The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-08-26
A GIRLS ROMANCE.
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" . II.
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ANOTHER SUCCESS,
BY F. ". ROBINSON.
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CONCLUDED FROM LAST WEEK. !,
: Abel Wrayford remained in that
strange prostration for q longer peri
cd than he was aware and it was
only startling innovation on his SOL
itude that reused him from his rever-
ie. He had thought all his life over
again there, seeing where his fault
had been, where his love had been too
deeply hidden, and deceived his ward,
and where her overconfdence and
childish trust had allowed the rival
to supplant him. So he had lost her,
and even yet had not reconciled his
mind to the loss. He was not gener-
GUS enough to think Of Grace i before
himself at present, although he be-
lieved that her felicity would have
been with him rather than with Vic
tor. The.man'ss return had startled
him, and his defense had shaken past
convictions, but not utterly destroyed
them. If he had only kept away #
Abel could have believed him = vii
lian unto the end, and Grace have
lived him down! ...{'
He thought of these things long in
to the night, forgetting his new
scheme, 50 close upon completion, and
the fame which was to follow it's fair
trial. This man of a great intellect,
of whom the world was to talk one
day, could think only of a girls love,
and see in her only his ambition.
The wind and rain, and hoarse roar
Of the sea breaking on the beach: be-
10y, spoke alone Of Grace to his ears,
and moaned with him at her loss ;
and the lamp upon the table Lit up
the Students grief, not his deep re-
searches. The surprise of that mem.
orable night was close upon him
when he was brooding still; but he
had not met it yet. He was uncon-
scious that the door had opened softly,
and. a mans head, rough, unkept
and remarkable for two great glazing
eyes within it, had peered round and
vanished again. He was not dream
ing ofintruders, but ola fair-haired
girl whom he had pledged his word
to dying man that he would marry.
and when the wild-looking head came
round the door once more, his own
was bowed down, a. it had BEEN for
hours. s~s ..~> 4t,}. ~: :.
There we're strange men in his lab
oratory at last, rough-looki speci.
mems q, humanity, in heavy sea-c coats
and great boots, who had entered
with precaution. and were. now star
ing with a fierce kind Of surprise at
the sleeping student. It was not till
one touched him on the shoulder thai
he woke up to the new danger which
was threatening him, and sat back IN
his chair, looking before him ani
breathing very hard. -
Abel Wrayford was not a timit
man, but the appearance in his room
I'of these threatening figures was no
to be taken quite calmly even by ,
philosopher, or BY man who though
or tried to think-that there wa
nothing !. worth living for in thi
world. The intrusion was 90 sudde,
and unlooked.for that Abel could al
most imagine that it was, a dream
i nightmare, from which he shoul'
start presently and find himself alone
So deeply had this impression bee
!: made upon his mind that his: fin
words were, ~ ~1as.<# #z@=e - "
"Is this-real? r Ill e'',., =.
"It's real enuf," said harsh voic'
which he recognized, and which diI
lpelled all fancy; "and you needn
. be under no manner Of alarm"
"Trustworth r said Abel quickl,
eyes, it's me, guv'nor," answere
; Robert Trustworth, with an air
bravado that was . little forced
ait's me, the down-trodden. druY
desperation BY all the wrongs you,
put upon him." .ss4sss... p.
: "Why are you here'-what m.
are these?" 81 I r. III.
z These men are my parhkl
friends old salts, who stick By !
in my troubles and help me in