Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-07-13
THREE BRAVE MEN.


ffetly DafpaIa r'rr"h "oui" ho
marry. hcr moiief vas III collS1ef
nailon. -,
wv ny are YOU stubborn barbara.
she asked. You nave plenty OF low
crs.
But they do not SUIT, sand Barba-
IA! coolly tying back hcrcurlS before
the mirror.
w ny nov
i want =" iil''rfy man VINO -
brave, equal 10 any emergency. II l
give up my liberty want 1t taken
care OF. ,,,, =, ,..
9liiy ciilid what !" tlie iii a.
"Ith big baflry' tlIe olackSiiiiIi.
lie Is Dig, pul never heafo lilal
he was brave.
And You never heard 'hat ne was
not. "hat IS tle WIN ERNEST
lhe &uiiS'lith ......,.. III. .
ne II Placio u" goa' n'i'h'
il ia, - no sisil l Ln ne - q ,"M
afo: mere - li''le rl'"' '''' ''''iiei
he IS !,'arfclS"l''e enough '"r So"
surrey
ne Is no niSgef tii3ii bantam =
cock. II !" iiIl'e g"'o nc cail 90, II
thc mousse was Sct upon ny r"po'rS'
IT. Is nor Always S'fe'igtii 'illt WINS
'iShl girl III Takes pr'liilH aS wen
US pr''"h' Come now par!'tt:,' give
ilrSc young IelloWS Il 'tir lrlar. A..
barbara turtle" h'r ia'' pel"rc 'i''
mirror, tcl'li'% ooWli one raven 'rcSS
ana topping uI 'l'o'l,'r'
-, Will ''l"'i''r, S''e @;''" "' '"S':
mat evening" Ernest lhc @'''iSi'ii'h'
knocked III 'hc o""r.
Gon sent FOR me barbara, he
sad, gong to Tia" girl who stood upon
the hearth, coquctIshly warming one
pretty foot and then the other.
Yes, Ernest, she replied, = We
been thinking ON what You sad the
other night, when you were here.
Well, barbara!
Ernest spoke quietly, but ms dark
blue eyes flashed, ana he looked at
her lhlchilN.
want To test you.
low!
Want lo see u YOU u'lfc 40 very
dISaSlr"abl" thing.
What IS 1t!
There IS an old collin up stars. 1t
smells m"uldy. They say Redmond
IN" murderer was buried mlt but the
d"rll came Tor ms bodN ana l"it inc
conn empty AT the emu "i II week !;
and 1t was finally taken rom the
tomb. IL IS up STAIRS IN tnr room
Grand iathCr dlrd IN, ana lheN say
HrandSIrc docs not resi- easy III ms
grave Tor some reason, though that |
know nothing about. Dare You make
that collin your bed To night!
Ernest laughed.
Is that alt! | will do that and
sleep Soundly. Why, pretty one, did
YOU think had weak nerves.
Your nerves will have GOOD proof
if You undertake it, Remember, no
one sleeps in that wing of the house.
" shall sleep the Souudcr
Good night then. ! will send a
lad to show YOU the chamber. If YOU
STAY till morning" said inperious
Miss Barbara, with anod of her pretty
head. II will marry YOU"
You vow it!
Ernest turned STRAIGHT away and fol
lowed the lad in waiting through dim
rooms and passa~cs M cchoin~ stairs.
along marrow damp WAYS, where rats
sruttied before y low chamber The
lad looked noIr and scared and eyi-
IDENTITY wanted to hurry away, but
Ernest made him wait lin he took n
survey nv thc mid Of his loup II was
very larmc and full rcccssrs which
had been barred across He rcmem-
hrred thot old Grandsirr Frrros had
h,eu ins,n, fen. several vcars before
his drath 81 that This nrrc,ut;ou had
hrru necessary for tbe safety nf him
srlf and others In ,hr rrnter If The
r,nnn .tond - rol,in. Los;dn II stood =
rh,;r mo Boom WINS otLr,v.isn NOR,
rrrtly cmntv
Ernc,t Itrcfch,d hi,,s,lf ont !, the
,.,ITn '''''',
MRn l;,J ,n,,,l, :, tan N;.s R,rl,.
go, i !, =, ,rrnJ Il, = l,n' sn;L
Thn h,5, ,,.nrt nrt ,,nJ Si,,,t tl,o. d,or
~. ~, ",''' "''' ''l,'' ,': ~ Wy w.,
nav ''is ''' young S''''N''''''' ''io''' III
Wv, :, ,"",'a, p,, ,,u.;.
M v par"ara was 'alhil'S
M '.,.I inc o'S "''''NS''''''' III Tue S''''nS
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honI S'rn.H my e. S'" HI'' pn.,'iig en- i %n
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