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

"das stald IN his room and smoked de
perately. I went up to ask him if
was coming here, and I tell you
looked fercely at me. I asked him
ne had the headache, and he said IN
the devilv I really think bis mind
disturbed, for I never knew him max
= such = near approach to profanity"
"Oh, how distressed I amp erie,
poor Grace. "What can the matte
J bew
=, Nathalie left the room in haste
smothering something like laughter il
her handkerchief.
The three went out for walk, and
NathaIis was very gracious to Mr.
Bloom, thereby putting that young man
into sort Of seventh heaven, for here.
tofore he had scarcely dared approach
her. And SO, on his return to the no.
tel, he ran up to his friends rom, and
in a boyish manner expatiated on the
delightful evening he had spent
II tell you Guy" he said excltedly,
Miss Grey was charming! She is by
far the most"
| Here Mr.. Ha|court politely kicked
a chair which had supported his feet,
knocking it down, and thereby inter-
rupting the conversation.
The next morning the missing gen.
tleman Was still missing at Riverside,
and Mr.. Courtney was convinced he
must have fever. After dinner, Ma
thalie had gone to her room, when =
servant brought up note, and hand
some boquet. Opening the note, Ma
thalie read:
Miss ey:-Can you forgive my con-
duct Of yesterday? I can assure you
have suffered. If you forgive me 1 shall
expect to see some of my flowers in your
hair tonight.
SHINING, but repentant,
GUY HALcouR1.
Her first impulse was to tear note
and flowers to fragments, but, calming
herself, she re-read the former, and pat
the latter into vase, on stand.
And IN the evening, single white
blossom shonc among the braids of her
brown hair.
Mr.. Halcourt made his appearance,
and was overwhelmed with questions
and greetings.
"What had been the matter What
did he mean by this cruel desertion ?''
His explanation was not very luci6.
He said something about being under
the weather.
'.Dear me !" said Grace, in her SIM
plicity, Il thought the weather very
good"
Everybody laughed, and thus Mr..
Halcourt was relieved of some embar-
Though Nathalie wore the flower, it
was simply in toE en- Of forgiveness she
was too much of lady not to accept
his acknowledgements; but at the
same time, Mr.. Halcourt felt himself at
a certain distance. He was not quite
at ease, and he observed the attentions
of Mr.. Bloom with evident annoyance.
"Bloom is presumptuous,'' he thought;
81 wish 1 had never introduced him.
Innocent Bloom he summed himself in
the light Of Miss Grey's eyes, utterly
Of the wrath he was excit-
ing.
The next day the party set out for
ride, and Mr.. Halcourt took his place
BY Grace's side, leaving his friend to
escort Nathalie.
They started at lazy, pleasant pace,
talking and laughing; but at last Grace
said, "Let US have a race - "By all
MEANS" cried MIR. Bloom. ave have
just the proper spirit il this party for
race"
So, drawing up under some trees,
they made direct start.
Nathalie was splendid rider, and
she seemed to have determined she
would win. She rode black pony,
exquisite in shape, and Of high, ner-
vous spirit. 1t quickly responded to
the rein, and started like fash
Quite unaccustomed to riding, Mr..
Bloom made awkward attempts at fol-
lowing. All at once he was startled BY
sudden change in Nathalie's horse;
he had turned, and she was endeavor-
ing to bring him back to the lead.
Paving the ground and suorting, he
resisted her.
aDon't let her force him, Bloom -
cried Mr.. Halcourt; CHS eye IS very
threatening"
But Nathalie would not let him con-
quer. and with . frightened rein she
brought him round aud started once
more. Instantly he dashed off with an
irregular, plunging motion.
"She win be thrown !" said Mr..
Halcourt; and dashiug ahead, he gain
ed upon the excited animal just Is its
rider was swerving in the saddle
Dropping his own rein, he caught the
pony, begging Miss Grey to hold on;
but the horss wheeling suddenly, he
vas dragged from his saddle, and fell
heavily to the ground, where he lay,
Miss Grey was the first to command