," iiiKARi:Ki:ns of v; ILBNA IOON." JETC. lie amUed, annY tnrttlrrx to the Rrof.m. took from lilm a dainty silver-mounted rid-IitR-whip, widen tin j.t"a-od In Hum's hand. ''Oh, Sir riilllp' the quick color rush- 4I rr IsT lln ..!.,..' - i.t. I. v u III full I IP SO in vili li i . . t. ltnd! Wham perfect lilllu Imaulyof a whin, which, I am aure, hy-thc-wiiy, .shall Dot have Unite in uch 1 And the saddle mid brldld arc lowly. You Imw i n t ' o beggared me in words, bul uot iu rii- Yoti Corset thai, If gratitude were due tome from you, it would lie nunc titan lamolliwl lie mini In lull fur the honor you do mc In aeci iitine; my poor Kin." , With thin gallant speech Sir l'hlltp vaulted Into the saddle, and the two riders took the roiut to the Larches. Mr I'll H I p saw in a moment that lima was a jirai iici'tl horsewoman, hlio t-at licr steed well, and none nut it skillful rider couhl have mastered Zuleika, who wm completely under lite control of the fill's firm but gentle hand, lima was enrap. t ii led with the mure, and Sir I'liMp utter riding for a while in almost perfect silence Mid ...... t "I see you are mistress. I would not for the world have any but such a rider us you are mount Zuleika." MVa that," nuked the girl, laugh! n?, "why you preferred to bring her with you?" "Yes., I knew, of course, that you .wero a crack 'horsewoman, or 1 should not Lave selected Zuleika; hut forgive n.e If 1 wunti'd to nmko ussurunco doubly sure by Jiavliijf, mademoiselle's debut with you under my own eye. You nee, though she lias been exercise d fur a lady's riding, she la never yc.tbeeii ridden by a lady." : "There I nothing to forgive, Sir I'hillp. T. i.. ....... ..r i. r..i i-... Jfc in si'li 'HM4 vi ,vw .v iv au viiiwiiu iui me. If h;ul gone out the 1li-st lime w ith Koland, and Zuleika had bolted, ho would never have been able to catch her up. 1. call bis home Tom a monster tit to draw a ninc-pounder unaided !" fcir l'hilip laughed at this piece of youth, ful exaggeration ; and so, eiialling, they rode in the sunlight and undertint spread lug bought of lurch and elm, till they came iu sight of tho Lurches. They saw tlio horses beiore the door, aud the Sabine girl" and Uoland outhu terrace; aud lima, girl-like, put Zuleika into a swift canter, pulling up the marc in such splendid btylu clone by the steps that a cry of admiration greeted tho feat. "Isn't she a darling?" said lima, bend. In; from the saddle, flushed and laiiirliiiiL-. us they all rubied round her; and at the same in-tant Sir l'h i Hp rotlo up. "Well dne, lima," he said; and then, raising hit hat, and bowing low to -Mrs, Sabine, he dismounted and went up the terrace to greet her. 'That horse is fearfully wild, lima," observed l'olaud, while hi it filters were admiring Ilma's w hij. "Are you sure you can manage her?" Hum's laugh rang out like a sliver bell. "I wish I was as sure of even tiling as I am of that," she replied. "Steady, dear," us Zuleika began capering a'Hnt. Oh, Kolauu, you will kill me! W hat ha made you timid all In a moment?" "I shouldn't bu timid for a person I cared nothing about," said Uoland, look, lug up at her earnestly. "You can't care inueh for mc In thU short time you know, Uoland," responded lima, perfectly unconscious of uny deep meaning in bis word's " lint, whether you lo or uot, you need not pull a long lace for me." Uoland could not say more just then, for Sir Philip caine up and lilted Jtnse into her saddle, and Uoland was obliged to turn away to perform u like service lor .l.mie. f JJut, while he wits giving Ids Miter I he brl. die, ho kept his eyes lixed anxiously upon Zuleika, who was curveting ubout evi dently eager to be off. Hardly acknow 1 edged to himself, was an tin worthy desire in the young man's mind to llnd a llaw lit . Kir rhillp lhirrell's gift, to prove him wanting In suilicient cure for lluia's safe ty, while his ow n solicitude ,it even over anxious, would shine by contrast. "Sir I'liMp," he said a little abruptly to the ilarouet, Who, having attended to Kosc, was now turning away to hi own horse, f.uliika is terribly wild. I hardly think she is safe for lima to ride." For a second Sir l'liilip's haughty brow contracted, and the blue veins on the tern, ples'stuod out sure indications of a iiuiek and passionate temper; but lie checked the answer that rose to his lips, and replied cooly, though with some irony ' "1 think that 1 know huw to match hone and rider, Sshi ue; there Is no danger what ever." 