The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-05-05

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9 write to You" s..@s s@se r.
. :.~-0a Cba1'es seemed !, quite e6eerf
9 and:in good spirits; he described b
d symptoms, and seemed to like talkin
Of what might bc-he even made l;tt]
r "You ungrateful boy" he said, SIN;
? ing, "there is ssmany young man wi
would be thankful for his good "lucl
, instead Of putting on scared face lii
& yours. 2Well,' what have you bee
a5out?" p
1t was horrible. Dick tried to a,
swer and to speak as usual, but he turl
; ed sick once, aud bit his lip, and looi
ed away when his uncle, after, que.
tion or two, began telling him, abou
some scheme he wanted carried out W
on the estete. IT, ...%G :,
"Won't yousend for Uncle Hervey,'
Dick said :gravely,,; COR foor my aunt P
"Time euough-time euough," tn
other answered. "They make such
talking. Iwant to put matters straigh
first. I've cot Baxter coming here thi
afternoon"
Mr.. Baxter was the family attorney
Dick had for the minute forgotten al
about what he had como intending t.
say. Now he looked in the fire, and
suddenly told himself that if he had
to tell his uncle what had been on hi.
mind all these last months, the sooner
it was done the better. But now, a,
such crisis-it was an iuposslbility,
So the two sat by the Ere in tho wan.
ing light Of tho short autumn day. The
night was near at hand, Dick thought.
There was ring at the bell, and some
one came in, from the hail.: 1t was not
the lawyer, but DR.. Hickson again,
and it seemed like reprieve to the
young man & &-havoia few minutes long
er to make up his mind. He follow.
cd the docter out into the hall. His
grave face was not reassuring. Iick
could see itby the light Of the old lat
tlce-window.
"Tell me honestly" he said, "what
you think Of my uncle's state. I nev-
.er even heard he was i'll till this morn
ing"
"My dear Mr.. Richard," said DR..
Hicksou, I'VE must hope for the best.
DR.. do M-agreed with me IN con-
sideriug the case very serious. I can
not take upon myself to-. disguise this
from you. Your uncle himself has
but little idea Of recovering his mind
is as yet wonderfully clear and collect
ed and there may be little change
for weeks, but I should advise. you to
see that any arrangements -, Dear
me ! dear mey'
Tho little overworked doctor hurried
down the steps and rode away, all out Of
spirits, and leaving scaut comfort be-
hind him. He was thinking Of all
that there was to make life easy aud
prosperous in that big, well-ordered
house, and Of his own little struggling
home, with his poor Polly aud her six
babies, who would have scarcely enough
| to put bread in their mouths ifhe were
to be taken. He was thinking that il
was lonely ending to lonely life
with only interested people watchers
waiting by tho old mans dcath-bed
DR.. Hickson scarcely did justice to
Dick, who had spoken in his usua
quiet manner, who had made 'sno pro
fessions, but who'was pacing up and
down the grayetsveep, backward ant
forward, and round and round. bare
headed, in the chill dark, not thinking
of inheritance or money, but only o
the kind, forbearing benefactor t.
whom hv.owed so much, and towart
whom he felt ike a traitor in his heart
He went back into the morning
room, where Mundy had lighted SOM
candles,s and he forced himself to loci
hopeful,; but he nearly broke dow
when Charles began saying in his faent
cheerful voice; ;'I've made most un
just WILL. Baxter is bring,ngit for m
tosign thisSeveaiug. I have lett al
most every thing toIa scspesraee nep
hcw Of mips, Who will, Tm.afraid, nev
ermake Z fortune for himself. .Shal
I throw ii tie Gsiusboroug4 Z" he add
ted, nodding At the lady who vas smil
ling as usual % out J. s:ef 4,f frame: ..Yo'
will appreciate her somer day. liz Their
was moments silence. Dick flushe'
up, and the veins of s.ltemplas ibega'
Eto throb,, .ndsa sors7ot cloud n came, II be ,
fore hi. eyes, He must speaksoaH
kooula notlst biz uncle do this, wien
if he knew an he would for certai
feel aud act, differently. He tried t
thank him, but the words were to
hard to speak. He would have give
much to keep silence, but he could no
somehow. Charles wondered at hi
, agitation, aud watched him moving un
easily. Suddenly he, burst out.
), "Uncle Charles said Dick at last
With sort of choke for breath, "don'
ask Why ;leave mo nothing-e1oept@
except the G'insborougb, if you will
I mustn't take your money" .:.... !
s.What the devil do you mean =
s.id the old man, frightened, and i;ye