The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-01-05
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the two tor many ana many day.
1t had not been exactly 80 INTENDED
by Beilenden.
The kiss had been given on the i'm
pulse of the moment. and there had
been no Intention of producing such an
effect as he could perceive had been
| wrought thereby.
SIS she angry, [ won der he had
thought, half amazed. and half cha
grined, but after all 81 h a thing was
hardly likely. 1t had really been
nothing to make anyone angry: 1t had
been nothing TO think twice about.
y dear little girl. \ sudden parting.
\ tender goodbye. Everything prov
Ocative and eXcusable. Jerry could
not have thong ht any harm. After all,
what is a kiss at II?
Within twenty-four hours that kiss
was IN the giyer > memory as though
it hal never been.
During his rapid Quincy south, and
while he had perforce MANY long hours
for meditation rs the ewiftest express
trains bor" him on fro II one far dis
tant stopping pia &c 70 another, BclIen-
den did indeed having no yOmuaniOn
to talk to, and nothing to divert his at
tenUOn bestOW Il considerable share OF
his nominations uIOl his late 80 Ourn
III the old Highland castle. Il was .
relief TO turn 10 1t as Il mome'E when
almost 81 ent with cpujectures and cog
italiOns in the only other direction
which ct such time could command
his attention, and the rcpose Of his
mOnotonous lite, ana the charm of its
inter. curse, at once simple anu rotincd
sOOthed and hushed his SIP rlt when
disposed to he chafcd and impatient by
uncertainty and anxiety as to what
now awaited him.
But once arrived within the land
marks OF his home. once assured that
he was, as he had OWNED he would tie.
TOO late, the necessity for action, the
cessation OF mere passive endurance
the release RON suspense, even the
presence and voices Of others, put an
end at once and altogether to the Wis
ions Of the asst. The future must now
be everything.
The new experience oe&an at once;
new, and yet ,ofestgt and anticipated.
There was I hush tn sOIcmnity.
the moHrnfulnesS, the whispers, the
d"afh-lilIe pause Of expectancy, The
old butler bowling his white heal,
the uUder iugs oubsiding with
prOIOundest respect into the back
ground. the shadows o. the women fit
ting past mthc dim distance all want
ing to look upon him, unseen them
selves all dc,lrOus OF seeing him vet
none daring to intiUdc. Ana then ne
had TO meet his mother, hi, brothers.
his uncIc- to interview the steward
and the cOa"h&an to give his sanction
to pro tCtcd arrangement to hear
what had already been done. 10 write
letters,
1t was now twelve haur- since the
spirit Ii ,d departed, and twelve hours
at such times seem long.
adl BcIiendcn had 50 far recovered
from the first shock and Impression,
that she had seen her children an /
consulted with her maid,
The Young men had had furtive
stroll rCunu the PREMISES and peePud
by stealth into TIE padGocks an ken
nels, The stablemcn and boys had
known TO keep out of the way and "a
feet not 10 see. as the poor young fell
lows wandered aimieSS y ab0ut. feeling
they knew not exactly what, wonder
ing what they should d0neAt. ami how
much would BE considered law nj under
the circumstances. one and all had
wearicd for the arriN al of the elder
brother. To learn from him what
would follow this sudden over urn ut
all the past, what the new regime was
likely to rove. and how it would al
feet each one of them, was now Cheir
very natural desire. Ere lerick had
always been good fellow. ana they
hoped the test hoped he would not
change Win MS dlLcfeu ctfcUHlstahr
ana app car. rs olhcf7 nav" been known
10 40 oliGftht man UnGer different
auspices. but VINO VS. TO say:
linus FREDERICK II rival hau been
Ihe lnlhs I'oSt earnestly desired ana
anticipation both "hofe ana beIo"
stairs
1t was late ere it took place, bat no
one wished 10 retire to rest first
or himself, he was too much CON
fused and eX lied 10 feel fatigue. He
had been travelling since . o'clock shat
morning, and he had not Sept till long
alter midnight tie night be orc; but
ne had not closed an eye AT day. Even
presently EN- ate az cals ana
ttdi'''9 on ms atlohJioh hao cease on
the part 81 the houSenold, ana one by
onh the domeSt'cs departed tor the
night. and the doors had been locked,
ana - ,tnce WlthIh an without hal
aoJtird Gown SUI more deeply IMAM be-
~ uloH ne n".'71 vi mourning. even
Iieh me lTdVeief seemed "hWlLllhg TO
We d+"IH "'ohe.
J. ne brotnefs sal up with him. They
TAXED lo@cthef III quiet, suhaued tones
OF the OId days the GA boNIsh exploits,
the quaint experiences, OYOuS or
@rleNous, OF the past Childish nick
names were recalled: childish Jcsts
were snip ed OF Ilttle trlhing tales
rose once again 10 the up, that but for
euEn an hour had cen buried utterly.