The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-03-20
MINNESOTA THURsDA4 MARCH 20. 1873

(sst biz black. seigneuris' TO favor =.
with 1 sittiogy''I = i
T }Whsa tie sisters heard what Eric
WAS sbout, they asked 10 be allowed Il
see tho picture, aud Eric waso obliged
TO- aoish it in their room, where
Esoh"arts,s very eravely, sat for hi.
portrait. Carl made small model O,
him for Katriue, who received it with
vell'pleased smile.
IL will make one life.sise for YOU.
when 1retarn to Rome - be said, 81
teel in q very Industrious mood. I vii
have him struggling with the WOLF"
1t was not to be supposed that Fri,
"a" 30 much Of Marie With impupity
Wheuever t6eir eyes met, . strange
'pasm passed through his breast, aud
be could not even lpcak to b er withvu,
embarrassment. On the afternoon o,
the second day, the snow had ouit.
o'ased, and the strong easterly WIND
which stiIl'remaioed promised to har.
den the snow, so al to make it fit t.
tread In few hours. The blacksmith
had repaired the sleigh Of the two sis.
ters; he had been hard at work in the
! inn. yard for an hour, and Eric bad
been sketching him for Marie. It va.
fixed that they should leave Stettin1 the
oext.morning Katrine was gone to SEE
It Fritz was well enough to accompan,
them, and had lett Marie 10 their room
reading.S A knock was heard at tn,
door, aod Marie said, tCone in."
= Tie door opened and Eric appeared
When he'savv Marie alone in The, ,il1 room
| be stood there itresolute not koovioe
whether to advance Or retreat. Al
Marie raised her eyes from her book h,
came forward: IL forgo. my pencil
be said, "and' We are packing up tn.
drawing: unalteri.ls." " '.:
7''''1s this it7" said Marie, rising and
coming, forward with it in her h.nd
I*found it on the table"
Eric did not look at the pencil; h<
Looked at the hand, and from tho hand
he looked It the face. She held out tn,
pencil, and he took, not the pencil 90
", but the hand with it. She did no.
withdraw it; he felt it tremble in his
ln another moment hia arm was rounc
her waist, and his lips were pressed t,
her forehead.
"We shall meet sooner than you OK
peet," said Katriue, gaily, in answer
to CARL who asked them if they were
gong all the way % S.rahlea the,
day, when he and Eric escorted the
sisters to their sleigh next morning
Marie was silent; but, when Eric
tucked the warm furs round her, tn,
smile she'gave him, said something fo
al that.
CHAPTER THE FOURTH.
| Ernst, Walderthorn walked to. an
fro IN tho withdrawiug.room Of KroD
enthal. His taee was anxious, though
be strove to smile, and words of hope
we're on his lips, which, to Judge iron
his unequal steps and restless eyes
seemed far from his heart
"You may depend on it, dear moth
:er, that Eric never left Stettia tba
stormy night. Every one must hav'
seen the storm coming up all the even
ing. You may rest assured be slep
safely under the hospitable root of tn
Geldsnstern."
"Heaven grant it may be as you say
my son." answered the lady to whom
his words were addressed.
The lady OF Kronenthal, as she va
always called, had not long passed tn
prime Of life. She was about forty five
and bore her years we'll, though th
traces of deep sorrow were to be see'
on her still handsome oouutenance
The likeness between her and her child
rem was very remarkable, and ther
could be no doubt as to whence Fri
derived his broad forehead and dee,
intellectual eye. She was tall and rath
er slight and, as she rose from be
chair and, approaching her eldest son
stood beside him putting her hand up
on bis arm and looklnsinto his face, b
almost started back from her, and fro,
his owo thoughts,-the face was so lik
Erlc's.
i "Mother I will have horse sad
died and ride over to Stettin: There ,
tlenty: OF time before dark.'
| But before this intention could b
| executed, sleigh bells were heard in th
souurt below ; and Ernst, running dovr
was seized in the hall BY Eric. Ware
greeting, passed between the brothers
all tho warmer for the suspense Erut
had been: enduring.
Eric presented Carl, Who was heart
ly welcomed, and the three proceede
upstairs to the motherAoverpowere
with the joy Of hearing her sons voice
Who stood trembling At the door. Err
bounded forward and, embracing be-
carried her to tho sofa, covering b.
] face aud hands With kisses.
"Mother, dear mother, I hope 20
fhave'not been very anxious about m
THE storm detained us; We slept \,
Stetsin that night, and had to va
there till the road was passable."
But the mother did not soon recov,
from ths;isuspenss 'sho had been endu
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