St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-02

told you this, but not just now. 10
morrow / shall leave by the early train.
l have made all arrangements"
''Have you, indeed?" savage and satir-
ical. "Wel, Well disarrange them
again. In my house," his deep bass
voice hoarse with passion repressed,
you shall be respected; else, by heaven,
I'll know the reason why! There" as
she shrank from his vehemence, "don't
look SO frightened, child. l am not
angry with you. Go get rid of your
wraps and drugs; then come back here
and We'll fight this difficulty out to-
gether, mann selle."
"You shall not conquer me in thls.''
retorted the girl, lifting her head
proudly, passionate pain III the, eyes.
Il could not stay, much as would like
to for Floss sake. Mrs. FlaiIe might
might say more diSagreeable things
and-and-"
Compromise you?'' bIuntly. "Never
fear that. Floss told me in her.
baby prattle, as near as she COULD
all that passed. / shall have it out OF.
Flaile, 1 am good avenger; but you
shall suffer nothing by it. child. Now
go.'
Half an hour later her employer, re-
turning to the room which he had quit
ted on her leaving it, found Miss Ken
yon seated in the yawning easy, CHAIR
Floss, golden-haired tot OF four,
within her strong young arms.
''Shing me nish sthory, zhen ~ go,
wife asheep," exclaimed that baby
autocrat, nesting her lovely, tumbled
head against Dulce's aching heart.
s.Mercantile Floss!' laughed her
father, appearing upon the scene
Hannah is prima donna enough to-
eater to your wee tastes; run to her and
bed before you go 'wite asheep,' lassie: rs
But the baby face clouded SO wofully
deep Miss Kenyon pressed it closer, and
lifted her own imploringly to the dark.
stern ewes above. "Do let her remain
tonight. 1t is the last time" she said,
sadlv. II shall miss it as much as She"
Have your way, then. At least so
far as the that goes" and turning on
his heel he strobe to distant part OF
the gas-lit room, from whence he SOM
berly watched these two-the only
things he loved on earth.
"What shall [ sing, Floss"' asked
Dulce, softly. and softly the child Whis-
pered back:
''Shing had a little dolly!'"
Miss Kenyon picked up the words
softly, sweetly,ca tendresse and pathos
in the dulcet tones which beautl1ed the
foolish ditty, and brought groan OF re-
morse to Hugh Gartsherrie's lips.
All, had it but been fruitful before
the germ was destroyed.
81 once had a beautiful doll. dears,
The tairest doll in the world;
Its face was all pink and all white, dears,
1t hair was most beautifully curled.
But lost my dear little doll, dears,
As played on the heath one day;
But never was able to find, dears,.
The spot where my poor doll lay"
Floss golden lashes lay heavily upon
the rounded cheeks. She was asleep
and happy. With qualm OF pain her
governess resigned, for the last time,
her treasure to Hannah, the nursery
maid.
Sit down, commanded Gartsherrie.
sauntering from his alcove like a lion
from his den, seeking whom he may
devour somebody"
Dulce obeyed, and he placed himself
before her. his hands loosely clasped
behind his back in an attitude peculiar
to himself.
"a perfect mouth is rarely vouch-
safed to mortas,' he said, calmly.
"When it is, it should be appreciated.
Please take that hardness off of yours,
child, and let your eyes rest squarely
on me, instead of Plato-so! Now,
speak out your arrangements"
Need |. like history, repeat myself?''
disdainfully.
Neither you nor the gods could re-
peat better thing,'' coolly. Your
nose is already too tip-tllted to nave
scorn sit well upon it, therefore never
mutiny, child. You said you had made
arrangements to leave by the early
train. Just now shall not remind You
that the best laid plans OF mice and men
gang att agee. but l will respectfully
inquire, where are you going by the
early train?'
Her lip quivered an instant, but she
forced it into calm, then
firmly. Indeed? To cater to the
small fry and quarrel with the scottish
stepfather?" Satirically: perhaps in
the end to marry some rustic swain red
client of horses and tobacco! Roman
tic, and worthy an ambitious young
novelist!"
The thoughtful. soulful look left her
gray eyes. They flashed. but only for
an instant. Then an apathetic WEAKNESS,
awful in one so young, looked from
them into the glowing embers.
81 shall never marry!" she answered
drearily. "Spare your sarcasm. 10 tell
the truth, am hOmesick. feel that l
shall suffocate unless | soon see mother
again. She gave me all she had and
more than the whole world can ever
give again--her love. Oh, why,'' with
a gesture bespeaking passion, why did
| ever leave her?'
His keen eyes softened into pity.
"Kismet! 1t was written" he re-
turned with apparent lightness. ITO
seek fame and fortune in the cess pool
of this Whirling overf-ull literary sea!
To sink OF swim, survive or perish"
s'But for you, Mr.. Gartsherrie.I would
have persisted indeed. | would have
been stretched out in the morgue for
| identification, and no one to identify
me; then buried in pauper's grave.
| Oh, were l rich as CrGsus could never
repay you for your kindness"
The great shining eyes she lifted to
his were luminous with tears. They
| express more than she knew.
"Kindness," lightly retorted Cart
sherrie. "Say rather, selfishness, child.
You have been very angel Of mercy to
Floss and me; a pearl to tighten the
| black socket of an earthly Hades"
81 can see you now as l found you
them" he continued, retlectively. you
and that illustriouS manuscript the
public never saw, lying in a snowdrift
| side by side and white of whteness.
One year ago ght-Christmas eve.
1t does not seem so long. l took you, a
wee chill thing, against my heart to
warm you up, and brought you home in
my sleigh. Floss went wild with de-
light when l told her you were doll
her Christmas present." smiling over
the memory. "You looked enough like
one, lying there SO still and beautiful.
| feared you would never revive, and
with reason. for when you did found
YOU were nearer starved than frozen. :"
She laughed trifle bitterly.
II didn't dine on peaches and cream as
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