The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1871-03-16

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then came the reaction ! What ex-
cuse for this hurried fight was she to
make t. those downstairs 2 1t Was the
second time that she had suddenly left
Ash Grove without a reasonable ex-
cuse to offer 70, her conduct, and, in
the present state OF affairs between her
mother and herself, would the situation
be accepted 7 In the former case she
had at least had the welfare of "Do
Nun" to plead az her unreasonable
reason; but to-day she had not even
that-she had nothing; she would ap-
pear to them mad, as suddenly bereft of
her senses, and they might think prop
er to set watch over her-to Illustrate
all her plans, even to prevent her jour
"ey!
What could she say to them?
What she could say came into her
mind at the same moment and with .
look Of deeper misery than had appeared
| there before.
eff I must, I suppose nsust!" she
cried, in kind Of DESPAIR; 'but, God
koows, it is hard to be made to despise
ones selfv
And then she turned, from torcc o1
habit, aud knelt to say her morning
prayers; but rose quickly, with fam
ing color IN her face. -.
"No, no p she muttered ;; ~ am moi
so bad as that yet. My weakuess and
ignorance of what is best to be done
make me sin but will not mock God
by eskipg Him to bless = lie.'
Yet the want Of what she involun'
tarily rellnquished made itself 80: sppa'
rent in her face that it was no wonder
that her path was paved for her on hel
descent to tho breakfast-room, by q
| simultaneous demand from oil assembled
| there as to what could be the cause ol
The perturbation of her counteuance.
81 have received bad news from Lon.
don," she answered, thankful for the
opening thus afforded her "and mus'
60 up there this morning. One Of my
friends is dangerously i'll, and wishes t.
see me. I am very much distressed
about it,"
"One Of your friends, Eugenia 2
said Mrs. Elliot. II did not know you
had any intimate friends in London
"Ob, yes. l h,ve-the Turner'S w
were always together in Calcutta, ane
Annie Turner and 1 were almost Ik,
sisters. I dare say you have not heard
me speak Of them, because We have no
often discussed my Indian life; bu
they we, the best friends had there.
"Aod is it Annie Turner who is i'll
then 2" demanded Mrs. Elliot; an
Eugenia would not have known what t
answer had not Amy, with the eager
ness Of youth, iuterposed the 'ques
ton:
"What is the matter with her ?'
II do not KNOW" replied Mrs. Arch
er. ''The note was evidently writer
10 50 great hurry that it is the NOR
alarming. 1t only says "dangerousI
ILL.," and that some one will meet me q
the Waterloo station, so that I must g
by the eleven.o'clock train. 1 feel YER
anxious and unhappy about it."
"Sball YOU sleep at the Turner'S
my dear ?" said Mrs. Beale. eff go,
hope it is nothing infectious there is
great deal of typhoid fever about Lon
don at this season. Where do you
friends live 2"
CAT Bayswater," replied Eugenia.
"a very low situation" remarke'
her mother. II hope it there is an,
suspicion Of its being typhoid or eastri
that you will not remain in the house
1t would he a great risk for yoursel
ana the children, to say nothing q
Amy here"
IL will be careful I will not forge
my children nor Amy either" replie'
Mrs. Archer, and then she left tn
breakfast-room again to make arrange
meots for her journey; a.d sorel
missed the active, affectionste bel
which Marion had been won't to rende
upon such occasions. She missed 81
other thing also; she missed the ol
jections which short time before sh
was sure her sister would have raised I
her departure, and she felt as thoug
no one but Tiny and mousy needed ht
at Ash Grove, and loDged for means
leave it and live by herself. Blu
though she had sufficient for the OBJ
} she knew not how she should exil
when she had done so, unless she use
that money which she had almost swor
she would not touch.
With fond embrace to her ll:t|
ones, as she wondered under what eli
cumstanccs she should meet them agai'
Mrs. Archer left Ash Grove at the z.
pointed time, and rumiuated on h
sad prospects for at least tour hours, u1
til the train drew up beside the pla
} form of Waterloo station. Then sh
sprung up, as from reverie, and thru
: her hand out of tho window, as sh
wondered what kind Of person it VI
| that Henry would send to meet he
} But, though a littlo crowd Was assen
/ bIed on the platform, and every mome'
, she witnessed fresh greeting bet~ee
, friends Who had recognized each othe
/ m one even seemed to glance iuoui
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