Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-01-14
KATE DIVERS REVENGE.
BY BERT DAY.

Years ago, on one of tbs branches
of Green River, Kentucky, IN the vii
lage of Edgewood, lived Judge Dwyer,
with Kate, his orphan niece and &C
knowledged heiress.
Kate Dwyer was a tall, beautiful
brunette, with sparkling black eyes,
and hair of midnight darkness.
It was rumored that cher tapering
hand and rounded wrist had factle
power to form fst," and that from
beneath cher low brows, black with
night, rayed out al times q dangerous
light"
Be this as it may, she was much
sough after by the young men in the
vicinity; but on none did she look
with favor, until the advent of George
Bently, a young physician, a hand
some, genial, blue-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 dId
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 3 few hours at time.
All went well with the young PEG
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 and 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 Alice had not been there.
Then they gave the alarm and began
q vigorous although an unavailing
search.
A detective from the city arrived
and worked interchangeable for over
HIT b.nT <NEJ he
second week, Doctor Bently sent for
him.
After short 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 DR.. 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
ed, 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-unkDown to her or to others
Swallowed her during her wanderings
might have thrown some light upoE
her sudden disappearance, but that he
too, was missing.
He might have stated also, had he
been questioned on the subject tha'
upon the night of Alice's Disappearance
he had seen Kate Dwyer come down
the path to the river, bearing heavy
burden; that ne had seen her place i
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take up the oars and row swiftly away
In the darkness.
Pursuant II his promise, Doctor
George Bently went on THURSDAY
morning TO meet the detective, anC
found the latter waiting for him.
well, Handson," said he, as they
were seated, have you any news fol
MET"
Very little, was the reply. "Upor
Tuesday morning, as you may have
heard. Miss Dwyer took her boat ant
went up the river. Fred CASTOR
who, it appears, has been following
her around a good deal of late-tool
his boat, and a few minutes late,
rowed away in the same direction.
Shortly after this, her boat-tht
Swan-came floating down the rive
anocsupied. Then they two cam,
down together, and were joking will
sonae 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 o
foting debris. but his boat had no
been found. They tell me that this wa
hardly an hour before the storm
struck u.s. I find it to be the genera
opinion that they were both drowned
by either the wind or some broker
tree capsizing the boat.
:" have made inquiries, and fine
Castor to have been an old lover o