'l hopo not," said Uoland shortly, turn ing red. . To tills Sir I'hillp gave no answer, lie mounted In silence, and barked his horse to ilma'i side. She had not heard w hat had Just pased,und was exchanging; ban. dilutee with Uue ami Janir. "Never mind," she said; "Zuleika can do without a flower she Is one herself." "Say rather,:' remarked. Sir Philip, "that she carries one already. What is it? Are Itnso and .lanle taunting you be. vausc their horses have flowers in their cars and Zuleika has not?" "Yes; but Fanny mid Delilah need all tho adornment they can get!" cried lima merrily. Zuleika shines by herself:" "Still, why should she lack ear-ring? Sc if you will accept It" detaching the dainty little cluster of flowers stephan. otls, mos rose-bud, and heliotrope ho wore in his button-hole.; but lima put out ft deprecating hand "Oh, no please don't I It Is suro to fall out; slid I cannot bear to rub you." "What Is freely kIv1 no robbery, 1U ma. Steady, Zuleika keep steady, prcU ty one, while 1 fasten 111" "Oh, I wWi you had not heard !" said lima, s Sir Philip bent down to fasten the Howcrs In their iilnee. " What will )ou do Without a bulttoit-lioK?" "I think I could live somehow," ho answered gravely, eveu If my loss wero not us In this case an immeasurable gain." "What ycrjr pretty speeches you do make," said I una, sedately, her eyes daue ingwltli fun "as sweet ns tho flower themselves I Thanks; you have fastened them beautifully, and takeu a lot nflrouhlo to do It. I am urn." " "NolbltlL' can bu a Iroubln tlmt U ilun for yon, llmu," replied Sir Philip, In u low tone tout only hu heard. , -ine worus escaped mm almost una ware, and he wns conscious of somethluu' 'iu hUvolott which hud not yet been urea- " c r" 'fl . i. .. . -i . . ' .. f k en i in it w uen uvspouo 10 ner. lie giuuc. kcd quickly aud earnestly at her face, and Daw that her color was a lllllo hlghtened, and that there was a hnlf.stiirllt.-d look In tlio large ttoiicyes, uui uiai wits nil, no 1 liad struck no. deep chord; or. If ho hud. ue did not know It herself. . i Koland saw tho transfer of the (lowers ; ' and tho Incident, trifling In itself, did not ecrUdiily tend to dimliiUh his resentment against Its loo fascinating hero. Kvon " titottgh Sir rump uiu not dispute iima's '- aocietr With him, but for nearly two miles '-,'usj bt'twcou ltoso aud Juulo, while Ilu. v .tv- land aiiitllma rodtpraetleally1 alone, yet the young nun wat' not softened toward his rival.- h ' " J ; - ' Jill rival! t Yrs; Koland Sahine, though ho had repudiated Uiv uccii.siiUihi of bchig in love with lima C'otelio, adinilled to himself without reserve that he felt for lluu what he had never felt lor any wo. man he lore. It Was truo that In a fashion he hail been In love three or four limes. At Cambridge he had even considered himself engaged to the sister of a college friend; but, when slie Returned his pre bents and letters, w ilh 4iuu from herself announcing her marriage to the oldest and richest of the dons, lie was rather morli lied to llnd how little hi happiness was affected by the event, and how impossible it was for him lo lose his interest in hunt ing and his appetite lor breakfast. ' At the present time Uoland flirted after a fashion with Zeph ilciu; but he meant no evil by it ; and lie would have been gen uinely surprised lo discover that ho had made uny' deep Impression on the girl's heart, lie had met her soiuel lines by ac cident, sometime half by design on both sides, mid had walked witli her, and kiscd her when they parted; he had also given her ribbons' aud trinkets. Hut all this had been done without Job Ueston's knowl edge; for, like his. ancestor, Job wus not, humble miller though he was, on-i to bear dishonor meekly; and Uo'aiul did not c'aro to Incur the sturdy miller's wrath; he. sides he did not care much about Zeph ut the best of times, and just now he cared less than nothing; for lima had complete, ly captivated him. Of course Uoland did not reflect that his nature and his cousin's were iiuitc nn tagonlstic, and that her training and edu cation had utterly untitled her lor conn, try lifo as he understood if. They had not a taste in common. She liked the country In a geueriil poetic kind of way, she was fond of riding ami boating and flowers and birds, but she had several times declared that she could not bear to live in tho couu try as her cousin's did. So Uoland ''Inn. dered on, ami madly imagined that this beautiful sprite might be induced lo think of him ks a lover, If she could only learn to fear, IT not distrust, Sir Philip Darrell. Meanwhile Ilma,not having the remotest ideas of her cousin's feelings, gave him hundreds of wounds from sheer careless ness. She was about wild as Zuleika herself, aud horse and rider played rare prank. "Mother your wheat-flclds!" said lima to Uoland, when he wa trying to point out some peculiarly line specimens of that cereal. "You'll never make a farmer of me, Uol. I