The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-03-16
spoke were, were, "what will you give me
for my news, Gayeston

SEVA0 -HSASs " AdI MAlA YOU BiNV "O 6
for my news, Gayeston l.
"That depends upon its character
but as there vas nothing in the pa
pers to-day, / might make bid"
Cautious creature" said Tom
Redfern. zone would think you
had been born in the country of kits
and cock -a-leekie- a pleasing soup,
I may rennark parenthetically, and not
sufficiently appreciated here. But
this is really news that will astonish
you"
"The sensation of astonishment is
said to initiate against digestion, and
Pve just breakfasted," returned Sir
Philip; ''but nevertheless I'll risk
it. Out with your news"'
He was leaning lazily against a
bulkhead on the pier-was just about
to knock the ash from his cigar into
the water, and looking supremely in.
different, when Redfern said,
miss Marsden has come home to
live at the Court"
Philip Gaveston started as if he
had been struck, and the cigar drop |
ped into the water. He faced around
and said, "1f that's a joke Tom, it's
a bad one.''
"1t is no joke" said the other.
t<but plain fact at which you
needn't start as if I'd told you your
bankers had failed. It's news for
7 the Seaburn people. How on earth
car it concern you?"
:'1t concerns me much," said his
companion, biting his moustache and
looking moody and perplexed.
I "Oh, yes, I know" said Tom Red
fern. Hang it, man haven't yo:,
got over that ridiculous feeling yet?
Your people lost the place hundred
years ago, didn't they? And it's not
the girls fault that she's gotit. Look-
ing like a heavy villain after pork
chops for supper won't mend mat
ters.''
I Don't talk like that, Redfern,''
said Gaveston seriously. You know
my feelings about the Court. I must
leave here. I'll never meet her; !
| should feel as if the sight of her were
an insult"
| "Please yourself. She is said to
be very charming young woman,
and ! intend to take an early oppor-
tunity of being introduced to her.
Besides, as she is going to live here,
you'll be obliged to see her some day
unless you give up seaburn or &c
stalking about at night like foren-
sic phantom"
Perhaps you're right" said Sir
Philip, still looking very much dis
turbed F.; "but her presence will soon
make the place unbearable. I can
bear other tenants of the Court with
tolerable, fortitude; but Marsdeu
there ~
'"Seeing that 'tolerable fortitude'
includes good deal OF bad language
whenever you hear new tenant has
taken it, I shall look with interest to
: your meeting the young lady,
"Meet her!' said Philip, his lip
curling. "From what I know OF
the company her father kept,
, we are not likely to meet, es-
? pecially here, where cur story is SO
we'll known"
> "My dear fellow" returned Red
| fern, "you don't suppose people here,
8 even your own friends, can have this
] strong feeling you possess on the sub
. ject.''
, 81 think l can trust my friends y
, said Philip, in proud voice; and
Redfern, rather out of patience with
e such over.strained animosity--for SC
. he deemed it-dropped the subject
J" Truly it appeared that Miss Mars
den had come home at an inoppor-
+ tune time. 1t would have been bet.
ter for her to have waited until Sir
: Philip had gone, and taken her
chance with her neighbors. For the
e prejudice against the Marsdens had
! not wholly died out, and was likely
: to revive again when one Of the race
|" came to reside at Gaveston Court
while Sir Philip was living in Sea
burn. Nevertheless, though she had
J heard some Of the old feeling against
? her family (she was wholly ignorant
} Of Sir Philips strong resentment)
E Adeline Marsden, who was not giver
4 to change her plans readily, deter
4 mined to come and live in the house
e her ancestor had won; and, aftel
q great preparations for her reception
: she arrived at Gaveston Court thu
J" day before the conversation reported
, above took place.
Adeline Marsden had at this tim,
just completed her twenty.frst year
She did not look more than her age
but q woman 8 mental development
: is seldom to be accurately gauged b,
e her physique, and Miss Marsden, a:
u as far as knowledge of the world an<
= certain quiet self-reliance went
{ might have passed for year or tw,
= older. This had arisen from the fac
e that she had been an orphan for SOM
, ten years of her life. had been unde
q the care of guardian who discharg
u ed his duties in an extremely per
> functory manner, and as long as he'
: school'bills came in regularly, ane
& thus proved that she was still alive
I I:never troubled his head about her