Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-31

COufSe.
She scratched off two advertisements,
handing them to me as she rose. WANTED
Position as governess," and "For sale-Ham-
ilton Place were the headings. Ibid nv
best TO obtain her consent to tearing I'D the
first, but all she would say was: s'Do not urge
me-"
How like she was to Oswald, with that
square Jaw, that firm, clear tone, and imperi-
GUS pose.
And so perhaps because of the reminder) l
galnsaid her no longer. Governess she should
be If she wished, and Josepha went home
pleased as any headstrong girl who has her
way.
In pursuance of a plan to head her off sent
a telegram to Reg. The idea of her not low
ing such a fine. manly, true-hearted fellow,
the best man ever inside a lieutenant's uni
form. He had only to ask to wed anywhere.
He came as soon as he could get leave. They
were off in a fortnight.
told hin Of Josepha's resolves.
There is one power that will stop her"
"And that, unclezn
Love- Profound sigh from Reg, but no
disposition to open his mouth.
DO you try i luck againa Remember
the old rule about two negatives. I have
OOoc tctt blS StilS NOList1 pretty ClOSely,
and l think you win succeed. Tell her that
IN case she consents to make US the happiest
Of men you are to give up your commission
and come into my firm at once. Pshaw, boy!
Don't look so fAzed. l have intended It all
along; only tGzing time by the forelock, you
know. TheIs, you young bear! Would you
hug me- to DEATH Go along with you'll Tell
Josepha when you find her that an eccentric
ri1 6uzrar vrbO bo- far-o- n ro,o- r. ~. -Joaa
offered go, 600 to-day for it, and that being
by long odds more than she can expect to
have offered again, 1 took him up
"AI right, uncle; anything morel'
He was already half out the library.
Tell her-no, never mind"
Reg was by this time beyond hearing.
For an hour I walked up and down ny
lonely, luxurious drawing-room. Free from
the restraint of Reginald's company, the
fever rose again IL my blood, my pulse beat
fast, my step quickened. Then l formed a
hundred plans which would aid in crushing
down my heart. I would travel; I would
trust to time; with seas and years between I
would grow calmer in my feelings. Iwould
come back ard find my happiness in Regi-
maids and hers. l would give them Hamil-
ton place for their wedding-gift, and I i'm
5AAlC l4FSCA Ii &1bC1 J Cdlo 4IO4lCh4L15 O4
those green terraces with Reggie's Oldest or
youngest, as the case might be. But the
fever rose again, the longing was as strong
as it was vain. 1 was not in the frame of
mind to meet my nephew, and as soon as my
roam was saddled I sprang to her back and
was off-away-T cared not where so I could
ride this madness down.
Icame home late. The hardest battle I
had ever fought 1 had won. 1 had such a
grip on myself that, after seeing Bess COM
fortably stabbed and rubbed down, I went TO
Reggie's room without the least fear of self
betrayal.
But the lad was not there. Anote sticking
in the mirror-frame attracted my attention.
It was addressed to me. 1t ran, with many a
blot and erasure:
DEAR OLD UNCLE: It was all a mistake.
Josepha never really cared two pins for me,
That boy and girl affair wasn't love at all.
She told me 50 before, and l ought to have
known better than to go TO her twice, but
~you-there, l don't blame you, uncle. How
should you know2 She was very kind-if
you can call that sort of thing kind, and l
daresay | shall get over it. But I'm awfully
cut VI, and 1 don't feel as if l could face even
you just yet; so I'm off, without waiting
for you"
A line or two more so badly blurred as to be
lIleg1ble, and a great scraWl which bore but
q faint resemblance to Reg"
Poor lad! Poor lad! He tried hard to be
CHEEKY in the farewell letter he sent before he
left the shores of old England, but l saw the
heartache between the lines.
In a few days I was called suddenly to LON
don on business, being detailed there some
little time. When I returned TO DeerwooI it
was to lind my erratic young neighbor flown.
Mrs. Harwood, my estimable housekeeper,
had a message for me from Miss Hamilton
'she would write regularly, but I was not to
seek her out"
Having delivered the message with a digni-
fed air slightly damaged by the curious, spec
uiative glance with which she regarded me
the while. Mrs. HARDWOOD rustled majestically
away, giving a vicious little jerk to the door
knob, as much as to say. ''IVell, there! He
might a said more than % indeed Just as
f Ididnt know she'd gone off a--governessin'!
ut men is 50 clus-moGthed."
As l went into the garden for q quiet smoke
l heard the housekeeper addressing the house
maid. Mary, do you run with all your
might now and tell cook the majors back
again. Yes, l gave him the message. Sur
prised? Well, you never know whether e is
OF e isn't. But, lawk. Mary think O tellin'
I'm, the major, not to seek out 'er, which as
gone to be a governess.'
AN after 'er packin' off Mr.. Reginald, tie
stuck up piece" said Mary, who had a
sweetheart OF her own she thought the vorli
of.
The weeks slipped into months, and the
months numbered eighteen before I saw Jo-
sepha again.
She was i'll, and wrote for me to come to
her. No. q Beverly square was the address.
and the neighborEood was most aristocratic.
No. 6 was an imposing stone house Of the
mausoleum type. III answer to my ring
there appeared an understood footman whose
gravity of demeanor carried out the funeral
idea suggested by the house itself. Untold
millions could not have tempted him to
smile.
He went off with my card, and by and by
Josepha-or her ghost-trailed down the
stairs. To give you an idea of how weak
she was, let me tell you that there were two
tears in her eyes when L took her hands.
Josepha, and Josepha reduced to womanly
tears. 1t was difficult to reconcile the two.
saw my chance and took advantage of it.
Now, while she was unfit for work. home
sick, and needing a change she must make
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