The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-12-18

."You know very we'll what / meant,
che: said, shortly. "but / shall 90 u
the same.''
"That is right" said Mrs. Lenuo
oheerfully; "th.t is what I want 20,
al to do. Now oil who sre in favor o
going, hold up your right, hand: Al
sre unanimous-all are going. Mrs
Bent" turning to their hostess, evil
you please to order the carriages, ant
an nythiog else that will take Us to Chf
dale ?''- "
Two hours later the whole party ver'
set down near IN opening in CIiffd.l
woods, and they set out for their two
mile walk through it to the gipsy's en-
oanpmsns 10 excellent spirits.
harea'et Hyde walked . little .p.r
from tho rest Of tho p,tty, and was r.th
FER more silent than usual.
/ "Msrgsret. said Miss Epwell, join
ing her, II am ashamed: to thiut vba
the gentlemen would say If they kne,
Of our object in coming hero"
IL don't trouble myself in tho leas
about their thoughts;'' answered Mar
gAret, shortly.
Miss Ep~ell looked At her kesply
aud for short time they walked on i.
silence.
"Are you ILL.,, Margaret ?" she asked
shortly.
NO."
"Then Why arc you 80 pale and ii
lent?"
II did not know that I was pale, an,
am silent because L have nothing t,
say"
"1s it because you have quarrsle,
With Harry Preston 2" asked Miss Ep
we'll, needless Of Margaret's answer.
! Miss Epwell waited, but finding tb.
Margaret did not mean to speak, sh,
said in her soft, insinu.tiog voice:
| "Of course Do not mean to meddle
Margaret, but I h.ppened to hear las
night-to hear-"
"And here Mis- Ep~eil broke dow,
in pretended confusion.
"You heard what?" asked Margaret
confronting her.
swell; not much, to be sure. Iva
in the garden last evening when 70,
asked Harry Preston to go with us to
day."
II did not ask him." said Margaret
her face al ablaze aud her eyes spark
fling With an Angry light, land the mex
time, MISS Epwell. you amuse yourself
With listening, I beg you will try t.
Ihesr the words correctly, or refrai.
from repeating them"
| "No"," said Miss Epvell, wholly uu'
moved by M.rgares's anger, II think
must be right, or you would not be *
I excessively put ont. Was there IN,
harm in .sking7"
F. Margaret did not answer, but walked
of to join the other ladies'.
| It vas not long before they came il
sight Of the gypsy eno.mpment. The,,
va swarm of dark. proved children
with tangled locks and scant clothing
rhyiug 10 front Of tho tent. but wh.
wore quickly disper,ed when tiding'
ssaehed tho dwellsrs inside Of tho ad
v.poing: party.
Mn. Leunot was tho first to 90 int
the diugy tent, but she came quiokl,
out aeaia. The atmosphere IN ths
crowded space ~.s 50 very troublesome
tb,t i she declined going 10 again, ifb,
,aay means the fortuoe. teller could b.
persuaded 70 come out; but finding he
impraotioable on this point, there v.
not hing to do but to 60 in, or retir'
without aaeomplsiog the object the!
came for.
| ..r Meanwhile Margaret hyde b.'
sa4oeered away among the. trees, IN,
w. soon Loaf to their sight. =:
shs had st forth upon tho preseu
[expedition deeply inoensed With H,rr,,
Preston, to whom she was engaged Il
be married; but she had not, % Mis-
Epweil iatimated, asked him to go Il
Clihdale woods. She had simply ask
I'd him TO remsin At home with he1
and hs had refused, but not unkinaly
He had promised, he said, to 60 on
with bis fellow.sportsmeu on tho suo
eeedipg day, and hs could not breal
his engagement without giving goo
aud sufficient reason for doing 90. I
she were really going anywhere in par
tieulas. and needed his escort, he voul'
like nothing better.
But Margaret would not admit thu
she VA going anywhere in particular
ahd put hsrssF 10 great passion. sh'
told him that if he loved her he woult
never wish to leave her side. She 10
eussd hin Of growing weary Of BIZ
CHAINS, and told him il 1t was his vial
they were easily broken, and mucl
more to tho same purpose.
! Up to the time whom Miss Epvel
asked her if she had qu.reled with Har
~ Preston, Margaret had nursed be
wrath 10 keep, 1t warm, but ever since
like "Bob Acres courage it had beef
eosing out 1t tho palms OF hsr hands.
n She began to think that, after al
Harry Was not much to blame. a.
could not very we'll break IN engage
msnt with his host, . he had said, mi
i shssbsg to thiak 10 NH right. - },