The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-01-04
THURSDAY, JANUARY A zzs @
trembling III over like !. smooth haired

trembling nn1'l9 81 over ike : smooth -haired
terrier iet on 4 frosty day. ys:s Hao
! &c l,ughs. !s..No such, luck. II
would be the best thing that could
happen you if it did; but il 3 will not,
am afraid. Go on, t saa 4
She obeys, and drinks. It burns hel
throat, bat her teeth become q shade
les. vocal. He follows her example;
aud then, jumping to lis feet, give.
himself a.prod'gous shake, ike 4 New.
foundland who hes just deposited the
recovered stick at bis masters feet ~
"Come on he says ''we hadbet.
ter be getting hume as quick as We can
Let us pray th't we may meet no one'l
L feel uacommool> small, do not you?''
"Uccoan nooly'" replies Lenore, with
asserting emphasis. J. ',>.':.@ r
"Give me your hand, and let me
help you up."2 =. !.t: j. ..a.
She does as he bids her, and as she
rises 20 her feet fresh aeluge rustles,
drips, pours down from her:.asASs ..,.,;;.
How heavy water is p she says, stag
.geriug. - Il have half the Rance about
me. I feol like the. woman: who was
killed by the. weight Of her jevels."",:
:"'Stay; let me wiring out your
clothes little for YOU ., ,
Ho kneels before her. on the grass,
aud with both hands twists and strains,
and wrlugs her thin aabby gown and
her soaked petticoats, as a laundress
might. ,......,.~ ... -.-.. r.,a:.
"There, is that better ?" .::.:.,. -:
"Yet, thanks. I,thiok -so-a little,' 2
replies she, doab.fully. ....,. >.'a.
"Come on, then, ,"-employing the
iovariable phrase With which a Briton
embarks upon any undertaking, from /
walk with bis sweetheart upward to. q
Balklav. charge. Without more speech
they begin to tramp slong the towing
path, leaving behind them ) track as of
thunder shower Or 4 leaky water.e.rt.
On to the landiug-stage, up the steep
steps to the highway. At tho corner Of
the silent; shining road, q great rock
.butting casts a sharp, black shadow j;
and ont Of this shadow, and into the
light come two people, running die.
orderly haste. s'''.- = .,>' =.
Your sister and West to the rescue"
says LeMesurier, spsakiug for the first
time aince they set of homeward. "a,
Ny lopg-lost Frederick r. says Le-
nore, with grim merriment:;s "aying to
the riverside to poke about for. my
dead body with drags and bost.hook.
How ANAL and thin, and drowoed, I
feel lw .+vz=t T..
"Lcnore, is that you where have
you been? how wet you are !! what has
happened 7" cries Jemima, incoherent-
y, scosnipg puuctuatiou,s preo,pitating
herself upon her sister. e3o:a.
"1emima, my sin has found me OUT
replies Lenore, solenp ply. 81 made MI.
LsMesurier take me out on tho water !;
and, in order pay off all old scores, he
upset me-" :: ,....~ -;
"Aud himself into the bargain" says
LeMesu:ier, lau3 3hiog.
"Jcmina' your Connemara cloak is
just about arriving att St. Malo; so is
my lat, so is Mr.. LeMesurier's."
"Aad you are not bu t, ooly drench.
ed ?" cyies West, tremulousy and, for
gotjag his shvoess, lays an audacious
haod upon one Of the shoulders that
are g'immerius, SO wet aod shining,
th,ooG h her transparent gown. ~
"Not hurt, oo]y dreached:" she echoes,
laughing chec'ily, and eludiog him,
while her face 8 smiles cut, pale and
pret,y dnd from the thick frame of
heavy damp hair that cleaveeus 50 closely
and lovingly 10 cheeks and throat: -
"see Jemimsy' exhibiting !. ! small
muddy foot, "ny right shoe has gone
the way of al shoes" ---.-.-.---
l&z .H-. -a.;>i:<4;-.. :. -;"s
+ "a very blessedrupsetsp,' says Paul
to himself, balt al hour later, oracular.
<ly shaking his: head. as: he, stccsambles
into dry clothes at the Hotel della
Poste. ''She was doing her best to
make fool Of me, and she had all bu,
succeeded" -. -. - g. ~
:. -: : !. -. !: cHAPTERsx .:::"< ~ Ia,
r. WHAT THE AUTHOR: SAYS. ~
/ 4 week has gone BY. Lepore'il
teeth no longer chatter She is quite
dry a'lgain, and ha,ss bought ! ! - :'nsv ha'
seven times more coquetish than the
| drowned, sone. She keeps, however,
= tender menenro of her adventure
with Papl ia the shape Of sore throat
and triaing cough, which not even the
pnwooted dose Of. cognsci has kept of.
B. e"ktast at the Hotel de !, Poste i,