Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-12-26

y0a Are n ~ arms again Tcur fa1hili MS
bzu6 goEN kEssEL
Their ioY wAs dumb for tines could
ind no words 70 give utter4nce. 80
sudden WAS the unexpected revelation.
Il was a inward riot OF bliss.
smothere3 ecstasy OF incre3ulitv. Al
last il burst forth into ful, jubilee IS
felicity. AID as they wepl wita Joy IN
each other arms. they offered PRAYERS
Of gratitude 20 the initiate.
God has az last answered nv
prayers, sof.ly mnrmured the humble
parent. while the daughter c.ir -ln- 20
her side gael lnsO the flames. which
danced il unison with her huttering
bosom
That 81 Chr As Rupert opened the dou
OF The kissel cottage he wZ> ,onagy1 At
suT7ss Ts41 so t8e uuusul. pr0fu>auess Of
his sweetheart greeting She was all
sMle al dimples ali engaging viva
cts. il hi, heart bad ever dalaied
before he h45 40 neeI q dogas now.
Never bad ae seen her lock .ore.ier
Lets remaia 80 home re-1i-l.
sine said. apTal.Iu-.v. j aaVe 81 MANY
things ID -ag 90 tsU And before le
eaa.4 give ia answer size bad aer white
arms about BIS neck and haa kissed Lin
,eaderly.
As Il this endearmeat was proof
against q negative reply she b4de him
sit up ov tie lire aud warm himself
while She ran upstairs aud pat herself
Ia more preseltaole attire.
Before lie could utter a word she had
gone. singing with Zirli,n abandon a
snatch Of the Ia Guiana waltz.
Rupert maryele}. To MIN she had
always been lizhrs1ue bat never 20
excessively so. lie heard her li-at step
in the room above. and taEcie,l be saw
her flushed face and pleasant ewes. an-
ticipatiug the pleasure her woris would
convey % him Naen size returned. As
he was discouEting numerous revela-
tons she was about 20 divulge, his eyes
wandered 10 the mantel upon which
the letter from the pardoned convict
had been Left Quick as lightning 1t
flashed across his mind that this was
the solution. There was some love
mystery in the letter His curiosity
was piqled. and he jumped hastily from
his seat Had he scruCuiLea -he fadet
superscrip-ion be would have seen that
it was not addressed 10 her, but being
struck yith a shaft Of the -resu-eyed
monster. which ranked in bis heart, he
threw discretion 70 the wind. and
trem blDg.y opened the tear-spastered
sheet.
lie mad read only a few lines when
he became painfully aware OF his error,
but be had read enough to account for
Cd q TO-.
He mad solved the riddle ~ the
sphinx. and it bad been slain. He re-
turned the letter carefully % its place,
with = decidedly troubled look upon his
hre-warmej face.
Her father was criminal and he
about To propose To her. These words
were printed in fiery brands up0n his
brain. lie drew himself up with frigid
hau,eur. all be pride % SIS nature re-
asserted itself, alternating h.u from the
humble cottage iu which he stood, and
in thought be only knew Marcy as a
beautiful girl whom he had once loved,
but who had passed forever from his
heart.
He b.t Isis lips until the blood started.
he Thought 20 first to slip ont quietly;
broaca his discovery rs oe.cAtelv IS
possible. and eadeaFor 10 say farewell
with IS good grace as 1e could muster.
lie thought how others would have
d0ne-h0w ther would have laughed
the whole world to scorn. True love
is iuvU,uera3le But sUch was not the
case with Rupert Jonusou-he was iu.
deed prJua-he could not have with
stood the slightest innuendO of society
it would have had a whitening effect.
As ne was turning these cruel
thoughts over in his mind, and making
them excuses for his forthcoming con.
duet, Marcy entered the room, pict-
ure Of happiness and coutentment. She
drew cushion beside him and -T3Spcd
hi. reluctant hand with warm affection
Il lay 50 limp snd hieless Ia hers that
she was shocked As muca az ii she mad
grasped q galvanic battery.
''Nhv. Fupe. what makes yOB iooF
so pale?' she iuterrogateI. as farts 81
pain sped through her breast your
hand IS so cold; are y0E 4iAag,
Then she drew atrsei partial y
around. so that their ewes met. His
cold. UumeauiDg stare cut her ike ;
knife. Size uni0osed the hand that held
his and raised herself before him, thrust.
ing her u1uer.iD between 4crterta with
81 embarrassed, ANNOYED expression.
Then. turning her back upon him. sh'
rushed 10 4 sofa, and Durying her fac,
in her hands gave way 10 pitil. lamea
tati0us
He arose suuenly. made q motion a.
IL 60 tiv % her side. but feeling thar the
crisis lad been reached checked the i'm
pulse. Drawing himself NIP with ap
parent distress. be spoke wa~iS that
almost chilled the blood OF ,le weeping
girl.
Marcy. I came to tell Won tonight
that our acquaintance must cease.
This was said low and deliberately
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