The St. Cloud journal., 1873-07-17

,.,. q stopped here as I came back from
Sylvy's cabin" I answered, wondering
= little if my voice did not betray what
! had seen in sylvy's cabin. 1T is SO
beautiful Was in no hurry to, 60 in.
Did you ever see 4 loveler night.
Ross Look At that splendid planet |!
Is it Jupiter, do you think I And there
are are tie 1E'd Pointers te .pd the Nilty:W.y,
~ ~ 3gg3asG: 2s:t A&y2s Il I4! s&&
> ;; ;"''Yes," s: said Ross, interruptinx my
vague astronomical knowledge. ...t t"Bat
I have come Tor you in haste, Beryl.
Your uncle is very III, and wishes to
500 you.' r..;3 .,,.2 !. ,..:., ri =. .. !:
:. ""Uncle Ksndallp' / exclaimed. It.
~ : good thing we were in the dark,
and that he oould not see my start, nor.
the pallor which. i| b.. overspread my face.
q ."1-this !. this j. 9very strange. When did.
hs coma, Ross r a,;.: y.,s,x srssts oys<y3
"He ~ In the house when I reaeh. !
. q il I've hours ago," Ross. answered
"They told mo he had arrived abosti
AZ hour before that He at down In
the sitting.Iopm alone, and when I eame
il I found him fallsn over With . stzoke
Of paralysis." j.. go: =: ..... ~. ss,;s
20 Ross r. 49, ,.. ...~
/, Il applied soms remedies. myself,
and sent poet.hsste for = DOCTOR who
came much sooner than; L expected.
he is better now-that Is, he can speak
=. little, and be asked At once for his
lawyer and .you.'' . go .a#
."Win2he die, Ross 7" I asked, in q
whisper. :-s,:.:: 81 2s..,::... -.
"Sethe doctor thinks" Ross answer
ed, gravely.
After that 1 said nothing more. l
lot him help me over the stile, and
walked by him in utter silence toward
Ithe house: Since that night I have
never trod that path but I remember
every turn Of it better than I remember
the scenes Of yesterday - remembe,
. = O.
every thing connected with that night,
the stars which whore brightly glowing
overhead, the'soft siehing Of the dis
tant pines, the crisp rustling Of tht
dead leaves under our feet, tho darl
outlines Of the house outing sga,ins
| the steel-blue aky, the lights cleaning
in the windows,: even the very spo
whore Ross put oubhis hand and drew
mine into his arm. 12>-*>J .4}T>-*.
"Why are you 90 silent, Beryl p. hi
asked. "Did I shock you with my
news7 And you are trembling all over,
poor little one. Is it with cold p
i. With cold 3! All, if he could have
knoNn-if he could have seen-why
was trembling In every limb like n
aspen. Robbery! It Was not robbery
to hold my tongue, to say nothing, t,
let the old man die in: ignorance
and yeti olung to him, quivering al
over.
=" "No-I am not cold" I said. II
is because I am nervous that I canno
keep still. Q Ross, do you-do 20,
know what Uncle Kendall wants viii
me?" ......
."Can you mol. guess, aBerylW Ros
asked, gravely Jet tenderly. ; ~,a :...i
After that nothing more. was - said
We entered the manor in the rear, sant
passed TO the ;sitting,room, whore tn
lawyer, the doctor, and an old. gentle
man, . MI. Collins, were; comfortabl!
zhoking over the 6re,, and talking th'
current news Of the day. They rose a
my entrance, and, when Ross asked i
there had besn any change in the siel
man, the .deetor answered that thel,
xas very little AZ yet, but the soons
tho business on his mind was transact
FED, the better. Then Ross led nj
straight into his ohamber. -. :<..>
| IT Is not likely that I shall ever for
let the scene upon which I entered
Indeed, i has been one Of the night
mares Of my life. For yean 7 4d1eade'
70 sleep lest I should dream of It, les
j Z should SEQ again I 10 often did
| The twisted, helpless figure, the awful
! distorted face which net my gaze whe,
L crossed the threshold Of that room
/ My nerves were already unstrung, ant
| I shr.nk back piteously, covering m!
| eyes with my hands-but Ross led nj
on. my poor darling, you must come 7
he said, in whisper. s>.>~ --..--
/ And SO I reached The bedside-so i
stood shudderiug and gazing into Zth'
i halsh old face transformed 80 hideously
i The mouth was wrenchsd into : ghast
~ r.. and ..a17 horrible ; erin-evea the eye
4 filed me With terror when. they leokei
at me. I dared not scream, yet I oouli
scarcely restrain The. .iaslinat,on to d.
/ sspxheas sRoss lsft me- 4 moment and
/ went to shs tbssd ofthe bssdi-sb.nt oYe1,
tic lips striving despsratsly tos speak
| .nd uttering only a,nsrticuhte' sounds
ltenible i; hear s3sssisssi.s " Y 9z2a1s.'a
..Bery1is here, siir,'' he said. evil
! you speakto her I Or shall I p ~ +
! after ID effort, there came al ID an.
/ swer' which seemed to mean "You." " .
/ Then Ross held out bis hand TO me
andI came trembliDgly nearer, ant
/ placed my own il il. % y. I.:s
..Yo Our unole wishes to ask you
j Beryl," he said, 'Whether you are viii
ling to marry me, and to trust your in
tetests hereafter 10 ny hands 2 !.