The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1871-03-23
CHAPTER x.

But the questions, if ready, were not
Immediately forthcoming. The baby
Claude had created advertisement in
his mothers favor by tumbling out of
his high chair that morning, and cut.
ting open his forehead against an iron
feeder, 80 that Mrs. Archer, who had
left London by an early train, arrived to
find the whole household iu au uproar,
and the various members Of it too much
occuoied in suggesting remedies, and
quelling her distress by reiterated as
surances that it had been the fault of
20 one, to inquire after the welfare Of
her invalid frieod, or what she had
been doing during their separation.
But when the tumuIt and fear had
somewhat subsidcd-wheu it had been
ascertained, hey ond doubt, that the lii
tie boys wound was not 20 dangerous
rs had been at first imagined, and the
ladies had comfortcd each other with
the idea that scar rather added to,
than detracted from, the beauty Of
man, and that it was a mercy it had
been no wo,se-theu Eugeuia, having
leisure to think Of something else be-
sides the first sickenins view Of her
baby's bleeding forehead, began to note
with surprise, that neither Mrs.. BeaIe
nor Marion had asked Agle question
relative to the illness of Aonie Turner,
nor where she had stayed, nor what
done, during her absence FROM Ash
Grove. Every time they opened their
lips, she expected to hear some inquiry
OF the sort; but neither mother nor
daughter spoke on any but the most
Indifferent subjects, aud o strange fear
commenced to creep up about her heart
that all bad been discovered. Indeed,
the excitement consequent on little
ClAude's accident being over, she per.
tceived remarkable alteration in the
manner of both of them; Mrs. Beale
being silent, and treating Marion Al
though there was quarrel between
them; and Mrs, Elliot, though scarcelJ J
less affect1onate than usual, seemingl,
absorbed BY some perplexi"g trouble o.
her own. Only Amy remained The
same As she had been, aud was appa
rently no partaker in the family mys
terry aud as the hours went on, and NJ
change seemed likely to take place
Eugen,a felt she must have some ex
PLANTATION from them, even though il
should prove the ruin of her cause
She stood alone by the dining.roou
Ere, after the luncheon (much delayed
BY the confusion Of tie morniug) hae
been cleared away, thinking over this
The meal had been most uucomfort
able one, Amy's voice being the onl,
sound which broke it's cherries formali
ty and even she had evidently bee,
tutored not to speak Of the forbidde,
subject, for the name of Turner neve1
passed her lips, and Eugenia too muct
dreaded the consequences 1t would cn
tail to be the one to broach it. Yet
she was proud and though she knew
herself worthy Of being respected, coule
not stand suspicion. And when he
rother and sister had filed out of tb
dioing-room without single expression
of interest in VII It concerned har-past
present, or future-aud even Amy ha'
been called avay from. her side, q
though pollution lay 10 ntizuity, sh
remained By the fireplace, broodin
over her wrongs, snd wondering ho,
f.r; she might dare to resent them. Di
,hey su,peot her ! was it possible tn,
1. by her weakness OF carelessness she hs
8 betrayed her husband, and placed biz
4 the mercy Of her relations, Wit
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