The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-03-23

was that he had been terribly scoldeG
for harboring a man on his premises tC
whom he had never spoken, and whom
he knew nothing about.
| But 1t was now evident that the
stranger loiterer had deserted his post
he came no more and we all attributed
his absence to the fact that old Globose
had discovered his location.
For my part, I was curious to know
why Elder Globose objected to the
young mans visits at the rock; and,
accordingly, went to the spot one al
ternoon to see what could find out
there.
! / walked around the huge rock sew
eral times, closely examining the prem
ises, but nothing was discovered except
small pencil which the young man
had probably dropped during one OF
his visits.
next ascended the rock, and when
had reached its summit looked in every
| direction; but detected nothing of in
terest until 1 was about to descend,
when, looking far away, perceived the
gable end of huge mansion just visible
through the interstices of the foliage.
1t was only on one spot that this view
could be obtained; by moving few
inches to the right or to the left you lost
sight of the house entirely. 1t was,
therefore, by the sheerest accident that
my eyes came in range of the narrow
vista through which could be discovered
at considerable distance the gable win
dow of the house in question.
Whose house was it? In all proba-
bility it was the mansion of Elder Clio
bose, and the young stranger might have
repaired to this spot-he might have as
cended the rock for the purpose of look
ing through this vista, and, at a safe dis
tance, making signals to some persons in
the Elders house. 1t might have been
the discovery of this fact that caused the
furious rage of the Elder, and led him to
suspect that my host had encouraged the
young man in his visits at the rock. He
had probably come to the rock in the
hope of catching the young man in the
very act of telegraphing to an inmate of
his mansion, and, finding nobody there
but Mr. Norton, he vented his wrath
upon him.
Such was my thesis, drawn up and ar
ranged after long study, so profound,
that did not, at first, observe a young
woman, who had approached with light
step, and who drew back as 1 looked up,
saying:
"Oh, 1 ask pardon, sir. You are
not" here she hesitated.
"You are in search of q gentleman
who comes to this spot frequently said
/. "He is not here at present, though
/ presume he is liable to come at any
time"
81 dare not trust to that" returned
she, looking timidly from side to side;
"what should do if father discovered
my absence, and-did you not hear APP
preaching footsteps, Sir ?" added she, in
apparent agitation.
81 think 1 understand you," said /;
"you are the daughter OF Elder Clio
bose?"
"My name is Globose-I am Helen
Globose," returned she.
81 suspected as much, miss. Your
father was here not long since, and COM
planned that young man was in the
habit of coming to this spot"
Yes, sir. Being forbidden the house,
he had no other way of holding commu-
nication with me but by signs and signals.
From the top of this rock he can see the
window of my room. Ny father detect
ed us making signals i'll the night, and
such has been his treatment of me since
that time that L have been compelled to
leave his house expecting to find my
lover here"
An elopement ?"
"Well, yes; call it so if you will; but
really cannot stay here; every moment
is fraught with danger, sir. If my faith
er should come"
eff my poor services are worth any
thing to you, Miss Globose, You may
command them. Perchance you would
like to retire to some public house at a
distance where you could wait for your
lover, and, in the meantime, drop him a
line and let him know where you are
staying"
:" 1t is really strange that Albert does
not come, answered she; eff / under
stood his last signals, he was to meet me
here at o'clock"
"Some Misrepresentation, doubtless.
Let me urge you, miss, to adopt the
plan which proposed, if You are indeed
unwilling TO meet your father"
hHl very uuWlllHB 10 meet MIN,
returned she, placing herself at my dis
posal.
lost no time in hiring a horse and
chaise, and starting with Miss Helen for
the city. / drove fast, for / felt no in
clination to encounter Elder Globose I'M
der such circumstances. Helen was
scarcely more afraid of such a meeting
than was.
The readiness with which Miss Clio
bose placed herself under my protection
was fattering, and it had a little sur
prised me. It had also struck me that
her style and tone were hardly such as
might have been looked for in daughter
of the wealthy ecclesiastic, while her
dress was certainly too showy to comport
with the prevailing fashion; but that
might have been assumed for the pur-
pose of disguise.
As we entered one of the avenues OF
the city, two ladies and gentleman in a
carriage bowed to my companion, and
the gentleman addressed her as Miss
Globose."
Miss Globose did not seem much
pleased with these marks of recognition;
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