The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-05-22
Who Won Her
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BY ANNIE Il. JEROME.

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/ BY ANNIE Il. JEROME.
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PART SECOND.
THE TUTOR AND HIS sECREr.
More than year had esne over. 1t
Vas just after the annual fitting from
town house to country y.ssat-just when
the forests bloomed with white dog.
wood fevers. The domestic atmos.
phere was not quite serene At Thistle
fell on this bright morning. K.thie
Florence Laird had dashed its glory BY
resolutely washing her hands of tn. in.
subordinate heir Of The house . trying
experience rendering it certain that the
two little Sinclair girls were sufficient
to fit her for csnonizatisn without tho
aid Of the said heir.
Mrs. Sinclair, vs.k, f,ivolou,, in.
dolent woman, whe had won her talent
cd husband BY ! face he once called
beautiful, listened In sp.eohless despair.
But the husbands stera comment that
the boy should be inmured within 4
boarding school se.t her from despair
to Mysteries, and on tho prompt With
drawal Of that molten ohs lsDeuidly
slipped back to despair again, sinking
into its deepest abyss when K.thls un.
dsrtook to cut the GoRdian knot by
suggesting that . new govsrnsss should
bo installed at Thistlsfell.
"Miss Floy"-ior lsasops which tho
reader can easily divine, Kashis had
requested that she might al~.ys be i'd.
dressed and introduced BY thie title io-
stead Of tho more formal sarnams, and
a. it pleased Nm. Sinclair to pronounce
it charming one, it WAS wholly adopt
ed-"Miss Floyis al my heart could
wis.," " she pl.intiv.ly sighed. "She is
not only useful, but ornamental, with
her accomplishments, beautiful face and
exquisite manners. I enjoy seeing her
in my dravipg-room much ~ I do that
lovely Psyche you bought me. And
besides, not ono Of my sst has such .
gem Of governess, and I parade he,
with more delight than you can i'm
agine."
This little curtain confidence W.
amiably received BY the husband, who
admired and valued Kathie immense.
ly, though for more solid reasous than
thuse advanced BY his silly wife. Re-
ooguiz'pg, however, tho fact that
prompt measures were necessary, he
evaded further condolences of the kind
by proposing tutor for Master Theo.
"A tutor! Delightful I never
thought Of that, Arthur" and she con.
sideratsly dispensed with tho attack Of
Mysteries just then imminent, and In
the sxuberancs Of her delight suggest.
ed: IT would procure a handsome one,
dear. Miss Floy il 80 very lovely, and
then I should have Z pair Of them
And think how chsruiag it wosld be
it they should happsa to fall In love
with each other; Oh, Arthur, bs sure
you eugsge = handsome man."
For fortnight deliesnt ssaroh "a.
truitlessly prosecuted, and kathis began
to wax impatient, whom one morning
Mr.. sincl,i,'s ONCE v.s invaded BY an
old college ohum, met few weeks pre-.
vious after separation Of years, and
cordially invited down to III istlefell
In the coarse of conversation the diff.
Guilty was oonhdsd to tho visitor.
An esgsrness verging on impatiene'
marked his manner a. hs liatslsd t
the brief detail. At its conclusion b.
started from his chair with tislsnc'
that sent it whirliug backward to th'
floor, and ssizing Mr.. Siaslair's hant
in . torturing grip cried inpstuou,
~:
my dear fellow, I'm your ma,
Take me-" -, '>s...~ =
"You! You, Horace 1.tb, million,
aire and sJbsrite !"
"Millionairs, syb.,its, ., what 70,
please, Sinclair, I .m ~. ! missrabl'
dsvilv Rath vshsmsntly answered
rightins the chair end aingi.e himself
| into it with an abandonment that Dor,
witness to his truthfalness, 'and th'
gift Of this tutorehip would make M
your debtor for life" = l.. -. l..
"What's the matter, Rath I Come
ont with it. I'll tell no tales"
$50 I will" And then he plune,t
exoitsdly into : story that held Mr.
Sinclair IN interested suditor for tn,
next thirty minutes. '"Thers whst d,
you think Of that, lsinclsir :" he cen
oludsd, I biting sslf.coptsnpt in hi
voice. -. - '--.,- = 49,, -. .--@. ..'.. :
Mr.: Sinclair shaking bin head grave
| ly without ether comment, Rath os.
tinusd:. ,5s 5s-4 51>s>@ H.. .~s::..i
SIT might have beea The work Of {
eonsummate villain, you think ("
| = ~"Ws won's .minesz mlttsrs, Rath
twas base enough, certainly. But 70, q
are no villain." r W. ss u !
"Thank Heaven, no! And now wha
Of the tutorsbip :" i Ii 0.# Il
ut is yours. Make use 81 il . loinl,l d
q you wish, .pever doubsing I shall r.
main your stsunch friend through. MI