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

thu bquire1 kindly services. No, sh,
would not think il right to accept
esttsgs fron tie squire. She had hel
reasons, she is.id. Mr.. Westbuuary pu
the case to her in every possible way
bit without avail. What, then, wer,
tbey going to do7 Luke Meadow
safd they had =. cousin in Bristowe
they should accept bis hospitality for ,
~bil': For his own part h. wouli
GLADLY have had tho cottage offered By
i she squire, he said but Kate w.s firm
pa he not only relied upon her judg
/ lntut, but bs loved her too we'll not t,
let het Eve b her 81 own way.
! so.tbey were packing up when til,
| tquirs called. Kate vas Is busy as :,
bst md Is pretty is i. butterfly. Arm,
bsfsd; hair bound tightly to her head
/ ! sdon frook th,t showed her ankles
ibs looked ! very type of rural beauty
pd. Meadows was grumbling over biz
blk, vhile K.ts icheered him on with
hsrfy ,ehatteir and words full Of hope
| Ind enterprise:
| fhe 5quir. at upon I trunk and
to1tsnplstsd tho wiitoffk.
L s...k-
"do %, he sild; "don't lst me in.
fendpt yoa-go on viii: your work
m y, If you don't mind IN old friend
itahg tbby." ~.
'No; sir;' said Luke respectfully
eif you viii look over our want Vi Of duty
ID bot Tending on you While you ;i1 stay
"All right, Luke; all ask is tha,
jot won't mind mo unless can help
you. Let me lift thit box down TO,
5oa, Miss Kate said the. squire, going
promptly to K.te's assistance.
"You are very good, Mr.. Westbury,'
laid Kate, transferring th. load; ",nd
now I'm going to rest 4 httle."
~ came with the hope that I might
have word or two with Miss Kat,
alone, said the squire.
Luke glanced At Kate before speak.
ioe..
'H the squire particularly wishes,
i,id Kate.
II don't object, Sir" said Luke
*aad though I'm ready to do exactly
Is Kate wishes, still 1 had hoped Is v,
might hive done without moving"
K1te stopped her father BY IN up
Pealing look.
"F.thet dear, you might un,ore,
ttt biatfetI in ths kitchen while VI
Wtitbasy ;iys what he has to say"
| YVES, yes, mid Luke.
| "You would rather soy it to nj
Alone p asked Kate, dst.iuing bel
| kther With gentle hand upon hn
! shoulder. -
eyes," said the squire, thoug ghtful
IL.
| Luke loft tho room.
"M.y 1 sit near you I" asked th
squire, placing chair for Kate.
! At any other time he would hav
taken . seat beside hsr, without deem
ing it necessary to ask her permission
but on this particular morning hs ha'
come with purpose that seemed t.
hin to demand . special and delicat
| courtesy. Il. had been up befor. fiv'
that morning, gallopins over high.ro.,
and meadows, trying to make up hi
mind whether he should rescue Kat,
Meadows BY the only course whjcl
ieemsd to hlm to promise complete sue
1 eess. He wss . bachelor; he ha'
plenty OF money; he had not man,
friends whose opinion he valued b
could afford to fly in the faos of sosia
laws; but Whist would The politicians o
/ ths county say TO the proud Tro,
squire marrying hborsr's daughter
This bothered him not = little. I
would also, hs felt, b. q triumph TO
fazmit' North too, though how hs h.,
/ ldt quitsdeSidsd If thsrss vas aS1
ching like hunting in Ft.nee,s Ii
thought, II 10 e.lleped m.dly .lonl
10 road, 80 would go and 1--we thor
! ID q take; tho gi.l with: him. If .h.
I'D only been born 70 tho position, i
/ would not have a.ttered had she SEQ,
% more ot-sooiety than had alre.d!
fallen 70 hsr lot. She vas well-educ.
| ted, carried herself well, talked we'll
plsyed on he piano, and sang; VII.
more eoald b expected from her
the we're : lady bred and born7 sout
aebury, lis favorits hunter, tossed he
head and seemed to indorse the senti
ments Of her master, Is she threw u
the soft earth behind bsr. Nothing
mid th. squire; aud take her for all il
i au, wheis could her like be found : h
knew Of no woman 20 well.looking, viii
saoh bright eyes, such splendid h.i,
suoh graceful neck. She woul
adorn the manor-houss, and she ceul
never, presume upon hsr wealth h
would ,lovs her, and she would be etc,
nallJ grateful and happy. He ooul
/ put her father into : good farm At tn
farther end Of the county, aad, b
Jove, b. had ! great mind to do It'll
The squire lid arrived thus fer i
big sil.n. q I aaeb.te ] 4 .vith himself, .he
4 ths xel1.khoxn cottage cam. in Sigh
And % then, v;th Ii. qu,ek detsrmin.tio
|ett.. lhidts hltfs,, ,,ho ...'. een...to . sudden jun
q more A ;th.a y Ordinary s',a! danger, he are
Il % q: seastleb,F'y ! '4on, o., and !! alieht.d Wit
Il Fem'arksblteI g ,giltl at the cottage gat
Il where the mare, hot and painting, y,
i content to be tied and have a light ru