The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-01-16
ADRIAN A.
BY JEAN BONeEUR.
CHAPTER VI.

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ningham revoked her mental comment
and decided that her daughtcr-in.law'
governess improved on acquaintance
and managed the children admirably
"Margaret has been most fortunate
in securing such a judicious person.
said Mrs. Cunningham to Mr.. Ether
| edge.
"Hem, yes," answered Mr.. Ether
edge, somewhat vaguely.
"Rea!ly, Richard, you should be les:
fastidious. You cannot meet with per
fection."
II don't expect it,
''You might at least be more consid
crate. 1 can see that Miss Linden: :is
by no means at ease when your are near
Seriously, Richard, I'm sometimes hall
afraid of you myself"
Mr.. Etheredge laughed.
"You have way of piercing through
one with your eyes"
"Have I, mother ?"
"And then it is sometimes rathe,
difficult to tell whether you are in jest
or in earnest"
Els it?"
F"Then you are laconic."
E'Therc is an old saying, that it is
we'll to know when to be SILENT"
"Now, do nst know in the 'leas,
whether you mean anything or nothing
by that speech, and we are going of
our original topic, Miss Linden. You
arc very perplexing, Richard"
II do not intend to be so, mother
But in what do you wish me to agree
with you as regards Miss Linden p
that she is very judicious, very suitable
in every way, and that Margaret hae
been most fortunate in obtaining such
a treasure? Ishall be most happy tc
arrive at your conclusions"
"But at present you are unable to dc
SO? However, you must allow that the
children are very fond of her."
Eyes, I assent to that most fully
Pearl RI is fascinated, and Charley devo
ted."
Mrs. Cunningham looked but hall
satisfied. She was beginning to be fas
cinated herself, and did not care to have
the castle she had been building ur
| shaken in its foundations. Adriana':
nervousness and coldness of manner
the evening of her arrival were attrib
uted to indisposition, aud sho believed
the governess was now at ease and quite
natural in her manner. To Mrs. Brad
dick it simply seemed that Adriana fel
more at home, and consequently les
constrained with them all.
Mr.. Etheredge, however, was deep
er student OF human nature than hi
mother or sister-in-law. He noticed
change, and noticed that if Adrian,
seemed more at ease, she was neverthe
less more on her guard. He watched
curiously, for he, like Ad:iana, felt 0,
the eve of some drama whereof the plo
was at present undeveloped. But h
viewed it from different standpoint
he was but spectator, whilst she wa
an interested performer. Mr.. Ether
edges intuitions were not lost upo,
Adrlana; she. perceived that he wa
aware Of the change in her, and tha
he was observing all that had passed
He knew that she vas on her guard
and she knew that he knew it. 1
some ways it made it more difficult, i
others more easy for her to play ou
her part. She had nerved herself
hearing Charles Cunningham's nam
mentioned without an outward sign {
emotion she had sung the songs tn.
she used to sing long since, and ha
listened to Mrs. Cunningham's prais
Of some Of them as Charles's favorite
with perfect calmness ; and she hear
without the moving of a muscle, ma,
even with a sensation of pleasure, tn,
in loss than month Mr.. Braddic
, would be in Etheredge Court.
Long communing did che hold wit
herself in the silent watches Of til
> night whether even now, at the ele,
enth hour, she could not retreat. R.
treat! Was she beginning to be co,
ard? Would not retreat betray Il
feelings which Charles Cunningha
might not have known? Might n
have known? Could size so delue
>. herself? She chose to do so becau
the argument favored the theory 81
wished to adopt; that it was her rig1
and digni6ed course to remain whe
sho was. Conscience in q momcntsh.
tered tho ''.fil .ffialllasey, and whispered, sGo
but revenge stided the whisper, al