Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-05-18

gazed upon his child for some moments
in silence The cloud was all gone from
his brow now, and his stern features were
softened.
Isabella he said, while his lips trern-
bled with emotion. Il trust this event will
leave no sting to work its venom in the
Joy of your future [ mean to do the
best for you that | can.
Aud is Henry gone from me forever ?n
muTmured the maiden, with her eyes all
fearless, and her face as white as mar
bic.
You will see him again.''
"Ay, | shall see him but how2 OF
cannot take my heart from him. He had
] Philip de Ia Cara soons'saw that his
child was too grief-stricken for reason
then, and he said he would see her again
when she was more calm More calm
All, Don Philip forgot all the love of his
owh youtitfui days. lie forgot most all
but his family pride lie saw that his
ehild was unhappy, and he only though
of the means he should take to tirn her
mind from the object that had titus come
50 mighty upon it. He stopped down
and kissed the trembling girl, and then he
strobe from the apartment
Ere long afterwards, Isabella sent Ka-
trina away, and once more she was left
alone by the great window The sun had
Igone-the last red tints had died away
IN the western horizon, and the twilight
was fast deepening into darkness Yet
there sat Isabella de la Cara, and she
still gazod out into the dark blank where
the landscape had faded away Her first
deep grief had come-the first blow had
fallen upon her heart-the first drop of
bitterness had been poured into her life
Icup. Hers was love that had been burn
ing long aud ardeutly In the light of
1t she had lived, and though its buos had
all germed IN secret, yet they had lent.
much of holy fragrance to her way.
Though Henry had never told her in so
many set words, yet she knew that his
young ambition was to prove worthy of
her love she knew that when he had
rushed boldly into the thickest of the
fight he had done it because he would
raise himself to her she knew that when
the king placed upon him the glttering
insignia of knighthood, his first thought
of gratitude was based upon his long
cherished hopes Of love from her All
she had loved him with her own whole
great heart; she had loved him with her
whole power Of living thought and feel
ing.
| And there she still sat by the great
window, and gazed forth in the darkness
i1er rsFuffcr iIe'd rfsel~-, and She well
knew that he never spoke Idly. Ills
words still rang In her ears, and their
meaning had sank deeply into her soul
1t was her first grief She did not ask
Iof the far-otf Spirit that looked down up
on her through the darkness, if it would
be her last
CHAPTER II.
REVELATION.
On the next morning, Henry la Mutt
was the first in the court He was there
early enough to catch the first rays of the
sun that came leaping forth from behind
the distant Pyrenes; but the bright
beams brought no Joy to his soul He
looked downcast and gloomy, and his step
was slow and heavy as be paced up and
down the wide enclosure. What now to
him were all the honors he had gained 2
lie had toiled long and hard. and his
king had rewarded him: but what to him
could that reward be now2 He had sought
it, to be sure, but only as a means of rails
ing himself to position where he might
ask for the love Of that gentle being
whom he had 50 long held within his own
glowing affections And now that he
had gained it. the boon was lost He had
just raised the joyous potion to his lips
he had just tasted theaweet nectar Of life.
when the cup was dashed to the ground,
aud all, all was gone
The young knight walked up and down
the court sometimes weeping. and some
times striving with his sorrow, and thus
two hours had passed away, when Don
Philip de la Cara came out from the cas-
tie and beckoned the young man towards
him. The duke turned back into the
hall and Henry followed him. They
passed on to the nobeman's own private
room. and when once there the door was
closed, and the young knight was motion
ed to seat
The duke looked very calm and stern,
and whatever may have been his emotions
none of them were revealed in his coun-
tenance. After he had himself become
seated, he turned towards his young com
pauion For an instant a softened look
dwelt upon his countenauce as he noticed
the appearance of the youth, but before
he began to speak it had passed away,
Henry he said, laying one hand upon
the table beside him, and resting the 9th
er upor. his knee, "are you aware of the
rigid law that exists among the mobiles Of
Navarro law that has existed for more
than three centuries 2"
To what law do You allude2n asked
Henry, gazing anxiously into the speakers
face Il know of many laws in Nayar
re-"
"Ay--but this is one that is confined
exclusively to the mobiles. and it is simply
this-that no person Of noble blood shall
marry with the stock of the people And
tie law IS a most necessary one for much
evil might few from the nixing up of the
rulers with the ruled Among all the
laws of Navarro, there is none more bind
ing upon me than that F"
Henry Ia Mutt clasped his hands upon
his knees, aud looked down upon the tiled