don't care for it one bit ; I am not going to live in the country, you kuow." "How do you know, coz? Y'ou arc very confident." ' "Of course" raising her straight black brow. "I vont; that's all. Who's to make inef Not uncle." "You might change your mind." "Yes, when grass grows blue, and flow, ers head down," said lima perversely. "Now look, Uol. There Is Connaby Fell, Isn't it? Will you have a race? Tom won't bet Zulekia." They were riding ahead of the other three us Zuleika tossed up her head, suif fi'ig the breeze from the open moorland. Mr Philip rode up to Ilma's side, and laid his hand lightly upon her bridle hand. "Keep a tight rein," he said gently, as the girl looked up at him with the sweet bright smile she never gave to Uoland. I noticed that you were letting it slacken a little just now; and Zuleika will be olT like ligiituing If she gets her head." "Thanks," replied lima, obeying lilm at once. Uoland bit his lip hard. lie resented Sir Philip's interference where, as lie chose lo think, it was needless, seeing that he himself was by Ilma's side. " by Darrell," he could not resist say. Jug, "a good gallop will take some of the lliiseliiel out ol Zuleika. You forget," returned Sir Philip quiet ly, 'that there is a deep ditch only a short distance ahead, of which lima has never heard; aud, if Zuleika came on ft una. wares she might go into it instead of over it." "Hut she can leap it, can she not?" said lima eagerly to Sir Puilip; while Uoland lluslied botly and exclaimed "ion ought uol to leap thai ditch, Hum joii are too confident." "ion dear old woman, ' replied I una, laughing, "you can shut your eyes at the supremo moment. Is the ditch too wide, sir rump?" She did not Intend to annov her cousin by appealing directly from him to Sir Philip Darrell; still further from her mind was any Idea of coquetry; but Sir Philip was too generous to feel any triumph in the position ussigned to him, lie answer ed, smiling It is a good leap; but you can do II. You see, Sabine," he added to Uoland, "you do not know Zuleika, She is asplen did jumper, and 1 don't think you need lear for lima." Uoland was too vexed to acknowledge this endeavor to cover his defeat, but bis silence was hardly noticeable, as Uose and Jauic rode up, and in another minute they were all on I lie fell. Then ilassiu uud Zuleika gave their riders full opportunity of displaying their horsemanship, if they had eared about showing olT. Uose aud Janic gave their horses the rein; aud the sight of the gal loping steeds made tho Arabs wild with excitement. Uoland tried in vain lo keep by his cousin. Zulelka's swiftness com pletely put Tom spirited though he was to sliaum; and the young quirc wus fain to allow Ills horse a breathing, "Now, lima," said Sir Philip, reining hack his liery steed to the girl's side, "let her go. The ditch is within h quarter of a mile. Ills it good slxteeu-lect leap, You can do it !" he said, looking Into her eyes. "Yrs," she answered readily, without the least bravado, her cheeks flushing, and her eyes sparkling with excitement. "Away then;'' I.Ike mi arrow from a bow, Zuleika wus gone. Uose and Janle uttered a simulta ueousery or iniigled adiuimtloii aud fear. "Is she running away?" exclaimed the latter breathlessly. "No, no," answered Uose; "Sir Philip let herolf, J lo knows what he is about. See, bo alter her, taking it mure easily. Come, lei's see the leap." In another moment linn, with unerring Laud, lilted the Arab's bead to tiro leap I'here w a flvh, a wild halloo from n Inn, I, and Zuleika lauded lightly on the opposite hi Jet of (be wide? ditch, and stood panting ami trembling n little. Hun's hrlglit laugh rang out like a bell, us she bent over her bravo sleeil, caressing her tenderly. In another second Sir Philip Was by her side. "Well done," he said, his dark Imnd some I'ueeKlowIng with delight at Hie glrlV splendid feat "well (I. ne, Hum I I knew juu would take the dllcli In line style) mil, ny my faith, I never saw so dashing a leap:" "Kxcept your own Just now," returned tho girl, her heart throbbing fust to hour his praise. "You must bavu taken it ul most at a mi. Oli, Sir Philip, wonder what Uol will say now of Ziilnlkar She Is worthy of all you nay of her my beaull ful darling 1 bidlcvo she would 'like lo THE DAILY "CAIRO BULLETIN; go back again." , "And you too, eh, you wild sprite? No; lake pity on me, uud while the other are riding round It Is more, than half it inlio let us have u good gal lop over that piece of rolling country" pointing ahead. - "Oh, delicious 1" cried Hum. "Sir Phil ip one minute do look at them I Not onu of their horses can tako the diloh! lorn would have a fearful' cropper if he tried It." , "Tom is too' heavy, and has not tho atrideforsiicli a b ap," said Darrell, watch Ing vvilit it certain sense of triumph, Ito. land galloping oil, lor he had lima to himself for a lew Inlet' moments of happi ness. Doubtless Sabine would think he had urged tlm girl to tho leap on purpose, knowing that he could reach her uud Hint the others could not. Hut what did it matter? Ho was cnnseieuce.clear In this ut least, and, ior the rest, lima was by bis side, "And look," she exclaimed suddenly, "how well you fastened the flowers, Sir Philip; they bavu not lallou out!'