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

ing the customary band- d-shaks. Joan
mas haad vas cold, Ike hel.elf He
could feel It through her glove; pas
sionless, limp, incapable Of giving :
strong, he.ltby grasp.
He vas not to get away thus, howev-
er. He had forgotten Master Franks
efforts to attract bis attention but the
young gentleman was at his elbow be-
fore he got to the gate Of the field.
q" say, Why wouldn't you listen to
me Just now? Can you row, doctor p
"Rov" !" repeated Carl, helplessly.
"Row what 2" 1854. T.. ~.
a boat, to be sure. I'm going to
have one. Pscket, the b.skst-naker,
h,s got one, aud it only wants painting
~. It's to be painted green, and It
viii cost : lot Of money but it's to b
sregular little clipper. Ishall keep it
under the willows 10 DaviSs Hols; bua
mind, you are not to tell" ~~'.
To the DOCTORS mind, distracted With
other thoughts, the boys speech was
very bazy; but he heard something
about a boat, and Davis's Hole, aud
tried to subdue his own impatienoe, and
humor the lads enthusiasm for the
toy, as he generally did.
"1t's to be = yacht complete, eh?
Sails and rigging, Of course, and = crew
from Lilliput. Well, I'll come and see
you sail it some day; but nisd, Frank,
don't you 60 too near DAVIS Hsle.
Remember what it vas named from.
Keep to the ponds in the park J"
The doctor did not sec the look Of
amazement and contempt with which
Frank received his .dvice, nor hear the
tone in which the boy repeated to him
self; "See me sail it! Keep to tho
ponds in the park, indeed p He was
too much occupied to think anything
more just then of Frank or his amuss-
.ments. "Amy was anticipating her
journey with much delight" and Lord
Frederic wovld be With her.
We'll, it was quite clear that he him.
self had done right; nay, it was just
possible that Mrs. Lescar had been
.ctuated by kindly motive in telling
him all this, and he had wronged her.
She might have wished to satisfy him
as to the wisdom Of his proceeding.
Yes, Of course he had done right; and
now it w,s al over, aud he could never
hope to see Amy again, unless, indeed,
he saw her rs the wife of Lord Frederic
Page. He ho; ed ne never might do
that. He said words which were not
gentle At al respecting Lord Frederic,
in which he was unjust, since Lord
Frederic had never injured him know
lngly in any way ; but people in the
doctors present circumstances are not
always just. He looked up at the blank
windows Of his house With q dull im-
patience. 1t there had only been some
stirring time before him, some great
rush of work or excitement! Bot to
60 on in the same mill-horse round Of
visits; to bear patiently With the gar
rulous list Of new diseases, or new
symptoms Of the hypochondriac up at
Redford Grange, who expected to see
him daily, and to have daily change
of treatment; to listen to aud answer
the well.known phrases Of his richer
patients; !; aud then the never-fsiling,
ss0s; thin, doctor, sure it's the drink
'ioes him !; if it wasn't for that he'd be
as good to US IS gold," Of the Irish
quarter. Aud all this with the con-
sciousness sore about his heart that the
oue star which had filed his path With
tender light was gone from the sky, to
shine no more for him forever.
CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK.