The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-05-27

could scarcely be expected not to feel
indignant at the idea Of any ones
triaing with her brothers feelings,
but she was not .sulky, and, more
over, had the sincerest regard for her
brothers real happiness as we'll as
for her friends. So she went to Nio-
let as soon as her mother had gone to
Hirst, and made her confess every
thing. By the time Lady Wilm ing
ton returned, she and her maid had
already started to join Sir Edward in
the north. The next morning but
one brought letter from Sir.Edward
renouncing his claim to Violet's hand,
in way which raised him higher
than ever in the estimation of all con-
cerned. He could not conceal what
a sacrifice and grief it was to him,
but declared that her happiness was
far dearer to him than his own, and
that he could not, therefore, think of
going on with the engagement.
On the third day, Lady Gascoigne
telegraphed to her brother, "Come
here at once, I have something i'm
portant to say to you"
A few days later, Frederick Gre
vile and Violet Seymour stood to-
gether alone in Lady Wilmington's
boudoir.
1t was glorious morning; the
grass and Aowerbede, still lay spark
ling with dew. And the early sun
beams danced in the river which flow.
ed at the foot Of the terrace. Every.
thing looked bright and beautiful
outside, and there was world Of per.
feet happiness in theeyes which gazed
upon the lovely scene.
~And you believed it, Violetw
20 Frederick, how could I be 80
foolish p
That is the whole of the converse
ton which can be allowed to trans.
pire; but it may perhaps be lawful te
overhear another which took place al
Hirst the same afternoon.
Worthy Mrs. Beauchamp had for
some time been feeling uneasy at the
non-appearance of Mr.. Greville, with
the expected proposals for Miss
Wright's hand. Isabella herself was
anxious to see him, fearing he hao
forgotten all about the doctors ap
pointment, and she openly wondered
and watched occasionally at the win
dow for his coming; on which occa
sions Mrs. Beauchamp kept up lit
; tie sort Of sympathetic signing which
puzzled her niece a good deal, as sh'
felt sure her secret had been preserv
ed. At last, without consulting be-
husband, who sheinstictively felt twoul'
forbid it, the good lady made he
way on foot, as on q former occasion
to Hirst, though not in the sam
; frantic haste, and found Lady Gas
coigne in the drawing-room. The LAT
ter was so rGoiced at the favorabl
turn things had taken, that she re
ceived her visitor with unwonted CO,
diality, never suspecting for minut
that Miss Ponsonby's wild notion hat
any existence in that foolish brain.
my dear Lady Gascoigne," sal
Mrs. Beauchamp, after carefull
polishing her heated countenanc
with voluminous pocket-hanke,
chief, cit is 50 delightful to be able t
come over in this friendly way, an
to feel that we shall be still neare
and dearer friends, I fondly trust an
hope, before very long" (Heaven 70,
bid thought her ladyship) "Now
) I have come on a delicate missio
this afternoon, but one for which,
I she added, with a self.complacen
smile, II think I am justified in b.
lieving myself to be perfectly suitee
1 Dear mamma used to say, All m
daughters have sensitive feelings an
l great tact, but Betsey is really r.
, markable for them ; without vanit!
: Lady Gascoigne, I believe I am s
!; STILL"
II have no doubt of it, Mrs. Bea,
champ"
"And, therefore, though I am tai
ing what is generally a gentleman
part,-a fathers or an uncle's,-I fe
- that I was so equal to it, that I woul
not even confde it to my dear hu
u band, who, I fear. will quite scold n
when he finds I have walked a
the way here and back"
II Here Mrs. Beauchamp thought ,
:, the Hirst pony-carriage, and made
pause, and gave little sigh as
70 prospective fatigue. Lady Gascoign
who was getting very tired of all tn
;. proslness, took no notice of the hin
\ but begged to know what the partic
. lar mission in question was.
O. "Ah, l am sure now, dear Lac
d Gascoigne," replied Mrs. Beaucham
II in her archest manner, and playful
shaking fat forefnger at her lad
ship, "you know very we'll what
- mean, and you should help me o,
~ But now when one has nieces in t
house, and a young gentleman pa
marked attention to one of them,
- - in fact, shows unmistakably that
- - is desperately in love, and the you
y lady evidently returns the feelir
, and still no actual proposal is mac
" don't you think there must be sol
little shyness or Misunderstanding
y = the part of the young man viii
kind and judicious friends might