.' Diirrell's dark gray eyes flashed, and the firm band on tho bridle trembled a little; be spoke impulsively. Yet, if titcy fell, you would not care, lima." She hud not looked at his face, but started at the ling of bitterness iu his tone. Something made her Instinctively keep Iter eyes turned from him us she an swered "But I should care Indeed- les belles fleurs!" "Y'es, les belles, fleurs," ho said mock Ingly; then, wheeling his horse "Now then, give rein!" Zuleika needed no more. With a Joyous neigh sin! tossed up her graceful head and dashed off, Darrell, wlio of course could havo easily pas.tcd hi. young companion kept at her side ; and away tliry went over the free moorland, witli tho brcezo whi tling past them and tho hot sun blnzing down, In the mad delight of that gallop lima almost forgot the pain Sir l'liilip's words and manner had given, uud scarce, ly thought, but only felt, that half the happiness would be if he had not been with her. Sirl'lilllp knew full well wiiyhN pulse throbbed so quickly us he rode over the moorland by lluia's side; and the strange old (ierniati legend came back to him of the terrible rido of Leuorc and her lover through Hie. forest, away, to unknown re. tjiou. lima was loo fair, too pure for so black a fate; hN love MioulJ nut destroy, but save ln-r. Death could not wrest her from such great love us his. Never, was love more true and faithful, never devo. lion more perfect; Ids every thought was bcrshis first hive; for, though be had tasted deep of lilr's pleasures, lit' hail lie v. er loved till now; uud now he laid dwu his lite at thu feet of u gidtb-n-liaired girl. Would she spurn the treasure, or would siie fear him? On, on they sped thrmigli the summer sunshine, away from the late lul river 'Let the dea l past bury its dead" m to the distant land of light and love. AVas the vow quite forgotten? His hand vvas on his companion's bridle, but, even as her questioning eyes were raised to his face, bis eyes were turned fi'imi lu.'r,anda mighty and terrible change had gone over her features. It wus welt perhaps that she did not meet his eyes just then, for surely she must have read there, in his whole heart, lint why did bis looks change, and ids checks grow livid, and his hand drop from, Zuleika's rein, and why did he check with au iron-hand his owu horses onward cour-e? llccausc of the sound titat came sweeping on the w iud "the sound of many water-," the sullen our of (Jipsy's Weir; and the awful Words flashed aeros bis mind "Kver DincU s ,ve shall prnre, and death in b lh who love." The liercc revulsion was terrible; he al most reeled in the saddle; he scarcely saw for one hewlldereil moment tint lima, un able at once toelu ek her horse, had turned how uud vvas riding back to him, lint, when the mist had rolled away from hi eyes, and be saw her, his love, so young, so wondrous fair, be felt tho bitterest an guish of self-reproach. Death to her, for whom be would shed his blood drop by drop smiling in the suffering borne for her sake? Had lie been mad, mad indeed? bul was it too late to save her to bear the curse alone. His st'rong will rose to meet the great need of the moment, lo hide the truth from lima. Y'l teven the quick command of feature which had become second na ture to Mill could not, In the few seconds that elapsed, smooth away all signs of deep emotion; and lluia's keen glance was keener now, loo, to read his taee. "What is it?" she said hurriedly, pans, ing and leaning forward, witli her largo clear eyes full ol trouble. ls it All, forgive me She raised her head and followed hi glance, which seemed to answer her, tiv wards the river. For a few seconds sbo sat quite. sil nt, listening to the roar of tho weir, her eyes dim with blinding tears; bul licr face quite turned from iter com panion, so that he could not sec it. "Don't trouble your boimle head, lima dear," he said half lightly, half caressing, ly, as one might speak to a child. "I am so grieved that I caused you even a pass. Ing trouble! lint the sound came on mc suddenly and unnerved me; for I vvas hr. getting the shadows iu the sunshine, and needed a reminder, 1 suppose. Hark