Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-10-10

ing no moving object, he concluded thai
10 bad bees one OF those sudden starts. for
which circulate u or digestion are ans YER
able, that uupleasautly visit sleeper in
his own bed as well as In a situation
where a strange sound occurs every min
ute
So far, Osmund Questin.
CHAPTER IT.
In small fat on Camden Hill that
postcard a. anxiously expected by the
young lady to whom it WIS addressed,
"Miss Garuham' No. -. st. Philips Gar
dens" When it arrived, as IL did at the
proper time. the sight OF the closely -scrib-
bled yellOwish square WAS sweet indeed to
her, though the foreign stamp showed how
far OH he was. mo, not so far OF to-day
as when he rOte it, she said to herself,
as with smile that meant protest against
her folly she softly kissed the attempting
morsel Of paper.
Soft gray eyes, with your shadows and
brown friuEes; wise, sweet mouth Of the
pink coral hue of health; firm, oval face,
with the straightforward look Of a trusty
soul; how often you had been pictured ia
the long nights of sickness and the short
and holy, done in that stricken city Of Ma
pies
Out Of the wreck Of very bright paint
ed, lightwu-e3 ahipof iife bu two, dear
er than herself Aal been saved 20 Auas-
tasia GarHadm
These Two were her little sister Lot.ie
and cher humble and loving servant to
command O-mugd Qucst.u.
He had indeed been this and more 10 the
queen elected of his heart two years back
and this he had quietly, without any hot
oaths, declared he would ever continue to
be though his equity old father threatened
20 hold the door against the bride for as
long ne he lived and bequeath him a 5hil-
ling when he died If he veutured to cross
his stubborn VIII even then.
Mr. Questn, senior had put It plainly
10 his son, who was his only living child.
Had his own father starte with a bod and
a troWc or had he not2 Had he built up
FOR himself an immense fOrtuue2 Had he
left it all TO him, cutting of his elder and
younger brothers because one smoked and
the other parted his hair down the middle,
or not? Was il likely that he, having
cherished this massive fortune and lived
always In view Of his responsibility toward
IT, should deliberately put it into the hands
OF one OF that butterfly, speudthrift, ire
spOnsible lot, the Garnhumss Nay, the
daughter of that very man who had lg
nOred, snubbed, and otherwise alIronted
him personality Osmuud might marry
any other girl he chose; but he would
hear no more Of any Garnham, be IL the
prettiest lass that ever was born TO that
handsome, worthless family. Osmund's
mother had been a lady Of good blood, but
homestaying and sensible; let him look
out for such another.
Having said that no Garnham could be
worth her salt, no spoken evidence in the
world would have made him alter his
opinion. He was not vulgar old man,
but, on the contrary, well read and highly
respected afraid of no man, currying favor
with none, and Osmund had strong af
lection for him. This made matters more
difficult, because he had to aim at the re-
Cancellation Of two impossibilities.
Having been to Cambridge, he decided
that there was enough To- do i'm the world
for willing man with brains and health
without crowdiug into one of the over
crowded professions. "What is mine is
yours, my boy, said his father until the
question OF marriage arose
Ofall the girls, Osmuud naturally set
his heart upon the one his father most OBJ
jected to, was the elder daughter of the
late ruined squire Of the Wurwickshire par.
ish, ju which Questin hall, his own place,
was situated. Aud now came the deadlock,
because even if Osmuud had been able to
find uuyfhintr 10 do which la had NOT