River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-02-03

/ chuckling to me, ''We've cooked old
Camlion's goose for him this time, at
all events"
Perhaps he had, though not in the
way he imagined. What induced Miss
Rosalind absolutely to lay herself out
to captivate Camlion of all men =?
Was it from subtle feminine percep-
ton that no woman had yet won him,
when he was worth winning? Was it,
perhaps, that she was really impressed
by something in the mans noble, SIM
pie nature that revealed to her posi-
bilitics she hao never till then suspect
ed ? Or was it a mere within, because
she was weary of being worshipped
and wanted to nave the novel sensa-
ton of finding herself on the soliciting
side? | cannot say; but, at ali events,
she did it-how effectively and lasting
no one knew until years afterward
Meanwhile, it may be remarked that
she and CanIlion did not make their
appearance ut Harvard hall, where
Fred waited for them until his pa
thence was exhausted. On the con-
trary, they kept together by them
selves all the rest of the day and even
ing; and it was not until the illumina-
tions were over, and most of the merry
makers had dispersed, that Bolton
came across them, wandering arm-in-
arm under the trees at the outskirts of
the college-grounds They met his
rather discounted greeting very COM
posedly.
Il thought you two must have de-
camped for good - he exclaimed,
with reproachful look at the lady.
you know, Miss Capel, you were en-
gagged to dance the first waltz with me
at the hall, and afterward to come to
my spread, and"
Il found better employment" inter
rupted Miss Capel, with a glance of
superb insolence.
Her white hands, which Bolton no
ticed were ungl0ved, were clasped over
Camlion's mighty arm, and now and
then she looked up at him, in the
bright moonlight, and what seemed to
Bolton an expression of secret intelli-
genCe. CamliOn bent towards her and
said something, but in so low tone
that Bolton did not catch it. Miss Cap
el then turned to the latter and de-
manded brusquely whether he knew
where her brother was
Il came to escort you to him." was
Belton's reply.
She allowed her hands lingeripgly to
leave Camhon's arm; they confronted
each other for moment, their eyes
meeting.
Don't forget" She said to him at
length, almost in whisper.
Il shall be there" he answered, lift
ing his hat as he spoke.
After another pause she turned away
from him slowly and began to move to-
ward the college, quite ignoring Bolton,
who nevertheless walked beside her.
He addressed several remarks to her,
to which she vOuchsafed no answer
whatever At last, being piqued he
said
"Wen, Miss Capel, | hope you've en-
joyed your visit to Harvard and the
men you've met here"
III have met only one man here, "
she replied facing him impcriously
And this was all he got from her that
evening.
Next morning Camlion was not at
| breakfast; but some hints of his adj
venture of the previous evening had
| leaked out, and Bolton had to sustain a
good deal OF chatf' about the manner in
which he had been "cut out" As for
Miss Capel, it was known that she was
stayipg with her brother and father at
| the fremont house ir Boston. After
breakfast. curiosity or idleness carried
! me round to Camlion's rooms. / was
surprised to find him hurriedly pack
| ing his trunk. his usually healthy-look-
ing countenance very pale and drawn.
| | asked him what was the matter.
II am going home" he said. 81 got
a telegram this something
very bad has happened to my father" "
| muttered my sympathy. Presently
| he resumed: you were introduced to
to Miss Capel, think? Will you see
her before she goes, and tell her-say |
would have come if it had been posi-
BILE; and-I hope may see her again
some day.
| promised, wondering, that | would
do what he asked, and soon after
babe him good by We did not meet
again for some years. When | called
on the Capels to deliver his message,
they were not in, and / did not have
another opportunity of discharging my
commission. In the course of a few
days the newspapers contained the In
formation that, something having gone
wrong in the banking house OF which
| Camlion's father was manager, the lat
ter had committed suicide.
BY Joye," exclaimed Fred Bolton
when he heard the report, II almost
wish it had been mel Dear old Cam
lion"
| When CamliOn and found ourselves
together again at the outbreak of the
war. he was much matured in appear
ance, though his boyish simplicity ant
gentleness were unchanged. | haC
heard, in a vague way, that ne had de
voted himself not without success, tC
paving off the liabilities which his un
happy father had incurred. But con
tact with men and the world, and the
hearty preoccupation of his struggle K
atone for the sins of the dead, instead
of embittering him, had brought hi
strong nature into Il more Cheerful
frame, and his quiet geniality made
his cOmpanionship more than ever de
hghtful to me. But once, when asked
him, half jocularly, whether he had No
thoughts of getting married, he looked
at me very gravely, and answered, IL
his deep, straightforward voice;
II never met but one woman whom
could have MARI. ed, and gave her VI
long ago. Do you remember Mis-
CapeR'
This led to my telling him how hi
message had failed to reach her; and thu
intelligence seemed to produce n grea
effect upon him. He murmured Il
himself. several times: That ma.
have been the reason" and thereafte
became totally uncommunicatve OF
the subject. | do not know whethe
Fred Bolton ever heard of this CONVEX
sation; hut for my own part the stirring
events that were daily happening
around us soon put it out of my head
, As | began by saving, we were ell
; camped on the Rapidan river, just be
, fore that terrible series of battles in thu
wilderness which ushered in the clos
= of the rebellion. Meanwhile, Their
= was an ominous quiet in our neighbor
: hood: the only exception being rathe
annoying one in the shape of a sharp
: shooter on the confederate side of tn
! river (which was there about three hun
5 bred yards widel, who unerringly pick
5 ed off anyone of our men who ven
| tured To show so much as his elbow Oh
, the federal bank. As he had establish