The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-06-26

,zs~J.+ ~ =
swell, what .re z. you you g,oiog, to do
aboutitr' Pausy demanded, gralvely
resumiOg her strawberry picking. il
"Do!" interrupted Roger, wonder.
ingly. "l'd lkept % know what there
was loft for . f,llow1to dot You might
swell talkjto a,doofpost eas 70 Henry
Sherman. -........ -...1
"Preosely; and q Minnie and Guy
wouldn't say anything if hs wasn't. =
doorpost'' responded Pansy sharply:
"1'l tell you what it is, Roger Glenn,
you and will have to take this matter
into our own hands."
Roger stared helplessly, as Pansy
turned toward him, With her sun. bon.
net pushed back, and stern light in
her dark blue eyes.
II should like to know how" he
SlRQeQ.
"Wa,,l o.t ,,..,;oa .oo
"wa9 sbo ?" =. st.mn,.,.a
..yo, ,nd.1,, D.. ..;a 49,. . -
flint nod: ..No.' ~ w., ~, .,' s.r.ss. [ Wv, ~.
.oov,rd p, aha .da.d .n,,;.r '' -sa =. s'a =
oarnation.
"Oy ei.oul.,ed Rooa,. .b,uah;no TN
but looking mora oh.s,fnl A. this . v;av
Of the o.se. "M.l. ,am ;e,1o,. Al :,
/ It won't do .nv GOOD. though, Minnie
+ such . timid-"
,yaDop't tell me- that .p,in w inter.
| posed Pansy, tartly. ,nYou do .s I,ell
| you, and III take the responsibility Of
the resf. !"
""All right" said u Roper. but he
looked doubtful stu. =
"In tho first place do ron keen ! .v.v :,
from Minnie, mind that : aud in the
second, spend all your SPARE time here , .
/ Thst'll do for to.d.v:s Come ba,Iok af.
| tsr' dinner and BIZ, icroaqas, VIII he. 4 y
Thus It ctianoed tKdt Gudl Gud1l AS,hha, Shae,im,sn,.
auntetihg tbstE xday that3 evening j iiu from
mere force of h.bit.: found Roeer M Glenn
! installed on : th. porch. T. With Psnav
looking lov.ly .s~ IN od.fisous m The
shadow Of tho o,inh;,r ,o..s.
$50 p,.d 70 a,a vo1 ;" ch;u.d .h.
| mua;o,'1v- "wher.,. M;nn;.2 Roas,
and I were just speaking of you two.''
Guy stared, and made some sort of
ineoherent:respoose' while, at a word
from Pansy, Roger made room beside
nj ''se.f tor h'm to o SIT down. -
| "Ioons know .fansy sald' With a
glance Of arch Brightness "but Roger
ought % ten you our secret; you
wese % k'na tn's mornlpg' Roger and
have been nearly as sly a. you and
dear M'nnle: ..
# She g y was spared further words. Nut
terlng something abous not having time
70 stop longer just then, Guy rose be-
le 10 n.a 4'll:y wv uo"n' .na e9,''
'us enas'H' :"l'noto"' not tsPlutS
enoueo, however, %. AVOID nearing
f.aTy NY 10 ~ eA.eeel.'ea Whisper
| Nv e's o. oe'''t 'o"P""1 'u'' '''e'
w. -''e'' :..'.:.. ;
"uo you suppose he'll tell Minnie T.
Roger asked anxlously.
."Of course, he WILL" Pausy respond.
ed. "There's a riding party, to the
sulphur spring next Tuesday," she
| said after a thouehtful pause. "Guv
will take Minnie, Of course, and you'll
take me. equally Of course :: and vou,ll oc
right away tomorrow morning and se.
cure the two best horses that are to be
cot for love or money. Mind. now. that
sou don't 60 near Minnie, and that
you come here at least every afternoon
and evening"
Between that .nd: Tuesday, Guy
Sherman called three times and found
| Roger there each time. The remain:
ing days he came only near enough to
the house to see-and bo seen-and
prudeently retre,ted.
The ridinp n.rtv o.mo off IN ;ts dn<
o,der With 'h.ndaoma Rooe, loot;ne
litaa . nrinoa - Of the blood IN h;a h;oh.
ate!nn;no b.v horsa and P.nsv ':na match.
lesalv loyelv iu. her olose.fittipe n, habi,
! Of dark blue and mounted on the mate
to Roeer's b.y,,, ~ Roger Ri, :' had litersli,
obsyed hsr i in tie !, matter Of horses rs )
He glanced furtiveiy 1t Mininie's swee,
1 fao5e, rs she: aud Guy rode 81, up and Join.
ed them, and, bis heart d1tt smoke 81 him a a.
Ihe law low, psle Ii xa,,.> IT,.