The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-02-13
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the patronage house at Southsclyst
where the first scene Of tho little drama
lam about to lsy before you was set
And usirly3au these windows were I'll.
led, shout ton minutes before breakfas,
with half.lenyths Of = fair arrsy Of The
sons and daughters of the house as.
.sembled5 here frem all parts Of the
country teassIebrats The anniversary o.
theinsuxusation Of peace and goodwill
on sasth, together With their fathe,
Isud mother. j -. -..:.. !
But the'fairsst form the sun shone
onin SoathelJst patronage house tha,
morning was not that Of q daughter d
'ths house, but Of the bride elect Of the
sldest son Of it.. ! She, A'ics Bardy,
and h'r mother:were staying with: til,
Tsmplsre 70 kesp Christmas tide, With
them xashsr,agaiust cAiiee's. will, I 70,
fvp psttalA hhvs 4iksds to ;fesl thst I ,be.
|Eaiss ,as ,slaij sfi ,ittsi. 3Rissas;y., ..a.oa,
|shbtsdirsnt4kiaf 4asSsslyjl 1b,ia.aasaifyia;s d
Ilss!i ;si.ai-
l5*t<aai;iigy and ths epu6' thtsaGwss on
Iaa !bl95 & s T. asstaia ,oassas,)
|satsd7ins tho 1suplari' aA.ai(y' testing,
lid sarfisd ii. a.y a.y and xiastons sa ,aXllll aXllllo.
=Redy had so:n.ks the bsssH Of the
1s*. ,,s5 sad l.vl.h stte6toa ia d ia4q ipar4pqpd
ssf'ios xhieh ::wsrs rendered to bher
ftss'yby h'r bdtroth.d saaa ri. 5baa{li haily.
To- make The bs<t oft sthough, twas
Esa.' = .2Pe'offorn . % IF 'sSosolati0aoa, Sf fhe
possibilties she had missed in quitting
town."
Tho oily thing may heroin. was
rich 10 good looks She had little
patience, ! very small share Of content
nens With things as they were, and
absolutely No money. But then, rs
her mother had been won't to remark
to- anyone who would listen to her,
from the day Alice was sixteen, she
had "such ;.76gure, and such eyes and
hair, that fear for Aliee's future suc-
cess ~as'quit. . superauou. feeling. y
This had bee. ! Mn. Y He.d,'s steady
sentiment On The .ubjeat fer .ix 1sars.:
Then Alice 'a~ it to: k,sh'.'stt.r ~ = it to
;pieae'. In spite' IT hsr, Aeht, villoyyi
figure. her dreamy, d..p violet eye.,
apa thscbseseehl' soaHi1psdsstdro soaHi1p psdsstdro that was
slnost Ianssor, isss ARes Hardy h..d
|A sdasrqslg ,xju rtafIshsi own: ,,.,, See
5"yeqqld md g. she lHoulde'." With { fortv.
and determination that swept her moth
er's wishes before it, like ohaff before
tho wind.
In very truth the mother was justi.
fed in her fears and doubts, for her in:
como was small and would die with
her and at her death pretty, sensitive,
proud little Alice would be alone IN the
world, unless = husband had "been 80.
cured for her by that time" Yes s;
"secured for her." This was the way
the mother, who had vaunted her fear
lessness on tho subject when Alice was
sixteen, had come to speak of it when
Alice Was twenty-five.
One day about that time Alice went
home in such = futter of spirit q, she
had meyer felt before i; wont home from
sne.o those pitfalls, = picnic. changed
=-:-chapged for ifs.' She had gone to
this picnic in =: very different spirit,
knowing few, Of ths: people, and earipg
j for 1for even: fewer Of them. The difficult
ties ;of dzsesing'tor the occasion # once
|is4 ii,sa4nablz al and obseopinEly and eheaply
hssd la pzassad slsls4 On hes ysry much, end: %
sl.!t ahs3 had lacked, lenenid and .psiefq!ly
/ ddsleatee ie when ehe bad started in +, the
Mesning.s ~. 80 ..@-s: !, r.. =
DO Rgt she lad eops baek il the; oven
|ilsls ings lA!liths ii stha. light Aut sAe ?briehnesi
sse!t ths tsy@lsesiee t4st j. made .t: sone
time or other to svery young girl. And
it had been nsds~t to her in this vie.
|3e1H = Wy ordinary w; after I'll. A
stranger had brangbt hsr . plate of
|sdhieksn,ena sslass ofiHine ; had .lolled
on the: sr.es. ~ her fset for tive orsthpee
bonse,a; had sstt>a I, stile and. talked, }ts
|shsf ;ot AiussIf. land e,le.lfxhsn thsss
thjug@ ysre done lhat tpsM that be .Has
|idsers< ta Asr than .aeshody sls. sed
tslt with tho. nigbty1 feeling Of cs5pp.,
| {thy that che WA dear to. him also.
Only a7fewy words, only a fsw Looks,
only,a hand pressure, and the: .sm.
'blauo.'df some very deep feeliog being
involved, and = gisrs whole past ifel j,
rendered blank, . bit Of nethiaguess,
!. sort Of ineffective preparation for thi.
EsIentalmonsnt. It has been 80 al.
sxsyst I suppose; it. will. be- alg.y'
| Prpbably. z' At any rate, it. x.s 80 with
Alies Hardy! 20 s"a=> -, ".t* $500;
|L' Hsl.hasa't even :hsndsoms oshs
l*A.dn.tIsvss that exouss for the folly
! !xhieh made hsrs.eoeptr him and biz
1sry pssc prospsets xhan he. zeams ste
fp,opa1fz n hak,a1bnthreasse feat zmQri(
Isaptd hssaly- ly-aestfiysas asqmsstipgs. IN
l~6.!t s.aa,aaelnenAl Bat hs; nth
s,ss6asaAaAdaos, 'apa ssRsos4 oss!
! 4x,sht,rs,4e i1hah't, skssniag atd'
ksts1aRas4hs, ,aaa4aa ialths .veFdtto
|shnleir1; ;and ssosshs' tproni'edel TO- tb>
/ faithful 10 himfia sthe; same hopr that
shs aeknoxlsaesa;she Adossd him. ri
Tkens came the tug Of war. I: He wa
only, clever, land: likely; 70; succeed. he
;hsdn't succeeded yet.; Ana Mrs. Hardy
knew very well that the likelihood :,ei