Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-04-19
| saw the spasm cross Cousin Kates
face again. but it was calm again direct


face again, but it was calm again direct
ly after, and she went on.
" No, dear she said, he did not love
a beautiful princess, but poor, simple
girl, who loved him. too, with all hel
heart, and they were so happy. When
the flowers blossomed, they seemed tC
blossom only for them, and the birds
sang their sweetest songs for them in
the sunshine
Yes, and they were married, and
lived happy ever after" cried Cissy
go on"
There was once more that piteous
look upon Cousin Kate's face, seen only
by me; but it passed off, and she went
| on
No, Cissy, they were not, for the
poor, handsome young prince had enc
mies-cruel, bitter enemies-who SIAN
dered him and said that he had made
false keys, and opened the treasure
chest of great man, and stolen away
| his gold and precious stones"
oh whispered Cissy, now deeply in
terested.
And continued Kate, they took
the poor prince, and there was great
trial, and though he declared he was in
noeent. the wicked people who SANDER
| ed him and bore false witness against
him prevailed; and the great judge said
that he was to be cast into prison. and
wear heavy chains, and be kept there
for Il long years.
OH cried Lii.
Yes said Cissy, Il know, and it
was then that the brave young girl who
loved him, went and unlocked the pris
on gates, struck off his chains, and he
was free.
No-nor cried Cousin Kate. and
her voice altered terribly. so that | was
alarmed, though | could do nothing but
gaze up in the wild face before me, for
now a change came over it. ''No," she
cried the poor girl could do nothing
but sit and weep, and feel her broken
heart beat-beat-b in its own pris-
on, while wearing itself out, till--hope
died, and-oh. Frank! Frank! what have
we ever done that we should suffer all
this?"
| leaped up to throw my arms around
her. while my sisters shank away in
alarm: for Cousin Kate turned from us
with a bitter wall, buried her face in her
hands. and threw herself half over the
old garden seat, sobbing in wild, hys-
terical way, such as | had never seen
before.
Kate, dear Cousin Kate | sobbed;
but even as | spoke, there was hasty
step on the gravel the bushes were torn
aside, and the shadow of tall man was
east over us.
Kate. darlingr' he cried, catching
her in his arms, as | was thrust rudely
aside, Il am innocent and free.
She did not hear him, for she gave
faint gasp and sank back insensible.
We three girls were almost stunned;
but we saw the tall, thin. pale looking
stranger hastily lift poor Kate from the
seat, and literally run with her to the
house, while we followed more slowly.
As we reached the porch we met papa
running out, and in a very short time he
returned with doctor But this doc
tor was the wrong one; the right one
had come to us at the garden seat. and
it was his words that brought our dear
Cousin Kate back to life, and in the
course of few months to health.
Frank Roberts was relnstated In the
government office from which he fell
in a higher post, one which gave him
the confidence of the higher officials;
while the man through whose treachery
poor Frank had suffered year and a
half before, died confcssing that he had
been the guilty party alone.
OH those happy days when the roses
were coming back day by day into Cous-
in Kate's cheeks, and when Frank, who
was down at the old place every Satur
day to stay till Monday, used to he sent
to play and romp with us girls. | can
hardly think that thirty years have Gid
ed by since then>but so it is; and even
to this day we call dear old graywhis-
kered Frank Hates Prince.