Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-12-31

the weak-eyed Leah or the b.ue-orbed
| Rachel?'
What brings you here, WAITE asked
Jasper, Disgusting his annoyance.
| oh, my sanctimonious fox, are you
waiting here for one of the silly geese
to run to you?'
You have come here bent on mis-
chief, said Jasper, disdaining to no
tice his jokes.
The evening, the still scene, the
solitary platform raised so high above
the land beyond, had seemed holy,
soothing as church, and now, at
once, With the sound of Walter
voice, the feeling was gone, all seemed
desecrated.
Watt said Jasper, sternly, you
sent me away to Buckfastleigh by a
| lie. Why did you do that? 1t is utterly
false that my father is il and dying
Is it so? Then l dreamed it, Jas
| per. Morning dreams come true,
folks say. There, my brother, you
! are a good, forgiving fellow. You will
pardon me. The fact is that Martin
and l wanted to know how matters
went at home. I did not care to go
myself, Martin could not go, sol
sent you, my good simpleton.'
You told me lie.
! If | had told the truth you would
not have gone. What was that we were
/
ct praevalebit." | don't believe it; eX-
perience tells me the contrary. Long
live lies; they win the day al the
world over
What brings you here"
Have I not told you? l desired to
| see you and TO have news of my IA
Their You have been quick about it,
Jasper. I could scarce believe my eyes
when l saw you riding home
You have been watching?
of course have. My eyes are keen.
Nothing escapes them
Walter, this will not do. I am not
deceived; you did not come here for
the purpose you say. You want some
thing else, what is it?'
The boy laughed, snapped his fin
gers and began to dance, whistling a
tune, on the rock; approaching, then
backing from Jasper.
Oh, you clever old Jasper!' he
laughed, now you begin to see-like
the puppy pitched into the water-butt,
who opened his eyes when too late!'
Jasper folded his arms. He said no
thing, but waited till the boys mad
pranks came to an end. At last Watt,
seeing that he could not provoke his
brother, desisted, and came to him
with affected humility.
There, -Jasper-Saint Jasper,
mean-I will be quiet and go through
my catechism.'
Then tell me why you are here
We'll, now, you shall hear our
scheme. Martin and l thought that you
had better patch up your little quarrel
with father, and then we knew we
should have a good friend at his ear
to prompt forgiveness, and so, per
| haps, as his conscience stirred, his
purse strings might relax, and you
would be able to send us a trifie in
money. Is not this reasonable?
Yes, there could be no denying it,
his was reasonable and consistent
with the characters of the two, who
would value their fathers favor only
by what it would profit them. Never
| theless Jasper was unsatisfied. Watt
was so false, so INSCRIPTIONS, that
his word never could be trusted.
Jasper considered for a few min.
utes, then he asked, Where is Mar
! tin; is he here?'
'Here!' jeered the boy, Martin here,
! indeed! not he. He is in safe quarters.
! Where he is l viii blab to no one, not
even you. He sends me out from his
ark of refuge as the dove, or rather,
to bring him news of the world from
which he is secluded
Walter, answer me this. Who met
Miss Eve this evening on this very
rock? Answer me truly. More depends
on this than you are aware of.
Miss Eve! What do you mean? My
sister who is dead and gone? do not
relish the company of ghosts
You know whom l mean. This is
miserable evasion. mean the younger
of the daughters of Mr.. Jordan. She
was here at shutdown this evening and
someone was with her. l conjure you
by all that you hold sacred
1 hold nothing sacred said the boy.
I conjure you most solemnly to tell
the whole truth, as brother to brother.
Wei, then-as brother to brother
l did
For what purpose, Waltz
MY dear Jasper, can we live on air?
Here am I hopping about the woods,
roosting in the branches, and there is
poor Martin mewed up in his ark.
II must find food for him and myself
You know that I have made the ac-
quaintance of the young lady, who.
oddly enough, bears the name of our
dear departed mother and sister.
have appealed to her compassion, and
held out my hat for money. l offered
to dance on my head, to turn a wheel
ali around the edge of this cliff, in
Jeopardy of my life for half guinea,
and she gave me the money to prevent
me from risking broken bones
oh. Watt, you should not have done
this!
We must live. We must have