The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-07-09

Perhaps, too, Mark was wiekedlY
glad to protract the condition of ner-
vous suspense so palpably evident 10
the others manner. At any rate, he
seemed in no hurry to dismiss either
the tea equlpage or the solemn old
butler who attended upon 1t. Indeed,
it seemed to Millard that the most
elaborate dinner might have been con-
sumed while his brother, tridipg with
his tea and toast, airily chatted upon
the weather, the city, politics, the last
gossip from Washington, and hun
dred other trifes all equally impossible
to the less facile listener.
At last, however, the brothers we're
alone; and hardly was the door closed
when Mark, turning his chair from the
table and crossing one leg over the
other, suddenly remarked, in the cool
est possible manner.
"By-the.way, Mill, your three weeks
ore out. Lets have the rusult of your
studies of the Rosetta Stone."
"Mark, I thought you had more
heart p exclaimed the victim, hoarsely.
"You have right to exult and tri.
umph, no doubt, over my miserable
weakness and treachery, but I didn't
think you would do il. l didn't think
1t. would give you so much satisfaction
to see your only brother condemned by
his own folly to life Of remorse and
lonely misery"
"What" broke in the pitlless Max,
"you don't mean you've come to that Z
LONELY misery means because you
can't marry Rosetta, I suppose don't
it? And the remorse Is because you
have proved once more the truth of
the old proverb that, 'It's Lot safe to
give the cat the cream.pot to keep"
"Do you think it kind or manly to
take advantage Of my position to taunt
me thus I" came sternly through white
lips.
"Don't get mad, old fellow! 1t won't
do a bit of good. i. Come, I hold you to
your compact. fell me what is the
result Of your last weeks study, your
hieroglyphical study, remember, of
Rosetta Stone. You owe me that bit
of information at least, especially since
( I've seen how the hieroglyphics are
translated.''
every we'll. Since it enters into
, your system Of revenge to force me into
saying it, L will confess that tho keen.
est scrutiny has developed only virtu.
: ous instincts, charming docility, keen
7 sptitude, aud native refinement and
tact, in this girls heart and mind
The perfect beauty aud grace apparent
upon the surface are but faint and pool
| translations of the wealth within. Ar
Q You satisfied r.
t poetical; it isn't yeur line, you know
n and T don't think 7 can stand an,
! more just now"
q A protracted and irrepressible pea
j of laughter closed the sentence, ant
completed the angry discontinue Of th
elder brother, who sprang from his sea
, and was about leaving the room wher
O Mark, suddenly controlling himself
q called him by name, at the same tin
q extending hand.
!. ''There, I've had my turn, now it
= yours. Do you know, Mill, I came q
here to-day as blue as indigo because
thought I was pledged in honor if nc
! in word to Rosetta Stone. I wen
=: down to New York fully persuaded
that Rosetta was the only woman wort
, mentioning on this mundane sphere
~ Butt never had seen Gertrude Cort
y y landt. There's a woman for you, m
boy Full Of wit and verue, and cult
. vated to that extent that there's not
" weed to be found either in mind. {
~ heart. Brilliant, proud, full of hone
~ and noble instincts. Ah, after wo'
~ Shipping the rose, one doesn't care
80 much for the poor little anemone."
"But, Mark, are you sure Ism
all this ruse to make me think yc
e' don't care for the treasure of which
y have robbed you? Are you not d
=" oeiving me or yourself?"
g. "Not . bit of it. I'm just houest]
H. delighted, that's all. I never said
p word to Gertrude, of course, feelil
= half bound up here; but if I have hs
Of Is much qulckness in reading hieroglyp
% les, Why III venture to speak at least
y At any rate, say she nay, I never cou
u love Rosetta as she deserves to be loved
ss "And I, you insufferable young CO.
comb," retorted Millard,, who had su
't- denly recovered bis spirits and /
30 squanimity, Glove Rosetta a thousa'
ne times better than I ever could one
20 your grand DANES, and + We seen plen
10 of them from Pharaonio princesess do'
to-a New York belle.''
al "But for all that, my dear boy, y
. shan't see Gertrude Cortlandt tilleitf
ID she Is my wife or L have become pe
Ok suaded that she never will be. Tt
90 time it has turned out very we'll, but
~ : won't risk any more hieroglyphical 81
,,t dies of the woman ! expect to marry
de 1--WE will be married at the sau
alf hour" responded Mi'lard, reflective
70. "Not in the same place though, for
'u' ~ Cortlandts won't lose the chance
,er making Manhattan ring again with tn
bis magni6cence, while the village chur