The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-12-11

y he read. The date va. . town 10
Coba, snd the words were these:
:. MY DEAR NrpHEw You .r. tho
most ungs!!ant Of men. If yo7 ever in.
tend to fulfil the marriage contract be.
tween you and Miss Do Ralf. retnro.
xsu' Germsu edacstion, your music.l
furores, have detained you lopr enon vh
You have probably had Jour it'll. 70.
mances-try now tho romance Of mar.
ErtaRe-i It the girl, in pique, do not
break tho promise. But that Is DOT to
bs feared, asa child knows her duty
l have Kept up your estate, it is: wait.
for you and its mistress. Honor will
send you home.
| EusTAoE WALRAv1n. .
The last sentence had more effect
! opon him than oil the rest. Il w.s .
sharp thrust, while the Others had been
but dull blows. What save pain and
dissatisfaction had these months
brougbt' He wsuld 81 to meet tate
70 long imperding-its realization
could not be more dear.
A few veeka after, he vss s.uDter.
ing ncgligently uudsr tho avenues Of
bis Cuban estate, having dropped tor >
time that rowing life with ito strooe
Bohemian attractions-kpown no long.
er ~ simply Del.ndo, upon whose, gen,
iu'L his great namesaks might have
smiled, but, a better befi ted . landed,
owner, Delando Walr,ven, the proprie.
tor Of dourl,hinE coffee plantation,
the t.eit suisor ot bis neighbor's d.ugh:.
tor, Triumphes Do Rail-.
He had not seen his fancee since
the little girl, hardly moro than b..
BY, was wheeled along the avenues BY
her nurse !; and be. boy Of Eve, had
strutted BY her side. proud Of the own.
srship Of this child whose existence,
now unmarried, was such . sorrow to
him. Then his father and mother had
moved to Germany to give his marvel.
eu' musical talent development in that
country Of harmony.
The boy, which 10 their eptbu.i.m
they had named from Tssso, should
drink at only tho purest springs. Of
melody. But the compact was strong.
7 ly made, after the manner Of some
European families, that eventually the
boy Delando should return and marry
Triumphee.
As he grew older, Del.ndo under.
stood this more fully, and acquiesced ;
though lingering abroad, never .ebsll.
ing, until the night he had 6rs, seen
Miss Earneliffe's face,
Nov, lettering beneath those arc.des
Of everlasting verdure, inh.ling the ]
breath Of sweetest perfumes, he felt
bis fate harder than ever, 30 vividly
did oil beauty intensity one remen.
branoe.
Like supernatural realisation, - he
turned : curve in the path, he saw BE-
fore him q figure that gave to his pul.
ses that sutfooating throb which is one
effect Of the recognition of loved ono.
He tried to brush tho glamour from
bis eyes, yet thrilled At seeing ,ga,D
that motion Of grace, that f.milisr ar.
rangemeut of drapery, Is the lady walk
ed on before him. He hurried on to
her side, bending down With eyes
ablaze, saying With soft energy.
"Mise Earnoliffe, it was not wholly
an evil fortune which sen, me here,
since l fiud you."
ae held fast to be. hand, ignoring
in Il DO first happy moment the hope.
lessness Of the last interview with her;
seeing in her face the change from ut
ter surprise to = pleasure 50 quickly
controlled, it appeared ooly . pleasure,
not happiness. ~As-they talked, De.
lapedo f.neied there ~ss amozs apparent
ppa.llor % her face, = deeper shade in
her eyes, chan when they had met in
the Northern city. Could there be
shadow in this life be would die 10
make happy 1.,, ".. To-. -
Miss Esruelifs vas walking toward
the gates, and she would not lioger,
and tome way Delando could not ask 10
accompany her beyond, for her manner
had recalled too strongly night he v.s
! not likely to feeget. So It the gate he
said sdieu, ADD walked back, no longer
lsstless, but filed With the wild turhu.
lence Of love and despsir-and rising
in the midst Of oil his thoughts, . re-.
solve to go that day to Mr.. Dc Ralf,
tell bin thst he never could love his
daughter, but that be vas ready to i'm.
molate himself on tho altar Of . mar.
ri.ge Of eouve venienee, if hs held him 10.
bis promise =.
1
He could not rest until he had exc
euted that resolve, and two hour, l...r
be v.s awaiting his audience with Mr..
De R,lf That gentleman. . stately,
dark Frenchuan, received him with
blsnd hospitality that was genuine,
aud listened In courteous surprise to
Delando's hurried, impatient words.
| 81 understand" hs said, when the
yenpg man had concluded :"you are
Iia.t going through stage Of rebellion +;
yoq don't want to be tied !; but you'll
l5get accustomed to it-and unless ny