The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-05-29
Who! Won Her
', BY ANNIE H: JEROME.
PART SECOND.
TIE TUTOR AND HIS SECRET.

FAIL SECONU.
THE TUTOR AND HIS SECRET.
(coNoLEDED FROM LAST wEEK.)
The question vas put very quietly;
but the hesvinx chest, over which be
crossed bis arm. Is Ksthls opened the
indicated sheet, spoke Of some power
fully repressed feeling. There Xas,
too, a desperate blaze in the eyes fixed
watchfully upon her face. But it died
out as she began to refeld it With IN.
changed countensnce.'
"Manma adds; nothing 70. the intslli-
gence," she said. "Only tells mo she
IS with Aunt Florence, Who, in eonse.
quencs Of 4: broken right arm, was
Obliged to send mo IN unfinished letter
or none. And it is best 80. 'Tis
enough to know I am free," she CON.
:cluded a. she addressed herself to the
perusal of Mn. Haroourt's epistle, still
unread, save the few closing lines first
attracting her notice.
While she was thus occupied the
tutor stood immovably before her gaz-
ing in deep, concentrated thought on
the sunset.scene without, his dark face
growing more and more sternly reso-
lutte every passing moment. At The re.
folding Of the letter his eyes returned
to her face. He drew = step back,
and then sad in tones 90 hoarse and
unnatural that Katbie started
:"miss Floy, have that to 50, to you
which can no longer be deferred. You
have siven me your friendship, and I
fondly hoped to yet win your love.
But it may not be. I Slso an = simmer.
For deed as villainous as that you
have cenfded to me, I have 1epented
in sackoloth and ashes, only to fad that
the woman I adore would meroilessly
crush me with her soorn and contempt.
And so I here resign my sweet, fond
hope, and blast every present delight.
The story of my error will not long de.
tain you, and"
Kathie's deprecatiug hand silenced
him.
"N.y," she cried in quick, imp.tu-
Gus tones, II will not hear it-yoa
shall not so humiliate yourself. I can
forgive. My-my friendship is up.
cbaugeably yours" !"
Ei'"1f you could not, as you declare,
forgive the living Field HillmAn, hov
can you forgive me 2" he asked.
"But Field Hihmsu' wronged@ ne
terribly wronged me-" she cried inpet-
uously as before. ~
"And I, Miss Floy," the tutor re.
turned, in slow, deep accents. III ,lse
wropged : woman is it . greater sin to
wrong you than another1"
K.thie shrunk back st the blow, and
before she had recovered herself he wst
saying
II must tell you, Miss Fle,, and
then I shall shy farevslf Y . you forever
No, not forever. In tho next world
I shall claim you, I believe; for our. NJ
lures are in perfect h.rpouy, erriul
mortal. as I am. Ny tare1ell spoken
I shall see to it thst what I have up.
righteously taken is fully restored =
Rs gaxed a moment At Kathie's pale
droopinssface, and then, in = voic'
broken! and low, said !!
"Tbe woman Of whom { would tel
you, was" Iv@
$50 NAY, again, Mr.. Rath," interrupted
K.thie, = wan smile touching her lips
"NaJ, again, There como, hi. and
Mrs. Sinclair With MI. auysn.'
And Mrs. Sinolair's menotone had
probably never been 30 welcome to he,
ear.
"You will give me . fev minutes TO-
| morrow" the tutor hurtiealy asked
"Honor bids me speak, hs urged, Oh
| serving Kashie's reluctance. "You
will give me the ii ne if I secure The
opportunity ! - !:
"Be it~so," she answered, as tho trio
entered. ,
Mr.. Guyon instantly addr essed the
"Ah, MI. Rath, here you are.
was just saying to Arthur that J you,
| nsms il onespleasautly familiar to mo
| When I w.s:y oqosI. asnb.Ied =! i. Hor'
400 R.th among my choice triesds-
and from the t.ot Of your t.,iDs hi
full name, I conceive you must b
a connection Of: Ills, though how,
can't imagine. TO b sure ve: lot sigh
Of each other years before. bis. i J, Death
which, III mista ake5not, occurred =les'
than 4. year ago, and many ohaas |, = ]: :un
known to me must have taken, place
Still. time could not havs raised up ,