The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-07-09

sOI yVuR RD0WB0UeN ne ADDED to III
Hsleourt .,=.ssz.ss.a. :..- .
1j M, !" returned the latter, mo sh.
d owf remorss has yet crossed n
= breast"
."Incorisibls wretch isn't he p "a;
J, Mr.. Bloom to Graos, who was walkin
q with him. I''55s.
It "No indeed ! I cannot allow you
8 say %; he has been 90 kind and ente,
t tainlng to u.s."
3 "Umph!. Idare say.. His manner
. are good enough, but I insist he has =,
3 conscience" .-.
Mr.. Halcourt did not take mucl
pains to defend himself from this at
tack ofhis friend; in fact he was en-
T gagged IN talking with Nathalie.
81 consider myself the most unbap
py Of men," he said.
"Why p she asked. ..
"Wby, from what your cousin hinted
this evening, l fear have your indif
ference; and 1 can tell you I shall
shortly pine away and die. Don't Won
feel moved at this ?"
"Not much.''
"cruel! You will repent one d.v
when it is too late, Is did Barbara AL.
len of DID,"
"Barbaza didn't know her own mind.
I think. Here is the boat
When they were in their room that
night, Nathalie read Grace 4 little lee.
tare on the subject of repeating things
she heard. 49,. ..,.'
"Why need you care, when you are
20 Indifferent to Mr.. Haleourt ?" asked
Grace, slyly. g., ,-. va.
"Of course, don't care" returned
her cousis loftily; "but it isn't pleas
ant 70 have all Of ones speeches repeat
ed" ...,,,.,.- =
."N.thalie," said Grace, suddenly.
"isn't he splendid? 1 really believe I
am in love With him. lwish you were.
too" s.:1s- -54zs 49,. ..~.'
= "Thsnk You, my dear, 1 have NO de-
sire to be, besides, it would be verv
awkward.' -:
"Why would it p asked innocent
Grace. ...
"He g. couldn't marry us both, you
know
"Marry! I never thought of that
But suppose he should want to mar1v
one Of Us, wouldn't it be funnyw
"Mo1e serious than amusing, I think
such things are"
"And 50 you don't want him Maths
lie :"
"No; I leave you undisputed right
to the gentleman. You shall marry. if
::you viii, while I remain housekeeper
st Riverside"
."M.ybe you would like MI. Bloom ?"
"Maybe Ivoaldn't."
"1ndeed, then, I think Nr. Bloom
very nice"
z.s eyes, yes, both are very nice let us
60 to bed, Grace"
Mr.. Halcourt was by no means sor-
~ they had met Mr.. Bloom; he was
young man Of uuexceptionable char
acter, and he did not hesitate to intro |
duce hum to the ladies. 1t must be
owned he had secret hope that he
might admire Grace. The more indif.
ferent Nathalie appeared, the more in
terested he became, in spite of his de-
termination to the contrary: One
morning he appeared at an. early hour,
intending to break fast with them:
! Passing through the garden he saw
= figure bending over the flowers; it
was Nathalie.
$50 early at natures shrine? What
= devout worshipper" ..>:
~ can assure you am rather irrev-
ereut. I have just been wishing that
nature would hurry with her toilet, for
l by no means admire cutting dripping
faced flowers, however lovely they ap-
pear" s...
"That rose seems resenting your
speech, it clings SO pcrsistently to the
stem. Allow me to assist you"
He stopped to sever the rose, which
had been INDUCING in . liberal bath Of
dew, and flashed : shower Of drops on
the molesting hand. IL
"There !" be cried, triumphantly,
'isu't it = beauty r. ~
10 raising his hsud, the rose touched
.hsr cheek, and instantly Mr.. Haloourt's
eyes rested there. What 4 lovely cheek.
it was, soft and crimson. I don't pre-
!, tend e excuse him, though the temp
tation u.!i!a NJ Ma g great the gentleman did
4, M most asdaoious thiog-:kissed the
pretty cheek 8 b dropped the rose in.
to the basket. .Z ...~..-@..
i Miss Grey sprang 70 her feet indig-
nant, and looking twice ., handsome As
before, and ere the eulprit could utter =
word, had passed into the house. Mr..
Halooprt rose and gave > prolonged
whistle, - if 70 relieve his feelings.
"You have made oonfounded fool
Of yourself" he said, switching poor
poppy of it's stem, = though that un-.
fortunate flower had done the deed.
a., ...Yop : had better /. great deal 60
down % the river and drown yourself;
for Jon viii never b forgiven" !
he left tho garden but did not 60 %
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