The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-03-19
Of certainty what il likely to- bs.tb,1ix
suit Of the hcaHy.blow that Mr., Ea,ss.s

edge reeeived,"' ,"':2t: - s,ns,.:s'.:>s .>i~'ro
"How was: he, hurt ~ 4 = .r3y ~
-:"He was 1wiu,ning ashore frea, The
sinking yacht With his brother, who be.
came exhaustedy and would have sunk,
but Richard Etheredge: bore him up,
and had nearly reached The: boat th.t
had put ont to their rescue, :when:a 4
sudden movement from Mr.. Braddiok
dragged him down, and ~ he rise, close
by the boat, one Of the oars struck him
with great violence, and he vas stunned.
The sailors succeeded iu dragging both
OF them on board. The rest YOU
know" ,
"Where is Mr.. Braddick? l must
speak to him" T.
~. will send him to thee" -
And not many minutes elapsed be;
fore the door opened, and Charles
Braddick came in -: :.,.,., T.
II almost fear to see you, Miss Lio+
den,' i beg you to pardon ma for MY
Wild speeches. Of yesterday. / scarcely
Knew what I ~asas.Jing." :-,'T
:; ri hare mt thought Of them, sgsis, 2
said Adrlana: - q i -: +; :..3
::' Then she wis silent. :..:.:.2 .,:5
5shAlr:: Brad!aek, ,nvshs resumed, xith
some edolt, ~: have A, favor 10. beg Of
youa' ef: #I 2uon2 >a!,1y ..,l::4 n%t -.
tMr. Braddick Bnwed:r ".s.. ~;
- ''As.greas r kindness to me, Il ink
you not to mention either 10 Mr.. .,EAhSr-
edge or to. Mrse7 Bradaidk; th,t. ysu
have seen: me here.r' IL .::~.o Y:4m =:
Was there anything. Sattipg in tbs
cmphasis on ,HMns:7 Braldiek.' - >Adri-
ana spoke, hooking Charles Cuusingham
fuliin.tha hce2'>~He th0ught co.: but
she had:not intepded <it~zs;5 80. s,,*:
- ';1sa that sall : . Gan II. do*s,tbide
else n :" ~:> : 1T: i~>>~; - :,::,:v
"Nothing."' -. : :.:,:, = ,?;t:.s =
A calm decided "nothine." :,:. .,+
: 1t rang through Charles Csuniug.
hams brain like sbril| 9gr.ins bell.
But he: knew it was true. The. woman
who had been the idol OF his youth vas
parted by nm lmpassablc gulf from any
service that he could rende. her. ..
Once again she spoke. ...
"Mr. Braddick, there is one thing
more I should like to say. Msy.I?"
"Yes," he said. ..-+
. "Mr. Braddick, in years to come,~ il
you should ever think Of Adriaua Lin
den. remember that she thanked your
" for all her kind, and generous acts
towards her,
In aftcrt,mes; as he looked back up-
on this short interview, Mr.. Bradd,ck
felt that it was the ending of one phase
of his being, from which new exist.
ence, as it were, sprapg up. His ~ife
was nearer after that thaa she had ever
been before, brought nearer. 70 him by
the one who should have: been her rival.
" j. " CHAPTER XIV: .ys
Out Of danger:
So Mr.. Brddics went awav, and
Rebecca Davis and the doctor under
took the care Of Ir. Etheredge until
such time as he should be 6t to travel.
And Adriana went about her numer.
GUS avocatious, more gentle and more
subdued than usual. The summer of
her life was wearing on, and she felt
some signs Of the autumn approaching.
All: sometimes that autumn is fair
Indian summer, when leaves turn
brighter for awhile, and their brilliant
hues fash scarlet and gold through the
stately forest; and tho deep hush of
nature makes one feel as though she
had made u pause, and would willingly
=
remain at that one point forever:
Mr.. Etheredge,. progressed. He
might leave his darkened chamber, and
make trial Of the light that erept
through the small paoed easement, .nd
stole through clustering creepes, that
weaved themselves into . framework
for the ''only picture. - '''::'*
=. So he descended to the quiet sitting
room looking out upon the sea; and
Adriana ascended to her own room, and
wondered how long she should have to
be a prisoner, and when Mr.. Etheredge
would go.
1t, would be like dream when he
had gone; yet it would Be pleasant to
think that she had seen him since those
bitter words Of hers were spoken, and,
though he would never know it, re-
pcnted Of.
Then she sat down, and tried to
work, but the work fell from her hands,
and she leaned her arms on the win
dow-sill, aud looked lover tho eea.
Then she pondcred on the strange
chances that had brought Mr.. Ether.
edge hither. Was it another chapter
in tho book Of destiny! Oh, mystery,
surprising the mind Of man to under
stand! how some are kept apart BY
mercst triaes, and others brought to-
gother by seeming miracles. And yet
the ono no less miraculous than the
other, though man in his want of dis
criminativc power places the one high
above the other. The sea.breeIe fanaed
her hot checks, and she felt an irresist-
ible impulse to 20 forth into the fresh