The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-07-09

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And over this report, a. over the
.eA eetherF, eF, Marx poodered denbtfally and
somewhat gloomily; and even while
mounting his horse to ride with beau.
,tiful Gertrude Cortlandt, he muttered
discontentedly. |,
"Beoause I'm fool, Why need Mil
lard be one too7"
Another sevendays, and. the three
weeks devoted to the deciphering Of the
Rosetta Stone was accomplished and
Mark Vsoe leaving directions that his
letters should be sent after him botook
himself to the Eyrie, and the next day
after bis return rode down to Mrs.
Stones farm, and hitobing his horse,
as he had many time before, to the
garden paling, walked directly in.
The dame sat alone in the wide old
Kitchen basking in tho golden autumn
sunshine eh which glanced merrily in at
Iatticed windows Thanksgiving the bril-.
; liant tip and copper upon the dres-
ser to FURNISHED silver and gold, and
tipping the widows busy knitting.
needles with sparks Of sointillant fame.
"Where's Rosetta, Mrs. stons?"
"Resett. p repeated the grandmoth.
er,. flushing rather uneasily Is she scan
ned the troubled face of her young |
landlord @Why,+ L believe she went up |
tho brookside: after dinner to show Mr.. |
Vane tree or something" i
"Up the brookside path, did you say !
III go and meet them"
And before Mrs. Stone could draw
breath for reply tho young man was
beyond hearing. He trod hastily the
familiar path, down the orchard, be.
side the meadow hedgerow, across the
stepping-stones, and up the bowery
brookside path. And ever as he went
the lowering brow: and gloomy eye,
the pale; cheek and restless lip, showed
that the sweet beauty Of the hour and
scene found no answering sweetness in
the young mans mood.
About = mile had thus been hastily
trsversed when tho sound of voices, ap-
parsntly close At hand, caused Marx to
pause and listen intently for a moment,
then move quietly on, till through the
droo2ing branches Of a SILVER biroh he
d.qould, himself unseen, gain view Of
the speakers.
At the opposite side Of the brook
1.-THE high bank, suddenly retreating,
had left \. small amphitheatre-so
small that now, in the golden autumn
time; its aeor Vas o.rpsted all over
q With gorgeous leaves showered down by
the tress evsrarehing. its curved side,
IoWhile in front the murmurous brook
brought tribute Of: scarlet berries and
$ golden bloasoms to fringe the margin
of-this- -ee&alaaa tanaatFv.--1 IN tbf
the earth which had been gathering al
its foot ever since the great Noachiau
deluge had rooled it thither; and
throned upon the rock, herself as
bright as the foliage, as pure and
sparkling as the water, as motlonless as
the granite, sat Rosetta, Marks Roset.
ia Stone, her blue eyes glittering with
happy tears, her pretty head bent t
. receive the wreath Of wild asters, whose
, pale blue contrasted so we'll with tn,
sunny hair, which, slipping from it
net, lay ooiliDg itself upon the white
rock like an amiable golden serpent
!, charmed beyond the power Of mis-
/, chief by the music of the time ant
. place.. Kueeling beside the girl, hi
4 mind Is; earnestly bent upon the prop
er adjustment of the wreath as it ha
Il ever been upon the sluoidation of th
!. Wisdom of .Rameses the Great, Millar'
Vape pursued, after his own peculia
fastieu, the study to which he ha
a pledged himself. The wreath at las
. Twas settledE and with = murmur {
% commendation At its effect, the artis
~ elspiug ID his own the little hand
% ner!ously together, dre'
" down the blusding face. until
r nag "doissietssly q as he had con'
'si Max Wine 4sttsitsd' from the silve
d birch, and without seeking toheat NOR
IL retraoed hia steps . the farmhouse
: Bot although, = = be 9alked slowly OF
T. his manner showed, even more absorl
". ton than befors, It w.s singular :euoug
Is to sec that ~ air Of relief, even {
q anusemant, had replaced the trouble
er doubt and apprehension SO pAinl
y stamped upon his face before eneour
- tering his reereant brother and faithle'
g love-, So, --.:.: - -. .:'-~
90 Arrived at the house, Mark reques
9. g. ed to be shown to Mr." Millards ,Vane
oI, apartment and :havine written Il
At, followiugsuote, desired Mrs. Stone
OF deliver it ~ soon a. her guest shou
=. T.. return to the house
n. NJ had no idea, Millsrd, what
It, fascinating study this Of hierogylphi
sis may become T have been taking
cd lesson att myself this afternoon, .
70 by the, btookside, at the great roc
lat where you and I once dug for burie
ict treasure. It's much ple.sauter to f1
sn1 ooe's treasure above ground, is it hot
yet "Well, as' I Was styling, it was ju
there, Or rather from The opposite :si'
I'd II tie brook, that found, sone HI
;;.:yI hour xgo, that / TOO ean read bier
- dglyphies, espsoislly one tery signifca
no one-so potent, indeed, that. eftsr d
;. Icipnesing it i have no, need Of farth
research "a. fully comprehend even It