Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-12-29

The mouth was beautiful, the hpS
were sweet and arch revealing little
white teeth that shone like pearls; a
lovely dimpled chin a white rounded
throat. ana beautiful hands completed
the list OF charms There was an
air Of vitality and health about her
that was irresistible
She was as English in character as
in face. She had none Of the char
acteristics Of the silent, courtly race
OF Brandons. She was essentially
Saxon, true in thought word and
deed: sincere, transparency candid
generous. slightly preiudiced and in
tolerant, proud with a quick, bright
pride that was but "a virtue run To
seed most charming, loyable char
acter, not perhaps 81 the most exalted
I type
/ An her short, sweet life she had
been called heiress of Queene's Chace.
She was woman enough to be more
4 than pleased with her lot in life, she
was proud Of 1t, She loved the bright,
/ beautiful world, and, above all she
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would rather have been heiress OF
/ Queens Chace, she declared, than
/ Queen of England. She loved the
place, she enjoyed the honors and adj
yantages connected with It, She had
/ Inherited just sufficient of her mother S
character to make her appreciate the
advantages Of her position. The great
difference between them was that
/ Lady Brandon loved wealth the pomp,
/ the honors of the world, while Kathe-
rne loved It's brightness and It's pleas
ures
/ Sir Jasper was very much attached
. TO his daughter, his own wife never
reminded him Of his lost love, but his
daughter did. Something in her
/ bright eyes, glad youth, in her sunny
I laughter, in her bright eyes reminded
him of the beautiful Venetian girl
whom he had loved so madly. In
/ these latter years all the love of his
/ life had centered in his daughter, all
/ the little happiness that he enjoyed
came from her-with her he forgot mis-
/ lifelong pain and was at peace
/ She was heiress Of Queens Chace.
/ He had taken the greatest pride and
care in her education. She was ac-
complished in the full sense of the
/ word She spoke French Italian
and German. She sang with a clear,
sweet voice She danced gracefully
and was no mean artist. Her father
/ had taken care that no pains should
1 be spared in her education no eX-
pense, no labor. The result was. she
T developed into brilliantly accom-
plished girl He was delighted with
her
Katherine Brandon had made her
debut; royal eyes had glanced kindly
at the fair bright young face She
had more lovers than She could count.
! n there was one she liked a little bel
Ter than The rest, it was Lord Wynn
. leigh. the second son of the Earl of
4 Woodwyn, the poorest earl in Eng
land
Lord Wynleigh was handsome and
/ cIevcr. He had had hard fight with
the world, for he found 1t difficult to
7 keep mp appearances on a small in
come, but he forgot his poverty and
/ everything else when he fell in love
/ with charming, tantalizng imperious
. Katherine Brandon. Would she ever
care for him2 At present the diff
ference i'm her behavior toward him
ana her other lovers was that she
laughed more lt him. affected greater
Indifference 20 him, but never looked
at him, and she flushed crimson at the
mention of his name.
That same year Sir Jasper was
much oyertasked with work; he was so
iIl MS to be compelled to consult a
physician, who told him that ne could
no, always live at high pressure. and
That II be- wished to save himself he
mast give mp work and rest for
time. I'm order to do this, the IL
usU0us statesman decided on going
ID Queens Chace, the home that he
loved SO WELL Some one suggested
That he should go abroad He
shmnk with horror from the idea.
So the whole family went to Queen
Chaec Sir Jasper invited a party of
friends for Christmas. Unul Christ
mas he promised himself perfect rest.
!. was a., the beginning of October that
ne received the letter which so altered
che course of his life ana that of
others W. was from Assunta al
Nyn.ha- written on her deathbed Per
haps her approaching dissolution had