The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-12-11
NNESOTA,, THURSDAY; DECEMBER II, 1873.

|laoMaa ,th.tj b.. ~as,, he eosld not tram.
lsts that fses. She stood, .ppsreu.lj
d teelm, her largo, brown eyss bent, be,
hand rssting in ,his ;lwhils he felt ,
tssmor shaking his soul, that hand
Joy .son spd passive, save, for tho fiue
lpulss that shook him 20.
i, ,,.7At l>st h. spok ks: -. -,
/ IAN day there bss been q troubl.
qpen % 20 it were mot to ~ you
sgsin j; aov / feel rs I'll could, nevs,
kszs;you."' IA relipquisbed tho hand
With a.sieh; every .,sh.okls that had
held him seemed bunting apart, and
bis passion breathed through his lip.
IN eve'y tone, burned 10 bis eyes 10
every glance. She stood +. step sway
IRON bim, and looked .s if che search.
I'd for tho right response, but it did
not como, and she was silent.
{ He did not move nearer, but hi.
look ". : devouring, passionate e.,e.,.
fHh white f.o' slo-.ed With light, no,
color. "5 ="
'''l do not think il oeedful to tell you
that / never c,i.d 10, vom.a on, before.
and je''1 lii. to' ..y ~ it;;: ii: b,ut; Ut; my .lo,e
for you il such that it seems to mo
that yoa must fell il to be the arst
svsspiag up ot = tide which 1e,ver
stirred before-whioh oao .eyer ebb.
Oh, Mi. Earneliae, my lov. il p.s.
esoottsol es9 y I an !o.'srvhelned BY itw
y We, il alone th4. sh.iIliss Of: a.ry
eleqassnee that sent ths p.lIo, from hies
! Ee,'peff9. =, pai f.,e, tha. s.vs the unvop,.
ed eprvs 70 lheF, mouth, tho tsemulou
dFoeP Of .yela.hl i
Hsse ehaads suddenly chsped sogsth.
es; she daahed oss look sp.s, ,be' f,ce
turned toward hsr, thes che said, very
,'loyly;, l.. ...:a. "i
>""Ms. DeIa,de, I would have saved
you this. I Am promised to marry an
other" $50 .
Th' purple, eyes upon hsr face
Eloon.d yith pain. A bl.ek cloud Of
rsmenbr@nee instantly en.eloped him,
md b. exclaimed, With ,mpetuous De-
p,ir.
'!"Aod I. too, have promised to mar.
~ smother r. -,
Pride, that for . moment had .luos.
deserted her, .pr,pg to ber aid, io.,
though in tho mans sudden ejaculation
bid besn revealed how supreme W.
her power, lhs felt that in this hour d
proud eoolnes. must be her only refuge
from herself and him.
It sesmsd icy honor that spok. in
Asr voies.
"rh.n, Mr.. Del.ndo, Why did you
sssk 'his: interview r.
"Why would tho bind man seek
Tight, Mi,s Earnelife p said his earn
est, pesetr.ting. tone. + =
| "Bqt if yop h.d sworn yours.H. to
darkness I" she said, feeling her pride
vaveriDg before that face, and striving
to keep that tremor from her words.
hs approached, he took her h.uds
fo1eibly, aud the words he said seemed
seethiug over from bis soul.
:"Allow me ono moment Of wild r..
bellion,' be exolained, Zone moment
Of freedom 10 which to tell the wemsp
l love that I hate tho bondage that
hold. me-th.t it has never been ple.e.
ant to me, and now il y horrible. Al
impulse reeistlees - fate ha. held me
% yoa !; had yeu TOO f.lt j., / would
have defed the ties Of years. and have.
thought it right that l should do 80.
But yos-thers'i . man whom you
Eleve-"h he paused . moment, looking
down It her as;she now stood trembling
in hn grasp. vi
Ias'"t u true, 10 it ootl" hs question.
3d.. Il 81. :. ~
"1t il true" "'shs uurmured. +.
s' He stood with . dreamy despair Oh
his fset, ions Wy sntr.osed by THU
vonsn 1hess .atsss held ill sweetnss,
snd oil power for him. ..' . :..>
| She msvsd little from him, saying
With = sudden accession Of ooldne,s
that; Il, spit. Of her, h,d little l.ngqo,r
| i1it::' ! ''.>.5 ~ ''':' y,
l''"51., Dsl.pdo, j. J. ,:..., I in v...y,
I'D y ! h.1e :. Journey 10, make = .nd
Indeed her face v.s colorless, her eyes
cleaning ,vi.sfaI aud tired, ouly h.,l
mouth yas distinctly euryed in = dis.
s tep' -. reserve. - ii, 49,. ;..
|: ,;He, waited N .1pstaot - smai sliagera
i !yhe leaves bop, and hsppioess-look.
Il ins ;,t her ~ never mac bad done bs:
feret--7hie se! syes dsepened in 'eolor-and
| in that imperial hue: burned the love
aa.n,d aa.n,d anguish: Of On imperial soul; then
he had walked from. tho room, not
veatsniag With onsword th1 intensity
Of that moment. :: - 49, "
IL III. purple cray of' Il. morning,
.steansr swung sway from her moor.
iags; Il Ii. city. Hqddled in thei,
:tats.tooha: we're most Of tho .p.sseo.
9sr', bat among = tho 1;!l f.H: On deck, Mi..
Eafoolihe stood with face turned toward
this adopted city. Would The heart Of
her lover have caught .any gle.mu OF