Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-01-14

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and that if Alice would swear not to
marry you, and not TO tell you why,
or where she had been, she would let
her go; but if not, she would push
the stone over the mouth of the cave,
and shut her in forever.
''Then Miss Dwyer said to Castor:
".'Why did you let me do it?'
And he said:
Because I wanted 10 marry you,
nay beautiful fendr
lis it mans duty to swear away
the life Of his friend, but be cannot
swear against his wife. Will you
marry me, Kate?
II could see her shiver; but she
said calm enough:
f." Yes, l will
HE began to get out Of the boat
then. and said it was going to storm,
and they would go into the cave. He
held his hand out, and said:
=" Come, my lover
emo, she cried out; I won't go in
there; besides that, we cannot, for the
way is blocked
Then he explained that there were
really two caves with an opening be
tween, and that she need not go into
the other, where she might find some
thing she would not wish to see.
"She kept saying:
I won't go there-I won'tr
citizen he told her she must consider
his safety, as he had written an &C.
count of all he knew about the cave,
and given the sealed paper to his sec
rotary; if be should die suddenly, it
would be opened at once. She rose
up then, and told him he need not
help her; but he kept holding his
hand out, and stood so she could not
leave the boat without coming close
to HIM. She held back, but he too K
her hand, and as she stepped out on
the sand, he put his arms about her
and kissed her lips, and said:
" How you shiver, my darling!
You must be very cold ,"
'"Then she struggled and tried to
get away, and said III sort of tenn
per:
s'Don't you call me that! I don't
like it,"
Gle laughed then, and told her he
would call her anything he choose,
except a murderess: he would not call
her that.
'She seemed to wilt right down
then. and let him kiss her ever so
many times, but she looked as if it
made her feel sick"
IT can readily believe that, " said the
detective dryly.
''The storm was awful by this time
and he made her go in the cave-the
opening was right under where | was
lying, but I never seen it. Well, soon
as they were in, I wanted 10 get some
where under the rocks. SO as TO be safe
So I crawled back a bit, then took
hold of the rock to swing myself over
and drop, for it wasn't very far and [
was scared but all heaven and earth
seemed to come together just then,
and didn't know anything more till
shutdown last night, and then seen
that q big tree Or lightning had struck
that big rock where hid, and it had
fell over the mouth of that cave"
care you telling me the TRUTH said
the detective. sharply
s'Of course" answered Tim. "Why
should I tell it all if it was not true?''
why didn't you come home last
nightg"
''I be coming to that sir. When
found myself down there on the bank
I could hardly get home, I was that
weak and tired. Ny mother met me,
and asked where I had beeu for two
days and a night. That was the first
I knew that it wasn't Tuesday. she
was glad tosee me, but before 7 got
quite home I lost myself again, and
never knew anything till this morn
ing. Then come soon as I could"
Have you told any one Of this
''No, sir-not a word. | thought If
they was ali dead maybe it would be
better for no one to know"
''Well, my boy" said Doctor Ben
tly, kindly, you have shown so
much discretion about this that 7
think I must tell you something the
villagers do not know. Miss Cax!on
came home on Tuesday. Mr.. CASTOR
took her out after Miss Dwyer shut
the cave. He took her fifty miles
away, and meant to keep her conceal
ed until he could make Miss Dwyer
marry him; bat she escaped. We
have been searching Tor MISS Kate
and CASTOR ever since. Can you go
now and show us where to find
them9"
Tim was eager for the trip, and
with some of the villagers, they were
soon en- route for the cave.
On arriving, their first call brought
the muffied response:
"Help help-for the love of heaven
I ana shut in here with a maniacl"
1t was several hours before they
could release the prisoners, and they
found Gaston's words too true.
Kate Dryer was indeed a raving
maniac; and such she continued until
the day of her death.
As soon as they were released the
villagers rolled back the stone, and
sealed the cave forever.
CASTOR fed from the village; not so
soon, however, but what he heard the
wedding-bells that rang so merrily
for Doctor Bently and his lovely
bride.
Tim became the doctors Office boy,
and to his credit be it said, never
again played hockey"