The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-01-01

NO. 25.
and the evening wore away with f.ir
show Of uitth. -
Aimee. mex. moroing, after writing
to her mother, went to Mary Hare.
woods ro"m, aod found ber cot nearly
ready tor breakfast. "Do 90 down."
she said. "oapa is always 50 fond OF
punctu4l people,"
Aimee, therefore, went down 10
much fear, aud made her way to the
morning room, hea's lily wishing herself
out OF it when she found it only csp
tai"ed Mr.. Hsrewood, Sir Ssephsnfaod
three or four other gentlemen. }The
f'rmer came tcr~srd At oues, and ssid,
oordisl:y, Il am delighted 70 sss. one
puoctual youog lady. But even shss
and Sir Stephep's, I'D greeting did
not rssssars ber mach, and she -..ooa
blu.hise .nd looking lovely u she
! .n.vereA Mr. .H.re~ood. in nsnosv,l,.
tles, While Sir Stephen ga.ed At her
with iIept admiration.
Only fF minutes passed, though
hey s'em@ d ages to Aimee, and then
Mra H.'evood entered, aud the small
lpy .djuaroed 70 breakfast.
. xss altar smother the rest came in
.fsoss loof;sf ID sp.ed, some su'ky; and
they at round the fahle, nakipg tu.
T. attempts At. conversation, they
Il Rmsd proof, if proof we're 1seded.
ot t tn tn"', 'spssiorit, Of the French made
"Do make b..ee Stephen" Mr..
HARDWOOD said. Il asss. to Sir s.epheo,
Who vss ds~dhne over bis breakfast,
and devosing most Of tn sfaae to moody
meditst Oh, having been foilsd t. bis
sttempt 10 sit next Aimee. H;stDo make
haste Ne must start 1t eleven.'.! III :.
II think ] shall stay At home" ~
"Stay At home! Our crack shot I
beg your pardoo, but. uoless you have
some good reason, shoot you must
'uss cred bis host, in agony At the
thought Of the probable deficit in his
bag that day.
Good reason Stephen h.d, but he
"as not sble TO give It; 60 he answered,
carelessly, "Ot course I'll 90, if yoo
care about it," Aud be saw q cloud Of
sorro" pass over little face opposite
him, and thought how dear aod iooo-
cent it vas, without an idea of hiding
any emotion. Sir Stephen was hope
lessly in love!
Very long the day seemed to Aimee.
She sat in the moroiug room, looking
at books. wondering where oil the
ladies' we're, aud Why the fav who came
and went never spoke to her. There
were 90 gentlemen At luncheon, s,ye
"ne or two elderly bores. Afterw.,d d
riding, driving, walking. Aimee
walked. and, though the Birchleieh
woods were famous for their beauty,
found it dull work for her two frieods,
Nary Harewood and Miss Ashley, we're
ridiog aod the people Who walked did
not trouble themselves to talk to her.
Then they came 10 and had tea, after
which, as after breakfast, the ladies
vanished, and Aimee wss left alone
With two Vi the bores, which SO alarm.
ed her that she fed to ber roou With
book, aud sluoss cried at the though
that nov she should uot Gee Sir Steph.
en till diuner time.
The long ti~e Of waiting till theu
was broken BY Mrs. Harewood sending
for her to her boudoir, aud talkiog to
her tor some time very kindly. She
vent down to the drawing room 10
god time. but, though Sir Stephen
~ss there before her, be was talking t.
an old lady, and could not get away,
much as he wished it. At dinosr the,
were placed far apart, and With thick
bush between them. Aimee mental,
called it horrid old thing, and ouct
tried to look round 1t, but meeting 81,
Stephens eyes ende.voriog to do the
same, che blushed violently, aud did
not repeat the attempt. A young mat
q little less stupid th.o jack Ashle,
had rsken her 10, and they got OF.
pretty we'll t~Gt4 %Yz*<3=. 49,.
After dinner Sir Stephen meant to
make up for lost time, but be WAS i"-
tercepted on his way. and then made to
play whist.
She cried that night, aud wondered
why, In a country house, gentleme.
sh'uld be so carefully Kept away from,
the ladies. 1t never occurred to her
to wonder Why she cared 80 much
about Sir Stephen. He seemed her
one friend in that great house, aud che
thought Of nothing more.
The next morning she was too sb,
to 20 down till Mary was ready, end
then it was so late that most of tn,
gentlemen we're gone out shooting, snd
Sir Stepheo had a9s,n been impressed.
The day passed much in tho came
way ss the day before, save that Aimee
Was much pleased snd amused by be-
ing allowed to help to arrange and
ornament the house ior the evenings
dance. 49,.
After tea Miss Ashley vas sum-
moned to her mothers room.
/ "Sit down, Caroline" sa,d Mrs Aeh.