The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-02-20

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Adrian. vas rot naturally .uperst;;
tious, but her nerves wore un,truoe
and her agitation was uaooutrollable
She uttered . faint cry, and san K on
sofa, covering her face 80 Is to hide th,
apparition from her. She dared no
move, she dared not look up. -.
But it was no .pparition. Mr.. Brad
dick had been reading late BY The din
ing,room fire, and hearing . door open
had closed his book, and determined
upon looking through the rooms anat
passages to zee that al was safe.
He was, as" it were, spell.bound q.
entering the library. He would hav,
retired, but the attitude Of tho 6eur,
80 intentjy looking Il 'hh portrait :f.ss
eiastedth;m to: stay yet !. moment, and
the halfnnoonscicusly~ spoken word,
were heard BY him even before he fell
aware that he should. not have listened
to them, and tho "Amen,"' escaped BIZ
lips without his knowing that It had
been audible. 49,, ..,:..' e !:
The look Of fear that Adriana cast to.
wards him showed him that he had
placed himself in IN awkward position.
To retreat now seemed ;mpossible. b,
could not leave her ia. her: present stats
Of alarm. Yet what to do was psrplex.
Ing. =. ..,.. -. -:
He advanced.
"Miss Linden"
Adriaua shuddered and clasped he.
hands more tightly over her face.
81 am afraid l have greatly alarmed
you, Miss Linden. l was reading in
the diniug:room; and hearing = doc,
cre.k, I made . voyage Of discovery,
thinking that possibly I might capture
a thief upon the premises"
Adriana sprang up, al her ehimeri-
cal fears were quieted !; the Wild absurd
tiles that she had been willing to be-
lieve in vanished, and she stood face to
face alone, for the first time since she
had been At Etheredge Court, With
Charles Cunningham:
1t was difficult to say which expe-
rienced the greater embarrassment, for
the memory Of the past came clearly
and keenly to both Of them. To both
the secret Of their lives, though unspo-
ken, was fully known.
They had loved.
They had been parted.
-, For it was passive. Not !. voluntary
act, but tho result Of circumstances.
Each understood, each Rad the past
Alright. sr} =
.>Adriaua was the first to speak, shs
turned towards the door.
"Gooa night, Mr.. Braddiek."
She did not hold out her hand, but
merely bowed.
"Oos moment, stay, M:ss Linden,
Adriaaa !" -.
She WAS still moviog away, but At
the last word shc turned, it vas 20 long
since She had heard it:
"Adriana, there is much I should
like to say, but I know not where 70 BE-
gin"
The color came into Adriana's face
As she replied almost haughtily:
"Leave it unsaid, Mr.. Br.ddick ev.
cry Word now would be au iasult d
your w'fe and to myself"
Mr.. Braddick was surprised At the
sudden: change, yet it vas just like old
times, the quick trsnsition from ono
mood to another that had had 80 great
! charm for him. The haughtipess o.
her reply did not annoy him.
"You are right" he returned; "bs'
I did NOT 80 mean il. May we not n
least part - friends, Miss Linden p:
"Why not!'' ......, a.
The question was not easy % answer
80 Mr.. Braddick did not attempt 70 IN
swer it. He might hare remiadei
Adrian. Of her soliloquy, but he fore
bore, J.. 90 =. rs.:,.. ;..7, II. :
"May ! thank you fer oil that 70,
have done for my children, and" b
continued, half hesitating, ''and for n,
wife I" -, 49,; Is J.. ~.
II have done my duty vhers il Y.
not my duty to do it," replied sh. som.
what bitterly. >;:...r. -;
/ "You have done more" answerc'
Mr.. Braddick "you-"as -
"Say no more, Mr.. Brssdiek," inter
rupted Adrian.; "good night, good
|by.p Ttis time she held ont her hand
Gas friends p" inquired Mr.. Brad
ois"Of course why not'". j.
Tie sentences came half sare,s.ioall,
Mr.. Btaddick did moi ike the tonue !,
1 |it;abut tlsen, even ID the days of h
fsrvsit sdosatios, hss hsi not llk.,
4 ssdst1tood Adriana. He felt despl
| th.'isjp.y :. h.d'i 'iaaie.ed, ,ad lvpsl
ia !; l!l siv,n ,a M M,his,s = s.pais ik ,,
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