The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-04-14

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+ ont, and beating time with his viii
p The young people were singing an
D screaming with laughter, and bangin
: false notes on tho piano sometimes, an
: laughing again: "Take care, Henr
: do not get out Of the Window erie
his mother from within but Henri pal
no attention. The gay jangle wentsor
and the laughter and music poured OF
to where Catharine was sitting with be
| chin resting on her two folded hand
She could see through the iron gates
, beyond the road lay a distance smilin
IN sunshine. She watched the smok
from chimney drifting in the breeze
"C'ang rang, clang rang, Ia ra, t
ia ra," sang the young people aud tbe1
; came burst of laughter, and the,
more voices joined in. Catharipc &c
cognized Dicks in the medley o
sounds. Tho sun shone hotter and hot
ter; a chestnut fell to the ground will
sudden snap, and the brown, brigh'
fruit showed through the green pod
Again tho music sounded and her rib
bon futtered gently. how happy the,
all seemed ! What good spirits Butte,
was in! The lsnguil young English.
man seemed to have caught something
OF the lite and gayety of the people
among whom he was staying. But be
lad looked grave when he spoke to
her, Catharine thought. How good OF
him to thiuk of her! Just then be
came out and quickly crossed the yard
without seeing her. "Do not be late"
cried Ernestine from the window.
Dick nodded, and strobe avayralone
the dusty road toward the village.
Cathariue watched him from under her
tree until he disappeared, and Henri
and Nanine came up disposed for con-
versation, and bringing a supply of
ohestnuts tor Miss Georges work-bas-
ket.
"Alon cousin is very disagreeable,"
Henri said. ale would not take ne
with him. don't care for him any
more"
"Mademoise'le, what stuff is this &"
said Nanine, taking hold of Catharine's 5
gown. "something English, is it no. !?
Have you many more toiiettes in your
box up s;airs? Though to be sure,"
added the child, with instructive polite
ne s, mo does not ;eq1ire much when
one is travelling, and you did not expect
to remain with us long"
~ brought all the prcttiest dresses l
had, Nanine," Cathariue said, sadly,
wondering how much the children knew
already. "Why do you think am not
going to stay with you?"
Naoiue turned red AID did not an
swer; but Henri cried out, "Oh no,
Mademoiselle Ia Curieasc. Miss George
has found you out. Miss George, she
heard mamma'say there was no room
tor you at Paris the day graudmam ia
was angry, and mamma had her
misraine. 1t is not pretty to listen, is
it?" said Henri, who had not forgiven
certain sisterly lectures.
Miss George blushed too, like N.nine,
and did not answer. She began slowly
throwing the chestnuts one by one into
the basket at her side, and then sud-
denly started up. All the chcstnuts
which hnd remained IN her lap fell to
the ground and rolled away. She left
the amazed children to collect their
scattered treasures. 1t was a nothing
that the children had inadvertently re-
vealsd to her, an yet in hor excited
state it seemed the last drop in her cup.
"What did it all mean p she said to
herself. "Who can I trust? ? where
can go? Only Mr.. Butler and RENE
speak the truth to me. All! would
Reine help NE if I went to her? I shink
II think she cares for ire a little"
Meanwhile Dick, Who had not gone
to the village after oil, was walking
along the cliff to the farm. He found
Refine sitting in the window Of the
kitchen, with her held resting upn
her hand, as perplexed as Catbarine
herself, only facing her troubles and
looking to no one else for help. Wba,
was sh, afraid Of? She scarcely knew.
She was afraid for Dick tar more than
for herself. 80. ........
Who can account for painful impres
'ioos Reine's was strong and health,
organization, and Of. all people: sht
would have seemed the least likely t<
Ebc subject to vague terrors, to alarm.
indefinite and without cause and We
there we're moments of forebodins an,
depression against which she found i
almost impossible to struggle almost,
say, because therein did her healthy an,
strengthful nature reassert itself, bat
ting with these invisible foes, and re
sisting them valiantly.
She, too, sometimes asked herse)
whether she had done wisely and we'll
!. Whether she, a simple country girl
without experience of the world, woul
ever be able to suffice to grand scis