there Is Kolaud's shout 1 Shall we make a detour round the bracken yonder and Join them?" lima made no answer, but silently loosed In r bridle and rode oil' again, Sir Philip by her side, Shu could not liavo spoken ono word. She still kept her face, away from him, though now there was an added pain that yet helped her to gain self-con. trnl. She was a child to him then only a child? Well, and did uol she behave liko a child? Wiial else could ho think her? She was not seventeen yet, not for another week; so It was only kindness when he said Unit nothing was a trouble that was done lor her. He only wanted to tense her, when be mocked her about the flow, eis; ami why, of course he would not have xiven her Zuleika, If h't had thought she vvas more than a child Well, hern were the' others J and Imw vexed Uolund was.lookliig, though lie laughed and called out Truants!" Then sjie girls camn up, and there was a good deal or laughter uud hunter; and lima laughed as much as any one; but she wits conscious all thu time liiul Uoland was any tiling but' pleased She dltl not care Iu Hie least about Hint, and was us far us over from Imagining why lie should be vexed, except that bo bad Hot wanted her to leap the ditch, ,Hic let him keep her by his side however, and talked and latljlnil, and sceiued iu lino splrl is. Holiiud proposed crossing tlm Cnalmere, and returning home by the .Mill; and us lio olio objected to tint Idea, they made fur a narrow bridge, tlmt spanned tho river three or four miles above Scarth Abbot- Only two horses ubrciist could oi ds, bridge, ami here it happened that SlrPhll p Dnrrell and Hum were side by ,idu Bguliu "What a rapid current tlm rlvvr hasj" said tho L'lrl.lilinld that he should Udult she hud been iinnoyed when ho had last SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 10, .KS9. spoken to ner. Ay," ho answered, glancing over tho low parapet, vvllh a slrungo thought of what that swift sircnnf might bu bearing uwuy be Inn) many days were past ; "uud il will be running six miles uu hour or more before loiig." . ' lluia's words w'cro hardly relevant to tills remark. "Sir fhilip, Ih It all true really true?" she said iu a low tone. "Sceptical still, young America after vvhal 1 showed you the other day loo, and the dreadful s Lories 1 told you?" lima did not kuow that. bis Jesting tone was ii rcliigo for himself; In her tones there vvas not doubt, but tin ImU'ibin dread, a yearning niter a poshihiliiy , tho wild cll'url to grasji at souiu means of c. cape, but the feeling thus lliicoucintsy expressed might not really have taken a hoidoit the girl's inner life. She could not he Indifferent to bis fate; but It need not Inll ieuce her while existence, "Don't laugh at me, please," ..aid lima, trcniiilimr; it Is not only only the curse 1 mean, but the other what they say about the floods this year." That the rains will come early I have no doubt, 1 1 1 ii :t ; but as to the rest, It may or may not be; Indee.!, tlm iieedl'ul sacri. flclng' must be brought about quickly, or another vlclim must be found, for I hall not be here to civo up my life lor some one as yet. unknown." The girl drew a long deep breath it might have been of relief, or of pain, or both. Sir Philip's hand was on her bridlo again, on her hand which trembled under tho touch, yet not more than his, which rested I Itero so lightly, yet llngeriiigly. "lima," said the sweet low voice, resn. lutely controlled, "answer me. There Is no j.'sting now. Do you believe iu the curse that Is on my house?" "I cannot but believe it, Sir Philip; and yet yet " "Yel what?" as she paused. Thi! girl flushed and" paled iu a breath. "Ah, do not ask me!" Her eyes fell and her bosom heaved How could she say lo him that she believ ed a noble lite could not be doomed forev er for a sin not his, that u uohh- love -ivcn and received must be a savior and not a destroyer? She might have sal 1 it three days before even perhaps yesterday; but now she shrank from the very sii'dei-l. Sir Philip dropped his bund, aud turned away. She belieed in the curse, believed that there were woe and death iu loving him, aud yet did not not fear him; then it was not too laic she did not love him. Nay, in so short a time bow could she? And yet in the very moment that he re joiced that lie could save her, Ids heart was crying out, beating wildly against its prison lar, "Oh, I Inn, lima, my soul, were a thousand years of life to bo mine, I would give tiiem all for the bliss of one brief moment one moment to hold thee in thee anus, to feel thy heart thj'ob an an swer to mine, to ki'S thy sweet lips, and hear them whisper, 'Philip, 1 love thee!' " Hut be only said "Pardon mc! i will not ask you any more