The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-08-25

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q Other thougatsto to think about her;
,topliss in his eouatsy walks 70 lean
over rIailss asd watch, inst the green
by ~ sbost from the pooderous,
sntspiked machines Of blue and red !;
atter that the corn a it fell down be-
fore the soytbes and sickles Of the reap
ers; and finally tho motley throng of
cleaners, legal and illegal, who rushed
iu to quarrel over the fragments of the
spoil, and to announce that harvest was
over. DR. Seeker moved amongst
these, an absent spectator; ; hearing the
sounds Of them duly, as one hears the
accompaniment to IN air. He was far
away in the big city Of cities. BE was
in mighty region Of the mighty west.
de vas here and there in the fash of q
polished ecythe in tae sunlight, and
tho busy tiukle Of the wbetsons VA: to
him the .r.of music Of trained bands.
He ssw the Serpsntine where other
eyes looked down upon. the pleasant
Dyke. Tho gats on which he leaned
oecame to him the railing of Rotten
Row. And Is he. looked upon the
riders; he saw,-vho vas that fairest
amongst the fair equestrians, and who
was her escort? Not Sir Francis, but
tho other one, the boy on the other
sidei? |? Intuitively hs sketchsd the por-
stnit Of the young noble. The dainty,
town bred pallor, tho light dowpy mus.
t.ehe':and "hiskerless young cheeks ;
the splendid riding equipment, and the
glossy horse with . neck ike Diana's
bow. t.>:.. ,3a .....
How could he, Carl Seeker, ever have
thought to keep to himself pearl 80
rare as that one lost to him now?
When the harvest wss over there w.s
a thanksgi'iog service, and . great day
Of festiv'ty and rejoicing in Redford.
Tho doctor had not meant to be present
amongst the merry.makers; he was not
in . state Of mind for the sort Of thing.
He thought he should do better by 60
ing to visit those whom feebleness or
infrmity would keep At home. His
patients said of him that his manner
Vas gentler and kinder than it had ever
been "a perhaps it Was. But when in
passing homevards he saw tho big tent
and the flags flying above it, Dr.. Seeker
stopped, ~ he used to stop and watch
the respers, to look over the hedge into
the field. He saw men and women who
had ieasted and wero merry; he saw
big boys and little boys tumbling over
each other for the very glee and abax-
don: Of tho thing, to the music Of the
"Dixie's Laud Polka" tho most popu-
lar melody which the Redford band
haa on its List. The doctor saw also =
group Of ladies and gentlemen stand
ieg Y the oestsanes to tho tent, and
while he:was looking on, Ms. Lesoar
and Fr'nk left the group and moved =
little farther up the field. Carl lad
not troubled Mn. Lescar much of late;
he had rather held aloof from any
meeting With her. Through her the
stab had come and however little she
had been to blame, the sight Of her was
not pleasant to his eyes. But now it
came into his mind that September was
nearly over, aud the Dykeham family
would probably be coming back soon.
It was nothing to him, of course, but
still he thought he should like to know;
50 he went into the field and Joined the
two As they stood near the impromptu
orchestra.
"They all seem very happy, dom,
theyr said Mrs. Lescar. II have
been helping to supply these people
with tea, DR.. Seeker. ! wonder what
you, ~ medical man, would have
thought Of the quantity Of that fluid
and Of ponderous plum-cake which ,
single individual can make away vitb.'
"Poor things r said the doctor
*They don't get it very often, some o.
then" ....
"No7 A very good thing for them
TOO, I should say.''
The. doctor RETAINED from askip,
any question. he was certain tha
Joanna knew what he had joined he,
for; and hs woald not give her the tri
umph Of seeing bis impotence.
! II suppose you won't stay her,
long," he said "The days begin t
close in early" -
mo. " shall be going directly
You never GENE to Dykeh.m now
Dr.. Seeker. Too busy, I suppose? !? ]
heard from Lady Crevillon this morn
ing. , They art-Fnnk, Frank, hoz
vely ride !! Let me beg"
| "Nsver mind him." interrupted til.
doctor. .Frank snd are old friends
They are coming home did you s.yl'
"No. Going down the Rhine
Probably thence to Rome, but the rcut.
seems uncertain" -.