Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-06-06
CHAPTER III.
CUTHBERT'S SECRET.

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| Utter silence falls never on a bows school
Not even on the dormtories, wherein the
snoring of dull stomachs and mutterings Of
| young sIumbcr, and the restless sprawling OF
limbs that makes the hedSteadS creak and the
| bed clothes slide, are sounds audible through
| out the night.
But there should h. peace at prayer time
That hour is arrived. and now we certainly
find a tolerable stiffness on the benches, young
knees and titful tendency toward laughter
notwithstanding
| The resident ushers at the corner of each
form, their fingers to their eyes, stand erect
/ Cuthbert kneels near his father A breeze
from the sea keeps the chestnut leaves at the
Windows shivering, and through the twink
ling of them the faint pold-shine in the west
comes and goes, with the large stars in the
nearer SKY and the growing whitcness of
moonlight on the fields.
III II to bed deCoTUusly, as becomes the re-
cipients of the bensdiction
As the boys file out through one door, Cuth-
bert walks out behind his father through an
other door.
Though watched on the whole by his father
more closely than he merited seeing that he
had long ago al andoned petticuats. Cuthbcrt
liberty, what time the doctor, having dis
missed his scholars TO bed, withdrew to hi,
study TO relax his mind in all ways that
pleased him after the tension of the day.
His little spell of evening holiday was
come, and as the tails OF his fathers coat
futtered through the study door. CuthOort
swung down his hat and left the hnuS.
IN III, II.
ing memories 9f crimson over the dark line Of
the cliff, the ocean br,~le. Switching land
fragrance from the nesting crops, WAS sweet
as honey.
Down the broad white road Cuthhort went
swiftly, pausing once to pull a watch from
his fob
The road led straight to the town
Coming presently to the brow If the west
ern slope, the town lay liz a fog Of moonlight
at his feet, the lamps threading it in veins of
fire sparks, and the sea creaminE a wash Of
white foam on the Scmirirce Of beach
And 50 forward and downward, his shadow
growing smaller in his wake, and the du Ky
crops on either hand ripping their ears on
level with his shoulders, until row of noble
wayside ens bury him in their heavy gloom
Here he halts.
1t is weak hearted love that is not pune
tual in its pI.mi>s-S; and what should excuse
delay, when the lover waits and the summer
moon shines out her sweet invitation. md the
soft wind sets the trees Lending stately heads
to behold the coming of the tardy one;
But 10, "A figure steals around the bend of
the road from behind the plumagc of the
fields, and in a moment lips are meeting.
The embrace is warm one wanting in
COVueSS ami the richer in TENDERNESS for tha
want.
Something to stifrcn DR. Shaws frill into
ferocity. and to rob the finest Scotch Of all
flavor in his nose
at is barely the quarter the girl snid in a
low voice; and she Ca>ped her hands upon
his arm and >:rainci her EYES at his face
We are both before our time"
Both impatient, Jenny"
"Ay; but l will take most credit, for the /
way is all up hill for me. dear"
"How long can you give me, pretty
Not above five minutes
Indeed; then those minutes shall be long
ones"
Not above five minutes | say, Cuthbert: /
and | feel the pity of it this lovely night. |
cry to go to bed"
He kissed her hand
Mother thinks | am gone to see Kate Oil /
ver," she went on so must not stay. for
fear she should ask father To fetch me. There
are troops of fishermen in the market place,
and the streets are full of people, ami mother
ioes not like me to walk alone"
would she think you safe with your hus-
bandf"
"Ah- would NOT sher II father had her