Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-05-12

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"ls it sufo here2" Mr.. Scribe asked; 81
SEQ no key" .g5+
| "Who would touch it7" the sick man
asked irritably. at would benefit no one
but Lewis, and tho Yanwirts are not
thieves whatever ose they may be. Go,
now, please, aad tell some one to send my
grandson to me. g
Pauline would like to havo stayed aud
witnessed this interview also, but sho did
not dare Laura must be wondering greatly
now where she was.
She found that Laura had come out of
the sick room 50 agituted that Mrs Beckett,
the housekeeper,. had made her lie down,
and was now sitting with her.
Pauline took tho housekeeper's place be-
side her friend, aud 10 short time Laura
was asleep As Pauline sat thero watoh--
ing tho white, childish foco Of the girl sho
pretended to love, her broin was full of
wicked and envious thoughts.
Laura was already rich, she waa poor,
and yet to her who had already SO much
the great Vanwirt property had just been
given. She envied her the handsome lover,
with whom she was hersolf more than half
in love, aud whom, hitherto, she had not
been without hopo Of wiuniug'away from
Laura.
Suddenly, ns she sat thcro, the deep si-
cnce wos broken by the sound of some
comnotiou in the houso--she heard steps
aud excited voices.
"What can it bc7" she wondered. "Mr.
Vonwirt must be worse"
She sat listening for some moments, then
rose softly. Laura was still sleeping
Pauline succeeded in opening the door
without disturbing her, and stole oat into
tho hall.
From tho landing she could sec the SER
wants below hulrying about with awestruck
looks
| An impulse Of ungovernablo curiosity
seized her She watched her chance, and,
gliding down tho stairs, skipped through
tho open door without being seen, and
passed swiftly along the veranda till she
came to the window whero she had already
spent go much time. Ooo glance at the
bed told her what had happened. Ethan
Vunwirt was dead! A sudden awe aud
horror seized her. She was about TO flee
desk in which she had seen tho will placed
ri wonder if it is there YETI" she thought.
"I am sure can reach it from here. l
should know it at glance" she mused !.
She put her hand iu and raisad tho lid.
There it was.
a wicked thought crossed her, 'Wbat
if she took it?"
AT that thought she snatchcd tho will,
and hiding it in the folds of her dress, sho
hurriedly retrooed her steps.
Ethan Vanwirt had been dead about O
mouth. His grandson had entered into
possession of his estate without any hin
draDcc. There we're rumors about n will;
but when it could not be found Mr.. Scribe
concluded tl,ut tho old man lad destroyed
il, and refused, when questioned, to tell
who was named 10 it,
Pauline Rublc was still visiting L1ura
Work, although, truth to tell, her welcome
had grown somewhat cold both on Laura's
part aud Mrs. Works.
| Laura was very unhappy. Lewis Van.
writ scarcely ever spoke to her except iu
the most formal manDer, though he came
to the house as often as formerly. Appa
renty it was to see Pauline now; aud
though the gentle girl strove to feel the
same toward her false friend, she could
not quite do so.
There was another rejected sutor ol
Lauras named Robert Lester, who about
this time took advantage Of tho situation
to renew his devotion to her. Laura had
never liked him, and liked him less thar
ever now.
81 must bring matters to crisis soon,'
thought Pauline one night, as she wrcathcc
her brilliant face with smiles, and pre-
tended not to have seon Mrs. Works colo
manner TO her.
Presently, when Lewis Vanwirt called
she was watohiog for him, aud drew him a
once into tho garden. 81 want TO tell 70,
something's" sho said, in her soft voice
"besides Laura and her lover are 40 happ,
in there by themselves it would be BIT,
to disturb them"
Has she consented to marry him al
last?' he asked bitterly.
"Oh, of course; told you sho would
Tie is such very moral young man, ant
dear Laura is 80 very strict in her ideas. ,
"Mr Vanwirt," Pauline said, Suddenly
edo you know to whom your graudfathe
left his money, in that will that hos ncve
been fonpd?"
81 do not know"
II can tell you"
"You3" Ho stared at her.
'lt gave everything to Laura Work."
"lmpossib)o! How do you know?"
"Never mind, do know" Pauline said
lifting her beautiful black eyes to his in th
moonlight. "Moreovcr, that will is in cx-
istonce."
He stared at her harder than before.
81 know whoro it is."
"You do?"
"Would you like too sec i,?" slippine
her hand into her pocket.