The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-09-05

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might have moved a stronger, as she
stood with her neck . little stretched
towards him, her quivering hands
half open, as though waiting to clasp
his, her large eyes adame, as If each
had separate life, whose only object
was his love, her lips starting with the
quick leaps other heart.
He glanced At her, then averted his
eyes, inclined his head carclessly, and
disappeared among the crowd.
A ohoked 30 Captain Fitzpatrick p
pursued him, but it was too faint and
sobbing for him to hear.
"My dear, hadn't you better 70
home I" said DR.. Irving, with a
heavy, plying look, pressing her hand
. little.
~ don't want to-" she anevered,
abstaetedly, straiuiug her Dyes after the
1.-the figure gliding through the
throng.
"You zee, you don't know any one
I-and- had ut you better p .
"No, no." cried jimmy, impatient]g,
and in a voice Of despair; "leave me
alone r.
So he ceased his eutreatiss, seeing
too plainly that this frail vessel Of hope
would soon shatter itself against the
rocks Of inevitableness, and be at
rest.
And jimmy thought that was not her
last throw, after al, she had one more
left. One more to get near him
without his perceiviug it, and speak to
him before he could turn away. She
would wait and be very patient, but
she 'oo'la speak that night !; for
who knew ?-they might never meet
again,-Me might die, or he 60 far
away. She got away from DR.. Irving
Che was not hard to elude) and wan
dered about but Fitzpatrick seemed
to have disappeared. She was bsginu-
ing to feel sick and hopeless with her
weary search, when the gay familiar
tones fell on her ear. She was in
passage leading to the supper-room,
and his voice came from thence to
where that voice, calling her fond
names no longer, could yet speak, she
went blindly, unconscious that the old
doctor followed her.
The room was empty Of all but two
when she stood in the doorway, and
looked in,-two, and who were they
A young lady, fair and pretty, and CO.
quettish, beautifully dressed iu pale
blue satin and blush roses, with pearls
round her white throat and ia her ears,
and dazzling golden hair dressed high,
with showers of ringlets falling from
lt,-a young lady, in whose face
wretched, awkward, foolish jimmy saw
not only beauty, but wit, and earnest
ress, and loue, who was smiling soft
compacent smile, and glancing up with
= look half impertinent, half fond, at
her companion, who was evidently her
lover.
Her companion-her lover? No,
Jinny's,-Jinny's by a thousand ten
der words, tender glances, tender
thoughts, by those two passionate
kisses in the dim sweetness Of the July
dawn, by al he had taught her which
she could never unlearn, by the life
whloh had no being save in his love
now. ..
| And her captain, tender and true,
was leaning lovingly over this new girl,
saying soft things in her ear, with a
look of such utter satisfaction, joy,
and rest, as he had never worn yet
and now taking slender, lovely hand,
and kissing 1t wonhippingly, aud now
it could not be !-holding her in bis
! arms to his heart. ss-:>...s.. "a .::j .... =
jimmy felt very tired !; she thought
she could hear her own heart moan.
ing icly, because it was so..lonely and
20 cold her kapless eyes seemed strain.
ed wide open by cruel fingers; her lips
got white, her knees wavered, her chest
and her throat burned like fire. But
she could not look nor move away, till,
suddenly, Fitspatriok's eyes met hers.
Fresh from bis recent triumph, beam.
, ing and tender, yet so familiar, she
> could not endure to see it. She threw
up her arms With stiaed cry Of agony,
, and staggered towards him. Then she
, thought something within her snapped
and crashed ! strange sense of quiet.
. ness, numbness Of death chilled the
, fiery pain, Der strained eyelids relaxed,
and she turned away, and came back
: wavsringly to Dr. Irving. She did
not care to look any longer, nor te
4 hear what those two said. She knew it
al was over With her !; she did not care
) for anything, sinoe God let such crue
) things % this 30, except 70 be quiet
! and away from oil the people; to g
, back, and lie down In the dark.
; ~ am % cold. The light hurts my
eyes" she said and he, in silence
i gave her his arm, and took her home
!. He was very sorry but what, could b.
do { Perhaps, after al, the worst was
1 over, since she was 50 quiet. Sh,
9 could not come to much harm now
She bade him Goodnight" and wen
4 up to her room very quietly !; undress
. ed in = dased, mechanical way, and la..
down. Even then she did not cry