Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-09

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Il don't know" she replied
wei, then, | didn't. ! never had
the chance"
"Or the brains to conceive such a
coup
Look here" cried Arts.
Don't speak so loud, Gerard"
ooh, very well. But look here
Clever, did you manage that bit Of
buslness?"
Katrine raised her soft white hands.
Don't do that" said the young man.
you make me want to kiss them"
"You would not be SO foolish, now"
II don't know. And look here,
don't like you being 80 thick with
| Capel."
Don't you? He wants to, marry
me-"
on break his neck first
"You will act sensibly and well,
mon cher" said Katrine, that Is, IL
you mean that we are to be married
by and by"
Mean It? or course"
but not on fortune of one hun
drod pounds each, mon cher"
Good heavens! No."
"rhen hold your tongue and say
nothing"
But ! shall say something II / see
you working up Irritation with that
cad"
"You will say nothing, no nothing,
see nothing. We can not marry and
stnrve."
"But tell me, Kate-honor bright
you don't care for this Capel?"
Il care for him!"
"Tel me, then; what do you mean
to do?"
"1laye my share of that money"
said KntrIne, with II peculiar harden
ing Of her face.
"Bah! / don't believe the treasure
over existed 1t was a craze on the
old mans part"
"You must be careful. Don't say
or do anything to annoy Paul Capel or
Mr.. Critic We must stay here. 1t was
no craze on the old mans part; may
be can tell whore the fortune is"
what! You mean that"
flush! am working for us both.
"But tell me"
Hush! She has finished the song"
said Kntrlne, leaning back and clap
ping her hands softly. THANK you,
thank YOU" she said. ooh, what n
while It Is since heard that dear old
ballad"
The evening wore away till bedtime
when the butler brought In and lit the
candles, according to his custom
Katrine and Lydia taking theirs and
going ut once, and Gerard Artis fol
lowing, after partaklng of glass of
saltwater, leaving the old lawyer and
Capel together,
Thcy sat In silence for some min
utes, when the old lawyer said:
II do not seem to get any nearer to
the unraveling of this knot, Mr. Capel.
"Do you still adhere to tho opinion
that the treasure was there"
YES and we shall find 1t soon"
"By mastery Inactivity"
ooh, no, replied the old man, 'for
| am taking steps Of my own to re-
deem myself. | don't think those
Jewels can be sold or ono Of those
notes changed without word being
brought to me-"
Capol felt won by the old mans
manner. He shook hands with him
| warmly, and said Goodnight"
He went to the door with him, and
saw the light shine on the thin, silvery
hair M he went slowly up the stair
case while his candle cast grotesquo
shadow on the wall Then, rs Capel
listened, he heard the old man shut
his chamber door. open 1t softly and
shut 1t again more loudly; while,
with the great house seeming to be
douhly stepped In darkness and silence,
! Paul Capel went back to the lounge
ON which he had been seated, leaving
his chamber candle burning like n
tiny star in the great sea of gloom, and
sat back, thinking.
The candle burned lower ms he
thought on, ransacking his memory
for some slight Glow that would help
him to find his lost fortune.
Tho candle went out.
Had he been asleep He could not
say. He believed that he had been
only thinking deeply. At all events.
he was widely awake now. rs he sat
back listening To the heavy beating Of
his own heart, MS he stared through the
intense darkness toward the door. up.
on whose panel he had felt sure he
, hnl hnorl .,fY "a IN.
had touched It.
minute 1t might have been half
an hour. II seemed SO long and there
was faint rustling, and Paul Carel
knew, AS he stared through that in
tense darkness, that some one or some
: thing was coming silently toward
where he sat