Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-10-06

/ twas not long until the young man forgot 10 be
100 particular, The palette knife was no longer
swift aud certain enough. With his trembling I'm.
gers he pushed about the poor bones finding plenty
Of treasure now; and there, right under where the
heart must hsve been small gold looket. With
something OF aso and reverence overcoming the
gred which had taken possession of him. he opened
the case
a woman's likeness, young and sweet smiled on;
upon him, as brightly as # it had not lain in that
dark prison house for ATTY years, Tears came into
divers sharp eyes as he me, the laughing glance
ofthe soft blue eyes shining beueah the rppIes Of
yellow hair. Butthosr 'ears soon dried In The eG.
u,tation Of his new possessions,
When certain that the ches, had yielded tho last
Of It's jewels he empued ;hem into his han kercnie',
and tried to compute their value Toe horror ..
his frs, impressions gave way TO triumph
The treasure was his own by RICH, OF discovery
There was no clue 70 the name OF their lorgperish.
ed owner. lie would keep tDe gems; ana he would
say no hing, even to George, Of his adventure,
Thinking thus he again looked at the miniature;
aud this time observed q name formed 10y a setting
Of brilhants around the inside OF the case, in Ger.
man tex:-ErHErnA,
An oid.tashioned English name, Oliver did not
reflect that The poor cousin OF Camilla, dependent
on her uncle Catherwood, bore the pare, unusual
SIS II was.
Burying the strange coffin again IN the shifting
sand be rowsd back to the little landing a. he foot
of the lawn in trent Of the Popars, his heart burn.
ing with intense pleasure his unexpected good
fortune group Of three awaited him a. he spraug
oSt upon the beacA-.h.s friend George with his
sister and cousin.
After an eager glance At Miss Catberwood, the
artist DARED look OF surprise at the young girl In
white lust behind hcr. Il only then occurred 10
him that Miss Ashleigh's name was Etslda,
He put away he singular feeling which arose at
this coincidence, and 81 breakfast was the life OF
the party. All that day he gay, brilliant, viva
cious, Not even the appearance of ,'r. Lytton,
Camils's most fayorite suitor--s fop OF the FIRST
water rich, aris;ocrahc, and egotistcal-who drove
out from the city IN the morning and idled away
the long, bright summer day at the Poplars, could
discomfort him, He had despised the dandy, and
now he felt that he might yet hope to rival him,
Camilla. as proud as she was coquettish knew
very well that her brothers Rrtstftieud worship.
ed her with passion beior, which the languid
admiration of her other simirer was like star 70
the sun; and that day she artod with both most
cunningly; but for once oliver was beyond her
comprehension She could neither mortify nor
depress him. He was even good.natured to Mr.
Lytton. His dark eyes elittered with the consious
ness OF secret power.
And yet ne was troubled with certain fear
All day 1t had been growing npon him that there
was resemblance between tie Etholda OF the
miniature and the wing Etheia. who moved before
him, sodenhaired and blue-eyed, the quiet, almost
SAD. companion ofher naughty and Brilliant cousin,
At dinner that evening he suddenly asked Mr.,
Catherwood il Ethelda was q faui 3 name, In
answer be was told the followrF brief story: