The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-03-31

ths 4hto'as, Monsieur Il Msirs, p Is. said
Msd.mae ae T4s.sy. s5hii1g aud al n'od:
ding It C.thsrine Is s7ht shte spoke; "a and 4
then she went straight to tie let:
tsrs, ands thss sh,. locked up feal,ossiy
as eathaiius . seoend time, and e.ught'
the siA'szodd ~iitfdasel glance; and ss'x;
her suddsnly 'chanses color: AZ for
Foutaiss, hetthoueht he' had never
seen Miss George in greater beauty.
''f she were drssssaiTby, Tsns Of our
first modistes in Casn," thought Mon
e,ssr Fontaiae; ."dots Madame: 10. Sous.
P1efette herself Nonld1presentsa2 more
distinguished appearance.'' He took .
chair and sat down opposite to her in
the amplight, and. began thanking her
for her2kindaess to- his glittle7:.bo the
day before =" >t.'|'9:
"Toto has been talking Of you over
since, mademoiselle,"' said Monsieur 10
Marie. ellis grandmother and :: L had
some difficulty, in preventing: him. from,
quitting s:bed to accompany meshere
tonight. Toto has =. great; deal of
character, ppoE little fellow, sighed
Fontaine; with sel kindness, and; ten.
derness. "He has 70 smetther,1lapd ono
is = afraid, q Il Of net being ! gsaae4 enough
~ith 81 hin: ! an sen ssf,ila ,xe, .re. s.. aot not
quite SO decided q ys ought to he.H' 1,
i "a. impossible not 70 ikIs ;Epa:
taine when he talked about hia: little
son. This man Was genuinely and IN.
.ffectedly kind-hearted and atfcctionate.
He was absurd, prosy, tussy; lie had:
alf sorts Of tiresome peculiarities, but
he was incapable of :. harsh Of 81 unkind.
action. -
Madame de Tracy opened her letters
and read them ono by one. Catharine
answered Fontaine' from beyond the
sea, as it we're; from the riverside,
from the quaint old studio; listening t.
some one else all the time, to distant
music, playing across all the days that
had passed since she heard it:
Everybody began to enter the room.
"Nothing for me?* said Ernestine,
coming in, in marvellous 'ahimmering
toilette. ut is too provoking! psorle
never write Jean sends me npe a telegram
when he goes 81 away. -: Isn't this from
Dick 7" she continued looking over
her lnothsr.in-law's shoulder. sss'What
does'he say1" :.'s"S sS Sss.ds1sa@'s i
s'fwswill't.lk it over another iime;' .
said Madame de Tracy, III a cdnstrsia.
ID sort Of way-and she handed t6e
letter to, Ernestine. =, say n.y ,,..~
"He asks for ffio.nde.u p s.id Es,
/ faestine, looking puzzled. ts,x <ss 49,
| aPoor little pr9dig.ll!'' s.id Jean
laughing fiadly' 4 .na Il il al hu turn begin
"'1s - - sfeu g.. ss<~scs css:. s4 s;as.stsh T.
I ny DrAR Al :AusFF:zi III h.vs beoi s.
Vorking Wy hatnd; 0r should hav,
written 10 you hs(fose9 Thsfe is1Ro bi
of the ,olif At Pettpoet which mus
some iete py pietqre, I'D Lam think
ing Of running over before the we'd
J ding. viii you take fndihe and my can
for ~aaAy ortwo;; Aand' 6nee inoI
dsprspacesthesfriosndesa:far' ;Joats af5ee
doHatea .bs.er.tsss<sss-~o ARB.
# p. S.-Upe|s, Charles has been buy
ing somo wonderful sherry, be-, SAY.
Hervey Is gone on Z walking tour VIII
Francis: The affair il settled for th
9Th. s5..--r ,a>;:." = : -: q !
! This was the letter Jean de Trac
read in silence. Madame de Tracy f
once looked stern, and glanced mea.
ingly at her son d be returned it. Sh
folded it up without :. word. =.
i Catharine's troubled manner, Dick
proposal u return S. soon again, ha
filed her with vague alarm once NOR
Dick might Be unconscious, seriou
, amusing himself with passing dirt
tion-it vas impossible 10 sly What
was about, He lid certainly declare
|, opce that; MissG George xss hothinnft'
him, bit II 1as Welt 70 be % b 4 9: s.
side. .ssWesmust make sons szsuses
KEEP hin ~: MI. it'll hosis!
Madame Dc Tracy. shewaatsd 70 I
III. good genius q Ill these people, ,''sl
! liked managing, arranging; !: .he =, me.! :!
, rather we'll it "a. convenient to, d
: pose Of Miss George, and amusing,
!. occupy herself With these sentiment
matters. How bitterly v.sAs resrette
, afterwasd tho irrsperab.s work; sheo h'
acoomplishtd! The good lady di
quieted herself ! good deal; 1T one tin
4 a. to whether she had not, perhaps, n
!. teri.lly interfsrsd with the ssplanss
!, Providence. sa8. Il s7aef a4g q H.. ~!
q They seemed. to drop tbs subject
= tacit consent. Ernestine asked :.
. more questions. Cathsrine's' lie: