Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-01-06

crossed amazingly, though this was the first time
he had ever taken her hand, but she was finely
organized creature, and reflected in some sort the
light of Stephens look, and when she met Richard
it was still about her and moved him unconsciousiy.
Summer came, and the willows the bank were
thick with leaves again, and the river air painted
and relaxed. The Hall girls were no longer obliged
to walk and two, as, in imitation Of city schools
they were wont to be marshaed, by periodically re-
curing teachers, through the village in winter
They were now permitted to take their allotted
hour OF exercise along the river bank OF course
the whole corps of teachers was inevitably present.
to guard the maidens from the ardent glances of
boys in blue shirts who pulled their pretty boats up
and down the river, by some dreadful coincidence
just at the hour when st. Tneresas inmates stroed
upon the bank, satellite Sinners hanging upon the
of planet Saints fellow Sinners with their
arms thrown joyially round each ether, school girl
fashion, glad to be alive.
And Irene these summer evenings sat love.
enthroned ia the cool, dark chapel, whittier me,
worshiping her, Stephen Dobel, trembling to think
that he lived at last within the circle OF her speech
and glance. He told her that he loved her in ten
thousand WAYS He kept silence with elenched
hands and set teeth lest his vehemence might star
tie her. yet when he spoke at last she heard with tr
umph his withheld heart beating in his voice.
The effect of this love upon Irene was curious but
not unheard.of. She longed with consuming desire
to break his heart She mastered all her courage TO
laugh at his rhapsodies, but could not. Do not
quite give her up however, one OF the weak who
yield 20 the first wooing. She me Mt well, as |
have said, but she young, and the strength and
gentleness of Stephens love making won a response
from her before she realized all the possibilities of
her power. He called her diyinely good each day
that she consented 10 meet him, and when he won
shywords Of affection from her, though by his love
her calm, grlish like showed tame he drew back
frem her wrngng his hands together, and with such
a look rs one might wesr who suddenly heard of the
yearsdeferred fulfment of mis- most cherished am
b;tion
Love grows rapidly. From scarcely daring to
speak to her above a Whisper at the end Of the
month he was ready to ask her to marry him There
was no life for either of them, he said, any more
except together. Ii to the world she was school
girl and he an Idle Harvard graduate to each ether
they were the two lives that apart were worthless
and united only could make one perfect life 1t
sounded new to her, TO him it was the true sound
IOulu db iasJ OF JilS ecIO that 0au QaulL6Q 3li
his youth. She did not understand one tenth part
of what he said to her generally bQt when he asked
her to marry him there and them she realized per-
fectly that il would be called an eopement and she
tranquily figured up the advantages Of SO violent
measure. Stephen was handsome-that is, he had
inches and shoulders and presence. She did not
think his face handsome. He the eldest son of
the great Bis op Dobe, who was known to be rich,
even very itch II he chose to marry her in this
odd, off-hand manner, was he not, after ALL all
that her fond parents could wish when they recovered
from the shock Of the preciptous ma; riege? All,
and the man loved her She had almost forgotten
that-really good thing in its way when one is sure
of all the rest-and she loved him. Yes, indeed,
she repeated it her thoughts OF course she loved
him. Then she promised to go with him to the
grave and dgnifed city where the ST. Theresians
did their more important shopp ng, and they would
be married and present themselves as man and wife
to their astonished friends and allow them to &C
commodate themselves to the fact at their leisure.
Stephen hsd precluded all inquiries into his own alb
sence on that day by announcing at home before
hand his intention OF going to the city but how
could Miss Ramsay account for her journey when
whole battalions Of teachers always sent with
the school girls into the village of Riverside
In short the train containing the loving pair had
hardly steamed out Of the station when the cry
raised through the Hall, Where is Rena RamsayY
An echo answered, perhaps; there were plenty Of
them about ST. Theresa's There was much aimless
running about Through the Hall and Chapel build
ings and at last what should have been at first ter
rifed delegation rushed over to the Bishops resi-
dence and told their tale OF the alarming disappear
ance OF the flower OF the student flock The Bishop
was stricken speeches.. The poor man thought OF
the river. She must have made a msstep. Just
then Richard stroled in with his hands in his
pockets and heard the news and burst into hearty
laugh.
''Stephen went to the city this morning" ssid
he; "told me he was going with such studied
carelessness, as it were, that l knew something
was up. They've eloped Oh the precious pair Of
doves p
coed Of heaven, Richard % gasped his father.
"What are you saying? Have you any foundation
for what you say? l ask you with the solemnity of
death--God knows there death in my heart-in
what spirit have you made this terrible statementY'
Father bear up, be brave" said Richard, still
cheerfullY, though shocked at the Bishops gray
paieness "what Is it, after all p and he threw his
arm affectionately round his fathers shoulders.
"Stephen has fallen in love with Miss Ramsay, and
abe has smiled upon him, and he has made haste to
appropriate her at once"-Richards lip curled
little as he spoke-"it is rather premature admit
but there is no hal I'm in it. Stephen is of age, and
so is Miss Ramsay. She is well-born and Bred rich
enough pretty; why should they not marryT'
The Bishop drew himself up aud spoke with
l.
has all common decency deserted this generation
Is the Yourg America that once prayed that my
sons were the chosen leaders to guide to the higher
progress, base, degraded, brltalized band2 Do
yeu not see that your brother has invaded the only
place on earth that should have been inviolably
sacred to him p
"Invaded p laughed Richard. 'You speak as if
he had abducted this young person, and thrust her
gagged into the depths of hack, Ike anillusration
in the Boys and Girls Weekty"
The Bishop, although be in frame Of right
eous wrath, began to wonder, with the astute lobe
Of his brain, whether Richard could not throw some
light on the way the affair had been conducted, so
he pursued warily but with the game tone OF sor.
rowful anger:
" 1t must be so, Richard for there are no means
by which strangers, were they ten times my sons,
can meet, far less get speech with the young girls
under my charge"
sob, come, father p laughed Richard, "you
were young yourself once. stephen used to walk
from this house down the daisy walk, as straight
line, the entrance at the back OF the chapel and
let himself in every afternoon Of his life since
the fine weather began, and as his is not emf
nently prayerfu disposition take it that the fair
saint of his idolatry walked just straight down
the corridor from the ball and enshrined herself in
the back pews-the dim, religious light appropriate
| to devotion"
Richard this is blasphemous. Remember that
my profession is TO be yours. What you knew
this and concealed it fromime r said the Bishop,
severely.
"My dear father, it is not the sort of thing man