The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-08-18
~ ST: CLOUD THURSDAY; AUGusr1s 1s7o

AUGUST Is, G1870..iw
helpless inourable? Who has a bette
right. 70 care for mo thansyeq h.v. e
Then she went little closer to him
and put her hand upon his orosse'
arms.
DIET me tell my. guardian :: myself
Carl. I can manage it better thai
you"
But when ?'
"Soon. Tomorrow there will b.
people here and the Hunt Ball =
might; and then, the next d.y, there
the Meet at Redtord Bridge"
"Amy!' said the DOCTOR" you ar
not going to the Meet p
"lI shall only be driven there in. tn
carriage. 1t is the last Meet of tn
season. Let me 60, DR.. Seeker"
"And the Hunt Ball tomorrow
night" said tho doctor, agbast: '"You
only within the lsst month able to wall
without ASSISTANCE" '.'' '.>:.>.'l !
"Stop, Carl. I want you to tell M
AS my medical adviser, you know
not my-my lover-do you really thinI
I oug ght not to go to balls ?''5 ,,*:;:'',@
DR.. Seeker hesltated. The face tha
looked up to his own was 80 childIik'
in its questioning, so simply in earnes
about his opinion, SO divested Of its us
ual wilfulness and occasional petulauce
that he felt obliged to question him
self according Is her distinction, is til.
doctor, and not tho lover. r ~
~"I think dissipation bad for any one
fir you, dangerous. A ball, occasional
ly, is not dissipation !; but just at pres
ent, when I tremble sometimes to think
that your recovery is hardly assured-'
"That will do. I love balls, but
"You love me BETTER" said the doc
tor. ~ begin to believe that I h.vt
not dreamed 1t all. You won't tire
yourself tonight, Amy? Is it a large
party :"
"Stupidly large. Don't you viah
you were going to stay and
She broke off:.abruptly. Something
in the young DOCTORS face made bel
fear lest the words might hurt him,
either in his pride or his self-conscious
ness, about this secret which Sir Fran.
els did not yet suspect. She fancied
that his aspect had changed; that il
was less glad and assured and so again
she laid her hand upon his breast.
20, Carl Carlo milo! never be hurt
at anything I may SAP in my foolishuess.
Know better what I meau." '~
And then the doctor smiled down up
on her, and uncrossed his arms, letting
one of them draw her to him. He
thought of something else just then,
which was not exactly pleasant to him ;
he thought of other arms which rest,
in waltz or galop, where his own wa
resting then; only how differently
How much less reverential !; how care
lessly Indifferent they would be-! He
wished passing wish, which others
have felt before him, With reference to
such dances, but he did not give it
words.
II must go now," said Amy. "Good
by, Carl"
When be was gone she listened a
little while, and then went to the win.
dow to raise corner Of the curtain
and blind, that she might see him ride
off. She said to hers,lf once again
very softly, "Carlo milo r. and then the
curtain dropped over the window, and
she ran up stairs to steal into the draw.
ing-room and be taken into dinner
But as she passed Lady Crev,llon, my
lady turned round and looked at her,
and Amy knew That there would be no
longer any secret to keep.
She behaved very well to her neigh.
bcrs at the dinner.tsble. She answered
their remarks, smiled when it was ex'
pected Of her, looked With seeming in.
terest, through the glittering silver and
the hot-house flowers and terms, at the
row of faces opposite to her; but al
the while she was thinking what sh<
| should have to say to Sir Fraucis BY
aud by.
When they were in the drawing.roou
again Amy saw, without seeming t.
look at it, the approach Of Lady Crevil
Ions velvet skirt as it swept the carpet
and paused at her side.
"Was Dr.. Seeker here before din.
ner?'' said her ladyship. .
EYES," :, .
"He came to see you, I suppose.
thought he considered your health 70
established. Such an hour, too, t,
come!
81 dare say he had been busy. al
day."
Lady Crevillon made 4 grimace
siguifyiug how extremely unimportan
DR.. Seeker and his business were il
her. eyes.
"He should have come before, if h,
must come. What did he say :"
Amy looked straight up at the gol'
eYeslass, by the help Of which he
ladyship was making observations.
II am not going to tell vou Tad