Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-02-17

| pardon" said the baron In On altered
\ tone. Tell me, good Gilbert, since YOU
have preached this business-tell me al
thou knowest, without reserve"
You rail at me and cuff me, If speak
the truth. 1t would be far wiser for me tc
remain silent said the willy dependent.
may, nay, will be patient Out with
it, Let me know the worst / was wrong
in being angered with thee for, after all
I do not think il likely you would deceive
me. Therefore"
You may satisfy yourself upon the
subject this very night"
"Ah! tell me how, good Gilbert
how?"
"Not far hence, on the Wiesbaden road
stands ST. Jeromes Cross, before which
pious pilgrims are apt to say their prisons
Conceal yourself in the thick cluster OF
trees near to the spot. BE there tonight,
between eight and nine, and then say if |
am slanderer."
Enough l will do as you DESIRE" ex-
claimed the Baron, who thereupon drew
from the pocket Of his doublet we'll
filled purse, which he slid into the hand
of his kinsman, saying, There is some
tLiiS W iCcoiliPoHoO VhSO ioi eHao nai
knock l gave"
Gilbert accepted the gift with grim
smile of satisfaction. Then the two
parted.
At the specified time, the Baron con-
cealed himself in the dark mass of foliage
near st. Jerome's Cross. The truth of
Gilbert's statement was soon but too man.
ifest. To his dismay and horror he beheld
his daughter his darling Odella--in
close converse with scion of race
whom he 80 detested. Smothering his
rising wrath as best he could, Baron Won
Atenfeldt fastened back to Sonnenberg
After this he was no longer the doting,
lndulgent parent. He showered upon his
daughter perfect torrent of angry cpl.
thets, and babe her think no more of
FRANKIE Herbeger Odella at once boldly
declared that she could not consent to do
this; whereupon the wrathful Baron
stretched his power to its fullest extent
and made her a close prisoner within her
own suite Of apartments. A watch was
set upon her movements, and to pass
without the walls of Sonnenberg she
found an utter impossibility.
Never for moment suspecting the
treacherous part Gilbert had been play
ing, she sought his advice, and freely
MADE known to him all her sorrows and
trials. The apartments devoted to Odel-
las special use were fitted up with the
most sumptuous magnificence. Their oc-
cupant owned and cherished a number Of
pets She had an aviary which contained
some of the rarest and most beautiful
birds that wealth could purchases and at
the top of one of the towers she kept the
best specimens of the various breeds of
pigeons. 1t has been said that love
laughs at locksmiths," but Odella found
that the bolts and bars of Sonnenberg
formed an insurmountable barrier to her
egress from the walls of the old castle.
Odella, for the first time in her life, was
thwarted by her father in matter on
which the happiness of her life depended.
She was peremptorily ordered to think no
more of FRANKIE Herberger at time when
she could think of but little else. She had
some consolation in the wretched position
in which she found herself On several
occasions she managed to have one Of her
carrier-pigeons together with note con-
veyed secretly to her lover, who each
time returned her an answer, written on
thin tissue paper, which he adroitly bound
round one of the birds legs. FRANKIE
Herberger bid her not give way to despair,
as sooner or later, he would find the
means of propitiating the angry Baron,
whom he declared would eventually re-
lent. Odella knew too much of her
ather's indomitable will, and his deep
seated hatred, to ever dream of his altering
his resolve. Days and weeks passed over
in sad and wearisome monotony with the
Baron's daughter, who vainly strove to
catch one faint ray of hope through the
clouds that lowered over her head.
During this time Gilbert was not idle.
Well used to dissimulate, he pretended to
sympathize with his cousin, while he was
doing all in his power to widen the breach
between her father and young Herberger
The following brief dialogue between the
dependant and his superior will prove how
assiducusly the former poured the poison
into the ears of the too credulous Baron
81 tell you, sir" observed Gilbert, in
low, mysterious tone, that, despite your
watchful guardianship, she continues to
receive letters from Wiesbaden; by whom
these are penned, you may readily guess
Is she so utterly lost to sense of her
own duty?" calculated his companion.
But no. it cannot be. 1t is impossible"
81 am 10th to pain you, which, certes, |
shall If | speak the truth, which, for many
reasons, it were best to conceal"
Say what thou knowest without more
ado" said the Baron, with an impatient
stamp of the foot
"Since you desire it, must perforce
obey. The carrierpigeons, your daugh-
ter's pets, are adroitly used as medium
OF communication between the lovers.
am have them destroyed" Numbered
forth the Baron, in paroxysm of rage,
They shall be destroyed at once"
" BE patient for awhile; watch and
wait. Assure yourself that this is the
case, and do not rest content with my bare
word"
"pll never rest content while one of
the brood lives "