questions. Thanks, Hurt." They had reached the op;,oite bank, aud HOW pulled lip for the olhers to J i:i them; and lima louud herself once mure by Uoland's side. It chaiiccd that lima had uoi yet vi-ited the Weir Mill; and us the riders ap proached it, Uolaml propo-cd tlial siui should see It now. ' "Hut Sir Philip might not I iUo it," be. gan tho girl. Sabine lau,iied. ".My dear coz, you mift not think that tiiere is an active hatred on lie. ton's part against tlte Darrell, though certainly he- bears tbcin no good will; moreover, Dar. rell himself is far loo haughty to regard tho hatred of Inferiors. lima however persisted in appealing to Sir Puilip. He laughed. "Your wish would be enough," he said gallantly, even, if 1 had any ooj-cliiiii ; and 1 have not Indeed. There is .lob Ili -ton ut the dour, and Zeph feeding chickens outside." Yes, there stood Jo'i Ilcstoii, with fold ed ni'uis, loaning again si I .c door, and watching the ad valuing riders scriitiuis. ingly, or rather watching Sir Puilip ami llmu, for tho horses were coming up the fiver bank all abreast at an easy t rot, II. ina riding bet w een Darrell and Uoland. Job llcsiuii's gipsy descent was plainly marked on hi!.ic", and it was not a ple.is. ant (ace; the brows were heavy, the lips thick, uud tilt- eye sinister. Zeph iiu had ceased from her occupation, aud also watched the riders. Mie knitted her brows and clenched her hands under her apron, as she looked from the young Squiro to llmu. "What am I tober?" she iiittl fred Hut, if the Dark Daricll laiicic her, sm would love him rather than U daud .ioiiiu. Who would nut except lor the curse:-" "Zeph;" said .lob suddenly, startling tin- girl Irom ln-r angry thought. "Yes, lather." "They arc coming here, 1 suppne they want In show the Imvlgn missy the Weir .Mill. I'll lav It she know Hie story lung agol 11 1, hal" "Of course, fai her; yet what If slm should lint herd and marries sir Philip?" It's never Sir Puilip will marry I wot," returned the miller grimly, "unless lie laks his wife Iioiiii: bet Ween HOW and bt. U.u Iholonicw ; fur the lb"tls will bo out, and he has but a few it.n s more ol life." "Father," said Zeph, turning pale, "why should it bo Ibis lime?" -Hih, girll See lln- foreign missy rides Zuleika, the choicest mare in the Court stable. Do you think Sir Philip will leave Scarlh Abbot? Not lie! Mi his fate that keeps him hero; and, II ho suiil to-iluy, that he would leave, 1 should know il could not he. He sure Sir Philip will never see gray hairs, and a atruuger will reign ut Court befbro the irecs aro bare." Hut Zeph was a woman and grieved for tho handsome and winning Lord of tho Manor. Tim rlilors camo on ami drew up before the Mill, and sir Philip, over courtly, raised hi hut la Zeph, as slm ran forward ctirUeylng, and asked smilingly If .MU C'ostello might took over tho Mill, "Surely, Sir Philip, and welcome t" re. piled Zeph, stealing a glance ill Itolanil Hut Uoland wus looking at Hum; and Zeph hated lima, To be Continued) WSSMTneiT.V syV! -mi in in a A m A W E? 4 flJ tT4 XSk a & Sr. S. Sibboo' s E stomal PiloRcmcdy tilVfsliistnnt.-chiil niiitiniintnrslblna CURE FOR ALL KINDS OF PILES, pniil hf Dnmiti-Upvprywhrri. I'rlri., l,iinn, hni irfwiMeveiiUl. HnmeVs sent five lo pliuirlniu nilltlsiilh-fers.Sy P S-iitnt-rl1-r A i n, lf(i am tltW loratfllr, blubiuuisutumiset"Jiib4i,a r GREAT Gkr "DKSTUOVKK. DAlilJY'S. Proiliylactic Flui(lv! r- Pitting or SMALL POX Pmvc tiled. Tiers pn rifled and heiij. il. tiatiKrene pre vented ami cured. Tlyscntrv rioed. W munis lienli d rnpblly . Rciirvy curtd In short t me TcHer !i led up. Il Is iieif.'C. ly harmless. Ki T .ore lb run t ii Is n top ('lit p aY! '-'i,. ';VrT?g: HSiiiB DiPTIIKKI A PukvkntkT) l lltiieui til' MOiilt'il. hii It Vur prevented by Its UN It, in C'lfts of death In tho Iioiihu, it ulinuld ill- . -ays bis nii;rt about the corp-i It will prevmr nay tulple-i" toil smell. An mill (lute Tor mil ill or ve;. elulile polsonn, stints. Ac. Utinvrt rous eflliivhis of rick roi'iii mill inspll h'h removed ! its ii". Yi.l:ow fever tudicaled. , SMAJ.L POX Ji It AIM CAT K D ( imliiyloi. UiiKltntuil. Hick roi nis puriUcd and niudo pli'ssniit Kevured iiinl "h'k per sons relieved au i re fnsiinl bv I'Htlilni: wlih l'roj'h)lui'lle Hiibl ft'hlcd to thu water. Soli while complexions secured by lis nee in bu tiling Impure, air much- harm less and puriib-d ly sprinklniK Darhy's I'liihl alini't. To purify thu h'ciilh, rli-i.. i-o tho teeth, It iiu. 