Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-12-10

Ii Is as certain as that / stand here"
"And what If he refuseT"
MY dear cousin" smiled the Judge.
blandly, "the alternative is his con-
finement for the remainder of his life
Ia public asylum for the insane"
"You cannot mean itr' cried Hester;
but the judge only shrugged his Shout
ders and said: "Time flies. Bid Cliff
ford come TO me-" and Hester turned
and went slowly up the stair and
| knocked at her brothers door, and
called. None answered. After long
waiting, she knocked again; then she
undid the door and entereG-the cham
Der was empty.
Back she ran down the STAIR calling
frantically:
Clifford is gonel Help Jeffrey
| Pyncheon Some harm will come to
himi I" She ran through the hall, call
ing and searching for him. When She
approached the parlor door again. Cliff
ford stood In the door, coming from
within. He pointed his finger back
into the room.
Come Hepzibahgr he cried with a
wild gesture. THE weight is gone
from usl We can sing and laugh. now.
Aye we can be as light-hearted as
little Phoebe herself"
Horror-stricken at his looks and mo-
tions, Hepaibah slipped past him into
the parlor. Almost Immediately she
returned-a cry choking in her throat.
My Godw she cried, ''What win be-
come of us~
Come with mel" cried Clifford.
stil with that Wild gayety, ''Put ON
your cloak and hood, take your purse
with money in It. and come I"
StilI with that wild gayety so foreign
to him, Clifford led the way. first to the
depot-where he made her take the
train-when they left it at an out-of-
the-way station, still leading, he drift
ed away with her into the cold, sullen
mist.
With the day came many people to
| the cent-shop; but none gained admit
lance but when Phoebe came the gar
! den-door opened for her A hand
clasped hers and she was led into the
| disused reception room. The sun
streamed In through the uncurtalned
windows and she saw her companion
/ was Holgrave.
He told her the judge was dead--iD
! the same manner as his ancestor ito
whom God had given blood to drink r
He convinced her that the uncle for
whose supposed murder Clifford had
suffered for thirty years had died In
the same fashion.
I'VE must not hide It moment
longer!n cried Phoebe Clifford Is in
noeent! God will make It manifesto
Let US throw the door wide and call
the neighbors to see the truth
"Wait!" begged Iiolgrave 'Phoebe.
/ in all our lives there can never be an-
other moment like this Is It al ter
ror? Are you conscious Of no joy, as |
am, that has made this the only point
Of life worth living for2"
at seems a sin" faItered Phoebe,
so speak Of joy at such time"
phoebe cried Holgraye, before
you came my past was lonely and
dreary-my future seemed shapeless
/ gloom With you cnme hope, warmth
and joy, / love you Phoebe. DO you
love meg"
"Look into my heart" said Phoebe,
dropping her eyes you know love
YOU"
At that moment the mingled voices
Of Hepzlbah aud Clifford came to
them Phoebe and her lover went to
meet them lIepzIbah, when she saw
1 Them burst into Clifford smiled
aud murmurcd that the Rose Of Eden
had hloomed in the old house at last.
by the death of Judge Pyncheou.
IIepzibah, Clifford aud Phoebe became
rich They decided to live at the
Judges country place At the very
moment Of departure, through ClIf-
/ ford's troubled mind drifted a recolec-
ton Of the time when, "A mere boy, he
had discovered the secret spring which
caused the portrait Of the colonel (be-
fore which they STOOD, TO swing for
ward disclosing recess wherein
were important papers But he had for
gotten the secret Of the spring.
Perhaps ] can recall It," said IIoi-
! grave. and touched the spring.
II was much rusted ana therefore,
when released, the portrait tnmbled to
( ia fhp floor There was the recess