Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-01-30
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waited !or no one. And she never
spoke TO Ee !enden again. nor turned
her back 10 look for him, but hurried
forward along through tho dim ml es
OF the woodland path, and in through
the great porch, and up the broad
stairs straight to her own chamber.
10 be seen of no one any more at al
that night.
For she was not required to come
down again. There was to be no sup
per. only what the gentlemen chOse tc
seni or. while a tray was di~ patched
To her elf: and so the farewell on the
water was really what it had been
given out to be, the partn between
the two for many and many day.
1t had not been exactly so intenued
bv Be lenden.
The kiss had been given on the i'm
pulse of the moment, and there had
been no intent: on of producing such an
effect as he ,Olld De. ceive he'd beer
wrought thereby.
'.Is she angry, | won ier?" he had
thought. half amazed. and half cha
grined, but after all su thing was
hardly likely. 1t hal really been
nothing to make anyone angry. 1t had
been nothing to think twi, about.
"A dear little girl. sudden parting.
A tender goodbye. Everything prov
ocative and eXcusable. Jerry could
not have thoug ht any harm. After ali,
what is X IS at lJ:
Within twenty four hours that kiss
was in the givers memory rs though
it hal never becn.
During his rapid Quincy south, and
while he had perforce many long hours
for meditation as the swiftest express
trains bore him on IRON one FAR dis
tant stopping place to another, Bellen-
den did indeed having no ON! .lnion
to talk to, and nothing to divert has : /
tenUion bestow a considerable share ui
his ruminations a. on his late so. our.
n the old Highland castle. 1t was a
rel. .ef to turn TO II as a memory when
almost spent with conjectures and cog
itations in the only other direction
which at such a time could command
his attention, and the repose of his
mOnOtonous lie. ana the harm Of Its
inter curse, at once simple anu rehDed,
soothed and hushed his sp rit W leu
dis osed to be chafed and impatient by
un. ertainty and anxiety as to what
now awaited him.
But once arrived within the land.
marks OF his home. once assured tnat
he was. as he had OWNED he woald be,
| TOO late, the necessity for action, the
cessation OF mere passive endurance,
| the release from suspense, even the
presence and voices of others. put an
end at once and altogether to the Wis
ions OF the past. The future must now
be everything.
The new experience began at once:
new, and yet lOreseen and anticipated.
There was tae hush. tha sOlemnity.
the mOurnfulness, the whispers, the
death-like pause of expectancy. The
old butler bowling mis- white head.
the uuderlings subsidlng With
profoundest respect into the back
ground, the shadows o. the women dit
ting past In the dim distance ali want
ing to look upon him. unseen them
selves: all desirous of seeing him yet
none daring to intrude. ANA then he
had to meet his mother, hi, brothers
his uncles to interview the steward
and the coachman 10 give his sanction
TO pro ec:ed arrangement: to hear
what had already oeen done: to write
letters.
1t was now twelve hours since the
spirit h ID departed. and twelve hour.
at such times seem long.
adv Bellenden had so far recovered
from the first shock and i preston
that she had seen her children an
consulted with her maid.
The Young men had had 4 furtive
stroll re und the premises, and peepec
by stealth into the paddocks and ken
nels. The stablemen and boys haC
known to keep out OF the way and al
feet not to see, as the poor young feI'
lows wandered aimlessly about, feeling
they knew not exactly what, wonder
ing what they should do next and how
much would be considered law III under
the circumstances. one and all had
wearied for the arrival OF the elder
brother. To learn from him whai
would follow this sudden over urn o
all the past, what the new regime was
key to rove. and how it would af
lect each n one of them, was now theu
very natural desire. Ere ierick hac
always been good fellow, and they
hoped the test hoped he would moi
e. hange with his altered circumstances
ana appear as OF hers have been kEOwI
to do, a different man under d1Leren'
auspices. But who WIS TO say!
Thus Frederick's arrival had beer
the thing most earnestly desired ant
anticipated both above and below
stairs.
It was late ere it took place, but Nc
one wished to retire to rest first.
fuse and ex it'd 10 feel fatigue. He
had been travelin5 since D clock thai
morning. and he had not sept till long
| after midnight the night be ore; but
| he had not closed an eye all day. Ever
PRESENTLY. cen ate. all calls ant
| claims on his attention had ceased or
| the part of the household, and one by
| one the Gomest'cs departed tor the
| night and the doors had been 10 ked
| ..nd silence within an without ha
| settled down stll! more deeply than be
y @ upon the house of mOLrLing. ever
| then the Traveller seen ed nwllllng tt
| be again alone.
The brothers sat up with him. The,
| talked to. ether in uiet, Suhd ed to'Ie,
| OF the Cd days. the od boyish exploits
| the quaint experiences, orous OF
| urie you,, o. the past Childish nick
| names were recalled. childish yest.
| were slip ed o t: little triiiing tale.
rose once again to the lip, that but foi
such an hour had cen buried utterly
The old home scene dearer to one
AMI all than it lad cen supposed 10 be
Each had gone back to his own little
rooni. Each went to IL that nigi I
happier than on the previous one.
Their lathe was indeed gone. all was
over. they were very sorry: but
Frederick was all right, and their
he arts were comforted.
And Frederick himself? He a'so
was now Quilted Gown. He knew the
ground whereOl he stood. and might
be said to he already almo at home
upon it. From sheer ex haustion OF mind
and body. long and hea y sl1mber at
l. myth visi ed his wearied frame, and
the sun was high in the he vens ere
he was aroused from his pillow on the
following morning.
But tn consciousness awolse every
new thought and reflection on the in
slant. A busy day-mauy busy days
lay be 'ore him. He must be up and
doing: no more lassitude. no more un-
certainty: whole crowd of things to
be looked after, and instructions TO be