The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-05-22

"Yhat 10 an emphatic yes" comment.
ed tho listener. H. s>.a...sq -. >.,.: =,
Not until the following day, after
another. interview with, R.th,. was Mr..
Sinclair's success reported 1t Thistle.
fsll.i He ended with The hearty com.
msudation,y ..@.:.'.>ss,, l. nasa,
".Horaes sRath will BE- the right man
in the right plses" ..-....-..
Whereupon placid monotone issued
from behind the tsa.urn:
sis be handsome, Arthur Z"
''You will not think 60" was the dry
rejoinder.
The monotone indicated slight i'm
patience.
81 an sorry. But tell US what hs is
like. 1 adore manly beauty, don't you,
Miss Floy?"
'tNo, madam" Kathie answered,
briefly, thinking Of Field Rillnan's e
6ne head With it's orcp of curling brown
hair. .....
"No? How singular" calculated the
sdnirer Of handsome men, her husband
bestowiog quick glance of curious
scrutiny on K.thie's iup.ssive face ere
hs replied:
"Thsn Miss Floy will be pleased
With the new tutor. A compilation
somewhat less tswny than An Indians !;
: superabund.ocs Of straight, jet.blaok
hair, with beard ald noustache to
match, and pair Of shoulders ugly
enough to win for him the title OF
hump back, are not blsmishes likely to
offend her taste.", <; .
Mn. Sinolair grow cold with horror
st this description.
"shockingl How could you engage
such creature, Arthur?' -.
Hs laughed .amusedly, having for
tuuately learned the lesson Of accept
ing the inevitable evils Of his wifs's
Stiffness with = cheerful front.
"Ths creature is = gentleman, Min.
ME, and will have tho grace to look
1t you With very ans pair ef eyes,
and t. stand before ysu something less
than six feet in his boo,s. In addition
to that" he added more gravely, as h.
rose from the tea.table, "Horace Rath
needs the place, and W. know how
much tho place needs him."
Mrs. Sinclair at first accepted her
misfortune, as she chose to terra it,
with more pouting than piety. But
she soon cleared up, and on the follow.
ing evening, received the tutor graceful.
ly enough, we'll aware that smiles we're
more becoming than poats.
Nevertheless she fixed Z critical eye
upon him, and tho result Was that she
liked him in spite Of his being no
Adonis, recognizing in him the oulti-
vated, talented nan who would com.
m.ud her respect, if not her sdmira-
tion.. And though hs allowed bis jet-
ty hair to fall in most ungraoeful style
over his forehead, there was . certain
amount Of comfort extracted from the
fact that he had, a. Mr.. Sinclair had
stated, very ine pair of eyes.
As for Kathie, she was not disposed
to be critical. The tutor was . gentle
man about to relieve her of a very
troublesome responsibility, and that was
the main point with her. His unsight.
ly shoulder, and tawpy, hsavlly-be.rd-
cd face, disturbed Mrs. Sinclair oply
The tutor, however, - time went on,
manifested state Of mind quite the
reverse OF this. "Miss Floy" N.
evidently IN object Of some interest in
bis eyes, taking his constant, though
unobtrusive, efforts to gain her NOR.
particular notice and regard a. = proof,
And ere long Kathis acknowledged hi.
charm. Mr.. Rath's low, deep, and
somewhat monotonous voice oftsntime.
held her more than wiling listener
with its offering Of Wit, sentiment
| and learning and ono day he touched
her wonan's heart. -.
On that day he he'd been long time
moodily pacing with bent head
and folded arms, one Of the gardens
pleasant nazes, when Kathie's voice 4,
his side aroused him. =.
"For what arc you searching, Mr.
Rath, that you cannot be made to IN
der'tsnd it 10 tea-tine z" bhs laughed
adding - he turned hastily, "this i
actually ny third attempt to win you
attention. ....:
"Iz bog ysur pardon i thousaut
times" he returned, then in reply t,
her question ~ an searching for tn.
philosophers stone, Miss Flsy, ane
just st tho moment you spoke I va.
deep in some delicate experiments.
"1f your search prove successful be
good enough 70 trausmute q little com,
mon ore for me, will you7"
"Whsrefore = You are not . woman
to care for gold"
''lndssd, you never made . create,
mistake in your life. care very muct
for it. That 10, care for what j,
would bring me. I like to travel; il
would bear me through the sunny lands
Of which I can only read. 1 am tired
it would bring me rest. I lsve art il
would make mo possessor Of its fines
inspirations-l adore luxury ; it would
wrap ne in soft rich fabrics and sur