Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-14
KATE DIVERS REVENGE.
BY BERT DAY.

Years ago, on one OF the branches
Of Green River, Kentucky, in the vii
lage of Edgewood, lived Judge Dwyer,
with Kate, his orphan niece and &C
knowledged heiress.
Kate Dryer was a tall, beautiful
brunette, with sparkling black eyes,
and hair Of midnight darkness.
1t was rumored that cher tarering
hand and rounded wrist had factle
power to form fist, " and that from
beneath cher low brows, black with
night, rayed out at times dangerous
light"
Be this as it may, she was much
sough after by the young men Ia the
vicinity but ON none did she look
with favor, until the advent of George
Bently, a young physician, hand
some, genial, biue-eyed giant; and the
proud girl could not long conceal
from the villagers, or from the ply
sician himself, the fact that she loved
him.
Perhaps he encouraged this affec-
ton, perhaps not; evidently he dlu
not reciprocate it, for he soon wooed
a dark eyed maiden Of the village,
and won her promise to be his wife.
Kate, too, seemed to have fallen in
love with, the dainty Alice Caxton,
and they were rarely separated for
more than few hours at time.
All went well with the young peo-
pie, and the day set for the marriage
approached.
Miss Dryer prevailed upon Alice
TO stay with her the week preceding
the wedding, and they were seen rid
ing, boating and walking together,
seemingly in the best and highest OF
spirits.
But upon the eve of the wedding
day the village was thrown into the
widest excitement by the announce
ment that Miss Alice Caxton was miss
ing.
Miss Dwyer stated that in the early
part of the evening she and Alice had
been reading together; that she had
prepared coffee, of which they had
both partaken; that Alice had com
planned of drowsiness ard had lain
down upon the sofa for nap.
Miss Kate, having letters to write,
had retired to her room. Returning,
an hour later, she had found the par
tor empty -had searched the house
but Miss Alice was nowhere to be
found
She had gone at once to Mrs. Cax-
tons, but Ali,e had not been there.
Then they gave the alarm and began
a vigorous although an unavailing
search.
A detective from the city arrived
and worked indefatigable for over
two weeks; but on the Tuesday of the
second week, Doctor Bently sent for
him.
After 8 snort conference, the detec-
tive redoubled his exertions; but now
he was searching for Miss Dwyer, in.
stead of Miss Caxton, and mad agreed
to meet DIR. Bently at his office on
Thursday, TO report his progress.
Kate had been tireless in the search
indeed, she seemed unable to rest by
day or night. Hour after hour. and
day after day, she had been out.
When others, wearied and discourag.
cd, had given up and returned to rest,
she pushed on alone. Now she was
nowhere to be found.
Fred CASTOR, the village lawyer who
had-unknown to her or to others
Swallowed her during her wanderings,
might have thrown some light upon
her sudden disappearance, but that he,
too, was missing.
He might have stated also, had be
been questioned on the subject thai
upon the night of Alice's disappearance
he had seen Kate Dryer come down
the path to the river, bearing heavy
burden; that ne bad seen her place i
IN her boat, and, Stepping in after 1t
take up the oars aud row swiftly away
IN the darkness.
Pursuant t. his promise, Doctor
George Bently went on Thursday
morning to meet the detective, anc
found the latter waiting for him.
We'll, Handson, +" said he, as they
were seated, have you any news fol
me?n
Very little, was the reply. "Upor
Tuesday morning, as you may have
heard. Miss Dryer took her boat anc
went up the river. Fred CASTOR
who, it appears, has been following
her around a good deal of late-tool
bis boat, and few minutes late
rowed away in the same direction.
Shortly after this, her boat-tht
Swan-came floating down the rive
unoceupied. Then they two came
down together, and were joking witt
some one on the bridge about racing
with the water-sprites who had stolel
her boat That was the last seen o
either Of them. The Swan has beer
found two miles below, in tangle 0
aoting debris, but his boat bad no
been found. They tell me that this wa
hardly an hour before the storm
struck us. find il to be the genera
opinion that they were 6otn drowned
by either the wind or some broker
tree capsiziBg the boat.
have made inquiries, and lint
CASTOR to have been an old lover 0