The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-03-16

the PAIR gatloped up TO the door; OF
GavestonaC naCourtl:and were shown into
Sir Hueh's room, (which; was 4 on the
k ground floor, and had a; window look.
ing on the eohans and staircase There
they played, and, to Judge from his
loud imprecations, Sir Hugh was no
more fsrtann4sta 4sa5 Il, Nth <MAfsden! alone
thar than hs' 'haa bsss bsz,s<iiin in company! AT
! last 4he isfass tthe'' house, ;tl, Ind It:
w7.s aoaaiiesd thatf Wien hs 'Qfllid sso he +
seoodaso II 6shs il iaa4tahke 4thke hall; IT fbf ssl Sir
Hugh hahleH him to mike Ills way:
odt bimself2 chat he EVEN ;5':Ii,s pe,esrqed
c'uariou.1y1 into the dininng:r,obo6dmd !? ca +
one sidsaof the entrance: He might
we'll do 80. Jim Marsden : was then:
inspecting His own 9 property: y::'- That
might had Contaminated the ruin
which had begun only = few ": y years
ago, for Sir Hugh was in the prime
Of life! and Gaveston Court, with all
the broad acres belonging to it, had
passed away from the wretched man
who sat in the stupor Of intoxication
surrounded by the fatal pieces of
painted pasteboard which had brought
a noble house to-. shame. Sir Hugh
had eambled away the whole Of his
inheritance; he was: utterly and en-
tirely ruined, and: all: he: had ITO
leave the poor lad who was sleeping
Up. stairs was the empty title, which
would henceferward be associated
with the shameful story of: his ca
reer.,.. ...,o " .;s::.,. II
i There he sat, with his boots and
whip where he had thrown them on
! bis entranee aV ~ asleep in the old house.
|:KhhiaGlb3 viii l3I!9 Ix9s % longes biz; and when
4 laat a the serseRs g y a!9 fearful # Of hi. an
gsrn |la If they :s2Y rqYaEed Ee hi. him, stele
STAIN @4lE - bed, they saw him Though
the window, and lett him, little think.
ing tAsy, bad loked upon, him alive
for the last time. But, such was the
csase, Hugh: Gaveston slept for some
time, and then q strange change came
over him /; and when, with the early
morning, the servants desceaded the
stairs, there was shrek of alarm;
which brought poor Lady Gaveston
to the window. Sir Hugh was still
seated in his chair, but his head had
fallen back, and his face was iashen
grey: He had died, apparently, in
his sleep-died, as it seemed the mo-
ment he had accomplished: the ruin o.
his family and brought reproach up
on an ancient name. No suspicion
attached to Jim Marsden, for the ser
wants had seen him go, and Sir Hugh
had been heard (so they said) taking
leaye Of him in the room; but, never
theless, as is so common in such cas-
a. there were a 4 good many ugly sto
RES aaoat; and the people said tha
Ethe apparent sleep witnessed by tn
SERVANTS when they went up stair
misht: Have been death, and wonder
"a whether Jim Marsden had mixed
anytbing,@ a. viii hI::ssi,4> !: ST. Hugh's drink
For James: Marnsddeen1 ddee1 W va lord Y Q
Gaveston Court, and the county fami
lies bittarly1restnted that.,and did al
:in:thsir1povef to make >him feel 'him
Iself{an intruder; .H6 did not CIR
smnch for. their ,enmity, trusting iii
t:me]to liye it doRnsi.Ha had ejecte'
LADY Ga1eston ando her infant so1
Ewith. ;coldblooded .s,punctaality, ant
he was peneotly prepared TO enjo,
in bis, own: way the fine propert::
which he had gained by his skill an
luck at cards. 1t had been settle,
purpose with him for some years, an
he had indefinite qualification in it
accomplishment.
But Jim Marsdeu, though he di'
not care for the sights Of the count,
families, would have liked to fill hi
house with boon companions-me'
such as Sir Hugh had been-fron
whom he could win more money, ant
thus add to the extensive propert!
/ he had already secured And a
first they. came readily enough; bu
| after a short tine. - ;'";nd his invi
tations refused, m,re especially b,
! those who ';h.d1 been ut :Gayeeto,
! iEonce ind. tie J. reason i @ assigned IA; az.
| 'litfle CURIOUS. dzttxa II xas aid thst thef
! VA. something nheanSY ii ab6at' tn
room' s!' in Ax|s| xhish Sir !1 Aneh bad bad died
aad sens peoRle, Ment e far nate 4. to - y
that lookip n ee5taaiqFH etaqH fps ip so4f5dt If dth
qfight. rig they ss bed i seep the lsEE9ts Basrone
seated IL tbe chair ha opposite the @ tables lts
T, be, had been. seen on the fatal eve1
!; ing., + was also reported that sound
r Of revelrY came from the room whel
:, it was known to be empty, and Wis
,, tors> going up stairs: at night we,
q noticed TO- pass it with,,a suspicion
. qpiekenipgo of. their pace, Such .sto
! les told on .4im2oMansden. hinsel