The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-09-01
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Freddy Paee, Vi. ths,sr' g 4.
+. Amy looked up fIon ths fss vitA !,
srark of sudden, angry light in s..
eye.
Chow dare you ak me, Joanna p .
r. wasn't quite sure. He opk
bored you = little, then. And I,,dy
Crevlllon did her best to increase the
boredom ?" G. ~ = -,
Amy made gesture Of assent, if; io-
deed' that could be called assent which
was utter Indifference, absence of mind
or Intolerance of the subject. LIZ :: -
"Well,' Lady Crevillon hinted that
q there was something between You. She
e even said plainly that you liked him,
a..d were unhappy becau,e ce a fool;sb
promise vhioh you tancisa you . onsht
t to keep; ,,..a -. =: .,.:...
-, 'fNWell Joanu. ?" .<...,~..,:,,. >..... 80.
d well, AM, it wasn't: probable tha,
l should ;diabelieye d Lady Crevillon,
T'"hy ! should 'ul f Indeed, / thought i,
:, the 4 most as1 natural thing in the world
! that you should like Lord. Frederic
20 still think it would have been
Dr.: Seeker came here to inquire: .fte.
you, ana l gave him the letter.. He j.
] 2 light hlltfoMFward, ~ honorable man, for
pla'n N country DOCTOR. He asked If ]
!. thought he ought to release you. and j
SAID yes"
, "You might have killed me- -. Al
Amy said. And she said Il 10 ou;etl,
and low that Joanna had to coa,ide, . ,
little l before she quite knew what i,
meant.
= think III D.. Seeker felt it !. GOOD
deal l. ! remember that be would vail
up and and down d 2 the room, which is 4 rest
lessness that always makes me angry
Dut II wasn't A'i my fault, you know. ]
acted for the best.' '.'~
"ls that all You have to s.y to m M
now, Joanna ?" ~ >.
a. "Anf Really, I don't know Of any
thing else. I suppose so."
'''Then, ifyou don't mind, I wish " vor :,
would 60 away"
Joanna mas started little, but complied
It vas vas very odd. She had been . mar 3.
ried herself, and had liked M. Le,o,, =,
very veil indeed, but then b, q. VAS !,
every respect fit person for her her to like
That Amy should have obstin.tel,vt " pre r,,,
ferTsd Carl Seeker to Lord Freder;,
P.e' w thing .he asally could No, no
understand. But i seemed that ii,
had 80 preferred hin. II ~. . :, matte
Of very little o. no real ooasequeno, /,
Joanna, but she thought thai, % t.r . j.
she bad been concerned il smep.r,,in,i m
them' she would undo her work, IN,
the rest was in their own h.nds. u !
II shouldn't wonder If theey vere t,
make it up .gaiu, !" thought Joe,.,
"P.pa would refuse the doctor ,othi,,
now, that's certain" >; s...7 g. =
She went up stairs again, and, ,it
tlng down, uncurled Franks finger,
from the doctors hand, and actuall,
kissed them as the boy slept. DR.. Seek
er saw her do this. A thought. tba,
she had never loaked so womanlv t.
him before, came into. his mind: .no
with it something else,-a strange
'A"n'ne nope' a sudden, wild ligh
across the gray sky of his : ife.a q,
could not tell whyit came; or. whence
put ;tl1!Aeeiit there it was, associated in som,
strange sa7 W..h the anus ssslseuderues
q Joan1as manner: She had Iisset
FRANKS hand, but she was. lookinp a,
| hh'n, hlaa, Carl Seeker, and il, vas some emo
hon or thoaeght connected, with, hin
!: which 'd bad written itself in the softenet
lines in g Of her face. = s4.r;,. &. s.-a~ =, !
}'We 1--WE shall Il never know how. :, 10, o. b,
thankful enough to YOU" Lady Crsyil
ion had said to him, wringiug his hand
y With Ctl'.sso some such words also tho bsroue
had expressed his gratitude, but; thi
strange woman only sat down and lis.
ed q: Franks fingers, With th.t un.e
eountable softening Of maulsr toward
himself. ~ .S-'''.5 49, :. s'.E7"
"Mls. sLeso,r," said Carl, .yeu h.,
something TO say to me. Ifso, tit j
anything about suppose am rieh
in my head whatever it may be, ~ i,
Tor Gods sake, and don't torture mo-
~s 81 have nothing particular to 81 ,.v.
responded Joanna !; "only I, though
you might like to see Amy. She is j,
the drawing-room. It vas al . mi,
take Of Lady Crsvillon's about noa
Freddy Page" =; ss,aa.ats5 a4t72 -
The doctor heard the words. looki,
straight down into Joanna's face. The
he turned away from it !; there was o
longer any sofuess in it for him. q
went out Of tho room into the lobb,
aud leaned against the baluster, twin
70 think. Only I few hours ,go /
lhad been dwelling o, Anys sorro
With pity which he hid called !.
brothers. pity: Nov, ID I moment. NOM !,
We changed. She hid had no gre,
sorrow; had never, perhaps, th6,llgotte
] what did dc hiak It him p Ho
IL 81 tIs,S e xS., s. T.