The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1871-07-13
morbid sense and it must be allow

| P~'ooAfeo no mOtlVe at all.
But to Mrs. stanhope this mot
was patient. 1t was keen displeasr
at his nepheW's evident subjug.tion
Hiss strnhope's charms. A disple
are which found vent and carried wa,
ing and reproof in the contrast of So
ability in Katy Leysoa's youth a
high family. Mrs. Stanhope rode /
high horse at this crisis. "It's the {
story Of the Tfaceys over again." s
said to herself: "Frank is pretty,
teresting girl like that Miss Schaf
The German artistic, but not to
thought of as az alliance with Mr.. H.
ley's nephew or Mr.: Hadley himsel
And back her mind went, gathering
the old items to aid to this evidence.
Many remark or an action she mis-
otherwise have forgotten now came
an ! assumed gigantic Importance S
was the more disturbed by all t.
when she recalled the roses that b
lately bloomed in Franks cheeks
more than one occasion when Mr.. II;
lay was present.
'What shall l do 2" she cried, NJ
tally, as she reviewed her trouble Il
night. The next day, when Ha
came home with the great news that
had got his situation in the firm Of S.
and Sayles, with a salary Of sl,50(
year, she stralghtway saw what =:
would do. She would give up l
lodg gers. With the united salaries
the three and the income of her $50
they could do nicely.
"Jubilate p shouted Harry, when
mother proposed her pIao. he
very happy aud very grand that .
had helped to this. Even Ellie
calm, quiet eyes took a new lie
"And we shalt have the old par.
again, and the south and west room:
she remarked, brightly.
"And not be mewed up in b
chambers and attics any more" br
in Hurry.
| Fra nix was sitting at the piano vi
the conversation opened, touching
chords Of an old chant. She did
whirl about in ber usual quirk fash
when she was interested or start:
She played through several bars, I
then turned slowly, with the words
"Have you told the lodgers?"
CAN but Mr.. Hadley," her mot
answered, looking up Involuntary
see the effect of her words.
But Franks face betrayed moth
if she felt any thing. She said lit
it was true but Harry's voice was
industrious there was small chance
any other. And while he talked
turned to the paino, and commen-
playing again. And as she played
Hadley came in, and Mrs. Stanh
disclosed her new arrangement to ]
at once. For moment he loo
grave and thoughtful then he sp
pleasantly and kindly, congratulat
them on that to which they evide1
looked forward as desirable char
Aud then he laughed, and took rat
jocose tone upon his own special in
est in the matter, declaring that \
Stanhope was turning him adritt in
most hard-hearted manner. Il
through it all the music Of that
chant went wailing. Frank ne
turned from where she sat but 70
nod Of greeting and goodnight, and
stay was very brief that evening.
But as he sat in his room quite
smoking he heard the weird and sole
music of chant and chorale pla
softly and itully. Long after it
ed, and his pipe was out, he still
by the open window 10 the June
light lost in thought.
| 1t was in the middle of the
noon on the next day that Frank st
in Mr.. Hadley's room dusting the c
oratc carving Of the old-fashlc
mirror.frame. Working and sin!
away, she heard no sound, but was
denly startled by Mr.. Hadley's re
ton in the mirror, as he crossed
threshold. He was in her thoue
but she supposed him out Of
house. The color rushed into
cheeks, aud she put her hand to =
head to pull off the white handkerc
with which she had covered her
from the dust.
"Wait minute ~ he remonstr;
"You look like quaint French !
ant-girl that way" -
She made little grimace, spit
her embarrassment, aud said, saue
II had rather look like Miss S
hope, any day. " seen those e
Normandy caps stuck on the FRI
nurses heads at Newport, and l IL
they are now any thing but pref
Whereupon she removed the hand
chief, and smoothed her ruAaed
with the prettiest Of slim little ha
! "Ycs,' he returned, smiling.
think l like Miss St,nhope bett-
Then his eyes wandered to the m
aud back again to rest W on the
little hands. $780," he said, "these
the hands that have kept my she
old mirror so bright aud shining
fancy good dea! about here is
brighter for your presence. But ,
am to do if | am to lose it ?"