The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-11-12
embers Of the dying FIRE, while Lou
IDLY hummed tho old -eir:

ribbon,
T 10 tie up my bonnie brown hair"
:" men sudden loud ringing Of the
oe'i brought us both to our feet.
""ho can it be!" Lou asked.
I : The bell rang again. >e,:
Without waiting for the servant to
answer it'll sprahg to the door, thor
ough'y: startled, and there helpless,
supported by two men, / saw my broth
erwin. ~ rl:7. :: ...'>
+" "Only wounded in the. s1oulaer,
miss, said one: Of the men, abut she's
| tAinting; the cars and thescarriage haze
shaken him so.y>
':Oh, Will, my darling BROTHER" I
exclaimed, throwing my arms about
hi. neck: Lou stood before US pale is
death. bot perfectly calm, and sne sa.i
to the men.
Bring him i here, please, and -
Hthi On thc sofa.
Tenderly they carrie tier he!f-a:-
| conscious burden, <a4 laid lin down,
Leu putting the pillow cs:tf~'ly ra>a4:
his head Then tn.y withdrew !
ran to SUMMON Aun1 Ellen.
Meanwhile Leu used up ali 1ay bot
tie Of "Tuberose perfume. bringing The
dear fellow back, 10. himself, bt.: her
presence was the best restorative, I
think, and when I fastened in ayain,
her hand wa, in his, and ztt:ere: .:.s
such glad look Of welcome 10 hi :s>a
as he raised them t., her,. .r-
'Lou, Lon, T have loved you 60
long," he said, unmindful OF. me.<:..,
She bent over him with q sweet,
sure smile Of love. -.
What color are enneralds:7 be WIS
pefed. :: !
Slowly, and still with that sweet,
sure suile If love, she Looked dewa,as
her hand, and turned a ring sound "
On he her frs foyer: ,: And nQR, 1 SAY: tiyat
what | had thought all this liuq a
plal. gold ring, was really the. ia,al eu'-
erald, which she had seynz lasced H.
yard, utterly concealed. Will watch
ed the movement
'.Emerald color, trne and beautiful
she said SOFTLY
, So now these two dear people mere
coming out right after all; and when
Aunt Ellen came IN 10 ta1e care Of her
patient, she told him he looked SO
bright and happy, she could hardly be-
lieye him hurt al all
But 1t had been a terrible battle, md
many brave heroes bad fallen, and Of
the wounded, few had Wills good. for
tuuc 10 come straight hone tor tender
care and nursing. His wound, though
painful was net dangerous, and in few
days be was walking all about our it,
tie town, ealing on all his old friends.
But on Marian Wood he did not cali
not once while his fpr!oagil lasted.
wish l could ay the same, Of Max.
7 don't know how often he met her,
but if ever he was out of an evening,
Or late to uinpcr or tea, I:alYays had a
feeling tha she was the reason. But
l-n?yer could question him somehow,
for he bad such a gracefs', .negligene,
provoking way: Of setting all questions
at n.usht, and never satisfying cnr;o<i.
IT,. One evening. I asked in the most
natural manner possible:
"Max, did yon stop at the post Office
IN your way houc 2"
Now the lost Office was, situated be-
tween our house anc Marian's, not be-
tween our house and his studio. So
you see Inc ar'fulne<s OF my question.
He flashed such mischievcus look
at NC as he answered:
ooh Ernie, Ernie. don't YOU WON
der if did Z"
Il should have been half weed only >
one never could be even. half vexed
with this bright winning Max.
S|ax delighted IN sunshiue-suuny
days''wer his BY r1ght-bat I liked
the stormy days best, for then he would
not feel like painting, and would stay
at home all aay skftching little things
for me, dreaming on The sofa, e A letting
me read to hi,a via German stories. or r.
old weird legends. Al: tthose were
the fairy days ST my life! Will they
ever come*any more, I Wonder. Max
is ID Europe now. What will he Be
when he comes back? What shall1
be +? -
One such stormy day ha.! been :
reading ."!ChristabeP' to him. IS I
closed the book, at length, T asked 61
"Do you ku6w'whom G iald III g hal Is i;
me think of?"2-:- 80 s~ss say g.
ayes; Marian" &c answered. sif fsd* p:5im s
" ;sand ErSiic,: iit's5 very silly ia.ss OF
yours, too: rs ven enough il sa ' ss-
tistic poiat OF view-efecti!ySe. you !
know. But really; it is doing bes too
much hou6r. She fsn't, worth Il f. ~ o. =
"But, Maxi" IexcIaimed, delighted.
Il thought you admired her. - :
"No," he: answered individually;
"but she's very entertaining girl. Pm
not ready to fall in :love with anybody
yet; that: is a very different thing
Meanwhile I want to be entertained,
and SO call on Marian. l had anoth-
or ireason' too lint that u;lT mt tall