The St. Cloud journal., 1873-07-10
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CHAPTER II.

CHAPTER II.
!our; ;.uteera.. vas 4 :. good. ..s hi,
word, With regard to taking bis depart.
ure the next morning, He announced y
1t the breakfast table that hs had buai.
ness which. H. would e aet@ia. him ,f1on
} home several days., and thus, e our dis.
may, Aunt Kendall and. mysslf found
ourselves burdened with the entertain
nent of our new-found kinsman. - We
looked at each: other . little blankly !;
but there was nothing to be said, and,
after breakfast, I confess that I watch.
ed, for the first time, with sensations Of
keen regret, the diminishing form of
the tall old vehicle and raw.boned horse
which conveyed Kendall to the railway
town of Exford. ...' -: >....,
."Are you always 50 sorry when your
uncle leaves home p asked Ross Ken.
dali, malioiously. He was standing by
me on the steps, but L; had mot faneied
that he, WAS watching me until the tone
OF this question informed me Of thefaet.
Then I started 1, and feeling that 1
blushed, I felt also . strong inclination
to be malicious in return. ....,.. -.
y: q Il am not usually sorry At air. I an
swered, quietly. "In fact, I don't think
that I ever was sorry before" h. .,....
:r7' '"And may I ask the cause Of your
unusual regret on, the present occasion,
then p .ae ~ vt ....:ss ,.:r:.-.
- F3''sines you baye asked, you, have no
right to be offended il I say that il is
because you have remained behind,T
~ 81 am not offended At all,' 10 mid,
laughing, yet aushiog = little. "But
arc you always candid p ,J.:~.i,.>::.} -,
! GLOW could l live with Unele Ken
dan and be otherwise ?''c .u.s g .,...s
."Candidly tell me, then, Why, you
.objset to:ny renainingi Lam amoet
,,noffensiye fellow, and would not harm
you for the world" zs::z :. u syy.y,,,.
i Nv hy should you wish 10 stay =
asked !, l,inpetisntly. 1T cannot pes.
.siblJ interest you to be shut, up in |
lonely country-house like this, with |
tiresoms old woman like Aunt Kendall
and = silly young woman like me-
There are no horses, no dogs, no guns
NO books, 20 any; thing, to amuse you r
u ;'.suppose Z would rather g not b
amused Z" said he, Smiling. ..Suppos.
I wsuld even rather be bored? l have
not had time TO- b. bored in . long
while !; and i it, luxury 70 > mar
fresh from :Chin.. So Eis glorious in
dian.summer day. like this he added
changing his tone, - luxury worth
coming back 70 enjoy l.: How, i make.
me like ! boy again J! I wonder if j
might venture 70 ask the sill. young
woman:to taks.a walk with mo f"'I ii. !
D. His Gay ffankness would h,yey; pul
even = shysr person 4 eases Having
no excuse ready, and being, mossoysr;;
nightly tempted iaby the golden day;
and the. .soit, dreamy airs lnotz 70, .psal
Of the dark eyes and. the xtrapsdiaari
but sxhilerating eonsc,ousnsss Of hsylpii
! man for. ! companion) J, thssilly yount
woman in question readily agreed to go
We Get forth, therefore, and If il mat,
tered which i does not--I o,uld re
call every word, snd tone, and glance
swhick :passsd between us on that bright
autumn morning that morning loni
past nov, which / spsut Ike yerl
child il showing al my ohisfsst mi
swsetest odlapd haunts, and whiol
- crowned ~ the Wholesale ri6ing .
4 shsstnat.trss upon which sHs ehanost
0n .sops homoNsrd ronte. AZ 81