'I he iirpficd. Catarrh relieved nml en reil. rrycilii'la cured . I .il'rtiH I lleved Imeri'tly, Kenrs prcvei'tcil . Jb moved ull unpleasant dors , C-rKSSM 523 SC A It LE T I UUKD la fiict il ! the great Disiiiftctuiit and Purifier. ritsi'.iiini nv J.II.ZKIL1N A: CO.. .Msnilfaetttrlni; Chemists, B'M.K l'HOI'KIKTOH. ZYT' CONSUMPTION. Owing to a l'Oj.nlnr Idea ihst a rcmedr said in cttres variety of rtia'ailles i-lcii d he lr aled w tli caulloti. if i ot n ilcii'ti, the inventor tie'ittit U scut.' time in plie mi it b. fire U.c pub ic ; hi.l f otn thi-cra if' in;' ae-'irm ie by it crcut i u . ter ofili" runt vu lizii.i: ntitl health n''ieiiijj crop. riles of his pri'pnrtitb'ii ol lit I nj hi lilli - iiu.li r n vs-i t.v of cirru-.i-Mires hn if i (j in ly iaii,iled Ibat t'.-ci-i-i fT"C'!s i.iv acttrt-! bv it- n .thai it" set "ii I" pictilinr lo Ills I'lilmr.i'l .ii. sad Unit '"i-iiniiup. lion i. i ut o"lv ctiriib , tiut. up to a ci-rt.-t'o .t la an ca.l'y controlled us mut otuir organic i.b-eau-s While II e Hie aim i l the !t.vi Mm y cortv. v It., formation t u )i a. reimi-" Ii a I! :'i .'h,i. lu u, il i htc firm belief ibnt it., lire ivil, l e u!ili'i c !n all wliii ibtiire a be l;fe '-r who ur sir-n-.Iini: tor lii-aoa H'ltli a l.iitfi l i fe 1 i th- el-a r i to t n! twilv-veins, !' wi.ild led ('.esjitir of r. rioriiu- u pit' en! ill'.-ru U tleai I'l ' a'lote IiiiloeJ (li-e t-e. ev.'n Ih nb f liureil t i a vi r I "' rl.tU n:nl .jt coin.lkati.d tn- aclesl mifsnic li,sa. Pi. m, .Vim . Vay I't-h. 1"s . PcsrS'r: Ai v me to "iy tlmt I ei-ln ia yo'ir "Ilyi'i.; luthpl lies" mesi hllily. mil for ihosc en R id II. rob m-iitea which diuiv kri ly on the lierveit aY'l-m il I" :liVU lO le. I have io-f'1 it til s -elf nil tlie ni'-ct Oiff-ir ory n sn ts and l.ave i.'i Irciluci.U it lo a l.irjre mi other of my n. ,y,, I KVUlK.VDIt. W If.VIHK. Pastor M. .Mitbitc.'e .'ntho'lv Ch .ri b. For Siiti: liy all Drneijis'a .MfiblPAL wt.v -4 j j . ,i a,, r . . ii.v,... W--. ';'7r--;.;j V. .. " . :. i "..'."' ' ' ' l-'SISS-K...' ,!.' ' J . : If you iiuT' f from dyspepsia, uo IIUMniCK MM'dll ' fTTKIH If you are sfltltted vith Mllnn.Mrs. i:-c M'KDOs K Hi.OOl) ITTI.hS If you are prortrali d with Hrk ln-si'si We. lal.e ui:;x:(.K Pl.t ( b nn).:.! s If your bowe's aie i'.boider.d recabili; It.- ut wllli UL'i'.boc K ni.otii) i;;ri ki.-.-s. If your b'.obd ts lminirc, purify It with iintnocK iii.oni, r.rrrni- If you have lndlyi stlon, you w ill Hud an iiiilidi tc Hi IlL'ItDtiCK Ill.(-f)I) IMT'j'KliS. If yon ore troubkd with s rh.K rompln. tils, eru'.l teste 11,1'in with lll'KDOCK IU.UOH lUTi i:it II your liver Is torpid p-storo It to Iniilil.y a ll .i. with BCHDOCK i;l.OJD liTT 1 S If your liver It tfTected yen will llud u sburo ri tloi Stlveln lll'KDOCK lU.OU'J IlinXi.S. If you lisvo nry spurks nf hiiinor er p'mple. full not to take IX'KUOCK III.ODD HIT I'F.llh. If yoti hnvu nry slntptotns of ulcers or scroruhms sotes, a cnrativo rennidy will be round In lit II DUCK IlfKJl) lilTTICKS, Fur ImpiTlliiR strciiKih and vitality to th" system, liolhliiRCniie(iml Ill UDOCK IlbOO!) IdTTEKS For Nervous ntid General Oeblltly, tare up tno system wuh lll'ldJOCK IILCOD l i t I I'.KS ri.tt.'K II i-r.it iiont.Ki Tuiai, nomas. IOits, ' FOSTER, MII.IilKN & CO., I'mi-'is. iu;fkai,o, n. y. Korsnlohy I'At'LO. KCHUII. IV, As'liCll'H SAhR. Huiti) of Illinois. I Clrcn't entirt nf Alt in- Conniy of Alexiuider j ib r county. December Upci'lal i urtti, A. H, 1, 1. J nines il. Aliilciilu-y. vs. Ambrose Klklns, Diiitha Elkies nnd di-orc.)' lloilyes, lllll In Chnnrery to l-'mec use JlorU'iure. Pub Ic notice Is hi rt hyulvcn, that, In i iirsiintu ii nf a ilei reu iiinile nml entered by said com I la tlm iibiive ctitjlled riuire, on the bill ibiv i l lleceiii ber. A. 11. IStll, I Alexander II. Irvln, Mister In clniiicu-y of lint said circuit court will, nil Tuesday, the second day of Miiy 1 i. nt t'e honrtil ll -cluck In tho furetionn, ut ilm s m lo weaierly tb orof Ibu cniirt hmiso, In Ilia titv ol' Ciiiid, ciiiiiiivej Aluximder nml Sliile nl' Hlm.s, sell at niilillc iiuciltm,' lo thu hluliert bldiler. I r t'lisli, nil uud siltuiilnr, the l'ollo ltut -J , ill e l pminh'cs unit real usliile In said decree uu nil. me '. slaiiitit Iu Hie county of Alexiuub r nu l I'tnin id 111 nuns, er so in licit thsrenf us shall he sa Welt til tu sil'lsfv raid ilcrrce, tti-wlt : I'nrt. (if I o sonlli liiilfoft.hu aorlliHcr I tpia-b-r of si cllui I'.v.'Cl In township Mxt nil O'b poiiiIi. niid tn rut. I" i'wo (tfl wmtttf of thu ihlul principle mend nn cnuiiitiiinir forly.Uve and llllv, uuu b'.uulrudtU acres, more, or lues, Hided Apr.. ,h,lM. ' Jf Masli-r In Chuiicory of the Circuit Court of Alex ander (Iniiuly, IV David I, Liavu.vu, OuAipUlAaiifa HulliUor. ism a- ! s-UJ . i- .-iUii.',!,' , , ; URS FITS. NEVER FAILS. HAM KIT A Si XERTIXr Cured my tunc rlrl uf Ills.' Mie was also di-af tni Uinnli. l.nt II eiirtil ler. hhe i-itu now ml ami Ifsr aa wc.l ainnj ihkIjt. Purss Kojs, tprliirtcr. Wis. IAHIT.t .SfERriR Hal been the ineJiis nf curing my wife of rhetimsllsin. , J. II KLsrciisii, 1'urt Culliiit, Cob flAMAlWTAX EHVIE Made t sun cue uf a ras if On for my tun. E. H. Hu.Ls. Illaitailltc, Kan. ' RAMAItlTAN HIIVIK Cured me of vvrtf.i. n,-iritirti an I iek hewiarti-. Mns. '.V n. llu.Nox. Aurura, 10, SlMlKITtV M UVIVT. Vias the means uf ctirSnt lay wife nf tpasms. Ukv, J. A. Kina. Ueavcr. Pa. S tMA HITA SntVIXE ( nrpit me of an lint x affi r arv-iidin over $ io wllll oilier liociur.. b. U. Ilon.os, hew Alhauj, IwL. mamakitav euri.vc Kltectualljr eurt.il mo ut sin.nii. . Mia. .laysia Wassi s", THI Weal Y.iuBiir, a Si. L'liiraao, III. SJAMAIMTAN KEKVl.VK rtiis-stoiirt'lilliluf fl. after ttvrn nit to tlta by our family plil'.lei in. Ithti lnijver .m In II hour. lusav IvNSt Vemlla, Warrvti Co., Teun. fl.VIAUI TA.N r.KVIK Cured me ot scrofula after .tirferina; for elaht ycart. Alhsri-Siai-foX. l'euna. ill. N.M.RITAi NEIIVIXE - Cured mjr ..in i.f Ci, a.'t.-r i'iiili it ri s) with oilwr doctor. J. W. Tiioiin ros, Llalla,ru, Mis. NAM AltlTAMi WEIiriNR Cnn-d mi-n- nn imvel)' of epllcplk! Bu of a ittihhorfj cliarAccr. K'.r. Us. Makiis, Mrttianl.stowa.J4U. H.M.taiT.(tX m:kvive Cut d my Ion of flu. afn-r havine had t vo In clirhttcB OioulUa. Mns, t, h'miKa. YitU loJant, h. V. stnni ri Eitvi.E Curodm? 01 cjilii pifof nlu- yrara' stantlnn. JilSS OlILKV Mir.slltl.L. Wruiiy. Newton Co., Mo. RAUAKITA .EUVI.E n rs-rntaneuily cure! nie of rpir p nf many yan auratluu. Jmsiu hcrra. L Joariib, Mo. MAMA RITA W .EUVIR Cured mc of bronchitis. .i!i'ii -uei nfml ileMllf. tli.ivm Mtkss. Iruninii, vXiie, MIWARITATS .VEKVIXfl II.i rttrtd lue ut aathtnsi u .erofula of manf v ar liantll'i. Ia; Ja i.l lovlniuu, K. SI A II A RITA FRVIXF. IsHisfiit H's. ILtviW- ea wril f,.r i-r fr yarsj. " ViiiiL.a tf Ccuna. thjlils. i . tizlau Co.. Mian. HAM IHl l'AN NERVINE CurvJ a in lot of unite ii., h , i - .k.. 4 , ttr lly. M-ieii.vitbOOaaoK. Kidway. Pa. BAM ARITASf VFRVIXE Ilu .K-rniam uny inn I m of r;.ii ,ii.- n; fisviitTsr.aui.1. I, a Mota.-a, Iowa. SI lARITA EKVIVE Cundtiy ikwfq.il P of Byean.t.n'tliie. H'.lii ruiK Ka;rfltl4, Mlch. SIM VKITAV MRVIVF, Cupd my Urof a ui rt itu .i.r.e ,,r ihc h- ad. K. t;i:inx. Nonh II f, ' HAHf ARITA NERVI.Vr Ciir-d mr n,u cf fl;s. ik- lias r,,,- , ,4 a at for alul fouryears. John IUvis. VVoodhurn Uac uoln Co., IU. SA3IAKITAN NEUVIXE Is! XtJR KAI.E HV AL.L, DHUGOTSTS fir may ! hail dlfrt frtitn as. For furth -r litliirni llott 'itelim siiiiuii for itnr lliu-'r-bti d J inn.a gulug CUdvaa'4 of cutra. Addts s UJi. N. A. IIKTIUOD A CO., Vuild's KrHlepdc IniMtiiie, ST. J08IPH, Mt FOSITIVlLY cured 13Y Sentzcn's Capcino Porous Plasters. Uraann-v .Vh) th'-v ni Prefcrrert to Ml MtUc? Vciour; Wasters or lilerna r.cmfiUest "tirl. reruns th-T possess sll the merit of the strHiit,tu-!iuiR iiorous piaa .tr. anil contain In ad (1. lion thereto tho nearly itlscovrn'tl Mwurful and aeivvc(-i'tBliltieiiinliiiintion sviiU ll aels with In rreaaed i'iS.'1'ncleiit, f.t!luufatiiis, aedutlve and coiiiitur Irritniit cdeiis. Second. It s-nnse they are u retinitis pharmf.ei-utleal prep, ora'.iim, uud 10 loco'-nUcd by tho protosaiou. Tlilrfl. r.i-fnn"ithey nro the en'y plaBtota that rallcvt U at VMQ. I'ourt.i. ' Tiecaeei Ibey will posltlvi-lyrnrnilisaaast which 01 licr rtuicilies wi.l uot tvun ruliovu. liflll. TtTaafri ever f.OOn pit yalcmus and drticRlstsbaTti vitliiuiarily teiiiltP d Hint tbey aru superior to all other plasturaor tuudicitii s fur fitcntnl uat, Mxth. r.ir'tsn tli a mwnfariurers) hsvo roralved the niiiy loudnis ever tpvc u for porous plasters, Imii Caps Porous Flaster! SEADURY & JOHNSON, Jbuiiifa''tnriejChemlstsPwTork. fi tvui: wi'..nKivAT-last, wri?? fi MEAD'S Medicated CORN ami BUNION PLASTf l fittAY'SSrF.CIFIC MEDICINE. TU.OE M's. Tlm (Ireiit. Em? I sh leineriy, An f 1 .' tiiila'diiiir. euro for ; .: m ' rV -1 '. ', ' mlnal wenktlet-a spi rtnut rrLeii. In Km" r.id nil lllscn cHhiiirolii us a sequence uf self-abllsi-i sa 1...- nl nti'innrir. 'S " tt ' tiinvi.i.iil l .aaltiute 4 IV.- HI..1.1 ' milt. tlio l.ark.uwr wua' Illtlirt pe ill . I'll, jiri tnni'ii" ,,,,..17 ntbei diniises II. ui lend to iiisauliv, cunsnmpiloa nr a iiteuii'.tiuu I'liive. - . . . t - .... .l.1..t u.t.l-1. .... .11 h. . ... ... ..I..I ........ . ..Ill ... A Mnn. 1.7,. I'llll I'lirilC'llltrs in our iuuiooni, wno-.ll w ileslne to send Irei bv mull to nvitrvunu. I'SS" Tin HpnclilrJIeilluliiii In sold hv all Urauslsts at f 1 per tnrmiwo, or six pncltnuea for C"ir will bo sunt froe by mull on receipt ol 'lui tniiiiev, bv Hdilresrltitf, juji uiui airun i.-stt uu. Hold To Cairo bv Tau. lluvviiA. NY. . Uchuh. hts Mack : . Aim v.s.lhij".v 1 vur-