Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-06-06
sweep over his face as his eyes rested

sweep over us Id0o do uio CyoS Eooeeo
on the fair vision.
81 Miss Kedar,' he said, carelessly,
presenting the young girl to his sister,
with wave of his jeweled hand "a
penniless orphan whom keep out of
charity, as her mother was an old friend
of mine. She has made love match,
! he added with speer. "You can take
her in to dinner" he said to his neph-
ew, with another wave of the white
hand, as he turned to his sister with
formal politeness.
George felt his Indignation STIR as he
saw the deep flush rise on the young
girls face, and then fade to marble
paleness. But she did not raise her
eyes to see the sympathy expressed In
his The dinner passed pleasantly.
The rector was fluent and graceful
conversationalist, and the host excited
Young Roberts to bring forth his
! knowledge of men and things in his
manly, earnest way, by the display of
his own versatile powers to draw him
out. The young man had almost for
gotten the silent beauty by his side.
until a glance from her soft brown eyes,
lighted with appreciative feeling, met
his, and revived the sympathy and won
der he had felt at his uncle's cruel nom
chalance in abiding to her dependent
position When the ladies retired, and
the political question of the day came
up, the young lawyer so startled the
older men with his brilliant eloquence,
with his fresh and racy opinions SO
powerfully put, that they felt them
selves in the presence of master spirit
which would soar far upward when its
wings were hedged. Long did George
Roberts sit by his Pickering fire before
he retired to rest, wondering what
might be the tie between his uncle and
that lovely girl--what the cause of the
singular hatred evinced toward her in
so many trifing things His uncle's
morning greeting was cordial and kind
", seeming to have lost that disagree
able air of patronage which had so
grated upon his manhood the day be-
fore. After breakfast he accompanied
him on ride over the estate to view its
improvements, and as they went the
old man skillfully drew ont the partic-
ulars of his nephcw's life, his views and
feelings, his plans and hopes. In the
afternoon Geor. e accompanied his I'M
Gle into little office adjoining the
library, and saw the tenants come in
with their yearly rents, where the bags
of silver and gold were deposited in an
iron chest In this were secured the
most valuable papers, and the family
Jewels. The little room was strongly
protected with bars and bolts, as it
contained other articles of value.
The next day grand dinner and ball
was to be given, to which all the gentry
of the county were invited, and the
lower hall was also to be enlivened with
a dance for the tenants and servants.
Considerable was the excitement, there
fore, on this sudden opening of its
doors, and many young belle prepared
to enter its grey, time-honored walls.
with a curiosity awakened by the tales
Of a mother or aunt Virginia Kedar,
simply dressed in n delicate robe of
white muslin, with wreath of scarlet
berries on her silken hair, was the
beauty of the whole assemblage, and
many were the whispers as to her birth
and parentage. George Roberts had
become more and more fascinated with
her, and this evening completed his
enthrallment For the first time in his
life he was in love. Yet he could not
but notice how his uncle scowled at
him when he danced with her, and his
mind was filled with dozen perplexi-
ties concerning her.
He lay wide-awake until he heard the
great clock strike three, his heart too
full of the blissful dreams which come
but once in lifetime, to wish for
slumber. Happy visions fitted before
his eyes, in which he and Miss Kedar
played a prominent part. Suddenly he
heard a faint grating noise III the
silence of the night, although he could
not tell from what direction 1t came,
and, listening attentiyely as it continu-
ed, he softly opened his door. 1t
sounded louder, and as he perceived it
came from the library. The chest and
it's valuable contents flashed before his
mind, and, without pausing an instant,
he stole down stairs. The noise had
ceased by the time he had reached the
foot of the staircase, but he hastenen-
ed into the library as silently as posi-
bile. The door into the Office was ajar,
and faint light perceptible As
George looked through the crack, he
saw Il dark figure bending over the
chest, examining papers. A slight ex-
clamation escaped the robher as he
took up packet of letters, tied with a
broad blue ribbon, and thrust it into
his breast Then he arose from his
kueeling posture, put a bag of gold
in each pocket, and as the light from
the dark lantern in his hand flashed for
a moment in his face, George Roberts
} saw 4 deep red scar on his cheek,
. Whore the hlnck mask Ind slinped one