The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-02-21
CHAPTER XIII.
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The following Monday. as Ethel Never
gail was preparing to leave the scot
age" for the castle" Mrs. Clum told
her. laughingiy. % the last joke of the
season.
Old Stiles. il seems. ha I gone from DR.
ElfenStcin' door to the Nanse on Satur-
day evening, and had been allowed TO re
main over the Sabbath.
On rising from the hrcakfa>t-table Oh
Sunday he had asked the hour for church
service Being told halfpast ten. he left
the house about ten in order to go to the
church.
4 few minutes before church time the
pastor walked up the aisle. and, before
ascending The pulpit steps happened 10
raise his eyes, and there, 10 his aston
iShInent, in his own accustomed place
sat old Stiles, with the mysterious wallet
on his knee.
Hesitating a moment in order 10 think
how he could get The haG-crazy creature
from the sacred place, Mr. Lee opened
pew door III the side Of the pulpit.
and. going in, sat down in order 10 see if
iii" man would not take the hint and de
sc"ud.
But. To his diSmay the stratagcm did
not work.
Old Stiles sat still.
soon the hell stopped tolling, the or
gan commenced the Soienls. voluntary,
while the congregation sal gazing from
pastor t. pulpit, with its strange Occu-
pant, in spcechle.s wonder.
After Il while the voluntary ended.
and Mr.. Lee arose III despair ~ pass in
to his place. VIII u. to his utter aStoni>h
mcnt, up got old Stiles. ard. calmly lay
ing the wallet GA the desk before him.
proceeded to give or a hymn.
Vt this uutooked-tor procedure Rev.
Mr.. Lee sank back in The pew. and CON
r.u;iod IL seq what the man really III
tended to do. He could not certainly
expect To go through the who. service
without his permission.
But the worthy pastor was mistaken.
| The man did intend il; and not only
that, but carried out the intCution-car
! ried il out. too. to the delight and salts
! faction of al present.
/ Never had a more thrilling aud rio-
! qhcnt sermon been delivered in that
| grand Old church than fell upon their
! aStonishcd ears from the lips OF Rev.
! Edwin {. stiles, the half-crazcd posses
! Sor OF the mysterious wallet.
! After having filled his GREATNESS audi
! cnce with wonder and surprise the
| strange being concluded til. exercises by
! an appropriate prayer. then parting
| bcned!ction, after which he seized his
/ wallet. hat and cane. and walked down
! and out, without speaking word. or
/ looking to the right or left.
| Did he not return 10 the ManSe?"
! No. He just walked away. and has
not been seen since I'm the ncighborhooj. :"
We'll" laughed Ethel, "he certainly
| Is the oldest human being lever came in
! contact with. Do YOU think he has left
! the village forever"
No one knows; he may return at any
moment, or he may not II is inst as he
! takes the freak. ] presume"
/ Bidding the kind woman farewell, and
| thanking her warmly for hcr protecting
! care. She ran down the path aS the coro-
neted coach of her grace the Duchess of
! Nestmore Land drew up to the door in
order to carry her 70 her new home, and
she was soon entering the winding walk,
that led 10 the castle.
She almost forgot the sadness Of her
1 lonely lot as her eager eyes drank in the
>piendor OF the grounds through which
they were advancing. Everything Tat
could charm the senses was here found
in luzurfant perfection.
Grand old trees. exquisite hooks OF
rareSt beauty. miniature lakes, profu-
sioIS Of sweet eNoticS. rustic bowers. ivy
wrearhed lahyrinths for quiet res, and
! reflection, were on either hand. VII le the
castle itself was perfect monument of
I architectural magnifcence. Pillars. tur-
/ rets. doGles and wings were all that
great wealth and the most cultured taste
could make them.
The Duchess was lady OF remarkable
beauty and grace still, although she had
/ passed her seventeen birthday.
Her husband. Charles W0rthin-tol
tenth Duke 81 Westuore!and stern.