Frostburg mining journal., 1883-09-22

resisted the thing till am out OF all
manner of patience. There is only
those two now, the sick fellow and the
girl, but she's q regulsr Ii tie tiger-cat
by all accounts. l have served the
regu ar legal notice on them l have
wsrnsd them to go, and they won't
If it were men l was dealing with l
should know what to do. but child
and sick man"
"You wish me to 20 and see them ?"
qua toned Ray mon lightly. "Vefy
we'll, / will go at once. l dare say l
can induce them to hear reason ="
He spoke with the sslf.confdence
his INDUCED and fattered lite had
taught him. He was in the habit of
being yielded to; not because he WIZ
dictorial or sel6shly exscting but be.
cause he was rich, young, handsome.
sunny-natui Ell and warm. hearted.
Most men liked him, and most wom-
en- for that matter.
Wylders Rock, from which the pro-
rsrty to;k its name, waa a rugged,
stonv emlnencc, with evergreen cloth
ed side. The house, psrcheI like an
eagles erie at the very top, was a
picturesque. ivy clad stone structure.
built In the palmisst days of ths fam
lily, now seemingly at its deca3ence.
II had once been spleudldly furnish
sd within, but now contained only
the faded remnants OF its former mag.
ni6cence.
At the hour when Philip Searle
talked with his son Reda Wylder
stood with their one servant, an old
woman of evenly, who had ALWAYS
been with the family, before a picture
which hung in the low, wide entrance
hall Of the house.
1t was the portrait of au sncestress
woman who must have been superb.
ly beautiful, with her nightliks eyes,
her snowy skin, her diadem of silken
braids. Robes of silk aud lace fit for
an empress flowed about the perfect
figure, and in her hair and on her
breast were gems of price.
"You are her image, child-her
very image!" old Aunot was saying.
III you were dressed like that you
you might get into the frame there,
no one would know the difference.
Rsda laughed msrrily.
II have mind to try it," she said.
"Ths very clothes she wore for this
picture are up there in the cedar
chest. will do it,"
As she ran away Annot's old eyes
followed her fondly.
Light hearted and 'ion-hesr'.d
like all her of her race she nur.
INJURED, and went her way kitchen.
ward.
A little later a gentleman cane
slowly, up the walk, he'itated at the
vins.clad, sunllt doorway, and glanced
within the open hall
His gaze fastsnsd admiriugly on the
picture of Rsda Wylder's apcestress
ss, seeing no bell, he lightly lifted
twice or thrice, the old fashioned
ebony and bronz, knocker which or
psmentsd the carved door, and wait
ed.
Some moments passed. Annot, alb
sorbud in her kitchen duties, did not
hear him, nor any one.
But presently along an upper halt,
and down a fight of stairs, at right
angles with the doorway, he heard
the tiny metallic click of little boot
beela, aud the swi-h of slkau draper
isa, and then tuddenl7, iu Ill the old.
time gorgeous attire in which she bad
gone to array herself, Reda Wylder
stood before h'm.
The gentleman almost jumped, SO
STARTLED waa he.
Had the picture come out of its
frame?
Rsds read his thought, aud laugh
ing light came into her dark, shining
eyes, = roguish smile curved the
lovely, scarlet lips.
Rsymon Sesrls quickly recovered
himself, and bowed low hat in hand.
~ see--s bit of masquersd'ng." he
thought. "Can this dainty, exquisite
c. eaturs be the little tigsr.cat Of
whom my father spoke ?"
Aloud, he said introductorily:
II am Raymond Ssarls. My father
wished me to call and deliver mes
sage from him to Mr.. and Miss
Wylder."
Az he uttere1 the words the laugh