Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-28

tHE E4lE N IHE 6LAS$
1uzs called by telegram from nv
oiice one day 70 visit an uncle who was
diving.
He had never even acknowledged my
existence he was Mr.. Worth. who
owns that fine mansion over there, -
while l was simply-or my small sign
declared mt 70 be Henry Worth.
Md"
The Md was my only wealth.
station CT honor. In fact. when 4
young physician first puts ont his sign
that Is about al be possesses, savo the
snail stock Of knowledge which be has
CARED until himself a1d pocketbook
are exceedingly tel0w par
II Was 10 short distance between nv
city home and my uncle'E Fully one
hundred sud sixfT miles intervened. and
Il was evening hesore the train slowed
up af the Tillaee ol Dare
1 aiighfed with one OF two others, and
looked around for some persor from the
.-Casfie' (as my uncle's home Ezs
calledl- I found an Irishman waiting.
wbq. aft1r kong pariey to be sure l
was the right person. t0ld me toget into
the coach
We must have ridden \ mile aud
half when We turned into the Castle
grounds
could not make out the PIX very
well. for il had grown dark in the ap-
preaching night We turned into q
long drive. and fat back from the main
thor0ughfarc stopped before the door of
4 dark stone mansion
Not = light was visible save = dim one
In the hall. which could be seen through
the colored glass transom-
The cnachm4n drove around to the
stables. while I passed up the Marble
steps and sounded the brass kn0cker.
" 4 \ noise it did make Il seemed
Is though ever part Of the house had
Al echo aud II mhled zt the c0ncus-
sion
For some time I Was kept waiting
outside but At length the slow foot
steps Of some one coming to the door
ceuId be heard Then came the sound
OF bolts being thr5wn back. and then
the door opened
Who vsas its
A w0nan from the looks Of the dress
Yes; il WIS a w0man-an Old. wrinkled.
wickedloOking woman- who reminded
me Of one Ct the witches IN Shakes
2earc's ..Mzcbeth-
.-Whaz do you wanfsr was demand
ed IN a TREMENDOUSLY high tone
My name IS Worth. from R
city nephew to Robert WORTH" / re-
piled
''C0me in was all she said, and l
wss ushered into the hall
L followed her along the hall until we
reached door that was slightly a;ar.
--loc may remain here until l ac-
quaint master Of your arrival" she
said. and len me 10 myself
A fire burn-G dimly in the old-fash-
iored grs-te at the other end If the
s1acious parior. Two wax candles
barEed in the chandelier. The room
was furnished in \ manner that de-
clared the owner TO be 4 mar Of taste,
refinement and wealth Paintings hung
upon the walls In such numbers that
one imagined hiEnsclffo be in the studio
o. some great artist
The window-shufters were al closed
and seemed not to hare been opened to
admit the sunlight for wears.
l stood in the center of this room for
some time Pcndering oTer my sfrangs
adventure
Robert Worth was my fathers own
brother N early life they had quar-
relied and ever since were known 10
each other ss enemies. This accounted
for the '-precar;ous" relationship that
had existed between us Robert Worth
had nerer married, and III to the time
he had sent for me On his eeafh bed
had never seea AMI seldom heard his
name menfsned Al connection with
nv own
Three pictures in the room s0ok my
attention. and one Of them I was sure
" that OF my uncle Il must have
been painted when he was about fwen-
fy-iive years old. Thcrc was a great |
between him and my
tather- There WIS tae same piercing
eyes the heavy black eyebrow; the /
classic nose and firm mouth which de-
rlared him to be Worth
The other two paintings to which I
referred were those of = man and /
wonian-
The nan must have been twenEy-one
or two years Of age To say be was
handsome would but poorly express it.
he was Of that class of mauly beauty /
which mere words are found made
luate 70 express. A high. broad fore
.esd. dark ewes and khir. and q mouth /
. perfect in its formation that even IN 1
me paiLfiag one almost imagined they /
heard Il speak
The painting Of the woman Cor. I /
'bouid say glri. for she c0uld not have
passed beyond her teens) was very
beautiful Her beauty was entirely /
iiferenf from that of the mans iust
ieseribed-a beauty that was purely
eminine, goiden hair. skin Of ivory
Ehiteness. ewes whose azure rivaled that
u the summer skies-aye. eyes 10 which
Tou might read thoughts as pure as an
.ngers
"You NAV come with ne"
I started vssiblv as that tremulcus
roice broke the stiffness of the room Il
vas from the woman who had let me in
he had come in without making any
loise. and lad spoken tisese words close
o ms ear
; She took one Of the wax candles with
ler aud left the room, following.
We passed up three fights Of stairs.
nd came TO = closed door; diaf. 1 felt
belonged 10 the owner Of
be mansion
Remain where you sre." spoke the
l6 woman. and taking the candle with
er she left me alone. standing in utter
arkuess
She was gone about I've minutes.
ben the door opened and I was ad-
niffed-
esides the woman and myself. and that
rzs the old man in bed
The room was not large. but every I
Aing in il denoted comfort /,
-j-ssEe us sione, Marguerite" spoke