The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-07-02

hsn Just twelve hours after the roo,
had been opened that poor Frank ha
met his death. He was lying there O
his back in tho heather, not far fror
whore he had left the luncheon party
Just in view Of the castle tower. Hi
gun lay near him, discharged, and th
shot had gone straight to the heart
and the broken, bruised heather abov
showed whore he had missed his foot
ing, and stumbled.
Simon Fraser oame back. The par
ty was broken up.
The party that had met in suol
high spirits dispersed in grief and hor
eor, y
Simon came back, and with Jaol
Eversley looked over all poor Frank
papers.
"Will you give her this p he said
after glancing at half.folded sheet o
note-paper that was on the top of tn,
desk.
"Why not give it yourse)f2"
Fraser shook bis head.
ut has struck me moro than once
Simon,-psrhaps am doing her in
ustioe,-but it did strike mo, and doe
80 still, that poor Frank WAS ill.ad wise,
in his attachment to Miss Filme,
That 10 not what meant to say WIS,
! began my sentence" he added, as hi
companion did not reply. "Do 20,
know much Of her? think you do
"Yes," said Simon, quietly; ":
knew her some years ego very intimate
ly."
$50 I fanoied."
Both were silent, aud Eversley stood
With the folded paper irresolutsly b,
the door.
u have no right to ask" he sale
presently, and then paused again.
Colonel Fraser had finished his IL
spsctiou OF the desk, and a. be lockei
1t hs looked 10 his companions face
and said, II suppose I know what you
mean. Georgiana Filmer is the lasl
woman I should think of asking to b<
my wife. Do not let mo give you my
pr:judise against her; poor girl she
needs friend, and she has lost . true
one in this poor boy"
The paper had been written on the
Sunday night when Frank had promis
cd that the chamber should be
Enclosed. He had written it evidently
just after leaving leaving: George il
the boudoir, and on the outside va.
scrawled, "If 1 de-"
"You see that L can give my life fol
your smallest wish," he had written
81 have only pain in thinking that yor
may regrsst what you said ; do not re-
gret; do not dream but that I love YOU
too much not gladly to die, only grant
me ono thiug,-kiss me before they
shut my coffin. 1 shall know it. Some
times l have thought you did not care
for mo; love you SO intensely that ]
an jealous; when I am gone, think Of
me with Affection"
The paper Was hastily written, and
had but those few words, aud George
read them with blanched cheek, but
with slight bitter smile on her face.
"Will you take me to the room p
shs sald when she had flushed reading
it, and she and Everslsy went together,
and he stood musipg sadly and strange.
~ BY the window while she touched
The dead lips with hers. There was 9
look of hard misery on her face when
she turned to leave the room, and Jack
Everslev pitied her, knowing, as he
did, all that might be in her mind
He took her hand when they were in
the passage, and held ii kindly as he
said, "0ne has many a bitter lesson to
learn in this lite, George, but it is nc
use looking back ON evil days."
She made no reply, but a sudden
color came over her face; she bent and
kissed the hand that held hers, then
eurned into her room and shut he,
door: Lady Blanche wept herself int,
quite little illness she and Jaol
went the week after to Kelso, and sh'
sold evsry 1t tho Caledonian ball tina
ksr charming black and white dres
Gas worn for that dear, dear, Mr.. Fras
Or; and when the next season she me
Che General, and he asked her wher'
vas her charming and most interestin,
friend Miss Elmer, tho fair lady said
20, Miss Filmer! really 1t was th
Grsatsst shame, but she was such ba,
correspondent, che had not auswers'
Ter last letter, and she really did no
knew whore she was. Yes, she bat
been sery nice, had nj she and q
aandsoms p
TIE General fonnd himself unusual
b popular q 0 side dish that vinte,
e1a .old We "e>d story" With remark
hbls ra'hos and many annotations
End Elisa Lucy, who went to Pau viii
lss mother for change Of scene, mai
risd 9 sousumptive young clergyman
che following spring, and plays, he
~Leidsr ohne Worte" as voluntary o,
The harmonium of bis pretty little Lin
eolnshire church to this day.
eimon Fraser left the army. Ho
still unmarried.
THE END.