Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-08-25

hoped the scoundrel would be caught.
in spie of Sir Godfrey. sDon't YOU.
Miss Scott?' as that young lady accom-
panied him to the door.
Indeed do"
"On your homer" cried Sir GeofIrev.
starting up.
ION my honor" returned Elinor, sur
prised. Pray, do not take off that
bandage Sir Godfrey; you know the
doctor says your eyes
Hang the bandage! / must see YOU.
| VIII you answer me one question? Was
the person with you that night man
or woman"
"a woman" said Elinor, with burn
ing blush. "My mother"
"Call the doctor back-no, send for
Phelps imm ediately! If it is possible
thing | will have that fellow caught"
| "Sir Godfrey" said Elinor, after his
orders had been accomplished, sis it
possible that you connected me with
this ASSAULT"
Not directly" he answered, reluct-
antly. "My head was not clear about
the events of that night, and / thought
that your husband, or your lover-it
might have seemed as though ! was
spying upon you"
80 that was why you would not
prosecute? You are noble fellow"
said the girl, much moved, giving him
her hand.
~ on said you were my enemy" he
murmured, holding it tight, and gazing
at her, till his nurse, in ranic, de-
clared the bandage must 90 on again.
"Do you know what text you make
me think OFF" he asked as ne sub
mitted.
"The one about a mans enemies be-
ing they of this own household" said
Elinor, smiling.
mo, it is shorter one than that.
| Love your"
at is time for your Cruel, Pm sure"
leaving the room in great haste.
Sir Geotfreys convalescence was rap
id. Soon, but for carrying his right
arm in a sling, all trace Of his accident
had disappeared. Certainly he no
longer needed nurse. Besides Mrs.
Griffiths had recovered from her slight
illness and was only too ready to take
Elinor's place. But the worthy wo-
mans literary accomplishments were
of the slightest, and the doctor having
advised Godfrey to spare his eyes, he
spared them with praiseworthy deter
mination, and Elinor was called upon
continually to read aloud or write for
him.
He could not have been much inter-
ested in her reading, for, one day, after
long silince on his part, he broke into
| the middle of sentence with:
"Have you succeeded in the purpose
which brought you to Redwood"
mo" she answered, in startled,
breathless tone, which showed how
far away from the subject was her
mind.
"Will you tell me what it is, and let
me help you in it?'
"Sir Geoffrey, / came here to do you
a great injury"
"Well, I wish to help you. You
need not look at me like that. / am
in earnest. AS far as | can make out,
you are searching for some document
which you think it to my interest to
suppress. Please believe that / am
a sufficiently honest man not to do
anything of the kind. 1t is a will
cit is not will"
"Well, whatever it is, if it ought to
be made public shall not try to pre-
vent it. All my own papers are in the
desk ofwhich l once gave you the keys,
Did you search it thoroughly"
81 did, and, Sir Godfrey, | wanted to
tell you then that your letters would be
sacred to me. | did not read line of
them. Do you believe me?"
Thoroughly. We may conclude,
then, that the document is not there.
Now, the late baronet's papers and
book, which believe to be his journal,
are in that small Indian cabinet. The
key.
'Sir Geofirey"-Mrs. Griffiths had
raped UNDECIDED several times, and
now opened the door-"can you spare
Elinor' She is wanted upstairs"
"No, cannot" returned her master,
irritably; 81 want her here. 1t seems
to ne that you are continually inter-
rupting us, Mrs Griffiths.'
II try to do my duty, sir" dryly.
"Now what do You mean by that?
Speak out"
The housekeeper having come for that
purpose, would now have retreated If
She could She stamm cred, hesitated,
and did all she could to render herself
unintelligible.
Not that she thought any harm her
self oh, dear, no. Elinor was as we'll
behaved a young woman as she had
ever met; but when a young woman
was that handsome, she needed to be