The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-04-23

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"1t is kind Of you to ny 49," said
Kate, "bot-" ri ..=';'<
'"Hssr me out" said tie squire, tax:
ing hsf hand with . respectful souurtesy
that permitted Kate to leave it ii His.
"Kate Meadows, I love, YOU
"Ob, Mr.. Westbury !" exclaimed
| Kate, suddenly Withdrawing her hand,
"don't say that, don't say thit!"
""Wlth ill my hear" said tic 1q,uirs.
["1 came to say il; il has besn long In
Iny mind to say It; the time could not
fit better than now. l love you, and
1 come to ask yo, 10 Be my wife"
Retiring natures such Is the squire's,
when ouoe they IRE reused, beeome a.
most volcanic in their fervsncy. The
squire recaptured Kate5 band, pressed
it to hi, lips, and would h.vs aksn her
Into his arms, had not the gill resisted
| with slmost equal strength ~ j.:
"Mr. We'tbu1ry," she mid, standisg
alone, her t.oe almost II pAss Il The
"hitsv.sh ofshe cottage, s~yo. forget
yourself" ~.
The squire Va. dumb With amaze.
! ment.
"Believe me, I can not feel proud =
your condescsnsion ; but you ought =
have known that I am pledged 70 N.
| other"
"Anotber r g..p.d tbs squire.
"N.y, more -; that heis away. I 10
not wish to seem unkind o, uagrats.
full; bat I do not think you shoula have
eaid what you have said 70 ne nov.."
The squire leaned agaisnt tab1s tel
support.
81 don't understand" hs ..id, It.
tsrly bevildered. "Do Jon reject msl
Do you refuse your ham, Katsl VIII
yoa not marry ms-me, Hosnd Wsst.
bury; Of Combe Manor r - '::'ss
"MsrrJ you! op szelsined Kats;
rejoicing for tie moment il The 'toppor.
tunity Of exhibiting her devotion to tho
absent lover.
"By the. bofd, you arnsaa -ms!"@hs
said; pulling himself toxsthss; % If he
had taken that ugly lesp feterrsd 10,
and had met With a. awkward fall.
"Don't speak SO loudly" said Kate;
''my father will hear you,"
"Thanks, thanks !; yeu are right
You will not teI him ?''
':No, certainly not"
"Nor any one else ?'' said tho squire,
| eagerly.
"No."
"Promlse me that" said the squire.
~ promise you," SAID Kats.
"You won't make me the zlsughihg.
stock of tho ceunty7"
II will never repeat what has taken
place"
"Win you shske hands With mo r.
"Certainly," said Kate.
Tho squire did not know what to
say or do. he heartily wished himself
once more on souttlebnfy. To have
been accepted would have been bad
enough-every body would have laugh
| ID At that but to be- rejected. -he fslt
that if this were known he could never
lift up his head again. It is true he
had thought about Kate's attachment
to Tom North but what was that to
be compared to the squire's love for
her, and at such moment too-vhen
she was being turned out upon the
world, a. it were1 Tho squire vas
puzzled beyond rousing; the fall had
shaken him ali over he hardly knew
what hs said !; the shock to his pride
had fairly defeated Cupid for The
| once the miscbievons god. 1as ,no-
whore against the outrtged Tory blood
Of the Westourys.
ri am very sorry II 7 have onsndsd
youL.' " q.
III am not offended, Mr.: W,sbnlrY ).
but 1 wish the las. hour eonld IS Blot.
ted out Of both our memories
"Blot it cut" s,id the sqaifs.
| II will try," said K.ts:
"Thiuk Of it no mora Yoa yin
never mention it r. "a :! Il 81:
"You have my vord," Z ,eid Katsa saisr
| Sand now can not I DO. M. hing
for you-reallyl" ..,s;:,c.s o..
"No, thsuk yeu,'' said Ksts.s ::
'"'You von'tzles ne do ,anys thing
! now from feeling of dslieaey," ssid
the squire, recovering senetAiss Of his
| self possession 'sbut I viii rilisvs yoa
ofny presenos. I've often BEEN advissd
to- travel; I shall 60 abroad for,a year,
| Or. two, and then l can net b. II the
way" - r.
II do trust, Sir, that you v,ll not
allow what has occurred to influence
your actions 50 seriou.ly," ssid K.se.
II shall, most certainly. Nay I call
your father 7''
eff you desire it."
| "Let ne do something, Mis- Msad-
o~s," said tho squire, appesaingiy.
"You have had it ill your o1n Wy
up to now; make some allowsnee for
! my feelings, and also for my position.
I shall think you proud and unkind,
and I shall think that you do not for.
give me, and that I have driven you
from the village, if you do moi si!e
way little now. Whatever yeu de.
eide will not alter ny resolve. to 80
abroad for two years at least"