The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1871-02-23

my own part, I Intend to live; and as
that is hardly feasible nowadays with
out coin, l beg that you'll send me
some (not check, mind-that would
create susr;cion) whenever I may say
require it."
"Where am I to address you ?"
"Address "A. Il. C'-No! stay,
that's too common say p. @, Post-Of-
fee, Charm Cross'-and I'll fetch the
letters"
"And am not to know, then, even
where you live !" she asked, with anx-
ious eyes. "1-your wife, Hcnry-
surely you might trust me with your
address =
"You are the last person in the world
1 ought to give it to, simply because
you are ny wife," he answered, quick.
ly; and then, seeing her look Of sur
prise, added, 10 a lower key: "Haven't
you the sense to understand that if they
send after me to England, you are the
first person to whom they will apply for
information of my whereabouts ?-and
know You Of old. You haven't the
power to keep secret-you would be.
tray your knowledge of me by your
blushing face and so, although / dare
say you would be precious glad to see
me caught" with a covert sneer,) 81
prefer remaining p. Q, Charing Cross,
to you aud nothing more, till 1 am we'll
out of the country"
"But, indeed-indeed, would not
repeat it," she answered, earnestly
"Wbat! when your safety would be
imperilled By it. Henry ! how can you
suspect me Of such treachery?"
He glanced up in her open face
Treachery and the expression which be
met there seemed certainly a. though
they must dwell very far apart, aud yet
he was not convinced.
"Best not" he muttered, more tc
himself than to her ; but she was peril
nacious
'Think, if you should be ill, or in
trouble, Hen1y, and no means of com
municatipg with mellow much worse
silence on your part would 5e to bear i
l could not ascertain the reason of it
You u,ust not send NE from you in such
ignorance. My very anxiety might be
the cause Of your betrayal"
This argument seemed to carry more
weight for him than any other.
Gail right" he answered, carelessly
"you shall know it, for it will not be
for long. A couple Of montps, at the
outside, should see me we'll out Ct thi.
country"
"But Why remain here in the mids
Of danger Z" she demanded, eagerly
"why not 60 at once, if it is the sate1
course :"
| "Because 'at once would It be the
safer COURSE he repeated after her,
"lt they are going to take the trouble
10 snd after NE at al, they will frs
direct their attention to America-I'u
sure <f that; AMI, when tiey 6ud w
not crossed over there, look nearer tom'
at which time shall manage to slil
over. But, tor the present, am bette
here ; and in this disguise as saf, a
can be. Only am impatient to cut i
and walk about in my true co|ors."
| His true colors! Alas! what wer
they? Eugenia noted the allusion
and thought shame must have died a
surely 10 her hus5snd's breast as low
had done in hers.
"But when you haze slipped over
she asked, after pause-"what then
; Henry"
81. shall begin afresh," he answered
confidently "in America that come
easy. shall wait till the breeze ha
blown over and there's no chance of it
cropping up in the papers and then
shall just alter my rame bit, and ge
a situation in New York or Baltimore
or some Of those places. And when
am settled, you and the children mus
come out to me, and there will be n
difficulty in explaining matters to tn
people at home. Men change thei
employers every day; there is no zee
they ehould ever guess the cause of it.
"Uuless they read it in the publ
print beforehand" she answered, d,
I spondcntly.
"That's just what you mustn't le
!; them do, Eugesia; they scarcely eve
see a paper down at Fairmead, aud,
they happen to get hold Of an India
one, destroy itv'
"And how am to stop the tongue
of your friends, Henry? Antoinette
constantly meeting men from India 9
Southmere. What If she hears th
whole affair from them 2"
"You must do the best you cam"
answered, roughly. "Any way, 20
must guard the secret of my havin
crossed in the same vessel with yo1
with your life BY Heavens, Eugen,a
he continued, turning round on her wit
a clenched fist, "if I am discovere
through your means, or those of an,
one else, l promise you you shall re
pent it! Twill not submit to be dii
! graced for q lifetime; I will put bu
let through my head first r
"Oh! Henry-Reory! don't spe.1
like that" exclaimed the frightene
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