The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-07-24
CHAPTER w.

"Go back, Sylvy !" I said, catching
her arm. "Go bsstS! You are too late.
Uncle Kendall i dyiqs!"' f.
"D,in' or not, Miss Beryl, I'm com.
in' 70 him 7" she answered, sternly.
"You nor nobody else shill keep ne
back when I've got to speak Tor her:
that's goue, and the helpless erphin
she let. It's no5thanks to you'll heard
about him." she added, dercely, "an'
it's not you shall keep me away now"
-. "But be is dying-he is speeehless.
What good can it do p j. =
7"Speechless Or not, be shah hear ole
sylvy!'' said she. ".You might as we'll
stand out O my patch, Miss .Beryl-
I'm comm 10. The Lord has sent me
to speak for them that has nobody else
to speak for 'sn-and I am goin' to do
it!' S
"No, you are not going: to do it r.
said I, between my SGT teeth. We we're
standing face to face in the door. way
Il tall and strong, she small and fail
aad, %: Iassada those werds. I put :
hand onn sach Of her sldels, anl bore
her back. It was 80 suddenly and
swiftly done, that she had not time to
resist or protest. She gave way like q
reed, and I whirled her-how, I have
not an idea-through the anteroon in
which she stood clear. across the pas
sage, and into sort of nondesenpt
house.kseper's room, where Aunt Ken
dali mostly sat. There I deposited her
in chair. ..-..v.s- 49,.
"You shall not 60 in there to disturb
.sdyiug man and make family scandal
before all those strangers r. said then
-sliehtly breathless myself. ''The wo.
m an is dead-you know tbat-and the
child shall be cared 70. better than he
would ever have done. That ought to
satisfy you!' p.
"But it don't satisfy me r cried she.
Is soon a.. she could find her voice. z"Il
don't satisfy me-an'' it peYer. will sat-
isty mel Every thing ought to belong
to him-the blessed !chile-an' not to
you nor that sweetheart Of yours Meth
er. It's Gin an shame to sec him al
'hasa tight'to be here, turned out 70,
them 1t has no nght-sa'sso. I'll. say
as loug as tho Lord gives me breath I
~ You area most. unreasonable old
woman l'ssid, 1. - Did 1 make Uncle
EKsndalI leave his fortune away: from
his grandehild3 7 He knew. he had,
gran.da.elh'iilh'd d.det. be /? He hasn't lef'
it. tone, If tint will. crafty you,"
e .Then he's lefsit to one With slee'
right than vou," said she, sulleely. 81: }
TbsoI did not ehooss to notice. -"G,
back to your house, Ilsaid. ~ ~ u,
taking folly. The child shall bs earsi
for, promise zen that !!,'sss
"T should hkS foe him at has ! righ
TO promise, to tell me that" shssssid
"You shall not go near him r, j
cried but Is I spoke the door opened
and Ross walked in. -. .l 4a s.sssc. ..,~
s1aAt the frat sight of him I felt. n,
heart die within me. Somehow l knew
what was coming then. If I had: h.d
my senses about me-, / should h.v'
gone forward At once to meet him ant
draw him from the room !; 7 shoal,
have told him the story first myself. =
any cost; but, at tho moment Of emer
genoy, my selt:poesession deserted m,
- selfpoesession mostly does xher
Il Is ded-and l stood pale and ii
lent, while he crossed tho aoof and
came up to me. :...zs-. p. - s.''s
My darliug," hs aid, taxing m,
Hands, sit j. all oveir. . Hs i dead!'
Y 2 IJhs lsaif I,with ! gasp. Foo
II wa,; aud horrible = il n.y ,ouuu, iull
70 those who discreetly bury. il silsno
the involuatary. emotions 81 their, heart
this news; came 70 mo with ! thrill o
relief. ! do not remember that I evei
tried 70 be sorry that Isven gave on
thought to the chssrlsss life that, sha,
ended-to the sinful soul that 10,
gone. / only thought Of Ross. What
ever I lad done, the result xas gainsd
He Was master of Kendall now. Non
could gainsay that last will and tsst.
ment sigoed and witnessed scarce d
hour betors.
60 he . dead = said I, shudderin
] g q little. Then I drew ny hands to1