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

'AeSNAy AsOAn AAADs VIZ vi
ca1den, have pity upon me :! Do nc
take advantage Of my weakness or n n
>"'ly; but: + you have any reoolleotio
'.- "'t f'ieudsh'p left, leave me be
~ out p"- ~ or myself: Ifeel 9
fore / betrsy h. -no..t T am ~
i'll, 80 hopeless, SO dow ..,t. ~
fit to cope with the .argam~, .
MIND ike yours. Pay leave me-
NY miserable self ~:
"No! that l never can consent to
do," he said, "while have the least
remembrance Of the sweet aud precious
friendship to which you allude. I have
come to England solely on your bus.
band's account. Mrs. Archer, and you
must let me know where he is."
"Never !" she exclaimed, with en-.
pashis.
"Then you will be doing him an in.
jury as well as yourself" he replied
gently. Il have good proof that he
left Calcutta in disguise; and, it il sup
posed, at the same time you did. Find
ing you here naturally leads me to con-
clude that he, is hiding somewhere in
London, and that you are aware of hi.
place Of concealmect. Now, the kind,
est thing you can do for him will BE- t
give me bis address"
."I do not know it" she replied, thank
full at the moment for her ignorance.
."You do not know where be is liv
ing; but, surely, you have some mean
Of communication with him-vhere d.
you write to him, and under wha
name :" :.
'That I cannot tell you, Mr.. Garden
"] warn you, Mrs. Archer, that you!
persistence il refusing 70 help me (.
discover bis whereabouts will do hin
% good. Who was this DO Nun;
Who came over in the same vessel with
you-this Bengalee, who slapped YOU
children, and even III my little f1iena
Tiny is, to be beioved) dared to lift hi,
hasd against yourself? You must hav,
allowed him remarkable license for q
nat;ve servant, Mis-, Archer"
From the tone Of his voice, in put
ting this question, Eugenia saw that
SO far, Geofrey Garden was master o.
her secret; and there needed nothing
further than the burning blush will
which she silently answered it to assure
him that he was not mistaken.
"Well! I have discovered so much
without your aid," he said, 81 fee
assured the supposed DO Nun was NJ
one else than Henry Archer, and tha
he probably still maintains the SAM
costume. The ooxt question Is, wher,
is he to be found? His gratitude fo
your efforts to conceal his disgrace
or rather to avoid the consequences q
it, does not seem to have been so over
! whelming as to lay you under further
obligations id the matter"
"Mr. Carden," she replied, raising
her fearful eyes to his, "vhether it is &C
or no, lies entirely between my husband
AID ruyselt. I tell you truly when
say that I do not know his pr sent ad-
dress, uor can 1 farnish you with any
means of communication With him, mol
c:ew to his recognition ; beceuse, how
ever wrongly be- may have acted toward
you, I am his wife, and I have sworn
not to bet'ay him."
"Nor save him either, perhaps 2"
"To save him how could I SAVE
him 2"
"By bringing about an interview be
tween US. Mrs. Archer, do you thini
if l had come to England with the ex
press intention Of prosecuting him,
that I should have been such heart
less brute as to try and worm out my
information from yourself, aud at suct
moment, too? I hoped that 20,
thought better Of me. I am here, no
to prosecute, but, if possible, to re
deem him."
f. ITO redeems-and after he has 9,
greatly sinoed against you ? Oh !! Mr.
Garden, you are not deceiviug me"
:"Have, I ever deceived you yekl" h
replied, reproaehfally. "1udeed, Mrs
Archer, you do me an injustice BY the
suspicion."2;,u 49,; ::::-,::."' i
|sI dol feel I do |" she said. "Bu
if you fars,vs hin-if you; in YOU
gressigessresisy; could overlook 50 fear.
tul An erfor, would Mr.. Andrews do sol
Remember how strict, how hard he ".
upon even small offences; and tho los,
must have fsllen heavier on him than
on yourself. Oh, 10! I have no hope
that MI: Andrews would prove as good
Is you are should deliver up my
husband to Jail, perhaps to penal servi'
7tude," and brand my poor children'a
names forever With dishonnor. You
must not-you cannot ask me to bring
this fearful disgrace upon their innocent
heads" :. -. .-. ...i:''''' All
+. But, suppose Mr.. Andrews knows
nothing about this unfortunate business,
Mis-: Archer r. 2::i@a5 :,.,5. 49,. .-..:
q She stared up At him 10 surprise.
"How is it possible that he cannot
do so 7" she demanded, 10 her turn.
"Simply becauee, it has been kep'
from him." he answered. "Had it no,
been 20, the 'columos Of every news.
paper Nould have teemed With, an &C.
count Of the zembezzlement, and your
husohand's band d fly fl would have become
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