The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-05-29

tered t.s'' And then inte1ruptins Mi.
Sinclair, Who; esssyed : remark on th.
extinction of certain families, asked .b.
ruptly- :~>.. "
my dear sie, can yoa toll me- whsth.
er the late Horace Rsth Vas relative
Of yours p
MI. Sinclair turned, with nervous
haste, and addressed who he OBJ
served Was listening with keen
interest. Her reply was not quite
to the point for, n.ccountably to her :
self, she associated the subject with the
sin. Of which Rath had spoken, and Mr..
Sipclair's next remark was wholly lost
10 the clear, half.steru reply
"The late Horace Rath, was 4 rela.
tive, but"
"so!' interrupted the old gentle-
man. "Well it is strauge-but doubt.
less you can explain it Ill. Nov so
far as l know, he had but one male 70.
lative, aud his name was-Hyle-
Hylesides, I think At least, something
like it. And, by the way, it occurs to
me I have heard this young man sowed
some pretty Wild oats once in . while.
I think" be continued, hesitatingly, as
| with knitted brow he tried to recall
some hals.forxotten incident. ri think
l heard Of q rather recent esoapsde of
his; but what, I can't, oh, I have it
now Didn't he sntr.p-
The sentence ended in a eroan, FOL.
lowed by vail from Ms. Sinclair,
whose cherished Psyche lay a heap Of
ruius against the inquisi,ive old gen.
tleman's sorest bunion. In the confus.
ion that followed, the tutor made hi.
escape, though not without Kathie's oh.
serving the smile Of Intelligence he
exchanged With Mr.. Sinclair. At ,
late. hour these two gentlemen net in
| tho hall.
"You must forgive my sacrifice oi
Tho Psyche, Sinclair said tho tutor
i"Atthe moment il seemed the bes>
thing to d."
$50 it vas, ny dear fsllew-and The
next best thing is, for you to start a
onee on collecting tour for me-"
"No, I shall brave it out" returasd
tho tutor, firmly.
+ "Bravs it out! Why, man, he'll h.v'
your secret before you have been te'
:: minutes in the room with him"
"L.t him. There is nothing to lose
and tho sooner it's over the better"
"Nothing o>lose Are you blind, in
sane, Bathr'
"Niether. But I intend to. end i
oil, and that - quickly as possible
Come and see how I'mset my f,ts," h
+ concluded with = bitter smile, as b
moved toward the dr.wipg'room.
Mr.. Siaolair caught his arm.
'.'stay-think sgain, Rath," he ure
+ led. o:,. 49,. I. $50:
/ "Thsre's nothing to lose, I tell you,'
the tutor repssted, . little imp.tiently
And with the words he strods on, close
lY followed by his adviser.
/ As Mr.. Sinclair had predicted, Mi
Guyon lost no time in returning to th
charge, and Kathie, in spite Of tho un
meaning, monotones Mrs. sineIai,
poured into hsr ear, heard, with half
hushed breath, every word. Soon tn
moment for which Mr. Sinclair waited
| came. Z: =
'But what Rsth was your father
ir Z" Mr. Guyon inquired.
! my father was not . Rath," tn
Tutor answered With Z certain fore
that ohained Mrs. sinclair's attention
likewise. II was the nephew to wb6n
you alluded a short time ago, and b,
my unole's will became inher,tor of hi
property, on condition that I assume'
D bis full name. I had seen little of m
. uncle and thought less Of him, aud tn
double inheritance came upon ne as
| surprise, aud might have been rejecte
3 but for my mothers urgent vish."
~ knew I was right!" Nj. Guyo
!. exclaimed, oomplacently. ri knew b
was che last Of tho Raths / AID 80 70
1 were the Hyle.ides? 1beg your par
}. doa,"' he ls'nilinely concluded, "for th
2 freedom with which ! treated you
name" ~:' " j.
/ "No occasion, .ir,"' laughed the tato
. somewhat unnatur.lly. "Th.t was n'
J.. my name"
. "'At this point Frs. siaol.ir starts
up, exol,inlns, in laogaid surprise
Il "And you ere our Thee's tutor Ho
singul.r1 Whatever induced you, Nj
! Rath I OF eours. II was not tho s.lsr,
as I h.v. al~ays supposed
"Lov. made me Thee's tutor, mad
am'" answered Rath, flashing . gl.ne
i at Kathie's bewildered face.
RI "It did ! Well I never would hs,
believed your friendship for Mr.. siu
i. clair was so deep" And she sunk bac
/. quite satisfied.
= But Mr.. Guyon wss not satisfied, an
q put the sntresty:
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