Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-02-11
CHAPTER XIII.
In a Mine.

take Mr.. COyshe, just to save herself
the inconvenience of being questioned
about the lost ring, than she ran out
Of the room, and to escape further i'm
pOrtunity ran over the fields towards
ne wood She had scarcely gone
three steps from the house before she
regretted what she had done. She did
not care for Mr.. Coyshe. She laughed
at his pecuIiarities. She did not be
liere, like her father and sister, in
his cIeverness. But she saw that his
ears and eyes were unduIy promi-
nent, and she was alive to the ridicu-
lou. Mr.. Coyshe was more to her
fancy than most of the young men of
the neighbOrhood, who talked of no.
thing but sport, and who would grow
with advancing age to talk of sport
and rates, and beyond rates would
not grow. Eve was not fond Of hunt
ing. Barbara rarely went after the
hounds, Eve never. She did not love
horse exercise; she preferred saun-
tcring in the woods and over the
down after a fox. Perhaps hunting
required too much exertion for her:
Eve did not care for exertion. She
made dolls clothes still, at the age of
seventeen: she played on the piano
and sang; she collected leaves and
flowers for posies. That was all Eve
cared to do. Whatever she did she
did it listlessly, because nothing
thoroughly interested her. Yet she
felt that there might be things which
were not to be encountered at Nor
we'll that would stir her heart and
make her pulses bound. In a word, she
had an artistic nature, and the world
in which she moved was a narrow and
inartistic world. Her proper faculties
were UneVoked. Her true nature
slept
The boot of an owl, followed by a
queer little face peeping at her from
behind a pine. She did not at once
recognize Watt, as her mind wa
occupied with her engagement to Mr..
COyshe.
Now at the very moment Watt
showed himself her freakish mind had
swerved from position of diegust at
her engagement, into one of semi
content with it. Mr.. Coyshe was going
to London, and there she would be
free to enjoy herself after her own
fashion, in seeing plays, hearing op-
eTas, going to all the sights of the
great town, in life of restless pleas
ure-seeking, and that was exactly what
Eve desired.
Watt looked woe-begone. He crept
from behind the tree. His impudence
and merriment had deserted him.
Tears came into his eyes as he spoke.
Are they all gomez he asked look
ing cautiously about
Whom do you mean?'
The police
Yes, they have left Morwel. I do
cot know whittier. Whether they are
searching for your brother or have
given up the search I cannot say.
What keeps you here%
o Miss Eve. poor Martin is not far
off. It would not do for him to run far
He is in hiding at no great distance,
and-he has had nothing to eat
Where is he? What can I do?'
asked Eve, frightened.
He is in an old mine He will not
be discovered there. Even if the con-
stables found the entrance, which is
improbable, they would not take him,
for he would retreat into one of the
side passages and escape by an air
hold in another part of the wood
I will try what I can do. I dare say
might smuggle some food away from
the house and put it behind the hedge,
whence you would fetch it.
That is not enough. He must get
away
There is Jasper's horse still with US.
will ask Jasper, and you can have
that
No answered the boy, that will
not do. We must not take the road
this time. We must try the water
We have a boat said Eve, but
papa would never allow it to be used
Your papa will know nothing about
it. nor the prudent Barbara, nor the
solemn Jasper. You can get the key
and let us have the boat
I will do what I can, but'-as a sud
den thought struck her-'Nartin must
let me have my ring again. I want it
so much. My father has been asking
for it.
How selfish you are!' exclaimed the
boy reproachfully. Thinking of your
own little troubles when a vast dan
ger menaces our dear Martin. Come
with NE. You must see Martin and ask
him yourself for that ring. dare not
speak of ii; he values that ring above
everything. You must plead for it
Yourself with that pretty mouth and
those speaking eyes
I must not: indeed I must mott
Why not. You will not be missed,
No one will harm you. You should
see the poor fellow, to what he is re
dlced by love for you. Yes. come and
see him. He would never have been
here. he would have been far away
in safety. but he had the desire to see
you again
Indeed. I cannot accompany YOU
Then you must do without the
ring
7 want my ring again vastly. NV
father is cross because have not got
it. and I have promised to show It
him. How can I keep my promise
unless it be re -tored TO me?'
Come, comet said the boy impa-