The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-01-30

No. 20. 4
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"Not bit, -Bertie," she answered,'l |
'onlya little nervous - i,1a I, arrssmep,I
'sring my first bali, rallied her 4 ' little |
swe joined the gentlemen: >: /
The rooms were nearly full, ana .s
'e walked slowly through them, stop
ing now aad then to speak to our
riepds and acqua,ntances, I saw
many aduiriug glaoces bestowed on
he young beauty leaning on Tom.
'rm, and | also faocled that ( saw her. 4
glance auxiously from one to another,
under her long, black lashes, as though
'earchfbg tor some one.
q The ride had tired me, and when the
dancing commenced, was 81 d to 6nd
B seat beside old Mrs. darcy (who, by
t he way, being fair and immensely
fleshy, was arrayed 10 erimsoo velvet. }.
and 1 sent Charles off to 6nd his amuse-,
mept elsewhere. :..: aft
"Pretend that you are a bachelor" /:
said, llaugbingly, ".nd dance With the,
prettiest. gals 10 the rooma I am going
to be 3 waIl.fower foravhiis,' and then
I sat talking With Mrs DARCY, apd,
vatshiog5Nell 1t intervals; F.: ras !:
Isle had been. sd.acisg with Bnnk:
Matabls, and now: was; resting for = mo.
ment talking in 4 disttess~ .pre-oocupied
way with the, group ofYoung geutiemen
around her,. Frank rMsrabIe was close
beside her, his weak tsee auphed. and
eager, bnt.she tailed to. them 7alt with
ont sshade Of preference being shown
to soy oua Of them ; snd still:her eye.
around tie rebm :aAd It arned
eagerly toward ttes 6 entrspoe oxhenever
the great doors opened, aud there 7wae I:
vearied, disappointed look: about her
mouth which INSIDE NY heart aehe fol
Q0Es
10 lsaw Tom briug up his college friends
and introduce them to her vith Q.rdon
able pride. l, watched her q she
moved away to join the: dancers again,
}; her. hand resting on young Lord Sea-
TOMS arm, and her fair face, looking up
at him just as frankly and unsffectsdly
as though be were her brother Tom
instead Of the head Of the we.lthiess
family in the country, aud theo turn.
ed to hear Mrs. D 'ArcJ say emphatic.t:
''Miss Eleanor is the beauty Of the
ball, Mrs. Newcastle, there's no doubt
about that,;' aod'l entirely agreed with
her. ~ \ -. :: >..' .." :
.NBertie," eaid Charles, an hour or 50
:aiterward,! !"who IS that gentleman with
your sister 2" =: ..rA.A....s
!: HWhat gentleman?y + asked, be.
~ildered, for I had qsite lost sight o1
Nell during the dancing, have seer
her @ithssse, se,paay:'
"He i extraordinarily tall" aos~er'
ID Charles: II think he IS : stran.
ger;:'' ''': *"''. g., -,.5''' =,
= extraordinarily tlllH--like aflash
and figure Of the man / had seen: at the
gate that night came back to me; add
l understood all NeIl's planning and
anxiety at cnoe: 1t was to meet bin
that she had so earnestly wanted ia
come here the next question was
who was he? .. .:
"Bertie !; Mrs, Newcastle, Captain
Dartlan Mr.. Newcastle, Captain Dart.
lan." -. .....
1t was Nell who spoke, aud, rs: j
acknowledged the captaid's low bow,
saw that the wear;ed, disappointed
look vas gone, aed that. her face Wa.
fairly Iaaiant with happiness.
~ am 40 old acquaintance Of Miss
EleaseF, i" SAID the captain: II met bel
some two years ago while she was away
at seheol, saaua an very happy to meet
the sister BERTHE Of whom t have heard
SO much" and then, ss We stood talk
ing for a few moments, waltz SOUNDED
from the adj ,inins 70 I'm: ::
"Will you dance p De. said, Iookin,
down at Eleanor. / hoped that sh.
would refuse, tor I knew that .fsthe
objected 70 round dances for your,
girls,. add I think ;sha the sppsa!
ing look On my face, for she answered
sloHlYt !, tr,a - :..>t
- am afraid ] must pet-"-
:"9olease-for my sake r. =.
He did, not think, / heard the las
words, but I did, and saw the br,gb
flush deepen on her cheeks while be-
eyes flashed one defiant elance st me
"As you please" she answered, ans
he led her away with a little look 0
triumph on bis handsome face as sh.
smiled up at him. A moment atte
Lord Seaton came and claimed my han,
for the waltz. aud I went away With ,
laughing recommendation to Charles d
"go and do Likewise"
A short time after Tom came to m
with little shade of trouble on hi
face, and with q ~ord of apology t.
my parttoer, drew my hand through hi
arm and led me to seat 10 a dimly'
lighted ante-roon.
II dea's half like tho way Eleauor il
going on" be said, in explanation; q.
have seen that fellow dp' in London be-