The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-05-06
"This lock very meoch trouble =

"This lock very msoch trouble !"
Not knowing what to do, MarRare
vent in as he held open the door. sne
found Mrs. Kcndon standing BY tn.
window IS though engaged in looking
at something on the street. Her hail
and. dress we're di i,arransed, and 4,
.largaret said: - ~"
"Dld you send for me?" she turned
and her face was deeply flushed, as she
answered:
"Now
Monsieur stepped up, saying:
II was joost calling Madamc's attcn-
tlon to that leetle bird on. tha lake,
veree far out it is you sec ;; and now it
goes behind the trec."
"Molly came and said YOU vanted
me-" said Margaret without noticing
him and Mrs. Kendon striv;no IN ,c
piled: "4 ~
"Oh, it is just ore Of her stuni1 Irish
blunders r. LIVE"
Margaret felt the awkwardnesy Of
the position. 1t was clear to her that
IL was no blunder which had brought
her, but rather that Mrs. Kcndou had
become an object of suspicion to her
servants; and chat she had purposcl:
been betrayed into being a witness to
her dlsg1ace.r She felt that II this i'm
prudent wife We're to be preserved from
legal guilt and social ruin. there vas no
time to be lost. She could not leave
nei' ana what apology had she for re-
naming. He kept up the appearance
OF watching the bird on the lake: and
as Margaret had advanced to the win.
dow and stood near Mrs. Kendoo, he
attempted to touch her arm, by way of
calling attention, saying:
':See See! He emerpe beanteefnl
as that grande bird, the albatrosse ~
Margaret shrank from him., and
drawing Mrs. Kendon away laid her
mead against her shoulder, SAYING:
oouu 0AM away
he bowed, saying:
"Oh, the 4ademoiselle has grief. I
leave you at once, and Madame will not
forget that Madame De Baum will hone
to see her, as [ say at two o'clock
Sh II [ come for Madame ?"
"0h, [ can go very we'll without
you" said Madame, With strained ef.
tort at her accustomed gaiety and Mon
s.eur bowed himself out. AS he did 80
Margaret claspcd her arms around this
woman whom she felt to be on the
verge Of precipice and shiveripg
said:
"Oh, do not let him come here. His
baselisk eyes make me shudder. I am
sure he is dangerou p
'sOh, you silly thing! Poor De Baum
IS the most harmless creature in the
world" The speaker laughed a hol-
low laugh, and running her fingers over
Margaret's hair, continued, II wish nv
hair would stay as smooth and nice as
yours does. Just see it now. 1 de-
clare 1t l5 fright"
"sit down, and let me fix it, and d.
my dear Mrs Kendon, be serious about
this. Indeed, indeed 1 am sure it is
not best he should come.
1t could have been no blunder which
made Molly come and say you wanted
me. She and Mrs. Brown stood in the
hall to see if you would let me in. If
your servants should make remarks
about his being here. Just think Of
the ruin breath of SANDER might
bring. Do not be angry! You know
l love you and want to see you honored
aud beloved. Those who envy you
would be glad to catch any word to in
jure you; and am sure the servants
thought strange. Ask your mother if
L am not right and do not let him
comet"
Standing behind her arranging her
hair, Margaret could not see the changes,
Of her face, but felt the effort of her az
sumed gaiety as she called her little
goose" said 'sfidd!e de dee to servants
gossips," and promised to be as demure
as q Lady Abbess, and make De Baum
stay at home with his own wife until
her lord and master should return 1t
was impossible to penetrate the laby
rinths of levity in which she took ref
uge; and Margaret thought of sppcal-
ing to her father or even to her hus-
band to save her from the ruin which
grew more and more imminent.
That night. while revolving her plans
sleep deserted her, and she lay count
ing the hours as they were tolled off by
the clock in ueighboring steeple. 1t
had struck three when she Slept. then
.awoke with start, feeling, she had
slept long time. Her room was on
the third floor at the back of the house,
and she heard horse paving the pave
ment of an alley which lay on that
side. She arose and looked ont. The
moon was low in the west, and a fog
euveloped all beneath but through
the white mist she could SEQ a dark
object by the gate which had the dim
outline Of carriage, and hear it driven
s'owly = away. She threw on wrapper
and going to Mrs. Kendon's room,
found it deserted and the gas burning
low. She turned it up and looking
hastily around, found a note addressed
to herself: 1t ran thus:
Gro BIZ coNTINuED.)
a Pittsburgh topper 5a being con-
signed to the lookup the other jav.