The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-03-12

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brothefs come to. Pity tbey could no
both 60 together, for he's all but vii,
With grief. Will you step ip, miss P
/ ~ shall be Of little use, I fear. II
60 back and fetch Mn: Dayis.,,;' ::
+ And @Adrianas vas turning sway
when, the door opened WIDER. an,
Greening's wife clutched Adriana b,
the arm. f., 49, II .r.> ~ :
I '"Miss Linden, Hiss Linden! yer,
n0' gong, 3, surely: Oh, the poor broth
e. the Lord have mercy upon him
Surely, as David loved Jonathan =,
To- tbs man M. loves him that is departing
The like OF us can give him no comf,rt
I Maybe you could give him kindl,
word"
! Words! What arc words? But Adri
ana entered. She trod silently up tn,
narrow staircase, and stepped into tn,
low bedroom. -.
! She was little prepared for the sigh
that met her view. Stretched on th,
rude bed lay Richard Etheredce: hi.
pale features seemed stifening to tht
stiffness Of death, looking more gbastly
from the strcaks Of blood that trickled
from cash across his forehead -
The room was filed with rough sail.
ors, and at the side of the bed knel,
Charles Braddick, sobbiog like child
4.Unprepared as Adriana was for such
I meeting, there seemed nothing extra.
ordinary in it to her,. The vague. pre-.
| sentiment was fulfilled, and therefore i,
vanished, and left her calm aud collect
ed. One thought alone d.rted 4hroueb
heF mind as she gazed on. the death like
figure before her. Her last vord,.t to
him had. been,-
-"Mr. Etheredge, hate you!' :.
And as she gazed, what would she
not have given to be F.ble to recall
them! ::
But the words were spoken, and i,
was too :lAte to take them back.
."1s there no doctor?''.
"They be gone for uo, miss, but it's
fifteen miles, at least" -
"How long since Z"
"An hour or more"
There are too many people here, -
said Adriaoa to the man who had
spoken; task them to go away"
The ,nan did as he was desired
Adr'ana thew open the little window,
and looked out over the wide expanse,
but there was no human figure visible
across the barren flats.
"1t will be too late, too late!' And
she wiped away the bloody stains from
the white face; in moving to do this
'he accidentally touched Mr.. Braddick
he looked up at her with euch an alter.
ed face that she started back.
:"Adriana! Miss Linden! Can YOU
not ave him? Can you not give him
back as you gave me Charley ?"
! GLOW can I save him? What can
do?'
"You will not save him :! You hate
him! You are glad to see him lying
there! You have come to rejoice over
my misery! You triumph in your re-
vense! Do you like revenge, Miss
Linden! It is sweet, is it not? yery
sWeet!' and he grasped Adriana's $
arm..
She perceived that he scarcly knew
what he was saying, and she tried to
stop the tide of words, but he needed
her not.
GLOW should I know that there were
rocks upon,the coast? Why did the
vessel"strike? I ask you, Why did it
strike when he was in it, whilst hun
dredss Of poor fshing.boats go by in
safety? An! you will watch the fish,
ing-boats for many and, many day,
aud will say, 'Charles Cunningbam's s
brother perished, but there is no danger
to these.'" 49,, =
"Mr: Braddick,"' said Adriaua, sor-
rowfally, "you are mistaken" Then,
As she saw him about to speak again,
she changed her tone to more imperi-
Gus one. "Thisn is no time for words
like these; be calm no one can say
how this may end. Your brother life
may yet be spared" = 49, ."
+ He looked At her eagerly
"Do you believe it! No you don't !;
you are deceiving me, You say it to
quiet me. I used to think you spoke
the truth, but this is 10; truth. You
know there is no hope. You would
like me to be my brothers murderer r.
The excitement and the Injuries be
had sustained bid evidently produced
an effect upon him, and Adriana no
longer tried to reason with him. All
she could do was to beg him to be ii.
lent, lest he should disturb his brother.
So he was silent whilst Adriaua stopped
down to listen if she could hear the
breathing of the wounded man.
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