The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-10-07
WHOLE NO. 566.

ance of Mr.. Lytton, Camilla's mo-
favorite suitor--a fop Of tho fir!
water, rich, aristocratic, and egotis
ical--who drove out from the city i
the morning, and idled away the Ion
bright summer day at the Poplars
could disconcert him. He had des
pised the dandy, and now he felt tina
he might yet hope to rival him.
Camilla, as proud as she was CO
quettish, knew very we'll that he
brothers artist-frierd worshipped he
with passion before which the Ian
guild admiration of her other admire1
was like star to sun and that day
she Hirtcd with both most cunningIy
but for once Oliver was beyond bel
comprehension. She could neither
mortify nor dcpress him. He wa.
even good-natursd to Mr.. Lytton.
His dark eyes giittered with the con.
seriousness Of secret power.
And yet be was troubled with a
certain fear.
All day it had been growing upon
him that there was a resen. blance
between the EtEe!da of the minia-
ture aid tire living Ethclda, who
moved before him, golden haired and
blne-eyed, the quiet, almost sad,
companion Of her naughty and bril-.
liant cousin.
AT dinner that evening he sudden,
ly asked MIR. Catherwood if Ethclda
was family name. In answer he was
told the following brief story :.
CHAPTER II.
THE TRAGEDY OF ROBERT cAruERwooD
Ethclda is a name which so ap.
pears. here and there in our family
said Mr.. Catherwood, refect,vcly.
allowing his coffee to cool in its trans
lucent cup. 'We are of English de-
cent, you know, Mr.. Gray. Our
Ethel's grandmother was name d
Ethelda--poor lady! Hers was a
sad, terrible fate !"
''Oh, tell me about her !" almost
gasped Oliver.
1T was always believed that she
was taken captive by pirates.
"Ah!" murmured Oliver, bis black
eyes en:arging.
"Ycs. DID you ever hear Of any
thing more pitiful ?"
Never - was his earnest res
ponse, and he was so pale that Cam
lila would have laughed at him, only
she could never hear the story Of her
great-aunt's fate without tears COM
ing to her own eyes.
"She was so young and beautiful,
aud so happy" :" murmurcd the mar
rator. with as much sympathy as if
he had been personally acquainted
with her. lit came about in this
wise There were two Cathcrwoods,
brothers., one Of whom conducted the
hoase in London, the 9TH
cr in Bombay. Some reverses over
taking the London branch, and some
political events occurring at the same
time, induced the elder brother, in
England, to sell out, and emisratc to
America, where hc established a
prosperous business, and wrote to his
brother in India to dispose Of his in
terests there, if possible. aud join
him in the New World. The Indian
climate did not agree with Robert
Catherwood, who had intended re-
turning to his native land until he
received this letter, when he chang
ed his mind, concluded to 90 to
America, where it appeared probable
that he could still further enlarge his
handsome fortune by trading with
Bombay. At this time he was about
thirty years Of age, and had been
married only couple Of years. to a
fair English girl, young, lovely, and
good, who to Judge from his letters,
had made him the happicst of men.
She was somewhat homesick in India
and quite willing to exchange Bonn
bay for New York.
His brother (thc present speak
er's grandfather) wrote to Robert to
put as large sum Of money as he
could command, into gems, which
could be procured to advantage in In
dia, and would be easily reconvertible
into funds on his arrival in this coun-
try, where taste for luxury was
growing as the wealth of. tho cities
increased, which had created large
demand for fine jewels.
1.-The voyages Of those days were
tedious, and not without extraneous
pcrlls added to those of navigation.
Pirates were not known,
especially in the Indian
seas but this was only another in
ducement 70, Robert to get his wealth
iuto the smallest possible compass.
Indeed, it was still told in the fami-
ly, that James, the elder brother.
advised him to conceal the gems
about his person, by sticking them
into his clothing, so that in ease of
accident, should they escape with
their lives, were it from a shipwreck-
ed vessel, or what not, their fortune
would be rescued also.
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