St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1865-09-07

:, fS"N"e, nuVdl eyes renamed rlY
ited ON Sir Williams. The haronct ha,
dared to threaten him with a blow: viii
blow Of that whip with which he was won
to chastise his dogs. Duyal would hay,
died sooner than endure such degrade
tlon, and he felt half-inclined to spring up
on Sir William as it was, and show hin
that when it comes to close fighting between
man and man, wealth and rank make N
difference in pride of manhood on strenet
OF limb Sir William saw the fierce spiri
that was struggling In the acrobat's breast
lie felt that he could not bear the stead
gaze he fixed on him, ard that his prouI
and overbearing nature had met its match
His blood boiled with rage.
'1mpudent villain !! he at last exclaim
ed, stamping on the ground, edo you dar
thea I'd me. to browbeat me with your in
solent look ? Take that - And lifting hi
arm he brought down his whip with thu
upon the acrobat's bnck that could be hear
as far off as the lodge. :1 .f s..4s,.......s
Mad with rage, frenzicd with insult, Du
val, with a tiger-spring, rushed at the bar
onet; and dearly would Sir William hav
paid for his rash act if the acrobat coul,
only have had one bow at him, Delivers
with the prodigious sire 9Th of his muscu
lar nrm and broad athletic shoulders Blu
as Duval rushed forward, Leo. one of tn,
noblest hounds in Sir Williams kennel
which had for some time watched the oar
ley between his master and Duval Will
grave, sedate face, sprang upon the aero
bat and intercepted his attack Meanwhile
two under game keepers had arrived. An,
Lady Windus from her bedroom casemen
saw the struggle between the man and tn
dog, and wondered what it all could b,
about. --,..
"Down, Leo, down :" cried Sir William
and the dog sprang away from the man an,
sat down by his masters side ! =:
'.Now put him out,'' said the barcnet, q
he turned away and walked off toward tn
hall.
''1t's no use making any more fuss abou
it." said the good-natured keeper, a
Duval sprang upon his feet, his face ant
hands covered with dust and blood. "Yo,
were wrong in the beginning. Be advised
and 60 your way quietly" '.~
And Duval was advised :; the more easily
because Of the appealing look his wife CAV,
him as che gently wiped the blsod from hi
face. He slung his box once more over hi
shoulders, and walked slowly toward til,
gate; he passed through it, closed it, ant
then pausing, he clenched his hand, ant
lifting it toward Heaven, cried out, in tn,
agony of his heart, ia
MY God I ask cnly this favor Of the,
that I may one day be revenged !'j -:
So he and his wife resumed their iour
ney.
Presently pony chaise, driven by Ia
dy, was heard behind them when it came
close to them the lady drew up; asked
them, with slight agitation, the way to Nat.
wl;h then asked Martha whether the in.
FAINT she carried was boy or girl; looked
at it, kissed it. dropped sovereign into
Martha's hands, and drove on. It was La.
dy Windus. ....
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Two years passed, and q beautiful lady
lay reclined upon a sofa in the large and
richly furnished drawing-room of a coun-
try mansion, everything about which beto
kcned the great wealth of its proprietor,
who sat by the window pat,ing the head OF
noble mastiff, which every now aud thef
looked up at his master, an gave bark
as If to ask what he could do for him.
There was not much that dog or man could
do, for the wealthy owner of Windus Park :
for time had lavished on him all her favors
descent, great wealth, a beauti-
full: wife, and two promising children
Well might Sir William he 4 proud man. =,
Suddenly the luxurious silence of the
room was disturbed by q loud clamor in The
hall, in which questions. were heard rapid
ly put by some oae in an agitated voice
''Where is my lady % Where is Sir Will
liam ?" and the next moment Emily Carter,
Miss Joan's maid, rushed into the draw
ing room. ':"H':. >.>:,t....t@@> i s-.:,,...
Sir William and Lady Windus started up.
''What is the matter?'' demanded the
baronet.
ooh, Sir William oh, my lady! oh, my
dear good LADY," ,,s<@@,:' - =.
. And then Emily shrieked three or four
times running, and turning white as death,
fell back into chair in fit.
s'Heavens on earth - exclaimed Sir Will
liam 'twliat is the meaning Of all this ?
Chambers, do you know?'' .r.ss 4..Ys. p
'"Only, Sir William,''' said Chambers.
very slowly, and selecting her words with
q precision which showed that she Was re-
solved neither to under nor over State what
she had heard from Emily stonly, Sir
William, this much. Emily Carter came to
the door, as I was looking out on the lawn,
and with awful countenance, and every
one knows what Emily's countenansc is
when Emily's in one of her. ss.,s::ses...,se
.:'G"Confound it, woman! come to the
point !" cried Sir William. ,gs,.,M .saa..2 ,..
asH'S So Sir, she says to me-" Chambers sud
denly quickening her pace st'the chill
dren, says she; the boat: says she !;
where's Sir William?' says she ;; where's
my lady 2 And when Itold her Sir, where
you and my lady was, she rushcs in, and
as my names Sarah Chambers that's all as
Emily Carter said to me. "ys, f..Faa. =; ssss3
Though Chambers information was nei-
ther oopious nor distinct, it conveyed for
chilly enough that the children were in dan
ger, and that the boat had something to do
with it. 80 .aasia.xt s.Ssi;z q ..agta4a #ay5
It is impossible to describe the ehastly
hue which. spread over. Sir William 8 face.
as the thought flashed across his mind that
his children had been drowned. But he
had har lily time to realize the possibility et
such calamity when in stole The curate,
with azsoft step and a smiling face. 4..sl@x
"There is no imminent danger" he said,
at once. "There il yet half an hour, dur
ing which i is quite possible to save them.
But lose notSa moment ii. Sending a mes.
senger. on horseback to the. nearest fisher
man, and bid him bring, round his boat di.
rectly. If you'll lend me one of. your hor-
ses, I'll 60 myself" i.g.ssa4 .ysy5 ii
Orders vorn r;von fnr &lo I'm mediate =. !