The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1871-04-06

'ne close scrutiny which she bestowed
on him, and attempted, more than ouoe
70 loosen bis coat-sleeve from her grasp.
He had done what he had dtne for
her sake only, but he heartily wished
at that moment that there vas auy one
to tell ber the good action but himself
"Tell it to me, Mr.. Garden I viii
not let you 60 until you tell me r.
"Wsll, Mrs. Archer, if you must
course there was no meaus Of
eonee.lius th.. YOUR husband had 4: taken
French leave to lhro.. " 0 '''o"'oo'
bat the reason that he did b. 1e"a'n'
mystery to Mr.. Andrews to this -.s'
"But how-but how :? :,
"Oh It vas not difficult. Forum
ate!y, I was the one to find the matter
out; aud-and-and after al, though it
was large sum for him to take, and
the amount made no difference to the
crime-still, I am more than rich, as
yon we'll know, Mrs. Archer, and with
but few uses for.my money, aud-"a%
"And 80 You replaced it, you-who
had trusted 80 fully-who had been so
fearfully deceived !-you, did this, for
him--lor me-for all of Us !" she said
in voice 50 low that it seemed full Of
awe.
"Come, come! you mustn not
make more Of it than it was, Mrs
Aroher, and-whst is this 7 Good
Heavens at my feet. No, no, Eugen-
ia-never, while I have the power to
raise you thence !"
But still she olung there, sobbing as
though her heart would break.
"No, no! Don't touch ne! don't
ask me to move. Oh, I wish I might
die here! I wish I. might weep my
life out at your feet, dear, generous
ftiend!-dear, loving, forgiving friend
Oh, let me cry!-it does me good.-
These are the h.ppiest tears Ih..e shed
for many day. L thank God aud I
thank you. for this gleam Of sunshine
in my dreary life"
But he lifted her by force and placed
her on the sofa, and turned away aud
walked to the window by himself:
For a few minutes there was no
sound but that Of her low weeping !;
but when it had abated, he advaucedto-
ward her, with 4 smile which seemed to
forbid any further reference to the
subject they had just dismissed.
"Now that I have explained every
thing to your satisfaction, Mrs. Archer"
he said cheerfoIly, as he drew chair
toward the sofa, II hope YOU will have
no hesitation in going h.pd-in-h.nd
with me in my efforts to fiod your hus-
bands present address. I thlok, from
your silence, l understand that you
have method of correspondence with
hlm-is it sol" ga: =.
ut w.s the case," she answered
Shut from having received no reply to
my last four or five letters, I begin to
be afraid that be has ceased to ask for
them, or that he may even have left
the country without my knwoledge.
At the present moment I .m totally
ignorant Of his whereabouts, and whcth-
er he still retains bis disguise or no."
"That is bad, returned Mr.. Garden ;
"but you must write again, and mean
while l will advertise cautiously for
him, and set private inquiries on foot,
and depend upon it We shall find him
out before long. And when he is
found, and I am able to set his mind at
rest respecting his own safety, I will
see what ] can do to get him an ap-
pointment somewhere in the colonies,
where he may work h.s way up to a
character tor recitltuds again."
"Oh you are too good-you are too
good, Mr.. Garden I" she recommended.
"Aush !" he said eplayfully, ."ple,se
~ to keep clear Of forbidden gronnd.
Perhaps my goodness is not 50 entire
As you seem to imagine. If Archer
accepts my aid, I shall make: one con-
dition with him, that he leaves you
and these little ones in. England until
The hsr established = respectable home
in which to receive you again: And
now that, As far as it is can be set'',''
We have settled this mater, Mrs.
Archer, let me proceed to another.
Don't think me impertineut; but Why
do 1 find you here, in such I room ~
shisr looking round it Is he spoke
"When DR.. Graham offered to bring
me to your house II dare ssy you have
already guessed that it was through
the doctor, under whose hands I hap
pen to be-worse luck that / dis
covered your station in life, and to en-
ter these was, I must confess it, great
shock to me-"
my station in life r. abe answered,
bitterly. 'fWhat station have II the
wife Of A."
"Hush r he repeated, as he laid his
hand on hers. "Whatever he is. there
is no need you should suffer for his
crimes you have done 50 sufficiently
already. You must move into more
suitable apartments At once-l insist
upor it."
2 "But 1 have net the mean.," she
answered, blusbing, . and. :dreadiog
what her words might lead to- =. D.,=
"Ras, Archer got no money With his
agents I" he demanded, in surprise i
e "With MoAloert l. Wigson!5 oh, q
l-.0 L. D.