The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-07-24

ths kind clasp which held them, md
valksd over 70 o.whsse sylvy stood "
You hear sbst.r I said,. in. low
tone. ''Now 90 1 Atssr { while I win
speak 10 Mr.. Kendall, and every thing
ehsli be done that b right; but you
must 20 pasaa e,zz,,#.za ~ j: j.
4 could otshelp /. certain implorins
ringsin my voice despite its tone Of AZ.
thority > and this she caught. She gave
me aqulck glance Of mingled surprise
and defiance out Of. her keen black
eyes, q: z" I: L..e lilies H..
,M'm much obliged to yiou, Miss
Befyl,' she Grid, dryly; "but Til speak
t., tho new master myself; s,oce I didn't
git :loave TO- speak to the ole oue.", r.
"sylyy y. cried l., :erasping her dress
ss she streve; to pass me. .s.s...::s
But she b'cke away and walked up
70 Ross, who was standing 1on, the
hearth'rug, look ing surprised At this
scene. NJ, - /. s~@S.j, y -. ..s-...s5.:
"l * your !, pardon, master,'' said
shei dropping her, old-fashion I'd courte.
81, ebut Miss Beryts bin ! telliu' re
that ole Mass sKendslps left all h,a
property to you !; and I thought I'd
make bold to come an tell You tha.
his daughters lyin' dead in my cabin,
an that his grandohile's there too, with
nobody 70 SEQ after him but an ole mig
ger like me- ..,5:..a4 =, Ia ,..-~.
"What |" said Ross. t. was scan,
wonder that he was startled. Such
news At such 4 time would have beer
likely to startle any man. '-'S7 -
.'"'Are you mad p. he asked, when th,
statement had been repeated. ''Wha
is the meaning Of such . story Is this
Has she been telling ii to you
Beryl''' he went 90, turning to me
''If 50, Whist does she mean p >..'s
81 means what ! .s.y,". ansxerei
SJlvy for my tongue Glove to the roo
of my mouth. 'Go to my house an
look for yourself, If you don't oelieve
me, Or II Miss: Bsryl here. She ca,
tell you, fur she seen Mass Kendall'
daughter sfore she died. -
"Beryl!" said Ross. There are q
words 10 which 1 can express the ming
led .mszement, ineredality, and ap
Ipesl ofhis tone. Then, after = min
ute's long silence, "BsrYl, what doe
lshe mean? What falsehood or absur
dAy is this7 Your unole's d.ughte
died long ago. ....
| . "She died, this evenin'' ~ cried Syl
W, With energy, before | could speak
"Then that said she died long ago va
hars,that wanted what should q bin herr
She's lyin' in my cabin dead this min
1te. Send old Nus Kendall, send NJ,
Collins, send Dr.. Burton. They q
knowed her when she wss Ieung. X
them saJ if it ain't true, and if I'm
liar p = :E:s~ -
Her. passionate, vehement voice. cal
ried conviction with it. saw that i
his face even before I heard it 10 hi
voice, when, alter short pause, n
said, sharply: 49,:
"1f this is-if this eaa possibly b
true, Why did you not come and tell
before your master died ?"
"An' how Wa I to know that b
was q dyiu'7-how was 1 even to kno'
that he had got back home p she asl
cd. "Nobody was goin' to come a,
tell ole sylvy. Miss Beryl, she know
ed who was in my cabin, but instead ,
aayin' word fur 'em, she turned m
back from: the door when I come to te
ole master myself" -s:...
"Beryl!'' said Ross again. This tin
it was ho.rae cry, and, turning shaf1i
ly away from the woman before him,
came up 70 me.
,...i'' i"''Beryl" be said, taking my hand
and gazing At me vith passionate, Wis
eyes, which seemed to pierce my soul
'for Coos sake, tell me-is this true
! What oould Issay?, I, do not think
would have hesitated to lie, if lyi.
would have served any purpose bu
oven through the mist Of. my reckle
] folly, / had sense enough to know th
! facts werettoo strong sgsinst me &
that resource. / had instinct enouf
: to feel that if /, wished to make utt
shipwreek Of Rosss love and respect,
J had only % add deliberate t.lsehood
criminal silenos. Therefore, I ooul
only look 4 him-st The tsee I low
sosdsarly growing rhits and starn b
{ fote ny easewith zpiteous, simplori.
!. eyes, eonsoious the while that my he,
was rising into my th, oat--so young
j, heart, 9 Ross, and 90 untaught, that
sometimes think you might have be-
more patient, even with its deceitl
l saw that he read my answer in =
face, and that he would ask no other.
) then. He dropped ny hands sudde
] u, and, turning away, walked back
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