The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-09-01

| VAIN " AoAAV" - L WOuueI1 VOeS ne take
my boat for plaything, really r. Well,
1 don't think he'll: blab; he's not the
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/ l.; :. CHAPTER VII. 49,,
| ,>aj IN THE PLEASANT DYKs. -.
| A November, day., but still sunny
and genial. Dr.. Seeker passed up the
side Of the dyke towards the Red Ford,
from whence, in this autumn barren.
ness D. a Of foliage, Dykeham would be
plainly l.l' n visible. He scarcely took the
trouble TO ask himself Why that path
was chosen, She was at home again !;
but then she was nothing to him, 50 il.
could 9sld! not n, be that, The Old places
mig might know her again, but he, never
assa saw. .hEar,g hher, She was IL From day to
day he saw the carriage Of Dr.. Giss Guiise
81 ttqgsn in "a at # the drive gate. and knew
that the old man was going to see Amy.
y Was i grief, be wondered, Or the sud
dden: dn:l shocks, Or had she in reality. over
! staskked s.' herself. as he once, feared, she
would DO ?,.~o., .....'. G,-'
There was no knowing this; no
knowing what DR.. Guise thought in
the : impenetralia Of his own mind,
about the case over which he shook his
head and mumbled professions. which
might mean something Or nothing
Carl didnot care to make too many in
quiries Of Dr. Gdise. The old man
and the young one :wero IS not antagon-
istic; but they differed, as youth, and
Eage will. Especially in this case Carl's
lips were sealed He wondered, as he
walked on, switching, the bushes with
his'stick, what sort of treatment DR..
4Guise affected, and whether it, was, Of
any use. He did: not: wish othat he
himself: had been called in., The thing
would have been too painful, too i'm.
possible. Not that he could not J: be
! |rperfectly calm abeutAmy, thinking Of
! her :sorrow with "a hyotheE's2 pity ;,s but
then hetdid not want to :ber brought in.
|'tocloset centactt with her: ss In, that
Sir Frsneis shsdo been wise. But he
oould <potsA help speculatipg about, her.
(sWadlds she NsarEm rEmeurning Z The doc
tor,was not very CIGAR in his own mind
kas to t5theapnoprlety Or impropriety, o,
shcha course, but t-somehow he though,
Esbe; would wear it. There went :. the
carriage, with those black horses which
Reresthe special pets Of Dr., Guise, uI
under the beechcs amongst which he
| had watched the lights Of other car
riages cleaning ftfully on Marct
night which he remembered. Wouls
it have been better for him if no. hat
turned back that night2 it he. hai
written to Sir, Francis and got, as b,
). probably would have, done then, Will,
J: the baronet was uDprepared,a deci.iv,
\ ansxerl Better if be- had acquiescet
: II that h! answer, and sean Amy no more
I He thought not; and The question va
idle. He had gone on; he had see'
Amy; be h.d had 4 least share o
ife'ssveetest moments !; and (. lose tb
memory Of them would be 70 make th
past : blank a. we'll -as the future. An
it was all over, nov,-all over now an,
|. forever; and he could see, he though,
; that it was better IL should be 80.
In moment Of time; quicker tha,
any pen could write the words, Or an,
tongue speak them the full conscious
ness and details # :. 4 " sudden. te,rribl
emergency came Upon the doctor asl b
: passed from behind the shadow Of
giant thornnT INTO view tofs The rive
again 4 single sharp scry, "a psiulle,
splash fl tie water, laid before him il
! ImomeGt his position and hes kne,
= that Frank ,UrevilHon's boat was in
deed no pIsything, akutsa light and vel
'1buit craft which danced = dance :
! mocki1g triumph on the water. 40
dipped her prov into The micmio wave!
{ as though in light, laughter At. th
'1swould.b master she had flung owe,
; board. g 5ss.ss sz..
rowned in the Bays oi N.plea!
ec.me ike fash Of light across Il
) doctor eyes IL that smomeat. Was !.
70 De the same tale over sagainsH It
I q hard thing % save the drowning.
may read 7sasy in books, Or tois.the. ii 4,
4 practised heroes Who never tried
9 swim. Butsth swimmer knows ho
y hard asthibgi Knows, asshe tak,
8 his .pripg, that ;tbe ehanca in bis fay'
j. enl11 3 &. hprsehair ], /. holding Up i
2 .llI And u. Seeker y vas y u sx,l
q nor an u li { II als,1 4. e y .lI He,
: bsto1s hinself, IS that sudden All!