Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-14

! Wnen sounded nm cautiously upon
the subject, wishing TO know If they
were likely to have eloped but he tell:
me that she despises the man. Hen
uncle is very anxious about Miss Kate,
and has men dragging the river al
various points for four or FIVE miles
OF course he does not know that I, to1
am looking for her"
Their conversation was here inter
rupted by timid rap
1T is Gaston's Office boy-Tim, .
said DIR. Bently. 81 saw him pass the
widow, Come int he added in a
louder tone.
The door swung partly open, and
aa understood, freckle-faced boy, of
fourteen or theresbouts, entered the
room.
well, my boy" said DIR. Bently,
as ne noticed the pale face and shak-
ing limbs, what is the matter with
you2"
81 got hurt in the storm yesterday,
or rather Tuesday" replied Tim,
swinging his ragged cap nervously.
but | didn't come about that. May
sit DOWN.
Certainly" replied the doctor.
Poor chap you look almost done up.
Here, drink this he added, pouring
few drops of colorless LIQUID into a
glass of water and handing it TO the
BOY. NOW tell us what it is you have
to say"
''It's about Mr.. Gaston, and Miss
Dryer, and Miss Caxton, " he said,
hesitatingly, looking at the detective
The men exchanged chances.
You need not mind this gentle
man, Tim" said Doctor Bently. IF
it is anything confidential, ne will
never mention it.
Twill you botn promise, said the
boy, earnestly; "that if Mr.. CASTOR
should get out, you won't tell on
me2n
"should get out2" repeated DIR.
Bently, in a puzzled tone. "Do you
know where he ISL"
eyes"
Where is he2p
"You promise me please doa' said
Tim, nervously. HE would kill me
for telling, he wogld."
"Well, well, Tim, we will both
promise that no harm shall come to
you on account Of anything you may
tell us Now go ahead"
Hes in a cave down the river
shut in. So is Miss Dwyer and Miss
Caxton."
"How do you knows"
Il see them go in-leastways, l seen
Mr.. Castor and Miss Dwyer. Tues
day morning. l played hockey" ex-
planned Tim, blushing. II told Mr..
Castor | was sick, and couldn't stay
at the office. For q wonder, he let me
off. He has been mighty good-natur-
ed lately, grinning and rubbing his
hands when he thought nobody didn't
see him.
81 didn't stay home long, but went
down between the bends to fish.
Just got into a good place-maybe
you've seen it; the sandy edge is only
about a yard wide now when the
water is low; then there's strip of
scrubby pines and things, with vines
tangled over them; the bank is rocky,
and rises out of the pines almost like
a wall.
'Just as / threw my line in, seen
Miss Kate's boat floating along with
nobody in it, and in a minute / seen
Mr.. CASTOR and Miss Dryer in his
boat coming. He had his back to me,
and was rowing kind OF slow, and
knew if he seen me I'd catch some
thing more than fish.
II got in among the pines and seen
a big rock, like q tahle-leaf, sticking
out of the bank. l got up behind it
and hid, lying down. ! pulled my
self along till / could see them. By
this time they was right close, and /
seen as how he was making for the
shore. I was awful scsrt-thought
he seen me, sure. She says:
"What you stopping for9"
"And he run the end of the boat on
the sand, and raised the oars out of
the water, slow-like, and says:
"There's something want to say to
you, Miss Dwyer, and this is a good
place TO say it. We shall not be over.
heard.
81 knew, then, he hadn't seen me.
l. WASH more II SIX letL-Of ma ue
ten feet--from his head if he'd a stood
up. He sat in the middle of the boat,
with his back to me, and sac sat in
the other end, facing him.
She wanted to go on but he didn't
move He just sat there watching
her till she stopped talking and fidget-
ing around and sat still; then he said
as how he had asked her TO marry
him oece, and she efused, and says
he:
50 I ask you again now
''Then she said as when she refused
once she meant it for always He
coaxed her little, and said he loved
her. and would make her happy; but
she shook her head. Finally she said
she would would rather die than mar
ry him.
Says he;
"'What kind of death9
"And she says:
"'Any kind.
"Then they didn't say anything fol
a minute; then he began to talk about
what an awful death hanging must
be. and how bad the folks that are