Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-05-19


please don't guess that there WA ,ss 81
woman in the case, because byand IL:
when I get an. opportunity, i want to tell
yexes me 30 as to find my self forestalled
Ned Bradlee had begged the oppoz-,
Raln6. and Ben Anderson had consented,
partly to please his old friend and partly
becsuse he didn't care to have stranger
ewes looking ON when he met hia boy. ~.
:" Well, declare, Mrs Andsrsonl You
don't look more n sixteen, and your cheeks
are like piny's," he cried, making an awk-
ward attempt to raise his beaver, rs she
came to the door. What WiU the Cap
ting sayY' ~ Us go
HYou won't stop to talk, win you, Ned,
but drive right home As soon as the train
gets in - enc said, eagerly, without mo-,
ficing his salntation save by heigg htened 4
color. INV 4.4,.a. xsss.. .ff6
i "Tn be back by half past one If the
world stands have nice lot OF dinner,
ZOOS you mag have company; there's no
KNOWN. ANY wants in town. DE g. y.
mo, no" g.ll q. lfif3~tn st''tii Y
I He made feint oflaughing al her eager
impotence, but his voice had an odd,
husky sound in it, altogether unusual
How slow the hands moved over the
dali How many times, even before one
O'Clock, she went and stood IN the south
door, and looked of over the long prairie
road, shading her eyes with her hand, and
smiling softly TO herself. And when At
last, i've minutes before the time, through
the faint cloud Of dust she saw light car
rage, with pair of horses tandem, and
saw there were too in it how wildly her
heart beat! And then her eyes grew sud.
denly misty. There was q little whifl o.
swift wheels, and like one IN blissful
dream, she saw . form spring 70 the
ground, and moment more and she was
crying in the arms of . tall, broad chested,
handsome man, who kissed her over and
over, while at the same moment he shook
hands with his iather, and laughed hap
PLY, despite the tears in his handsome
blue eyes. 9e dftE al
"Ef I'd thought you would feel 80
sorry, and take on 60, Mrs. Anderson, I'll
be darned eff I'd brought the capting
here at all !" Ned exclaimed, blowing his
SThee same silly old dog" Ralph said,
laughing. Mother, what has cone over
Ned. He looks as if he had been made
over new. I'll bet he's got q girl" -.
TO Ralph's surprise the ruddy face
grew several shades deeper, /" What" he
cried, did that shot hits" .at AMMAN
Never you mind, Capting," Ned rel
piled, trying TO, look Al ease, but still
blushing like an Indian summer sunset
Then the dinner was seryed-and such
q dinner az it was There was the incest
of salmon trout, which Ben Anderson had
rode into the city before sunrise to get;
and chickens in pies, and stews, and
roasts; and just the loveliest little pig,
roasted whole, lying ON his side in great
white platter with bright blue edge, and
looking ready TO burst with happiness and
pride that he, of all his mothers little
snow-white, pink nosed children, should
have the honor to be eaten on this great
occasion. And then the gravies and
sauces and vegetables! And then, again.
the pies and puddings-why! If were to
tell them all, it would take me half q day !
Only this will say: don't believe there
was ever before such wonderful dinner,
or ever quite such happy, happy party
as sat before it, And | am quite rs sure,
by the admir,ng look in her eyes, that
Myra Anderson thought there was not
another mother in the wide world that
had such boy as hers!
l feel as If ought to beg the readers
pardon for not before introducing him TO-
the Montfords, of Montf,rd House, The
more so because they are the only Equal.
Ity," par excellence, which the region round
about could boast. Let me make haste to
atone for my neglect, without moments
delay.
: First, then, there was Gilbert Montford,
an English gentleman OF great wealth,
and the very bluest Of blood. There was,
next in order Of Importance, his agent
and confidential friend, Mr.. Alfred De
Vries, who had been born and educstedin
Paris. Then there were three children
or rather, they were children once, Just
at this time they were respectively TWEEN
ty-six, twenty -four, and twenty. Miss
Althea MontfOrd being the eldest, her sis
ter Fannie next, and Victor, the brother,
who was, - l just said, twenty.
4 Mr.. Montford had been in the State
something like nine years. He had one
of the finest establishments IN tho couii,
try. Montford House was q sort Of mar
vel to the simple republicans Of the sur
rounding country. There was massive
pieces Of silver which had been handeA
down for generations, some Of 1t bearing
heraldic devices which ehOwed the great
ness of IT'S possessors. The MOntford
servants wore livery, and the Montford
crest-a rampant hon, with an upiifted
arm above II, WAS emblazoned on the
panels of the family carriages. Altogeth-
er, they were very high. born, aristocrat.
ic family, with plenty OF money appar..
emily, and, as consequences. plenty 81
admirers. sssas, s.f5.s., fe,sB. ~. .
II they were q little select in their. %.
sociates no one thought Of 1t with the
feeling of indignation or annoyance with
which they regarded the aristocratic pre-
tensions OF Jenkins Stubbs, Esq, Whose
father used TO saw wood for . rather scan
" living. Mr.. Montford was to the manor
born, and the descendant or lords and no.
blemen had something to BE- proud OF;
tor, say what We will, family and position
are something, and Americans have . due
respect for "the nobility" 49, b.,l..s..5
Among the privileged visitors at the
Montford, House was blanche Arnold
She had been intimate with the Montfotd
Young ladies' ever since they came to the
neighbxhood " They were somewhat
older than her, but Blanche was always
meture' and womanly, even when Q small
child, and 70 the differences In ages was