The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-17
,pyright, 1000, by Amelia 3. Barry

that Hyde might possibly do the thiIlE
which he had resolved not to do. In
voluntarily he did Hyde this justice,
and he said to himself, If there is any
thing in the letter intended for me.
which determines its ownership. Hyde
will bring 1t. He will understand that L
have the answer to his proposal, AMI
demand it from me-and whether I shall
feel in mood to give it to him, will de-
pend on the manner in which the de-
mand is made. If he is in one of his
lordly ways, he will get no satisfaction
from me. l am not apt to give myself,
nor anything 1 have, away; in fact, it
will be best not to see hin-if he holds
it's tenor and 1 am not eager to know
the very words in which my lady says
, No! Hot Ho! Ho!' he laughed. I
will go to the Swamp; my scented rival,
In his perfumed clothing, will hardly
wish the smell of the tanning pts to
come between him and his gentility.
The thought of Hyde's probable visit
and this way of escaping it made him
laugh again; but it was a laughter that
had that something terrible in 1t which
makes the laughter of the insane and
drunken and cruel worse than the bit
terest lamentation. He felt sudden
haste to escape himself, and Selling his
hat, walked rapidly to his fathers office,
Peter looked up as he entered, ana tn2
question in his eyes hardly needed the
simple interrogatory:
well, then?'
ut is NO. shall go to Boston early
in the morning. 1 wish TO go over the
business with Blume & Otis, ana to
possess myself of all particulars
81 have just heard that Gen. Hyde
came back this morning. He is now the
right honorable, the Earl of Hyde, and
his son is, as you know, Lord George
Hyde. Has this made a difference?"
st has not. Let US count up what is
owing to US. After all there is a Ger.
tain good in gold
THAT is the truth. l am an old man,
and 1 have seen what attitudes the want
of gold can abase, and what impossible
things it makes possible. In any ad
versity gold can find Friends
Il shall count every half-penny after
Blume & Otis.
BE not too strict-too. far east is west.
You may lose all by demanding all.
Then the two men spent several hours
in going over their accounts, and dur
ing this time no one called on Rem, and
he received no message When he re-
turned home he found affairs just as
he had left them 80 far so good he
thought 81 will let sleeping dogs lie.
Why should I set them baying about my
affairs? 1 will not do it, And with
this determination in his heart he fell
asleep.
But Rem's sleep was the sleep of pure
matter; his soul never knew the expan-
sion and enlightenment and discipline
of the oracles that speak in darkness.
! The winged dreams had no message or
! comfort for him, and he took no counsel
| from his pillow. His sleep was the sleep
! of tired flesh and blood, and heavy as
lead. But the waking from such sleep
! if ehere IS %ouble to meets like being
|
feet, and the thought of his loss and
the shame of it, and the horror of the dis
j honorable thing he had done, assailed
! him with brutal force and swiftneSs.
| He was stunned by the suddenness and
/ the memorable character of his trouble.
! And he told himself it was best to run
away from what he could not fight" He
| had no fear Of Hyde's interference, so
early in the morning, and once in Boston
| all attacks would lose much of their hos
| tile virulence by the mere influence of
! distance He knew these Were cowardly
thoughts, but when man knows he is in
! the wrong he does not challenge his
thoughts-he excuses them. And as soon
as he was well on the road to Boston he
even began to assume that Hdye, full of
| the glory of his new position, would
doubtless be well disposed to let all old
! affairs drop quietly, land If so' he
unused, "Cornelia will not be so dainty.
and may get Yes where got mo-
| He was of course arguing from alto
gether wrong premises, for Hyde at that
| hour was unconscious of his new dignity,
and If he had been aware of it would
| have been Indifferent to its small honor
He had spent a miserable night, and a
sense of almost intolerabie desertion
and injury awoke with him. His soul
= had been in desolate places, wandering
IN immense woods, vaguely apprehended
| as stretches of time before this life
| lie had called the lost Cornelia through
all thelr loneliness, and answers faint
| as the faintest echo had come hack to
that sense of spiritual hearing attuned
III other worlds than this. But sad as
| such experience was, the soul effort
had strengthened him. He was, indeed
III peter ease mentally than physically
must get into the fresh air." he
SAID. Il am faint and weak. must
nave movement. must see my mother.
will tell her everything Then
he went to his mirror. and looked with
grim smile at its reflection. 81 have
the race OF lover kicked out of doors. y
ne continued, scornfully He took hut
small pains with his toilet, and calling
Tor some breakfast, sat down to cat If.
Then, for the first time in his life he
was conscious of that soul Sickness
which turns from all PHYSICAL coynfor+
throat which is the hearts sob and
Whlch would not suffer him to swallow.
am most Wretched,'' he said MOURN
Iully' and no trouble comes alone. OF
all the days in all the years. wbv
should Nine Jacobus take herself ont
CT town yesterday? 1t is almost in
cred1ble, and she could, and would ave
nelped me. She would have sent fer
Cornelia, might have pleaded nv cans,
face to face with her." Then angriIv.
Faith can I yet care ror girl so cruel
anu SO Ialse! am not to be pittied IF
DO. | will go to my dear mother
4NotherIoye is always sure, and always
young. Whatever befalls, it keeps con-
slant truth. L will go to my mother.
he rode rapidly through the civ and
spoke to no one, but when he reached
his Grandfather Van Heemskirk's house
ne saw MIN leaning over the hale door
smoking his pipe He drew rein then
and the old gentleman came to his
side. 44i'
Why art thou here?' he asked. rs
they father, or Lady Anne sick?''
know nothing new. There was nc
letter yesterday.
Yesterday! Surely thou must know
that they are now at home? Yesterday
very early in the morning, thew
landed"
My father at homer"
Ihat is the truth. Where wee thou
not to know this?"
I came to town yesterday morning
l had great trouble. I was sick ana
kept my ROOM
And sick thou art now, I can see
that, said Nine. Van Heemskirk. COM
ing forward. What is the matter with
thee, my Joris?''
"Cornelia has refused me- I know moi
how 1t is that no woman will love me-
: Am I so very disagreeable?
| ''Thou are as hanGsnrna ana &c 3D..