New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-09-24
In, MINI: WEDNESDAY,. sEPTMBER2 q, 1884

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3 in the main working Some Of The men
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Violet made no reply. She was sob
bing on Gertrude's shoulder.
is any one hnrtp'' asked the latter,
eagerly.
no. hardly at all A few cuts from
stones
Another hour passed, while the crowd
thickened and listened breathlessly to
the dull, mu:ssed sound Of the tools and
the crea'iing OF the barrows. A fresh
{ gang gang was at work, and they came ont
more quickly. The sky was growing
gray, and men s faces looked so, too, as
the fire burned with q paler light and
the hilltOps came out in cold majesty.
Suddenly the tools ceased; barrow
on its way out stopped inside the en-
trance. The crowd outside drew close
and breathed more quickly, and wom-
en- hid their faces as the sound Of voices
low murmuring came from the passage.
Then q little crowd of men pressed
out, and in their midst Walter Los
ford, stained and ragged, with the boys
form in his arms. He laid him quickly
on the wraps by the women. The
blood was trickling slowly from a cut in
his own forehead, and his face, where
it was not lead-grimed, was pallid with
fatigue.
"He has only tainted, = he said, as the
doctor bent over the boy.
Just SOP said the latter, cheerily.
He only wants glass Of sherry
Gertrude rose from the boy to thank
his bearer, her eyes dim with happiness.
But he had turned away.
The worse time was just before they
broke in, Gerty. I thought the earth
must fall again, or something happen
to prevent them reaching me. con-
fided Bob to her when she visited him
next day in his room. The whole mat
ter was to Master Bob one for pure con-
graduation, and he spent his time in.
rehearsing graphic account of the adj
venture for the benefit Of his DANES
house. "But that fellow Losford is no
end Of trump. He's been up to say
good-by, and [ told him what an ass
I'd made myself about him. That's a
comfort. / heard his voice first of all,
do you know, and Mrs Goodwin says
they wouldn't have got me out but for
him.
The likelihood of the alternative APP
peared to give him unmixed satisfac-
ton.
Il don't think they WOULD" muir
INJURED Gertrude, eagerly presenting
him with . large bunch OF grapes from
q side-table. ''pll get you some more,
Bob.'' - =.
'You bet your boots they wouldn't.
It's q pity he can't climb. Fancy fell
low like that with what the doctor calls
constitutional vertigo!' ] can't make
it out.
And Bob fell into a brown study,
which passed into dozc; and thus re-
freshed, he was enabled to chatter with
out ceasing all dinner-time.
Gertrude stole out of the room, and.
running down stairs, found him in the
hall. He had mislaid favorite stick.
'Mr. Losford, /" she began, hurriedly,
standing before him in, she knew not
what, attitude of pretty humility. 81
said something yesterday, the memory
OF which is burning me with shame. l
can not forgive myself; but will yon
say you dop Bob has made amends.
Let me do SO. What a foolish girl said,
Can not: have hurt YOU Pr she pleaded,
as he made no answer.
Rather should not have hurt me, -
he replied, gravely; "yet it did. cruelty,
currence OF last night, you would be
thinking SO still. It was ungenerous as
well as thoughtless.''
Gertrude WINGED under each almost
contemptuous word. She had not bar
gained for this. Too much hurt for
tears, she murmured as she turned
away:
~ am sorry
"a moment, please! From any other
woman I should have accepted the
apology without word. have scolded
you that you might know what it was
like before l asked you to give me the
right to do it. Gertrude, will you be my
wife ?"
And Gertrude said '.Yes.'
When she had fully satisfied him upon
this point, she asked:
'.And you have quite forgiven me,
Walter?"
81 shall have to, when you have done
the pennance order. There was a
twinkle of fun in his eyes . stranger
would not have believed could harbor
there. !" It is that you wear the bit Of