The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-07-26

Time did not ay any faster when dinner
Ikes over, ~ th4farRily S&& had III
~ hrned 70 ahS dsAWing.tn3K. 4 kathl9er
Neemed to recover her spirits, but hel
j spirits led ner astray, it seemed to Rupert
J@he feared to keep her near him for {
3Mhgle moment. When he went to her al
The piano she broke into louder song, and
I vent on pouring out uncertain strains Of
melody, s9waXeripgly md dnharmonious
a 'nsi sG s 81 7ssfs g ahs = noss e,
/. would do her practicing in the morning
bt9he future" Archie buried himself
among the cushions Of . sofa and the
pages OF . novel, but once lie rose to put
another candle on the piano, and as he did
SO he muttered:
things can't 60 on.'
They kept early hours at The Court. Al
ten Archie said good night to them, and
when his mother asked him if he s.meant
/ to 60 out into the bitter cold to smoke his
cigar, as usual" he replied, I" No, his bed.
room fire would be the divinity he should
worship tonight, not the cold starlight. ~
And she kissed his hot forehead and
blessed him, and babe him sleep we'll and
so he went out.
Goodnight, old fellow" the brothers
said to each other, simultaneously, and
Rupert followed Archie halfway to the
cOor. with extended hand, but Archie did
not sec him. Then Rupert turned to his
love and whispered:
| "It's all clear between us, nv own :
may tell my father now! We will never
have secret from our nearest again,
Kathleen"
"Tell him when I'm gone to bed, and
| I'm going to bed now; I'm tired, I'm
worn out" she said, impetuously; "my
little cOncealment has been put before
me in the light of crime to-day, Ru.
pert; let me 60 and recover my faith in
myself"
She rose as she spoke, and stood ir-
resOlutely before him, and his mother
watched them with q faint smile and a
fainter heart.
"Tell him to let me 20, mamma, ("
Kathleen said, presently, with weary pet
tishuess; II will be as Obedient as slave
to the voice of my owner after to night,
but just tonight am slave to nervous
ness. Tell him to let me Co."
A sob broke her voice, and, filled with
pity and fear for them both, his mother
said;
LET her 60, my boy" and when Kath-
leen availed herself Of her liberty with
alacrity, and flew out of the room, the
poor lady added:
Heaven direct you in what to do, Ru-
pert, and teach her to reward YOU"
"And teach her to love me BETTER" was
his mental addition to his mothers pray
e., poor fellow, as he finally went away,
half hoping that Archie might have al
tered his mind, and gone Into their COM
mon SMOKING room.
But Archie was not there, and the room
was duh and cold without him. A COM
Portable old room it was in itself. too; and
endeared to him by a thousand associa-
tons connected with his happy boyish
days OF free, loving, unfettered inter-
course with Archie and Kathleen. Would
that intercourse ever be free and unfet.
tered again, he wondered? Had his
brothers. love for Kathleen been nipped
in the bud soon enough, and effectually
enough, for their respective barks to float
serenely over the sea of family life for the
futuref All that must depend on Kath.
leen, he reminded himself. If she had
the tact and truthfulness, the grace and
generosity which he believed her to have,
it would all he we'll.
He had been standing at the window as
these thoughts passed through his mind,
looking down into the heart Of the north
plantation, which looked mysterious un-
comfortable place enough in the cold star.
light. Presently he remembered Kath-
leen's words at dinner about the avenues
being ut their .lOveliest when the snow
was on the ground and the moon was up.
In another minute he had opened the
window and gone down to the edge of the
belt of trees. A step or two more and he
was under their black shadows, and then
he looked back at the light in his moth
er's window and saw the reflection of her
figure moving about the room and, half
unconsciously, longed the more for hap
piness in his marriage, in order that
portion of the reflected brightness of
her children's lives nigh. pass into his
mothers.
TITS late in the day for her to begin to
enjoy herself" he thought; but it will be
more perfect enjoyment to her than she's
ever known if all goes we'll with Archie
and me-"
The thought hs d hardly crossed his mind
when whispering voices caught his ear, a
wOman's form rustled in the bushes close
| to him, aid he saw his Kathleen standing,
her head on mans shOulder-that mans
arm encircling her. In an instant he was
by her side, still in the shadow of the trees,
speeches. with grief and shame, and
outraged love and trust; he was unrecUg.
nized. and Arches startled instincts
caused him to. raise his hand and strike
the invadera heavy blow.
He reelcd and fell, and when they bent
over him, and shrieked his name In their
horror and fear, no answer came; for the
sharp edges Of jagged stump of tree
had cut into his brow, and it was q dead
heart that Kathleen tried to convince of
her fidelity, in spite of appearances.
His mother believed Archie when he
knelt and told her that he was innocent
of the great offense of raising his hand
knowingly against his brOthef-believed
him, and loved him, and suffered for him,
anu lamented him, even Is she loved, and
sorrowed, and suffered for, and lamented
Rupert. But Archie had to take his
| trial in spite of her faith III him, his trial
by the laws of his country that was soon
pasts The trial that wae never over was
hisvivid remembrance oil, how his BIRTH:
er's life and his own honor had been sac.
/ I'll nad
He never renewed his wosoing q Kash.
leen; indeed, he never saw her again
after the terrible day Of the inquest, when
she was dragged before the Jury. % give
evidence against him. When it was all
over he left the service ANA the country
leaving his mother to take care of the
broken, penitcnt girl who had been the
cause Of robbing herof both her bess
and Kathleen knew there was Justice in
his course, though there wss little mercy
in it.-AW the Year Round.
How q Turk Tried q sword.
TRooPs of newly recruited soldiers are
every day passing through Constantinople
on their way to the seat Of war. They arr
but little removed above savages. They