The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-12-10
MARGARET MERLYN,
Bf MRS. JANE G. sw1ssHELM.
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CHAPTER iii.
<.,THE PARTING.

Judging from the readiness viii
which she came to him; 10 thought j
safs:to proceed on:the PIN hs h.d to
ken . Improve the op,peEtao;ty Of max
ing = better bargain thar he, xoult
have ventured e s:, :,.k before th,e i.m,ail,
catastrophe. :; He permitted : her: <to,b,
seated; and seating himself Il 9be' oipipo
:site side. OF tho room With al .iir d; th@
deepest injury, tegan - j..
81 could not have believed that you
could have treated me: a. you have
done. Whit did you mean by sending
me back those thingsl You .ppe.,
not to have the: :lssst regard fo, my
feeliag., aud I. think. L have borne
enough" 1.
t. Then a if unable TO- bear more in ,
sitting posture, be arose .nid :iittods
back and forth thrcug gh the room, a.
she replied:. g.: II =; = Il: :
= II wish you had not besa called up
oa. to bear. 50 much % my account !;
and I mean % save yon all further sul-
fsring and annoyanes::' You bads me
'ehoose between mother aud YOU. /
have chosen, and come now to tell Won
th.t !; lido not blame y4}a for Sot;-for
not" she tried to SAY: .s'for not wish
ing to be burdened BY The tAatily> Of .
suicide" but could: not; ); and laying
her arms on table she rested her fore
head upon them aud repeated, II do
not blame you:": i: :s::..: j.. 81 j.
. mo Of course I do not see hew
you. could. No ::n:aa wants: to
support lis ~iie's family, but; some
nss would ny nothing about it until
afterwards. .1'think It best "a. ha,.l: i j
oil understood. i want to do aM that i
fair: and as I said in ny letter; this
bushes. shall mako no difference BE-.
tween you and me, and I do" not 80
~hy you should wound ny feelings u
you have done by sending back my
letters, Is if it w.s III over bet1esn ~ =
There vas something sublime sio tho
cool unconseiousoess Of bis egot1n !;
and, without Margaret herseli, under.
standing tho Cause; she bseame strcpg
and calm, il entering on he study Of
this new phase Of character. t. W.
like Walking iato : ease, guided 1by .
single t.psr, far: off in the dszkssse. /.
Dim issues wer1es lost to view: Edward
Strofynder's injuries wee the one point
Of ebssrvation in the sorrow day gloom,
and towards this The went directly, q
she ansvord : ':>is: : Il :''s5
j.. .al:ssovss blfsSs 81 liiif I; You
e Il, 1T 5sst =lS ! 60 !; e fell
TIL gss!lks. could you os~i5h.ve4
from perpetual .one,.oe. on my a
eoust." !" ',' ..~ -: *;*":. - x: ~,
..'But I did not ssk q be ielitted
from annoyance on: your :::aetount, I
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"Do not repeat it, please. You bad,
me eheoee: ! hare chosen %. free you
from . painful embarrassment. You
and I must meet no mors. I: The daugh-
ter Of a bankrupt suicide y, no wife for
Jos. Let =. palt5 iiie.ds; anl Nv: let
NJ ny farewell" .::l
She arose to &c. but he placed him
self il her Wy, saying:; s*:s ~: ":s:,.
"Oh, Margaret. You cannot mean
this. You ssids you"did not blame me,
and you do: You east me OF a.thoukh
Iwere nothing to:you."'' go =.
/ "Yoau: mistake, Nj. StrofJnde.; i. is
~ vhe have ;ea4ttn = J 9ff1 aud d1.ev let
=. - md ~ 'ls'',S:'x'eh, ''S''' :lest:vt 10y
something u.ples.nt ':s'''' e ::.;,:, :;
- Sic held out her: hshd, hs took il
aad would hA.s drawn her - hin, b,l
Ish. ir;sw, Il; back I" ala Held. him from h,r,,
rh. =. .,n. . she had - at.ir'.ds .'1 = A =
~ere open 20 10 r'esi'. h.ry ,sd .h, 4
soaehtto fy IN IN opposite direction
That dear boson; on which hel hear,
and head had 70 .shsd 10 leas,- nov
stood inviting, aud she: .hrqst It away.
He began 70 eompsehead tth.t thes sli@
sultJ ID. III sel;oas i e. a. He had; .o though
of losiss 'hmsr or hi.: little MsgasIiisa' aIis '""=H III,
loved her ss'nn'ash !, Il w, pIo,s.dIi51e .Ii1 10
him u io,v'.s:S'lsJt thing: Wa1she not tfeek
tsled' thef y; a;iii1tt t ,ts6adfIl @sirl n hi