The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-01-27

] III NAH0 1aACAEhA1s
| CHAPTER III.
| BY rHR RIVER.
Catharine had forgotten her morr
ing visions they had turned into YER
matter-of:fact speculations about Tot
tvs new hat and Rosa's Sunday trocl
as she came home through the parl
late in the afternoon. A long procea
sion Of beautiful ladies was slowly pass
ing, gorgeous young men we're w.lkia)
up and down and along the Row, look
ing at tho carriages and parasols, ant
recognizing their acquaint.nces. Th'
trees and the grass were still green .ni
in festive dress the close of this beau
tiful day was ali sweet, and balny, and
full Of delight for those who could lin
ger out in the long daylight. The Ser.
pentine cleaned through the old elm.
trees and in the slant suu-rays. Cath.
arine was delighted with the sweet
fresh air and childishly amused by the
crowd, but she thought she had bette,
get out Of it. As she WAS turning on,
of the broad pathway by one Of the
iron gates Of the park, she came lace
to face with Dick Butler walking With
= couple Of friends. He took off his
hat 4 IS he passed, aud Miss George
again bowed with tha air of a meek lit
tie princess.
t"Who is. that ," said Beamish. "I
don't know her."
Mr.. Beamish was destined to improve
bis acquaintance, for there came = little
note from Mrs. Butler 70 Dick early the
next morning: d;
"MY DEAR R1cHARD.-I am sorrv
to 6na that I can not possibly join your
party this afternoon, but the girls aud
your aunt will be delighted to come.
The children declare you would be
horribly disappointed if they did not
make their appearance. ! am afraid Of
their being troublesome. May I send
Miss George to keep them in order2
They are beyond their sisters control,
l fear.
"Ever a6ectionately yours,
IS. BUTLER
"P. S.-Willnot you and MIR. Beam
ish be amiablo and look in upon US
this evening? you will find some
friends"
Dicks studio was in Queens Walk.
He lived in one of those old brown
houses facing tho river. He could SEQ
the barges 60 by, and the boats and
the steamers sliding between the trees
which were planted along the water
side. An echo Of the roar Of London
seemed passing by outside the ancient
gates Of his garden; within eyer5 thing
was still and silent, and haunted by the
past. An old dais Of Queen Anne's
time still huag over his doorway, and
he was very proud of his wainscoted
hall and drawing.room, and OF the oak.
en- stairs which led up to his studio
His friend lived with him there. :lr.
Beamish was in the Foreign Office, aud
had good expectations. As he was an
only son and had been very rigiily
brought up, he naturally inclined to
Dick, aud to bis Bohemian life, and
the two young men got on very we'll
together. The house had been a co.,
vent school before they came to it, aud
gentle black-veiled nuns had slid from
room to room, rosy ragged children had
played about the passages and the oak
en- hall, and had olattcred their mugs
and crumblod their bread and butter
in the great bow-vindoved dining
room at the back. The young men
had seen the place by chance ono day,
wet +esstruck by its quaiutness and Ca
paBihties, and they agreed to take it
together and to live there. The chill
dren and the nuns went away through
the iron gates. Butler put workmen
in to repair, and polish, and make
ready, and then he came and establish.
ed himself, with his paint-pots aud
canvssses.
Tie studio was = great long room
with cross light that could be chang
ed and altered At will, for which pur:
pose heavy curtains and shutters had
been put up. There was mating OF
tho aoor, and some comfortable queer
shaped chairs were standing round th'
fireplace. The walls were paneled t
about four feet from the ground, an'
from hooks; and nails, aud bracket
hung a hundred trophies Of Butler
f.ncies and experiences. Pi,tures be
gun and never finished, plaster casts
boxlng:gloves, foils, Turkish pipes .u'
cimeters, brown jugs Of graceful slen
der form, out Of Egyptian tombs. BIZ
Of Llue china, aud then odd garment
hanging from hooks, Venetian brocadt
6f gold and silver, woven with sill
pale and strangc-colored stufs an
gauzes, sea-green, salmon color, fain