The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-10-02

the war broke out he had got ready to
20 look into it. but when that came he
lost everything, and"-
"This is extremely interesting" said
Julian, taking advantage Of her falter
ing, '.are there any Documents"
Rosalie smiled, and holding her hands
about foot apart said:
"A bundle this thick"
Edgar Julian's mind worked like light
ming for few moments.
"How much is the estate supposed to
be WORTH" he presently asked.
"Oh, don't know, ever so much, some
hundreds of thousands. though, quite a
fortune" she replied. ~ have heaui
papa say how much. but | have for
gotten"
The mature and stal0art man sat
there gazing at that 1.-THE, beautiful girl.
Some obscure feeling, hitherto unknown
to him, began to stir in his bosom, as IT
new element was softly diffusing itself
throughout his source of consciousness.
He rose, and standing moment before
her, as she half dropped in the easy
chair, he looked down upon her shining
hair as one who looks upon something
grown suddenly very dear to him. His
deep set, magnetic eyes grew soft and
his swarthy cheeks paled little. He
rallied, passed his land across his fore
head, and looking toward the piano
said:
"Play something FOR me, please; some
thing cheering; I'm gloomy"
II am very sorry, but do not know
the piano. do not play" she replied.
She instantly thought of her dear old
banjo at the mill.
"But haven't you guitar? All the
southern ladies play the guitar" He
spoke lightly and resumed his seat near
her.
ri play on the banjo" she said. and
regretted it instantly, for Mrs. Roosevelt
had charged her not to speak of this tc
any one. -
"Oh, you're seized by the new craze"
he exclaimed. "It is the latest fashion
able thing, believe. Won't you let me
hear your
"But left my banjo in Georgia, she
responded. II wish had not. | sadly
miss it sometimes" She ended with a
little quick sigh.
"One misses so many things away
from home," he said, ''it's a great bore
to go anywhere; one always has to 60
Just at point when one doesn't wish to-
and to place one doesn't care anything
for"
He still spoke lightly, but there was
ring Of real petulance in his tone.
II am sorry you have to go away, if it
will trouble you," she frankly said, look
ing steadily at him with her sweet, mys-
FERROUS eyes.
1T is ever so kind Of you to SYM
pathize with me-" he replied, a gentle
thrill of pleasure running over him. 81
wish 1 were going to get back your es-
tate, lie Chateau Chenier, for you instead
of this matter of hobnobbing with a
Dutch syndicate. That would have
something interesting. something de-
lightfully romantic in it. | shouldn't
mind the journey with such an object at
the end of it." ...
He went away without seeing her
again. AS tire distance grew between
them his impressions of her unique grace
and innocence took clearer form, and he
spent many hours studying them. She
was so unlike any girl he had ever
known, so gentle and sweet and yet SO
spirited and clever.
When he was gone Rosalie missed him
in an indefinite sort of way, which made
the streets of Chicago glare and the long
rows of heavy buildings frown in way
she had not noticed before.
From Chicago to Put-in-Bay, thence
to Saratoga, thence to Newport, staying
some weeks at each place, and finally te
New York city in September, our three
southerners leisurely wandered. The
day on which they sailed for Savannah
was unusually cold, and the streets were
heaped with snow They We're glad tc
set their faces to the south. The voyage
proved pleasant one, however, and they
reached their destination in the midst OF
a season of sunshine and of balmy
breezes.
In due time dispatches and letters;
were received from Edgar Julian, an.
nouncing his success with the Dutch
SVnulCdUe. liz WOulu Hoe w iiohAN 49,
mediately (this was written to Mr.. Large
ly at Chicago, as he had determined or
a tour in the south of France.
1t was while in New York that Mrs.
Roosevelt handed Rosalie paper in
which was printed circumstantial &C.
count of a raid made by government,
officials on an extensive illicit distillery
situated in secluded valley of northern
Georgia known as the pocket" The
raid had been quite successful. The dis.
tillery was demolished and consideSa'
BILE amount of spirits seized. The sup.
posed controller of this celebrated moon
shine establishment, one Frank Ellis,
had escaped. 1t was supposed that ne
had amassed quite fortune from his
distillery before it was destroyed. he
was described as a young man of good
family, handsome, bold, well educated
and exceedingly clever in conducting his
operations.
A few days later Rosalie received let
tiers from home, but not word OF refer
ence to Frank Ellis or of the revenue raic
was in any Of them