The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-05-03

fME ulN IN.
II ~. NJ. ~iil nss~s ri,e ,ns -.
~fns vi snssf marrying sts, Asts n sssut
inIrfsat Al ssrts Ny, laah ~ satih Hhi
.s4a#l fsasison. II thaii nd lsa sail
sial f.wtshsm married isnea.la him,
IL an HELP n"
uli tseorwe Nv, srhHm was fstAs~i
banker. wealthy ani n'ssrs asisi~'sniseal,
|, hrrl. III hu nrinlun. poverty wa~ a
crime nnrar,lnnshle. anal the papfts
rlass were card ter lees hs him than
even the dogs tim, hssea Ia ihsit KIN.
nrir neas h,s stables.
That hiH me SIN Edward. the spoiled
heir ianll ihr hsnkrr's wealth n,sa hprrl.
ssary estates III frs,r~ham Place. should
Aistsp irrm his u alissl ~ @,iun III select
vile from that circle 80 Tar below him,
was IN thea aoi 81 lc tolerated for M
inst mt Fevefsham ,lrleftn,nsl - nip
1. In the bud, AMI slle rcnnrr I'll. better.
Ned listened IL hi~ fathers Htrtn tnncS
In II ~rersinl silence. lMt when liz hMl
finished Ne Sail. quietly though flrmly,
- am not u agr. sir. therefore, lii this
matter. tlisl duty eompsls me 81 obey
vou. INT when the year Ia MP, II my
love loves mr. shall M .ke her my w,fr,
regardless of outside opinion.
The OH mans hro~s gathered blackiy
Tor moment, then h. smiled.
"ionng men nie apt 10 change their
tastes In so long time m TINT. " said he;
"thcrcfore nm content hut. an you
have marked out your course III conduct
m soon nm you attain your majority. thu
one year that intervcncs belongs ~ nlr,
and | desire you 10 spend II lii travel.
You shall start NJ soon nv the necessary
arrangements can be- made.
Ned bowed, md left the room.
Miss Allrnhy VIVA the daughter Of Tho
Allonbya III Wolflcn "A queer, us.eanny
place. quite In keeping with it, .wncr, u
hs.lenus hnnrlhack, who. with his vixen
i'll, wife, was the terror ~ the neighbor.
hood.
How NO horri,l couple ronl have
produced such n graceful and altogether
lnsahl. AMI lovely creature n. Sybel
~na question often asked, and pom.
dsrl over MT ii liilr w thuae who saw
thu remarkable family. MT tin slight.
at r...,nblnnrr did the grl bear a. her
n'pntel parents. She was small M n
fury nisi dark IA II Hpaniar1, with big,
shining. STARE eyes, and long. glltscfing
naaHcs ~ obpny hair, TINT fionted un.
confined over her shoulders.
II wns IN one III her wild rides, when
mounted on her black horse, Bess, that
Ned had Hecn her first. She VIVA In Tho
net II lcaping her horse over hris.ling
fence. when her skirt caught upon d
stake, and she VIA thrown lie@llpng into
the ditch, Lake III. gallant gentlem,n
h. really was Neil rushed 10 tile rescue,
and. dragging her from the shiny waters,
var rewarded Ivy receiving thanks from
Iii. pr.ttiest lips he hul ever run.
After this Neil managed Ii meet her
regularly Every la,, md II WIN not long
srn the young gentleman male known
hiS growing passion, ~ find himself All
accepted lover. A. Nri wins too whole.
snnled anil heightened fellow to kecl
his attachment secret. he acquainted
his father with knowledge III affairs
fully expecting tn receive from him i
Gnl.spced iii lis wooing. The result
VIVA m, ihing hut pleasant: bnt, m II
could not BE- helped. he swallowed III,
chagrin. determined. however, nj ths
md Of thu year to return aud ciaim Ill,
bride.
30, with one lust passionate parting
with Syhel, Ned went away On his tray
els.
The first All menihs passed dragging
". aud found him. with two brother
tourists. exploring the pieturesqu.
scenery of Scotland Along its winding
streams and quantity beautiful land
rcapH Ned dreamed Anl whiled ava,
tile day. TINT interyennl between him
self and the appointed timn III his n
turn. But there VIVA something IN stor,
that hc aid not expect.
Ono afternoon, In turning shar,
nnglo IN tho roall. the young mnn cam,
suddenly upon III old ruin, standing j,
hold relief upon 4 rock, III whose lan,
flowed turgia stream that emptied III
waters In deep. dark tarn IN The glcl
below.
The building waa long and low, will
slantipR roof, over which two tall, nAr
row chimncys rose grimly upright, lik,
sentinclS keeping guard over some 10
serted Held II carnage. The window
wete short and wide, and the door
heavy md deeply MT In massive frames
suggestive ri strength and long.con
timed endurance. The castings nm,
sill. upon which once Ind been th
deep coating II dark green paint wcr
now faded, and the OLD building wore III
mir 81 gloom md dceolatlon not oftrl
seen Ia these modern days. Over th
entrance way still hung faded sign
which crcakel aud groanod dirmally |,
every gust of wind, proclniming tint Ia
queer oh structure wnn once known Il
st.ks NJ
Nel's curiosity.
by .Jove I'll make sketch of Til
roukcry," cried Dahigren, who was
kind of amateur artist, and delighted Il
putting on CANVAS TIM q,iccrcnt III land
kcapc~, anu MI other odd bits III quaint
ness that came under his notice. 18th,
must b. that old conNrn onr host VII
talking about TINT rnmor says has
ehoet. There's three ii IN. Bnppox
waexplore the castle gray =" continue
Dahlgrcn, lightly.
Agreed II they cried.
AMI. Ned turning the knob III th
dor, IN MI instant they were IN III,
gloomy oil building, and gasng cur
ously Into its privacy. The paper wa
pcellng away from the walla. md hun
IN long strips TINT ratified myterionsly
and tho dust, the gathering II year,
started up In thick clouds, NJ tile audi
cionh feet stalked 4 libcrately tlroug
the long.fe rssken rooms.
Al thc end Of corridor. mp stair,
they came 10 i barred door. II yieldc
70 their united efforts, md they entare,
large bedroom. In onc corner stood
hight ost bc.lstrai A wa.h stand q,
cupiel the space near tie grated window
AMI csFpe worn atd mott, eaten, 60,
cred tho noor.
Dark rcd stains covered the sheets
yellow With age, and The pillows VOL