The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-04-08

naps Win lover, she added With q
expression Of scorn. ,.. .,,>...~- ~.
They walked on in silence some mi
l'R ments While While sbe beat gently on sh
pavement with the point Of her close
umbrella, and after some time. bo r.
piled J.. :r. e.. :.
ut is like the story Of an old re
NANCE"
. "There is 70 romance" she. .ansEe,
ed, "old Or new, that dare tell y stor,
as strange as many that are enacted il
common :. a, life within the knowledge q
'GiIv iIv.;; =. IL +s:;.. 49, :, i - ,.:@.**
Without y:9l y apparently hearing her, h
"Mr. Walters, am certain, kne,
nothing Of this; and Mrs. Walter
must be a very bad woman"
"She is more inconsidcrato tha,
wicked | think" Margaret replied
"but it does appear strange that sI1,
sh0ult have done as ,sAe did in the mat
ter She was aIgs'kind to me, ant
she is not q" mean. # know that SOM
things are lSisrepresented to her, .bu
even with this knowledge think it un
| NsD
IKE her to have done exactly as sh'
II believe, he answered, .:sit is gen
orally allowed that jealousy stop, a
nothing in seeking revenge
Jealousy p she inquired, =. "bu
there could have been nothing worth,
Of the name in this case. The. Doeto,
and Mrs.: Walters did appear to de
petd on me ne a: good deal about the
children's medicine, but no sane wo
man would I'D. b have BEEN. jealous abou!
tnat."s '';''7 ';'' " ';''.' -
Hs saw she fa;,dl no idea Of of the Ii tru,
state Of u The case, and aftera moment.
hesitation said i .'''
*,"Ha zYouu: never learned that she .i
believed you had met Mr.. Walters at q
house on Beech street: and had written
letters to him which you would no,
wish her to see ?"
She stopped, laid her hand on his
arm and stood looking into his face
until the. whole. abslrdity became apar.
ent to her senses, when she burst into
low merry laugh, saying:
"Met Mr., Walters on Beech street
and wrote letters to him. Oh, I can
account for the meetings, for there must
have been quite number of them,
but the letters are puzzle. Did she
tell you how she learned of the Beech
street meetings ?"
eyes," he said, his face rejecting
something Of her merrimcnt. "Messrz
Twinzy, Thompson, Summer6eld and
Voond erstaun were eye witnesses"
"Hum p she replied. "It is but q
short.distance' to- Mr.. Walters store,
The parties will all be there at this
time, and while I am out T will lust
60 and see them, aud thank you a
thousand times for this information.
If you care@to hear the explanation in
that comqany,I I will be glad to have
you come along, if not I viii explain to
you at another time" -.
>"tf you will permit me- he said, 81
should liketo 60 with you"
They walked in silence, for Margaret
was arranging her thoughts, getting
accustomed to this new view of he,
own life. When they came to the store
they passed to the counting room,
through the glass walls of which Mr.
Walters and Twinzy were plainly visi-
bic. At the sight of Margaret, in com.
pany with Windermere, Summer6eld
Voonderstaun and Thompson .exchang.
ed significant glances, and became very
suddenly very busy in their several
avocations. Mr.. Walters came for.
ward to meet them with strange mix.
ture Of his own frankness and a for
eign embarrassment. He shook hands
cordially, and made the usual genera
remarks and inquiries about weathe,
and health, when: Margaret said:
II accidentally met Mr.. Winder
mere a few moments ago, and learr
from him that'there IS something g rela
tive to ny leaving 8 your house which
requires explanation. Will you please
ask Mr.: Thompson, Mr.. sammer6eld
and MI: Vooderstauin to come here 1 !:
| moment p s ~ >. -
Mr.. Tvinzyg, who sat gu a high stoo
quite absorbed ID his writing, now step
ped down. as Mr.: Walters Came Can ,'>t' to the
door to summon the other parties, ani
| Margaret said to him:
I ,"Have Mr.. Twiuzy remain, If 20,
please" ....
The party were soon assembled, Mr.
Walters with an :,air of one great,
pleased and deeply interested. MI
Twinzy leaning on bis desk, with hi
head upon his hands, the left foot cross
ed over the right, and resting on tn
point of the toes, and one hand lyin.
with his pen, had all tho. appearance o
one who for purely benevolent motives
consents to be enlightened on subjec
in which he has no possible interest
Dir, Summer6cld strutted as BECAME I
cock sparrow, Mr.. Voopderstaun placet
his hands spread on his hips: and hi