Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-02-03

IL j. very Ddu udDlt 70 keep IeOp4e
waiting"
And is not his usual fault AN
astonished at his delay"
Il am more than astonished, mon
sieur, am afflicted the meat viii be
burned"
Take it off the spit
Then it will be cold So
Put some more down to roast
THAT would not be ready"
Well then, my friend, DO as you
E,us best" replied the young man,
who. in spite of his illhumor, could
not help smiling at the hosts despair
II abandon myself to your wisdom"
King solomon, himself. could moi
make a dinner good that had TO be
kept hot replied NJ. Biscarros. as
he re-enlepcd the house.
At this moment the young man heard
the sound Of horses feet, and cried.
at last them
In tact, on looking ont. he saw the
head of cavalier appear among
the trees, but, TO his astonishment,
it advanced no further, and he could
see, by its gradual disappearance, that
he had dismOunted An instant after
ward, he saw the branches cautiously
opened and could distinguish a gray
grcatcoat, and the shining barrel of
Il musket This was not the compan-
ion he waited for, hut his impatlence
began 20 give way to curiosity, and he
remained nj the window He present
~ saw a second figure appear, dressed
precisely like the first. and both placed
themselves in ambush among the trees
a thrill OF terror passed through the
mind Of the young man. "Ah," thought
he, ''is It for me and my thousand
louis they are waiting? But no, for
even if RiChou arrives, and | am able
to continue my journey, my road does
not lead me near where they are
stationed If ! do not deceive myself,
there are two other men coming to
Join them" Indeed. AT that moment
two other horsemen appeared, one IN
the gray Srcatcoat. the other wrapped
in a large cloak. which, when raised
by the wind. showed a riclly-embroid-
cred dress, and wearing n hat with
a large white plume ooh" thought
the young man. this looks like an
ambush"
At that moment one of the windows
of a little house near was opened,
and n woman looked out, rs though
she were expecting some one, but i'm
God Il Nb,t
young man soon remarked that the at
tention of. the cavaliers concealed
among the rccs was particularly dj-
rected 10 this house. ana it seemed as
if they also were waiting for some
one probably the same person as
she was expecting, though, most like
ly. with different intentions
He now turned from the window,
hearing his door opened, and seeing
1t was NJ Biscarro said Can You
tell me to whom that little white house
among the poplarS belongT
"Oh, sometimes to one person, some
times to another"
But who lives there nowg
"A young lady, who calls herself
widow, and who is visited by tile
ghost of her first and perhaps Of her
second husband; however, the two
spirits seem to have an understanding.
and never appear az the same time.
And how long has she lived there
about two months; she keeps very
quiet; no one seems ever 10 have seen
her FOR she goes out very little, and
when she does she wears a thick veil.
A pretty little servant comes every
morning to my inn to order the meals
for the day; we send them there; she
takes them in the hall pays for them,
and sends the boy away. Tonight
she has a supper, | was preparing the
partridges you saw me with for her
"And who has he to supper with
hor?"
Doubtless one OF the shades spoken
Of"
Have you ever seen them
"I have seen them pass; sometimes
late in the evening sometimes quite
early in the morning"
What are they likeT
lone is a man about sixty-he might
bc the first husband, for he comes as
If he were sure Of his right; the other
Is a young man about six or seven
and twenty, and always seems more
cautious and timid,'
AT what o'clock is her supper
at eight
1T is now half-past seven, you have
no time to lose"
"Oh. have everything ready; but
1 came to speak about yours and tell
YOU that the first is spoiled, and have
begun a new one; therefore You viii
have to wait an hour
ooh, my dear host, do not trouble
yourself about our supper, for when
my friend arrives we h~ve plenty to
talk about. and If supper is not ready
we can talk first"
Monsieur is very accommodating p
When NJ Biscarros was gone, the
young man returned to the window.
"Ah" thought he. ST understand II