The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-10-27

! Z dyn.t think at heart. she vas very
n,I ii 1! astoAiahed Darl,s adQpped her
/ bands.
u, Chi T wonder Who needs q
flatle #holeSone discipline nov !! I'm
sorry for Pam, though
You needn't be-. PANS got tho
hest Of the bargain. . -
xoadet hon ! larjorie's got
yo naa3 a any A'jr.. rate j lxss
lnspite Of their frequent sparring,.
Darlie evidently thought me lucky
! pelson To got,her Ibrothera pspcI Of,
good sense for which I forgave her
many imp artinsnosx 7,
"Marjorie has got me but Pam has
I got Beverly" he said; and Darlie's
eyes grew luminous with sudden curl
osity aud wonder. But she never suf-
fered herself to be taken BY surprise.
Beverly, indeed! Marjorie
wouldn't swap, H1 lbet,'' she answered,
cool and superior Is ever. And Chi
was too amused TO find fault with her
'j.rgon." As for mo, kissed her
promptly, astonishing her more By,
that act then Chi had done by his in-
formation, i
~ ".What is it all about ?" Mrs Fan.
shaw asked, bevildered. And at that
crisis Josephine aud Pamela, just die
covering our arrival, came running
downstairs to greet and scold and laugh
ct Us, aud ask fifty. questions, ali in .
breath. Chi was tempted to run away
but he stood it bravely, and, after :
while, We all subsidized into the parlor
and ! reasonable state Of quietude, and,
CHI being Spokesman, the story Of the
midnight alarm-the cat and the ghost,
the will and the codicil-was duly re-
lated. There was plenty Of comment
and outcry, Of coursewas ever q will
in the world that satisfied everybody |?
P.asingby that, il was pretty to see
Pameh's generous indignation. 4
nlf Icould have dresmod of such 4
thing, Chi surely, yoa'll believe me
-I;xould never have gone to maks
that visit, Or I would have Eade myself
50 cross and disagreeable, that that cod;-
oil would never have been written. II
won't stand, though !; tn tear il of as
soon as I hold of the stupid paper, and
you II have your Or ~ ovn =, C6i, an the
"Yaa ill., 10 it, you silly litt1.
PAM" he laughed. ut would be !
egd misdemeanor.', , i
'sAs if I cared for that Z! IN do
something, at any rate. Chi what
nensepseW' Il She turned to him, with
her blue eyes sparkling, her face in
glow. s>"Do you think SO meanly OF me
rs to Imagine that, ] would keep all
ihat property? Would you do it your
self r. You know you never would, and
it's hateful Of you to think such things
of NE, L don't care, ,,.,.
With which irrelevant conclusion
she burst into tears, Al ro.,44::A
Chi put his armsaround her, and kiss
ed her teuderly but was I not jeal-
Gus, not. IN the very least. Josephine
came ID with something sensible, as
usual. There was =. very practical
vein in the Fanshaw family.
7" Why don't you stick to the old
agreement! =, Let Chi. have the
house, and Pam the money, and
Marjorie the family portraits, inst As
you planned It oil before the will turn.
ed up. What's the use Of crying, |
Pam? It's late in the day to be !
growing for Uncle Chichester" |
Pa Her droll tone provoked 4 burst of
laughter; Pam giggled HISTORICALLY 7
through her tears.
Il II wish Uncle Chichester had been
asleep" she exclaimed. otis just
what I want-to make an equal divis,
ion but Chi is so lisagreeablc." n
"Did he refuse to take his share p
J Josephine !; asked, dryly, ~ haven't
And Pam seized Chi's hands tragi-
cal!y. "WN you p she cried, her
dewy blue eyes appealing to- his, her
sweet mouth ID dangerous proximity. (
SHOW, Chi, you know how happy I'll
mean to be. one Of these days" the
loveliest color flashing over her face
"don,t spoilit oil BY being ,obstinstc |
and disobliging." Ss .
I'll had not perfectly understood
her meaning, it might have been :
trial -sven then-to zee Chi take The
kiss which thoae rosy lips invited 80
unconsciously. How could he help it,
when they we're SO near; him, and 80 |
exceedingly pretty I Bot it was no |
troachery ito me, or the far-aWsy artist
either, to whom PANS little heart turn