The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-06-18
| The ahigh narrow p.ss.gss .sdlab 10,
be ehiterad :ufhhsatona italfl ifiH.h

'"es>a dreary Hasto ;.and the hall Rsunt
Fgny, and chilly e,en'i sua&St ;.bd
ono room 10 The tower Fnbk, h1a'sl
Etsred for his speoisl 'bshooi, 2a,nd oh.t
Eaeonised 'a,ohitsotar.l ,'symldetry b,
Throwing ou. d a|bow: window thit tspsbsd
with steps-on' TO- the 5lswn.s.
It was the deirsst :lt,lsa oosa9o,
room you ever saw, with sdB,, wa,
sofas, dsrk~red velvet aud Big btasa
snsils5 at the chimney! y!pieee,, and bl.c.
7bsarskin rug before ths:dssp he.rtl1:25
f. Cunning armsebAirs, low sna cspfins.
STUFFED, and fat squass f6otito6ls, lthat
|!did not looss 'tkeii bshnos 'svsfy3 iliats
you paased'thsh,, ID did seltIiiuf 3ssf.
disposed ones With gilt icl8xs, in tbe
dFaxing!room. :. ..-.
On oneof Mese stools Mias Mlm5r
seated herself; scloss'to' ths <xiaabxtf
while Blanche possss;sisd hsfsslf u ii,
key TO- the1tsa.tsblv, " 'sqss1si6l lapaJt
hs three curved dlsgSss; ind dlaidttotiuyIid iii.
ing tho teapot, bsfoottss Eva BliakS51 h2a
'divested her fsst'os 9asi iE!SlosHss'saSahas
was woit.to xiest III ths aahstt tyy.Asf-
I outsids tho ii iRado&, th,.. spotttnlsp
asssmbled, tie tto Belties, imnasndsse- iiilh asands
|11y picturesque in thsit ali 1854,
hat, ,-J.ek Evesrnsllqly,, xith Il j, Fl lii, 1S
boots and hands dee5p, il th,' ppetaita: Il
'hjs old shootiDgoolt, d5rtaising 3 ;'oSfi ii {.
so1nats,-ansdl Ff.ak: viii tbe' dhnfn55vIa HI 5lI
petttiiong BtoiixIn n Boa, ghs Pst s*aqf,, ab Il, il
'the background; md Msjot' BID fft.SSsi- u
gram (the '"Coart Joua.n1i.il' >thielJI| >tilJ efi.
liza him, for his 1ain,s,odotes ana
| general ver.oity) h.d como, into Tie
'boudoir, aud vas being charming 70
Miss Goit and Lucy Bike about their
|: walking powers, whiob, b. sAid, rs-
minded him 50 exactly Of Tie Do Lay,
I be.eautifal women, Ono ,of them nix
r:ied The Duke Of 'S-henn-::hehm,- ii, you
know, when they were .girb):: As sPe
sat BY tie I window, WITH With i % d.#odil
sky behind The pearlsb.doqyteid Outline Tin
of her figure, ws'ith The Ggbt lingering
on the jevelled looket ,st her throat,
and touching her hairr @vith,ss COLDER
;osress; Georkieh.lf: :dre.mt, hs1t!thought
Of day long ago, when . voice, un-
heard now for ten long ye.rs, h.a been
sounding in her ears. Surely shs
heard it now! how strange that. yas,
That feeling Of the pat, that did :tons-
times % wildly return .to her'-onilliYI L IL
it'd, scenes though:-:=otnly ID 81 81, "a q
| two ,eenes-by tic lrdenf van, .ssr ii
the v.lnut.tree; the' law, ! h,d tsllsn
With that peculiar tzieAiuo, feintnoiss,
md there had, beea A:hisd thst s,ng
cut suddenly. He. hsl sad, aAy
own forever r. and sh. bad said, "gor-
ever-your true love forever p Shs
had been SO thin, then ; hov ahe hed
louged for plenty Of gloves and : new
bonnet Who was this stranper.
new man? What did it natter 7
How would it be-, if 'he came buck
ag.in? He would come back sudden.
ly-and what should che say? II
was 80 impossible to ze.li1e, that her
thoughts changed a. all quiot!l.,-''::tae,
yes, please, cup Of tea."
There was clatter Of teaspsops and
talking between the tea.drinkers with
in and those out.ide the window.
Frank Fraser came and knelt Il Gsoqr-
gle Gilmsr'a side, in hope Of . void,
but she did not even lock at him, and
he was obliged to pretend Ae was petit
ionlng for *the cup that eAeer,.
"Rs should have only enc lpmp,y
Lady Blanohs said, ''anists he instsnt,
y told tho nAms Of tue man in kr4y.
Nobody could til her Who hs u vjs,-- i
not even the court Jou.n,l,' and al.
mas dying to kpe1,''':
! The "Court Joutssr' Protested: &,
had not been asked; apd Rr,nk, s1siAk1
ing to his feet, hid, by :sllo nssst
Lady Blanehs sAould vaknet: s.. hs
would bring him to be5 ixtftasje4 ii
forn."i!
"Why1do you hot tAbfact 1>a,t
kinsm.u, Miss BBhks ff'' Tom Berthe
ssked. "He is /; cousin, cone home
tt6n The *.rss.;' 3 zig 8, ~ 1haie;; my
Miep is ]; Bl.te 1 s vf|s y se4s: p,jn. ts q,
pll'in, that though ,lhes ~ Felatks;a ltss
Frank, s yet ~ bis eoqeleg n'l1sg HsTs nst nst
h.re +; aed Fit1vigr,m ~ ,zpek bl
the justoe's Of hsf Argument, !: .qsdl a., 81
lated j. case in point, whore 4! ! epqpt; .'!9
ess's sister had besn no eort. Of e;
l.tion atie to {. marohionese's .te'pnelt|h4er. i
Frank led the new conner pp by the
.rn, =, .pd presented hin ! p :, :, '.'oqr: :reelll:
beloved Simon Fraser, colonel Of hsr
M,lsjjestty's--Regimusent. and oas most
trusty kinsnsn, sweet hdy,-:;-oendid,te 4!
for tes and your ftyor;" .4.4y BleY, BleekYa,
further, w,s :mooll,f!ed BY, the soqrt,e'qqqs
explanation thai. Colonel Ersser geYe
her q. bis sudden and unlock kl q for ,p-
peara4poe: He had ventprYedl e4Y !l.st e make alIss
sure for Welcome, and bad written !. 4
letter, that would arrive that evening,
but had been met sby Frank es ths
hillside, as he VA maxim 'hitxaisij IL h
tot u 'Glsn Taliooh, whore i ~h.id
parpos.d awaiting til. reply " lii NJ.
t6r. ID"
"Af4ter u E.! b bad ,psg1a.. l.. te. te III Y
Bsh!ts, 'ls and th' iatsedpetioep !a ef & Sc
etber s. !. Idle h.d been goq, ,thEsoqS. s !,
there occurred : little paass p the