Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-05-13

- Wen, musfsay John rs real Atry tonight,
with Lin; mtybe Il she knew all know about
his goin'son she Wouldn't be SO sweet.'' ws
Nor if she'dsecn what see, not hundred
years ago." shifted the injured Alonzo.
You don't say so2 'Twan't of moonlight
| night, was its" giggled Jane.
| 9 Youbetter, heHeyeft was,n returned A1on-
20, with a sudden fash of snappish intelligence
| in his little green eyes. just then the figure
| was called and as it ended, somebody recalled
| the HyssOp House clerk to his duties-a party
of exearsionistsg had just arrived-so nothing
more was said between him and Jane; but the
| lie had begun to limp about, as lies will, with
| alacrity and vigor.
John, however, enjoyed the evening, all I'M
conscious Of his enemies, and even asked Jane
Peters to dance, but she tossed her head, and
Informed him her. card was full with such an
air OF impairment superiority that John
laughed and turned away to find another
partner. -
Miss peane and her father spent long sum
mer at the Hyssop House, for Edna hated to
90 back to their stuffy city boarding house,
and they had no other home; they two were
/ alone in the world, and Mr.. Deane liked to be
free to travel, so that he would not keep house.
Besides, Hyssop was aPleasant little town
among the hills, and whatever gayeties were
well dressed, and well-bred; the few young
| men in Hyssop all admired and liked her, and
she enjoyed liking and admiration quite as well
| as woman should John Hackett called as
fancy TO him; he. was an intelligent, kindly
young fellow, paying Difference to age which
Is uncommon in these days, and which pleased
Mr.. Deane peculiarly.
served that the old gentlemans manner toward
him changed; he was no longer cordial, no
longer ready to converse, to borrow books, to
play cribbage with him; and il he came to in
Yite Edna to drive with him, unless be saw her
first, he was sure to meet refusal.
John wondered very much at this change in
their friendly relations; he would have tried to
solve the riddle in the only legitimate way to
solve such problems, by direct inquiry, but for
/ the fact that Miss Deane herself was as sweet
and friendly as ever. If she was little shy,
and her pretty bushes came and went more
swiftly than, before, that did not at all dis
courage John, who was heartily and thorough
ly in love with her long before summer had
gone, and who began to hope she did not al
together dislike him.
II John Hackett had not been absorbed in
this new and joyful emotion, he might have
seen that other people besides Mr.. Deane
seemed to have lost their frendliness little.
The clergyman of the church he attended
bowed to him now without pastoral smile
upon his long serious visage: Deacon GrswOld
eyed him from under his shaggy brows in a
way to have adaunted less absorbed man
several old maids frowned at him, when they
met him, with 4 frOwn of virtuous reprObation;
and more than one young girl of Jenny Peters
class looked askance when they met, and re-
turned only a cold slight nod to his pleasant
greeting.
He was busy man and happy one just
heino necuHarlv' unsnsnicinna NV nat11re no
did not dwell on the chill of his social atmos--
phere as more conscious person would have
done.
s. There was another person besides Mrs. Green
who had seen Johns visitors that night
Alonzo Filley had risen from his pallet in the
inner office at the same time Mrs. Green went
to her window, and proceeded to the front Of
lie her that II was dav. 90 he too beheid TIE
dnbious circumstance- and iudsinp other peo-
Mo Nv b;mseIf mt the worSt nosSihle con
ptv IT,, Us, az ,att Hpnor az LII,
,rau r,.r,,,pr hoariar a. Hvssnn House
tha 1arI Lev, he h,,sn"ss he+ta! thnpn 70 taIl,
of what he had seen: his anger on the night of
the dance had made him incautious, but his
sense forbade him to say ANYTHING more = al
R,1t, what he did saywas enough TO confirm
Jane Peters opinion of John and his C goings
on.n She told her story to seven dear friends.
adding her own ideas as to the persons and
PURPOSES of the visitors to the bank window:
and nv the time each of these seven All Of
whom were pledged to profound secrecy. had
told the tale to fourteen more. under like
pledges these suppositions were incorporated
into the scandal as facts, and the legs of the
lie Increased in due proportion as each Of the
fourteen lent her aid to spread it with great
II was but a few weeks after that June night
that Mr.. Pratt, Lueelia's cousin, who kept the
r.
Deanep in answer to some narticnlar ino1,iries
of the gentleman. thatnobody'in Hyssop had
ANYTHING to saw against John Hackett: and
having borne this Testimony. he walked into.
the Office with pleased and amused smile on
his face. and leaning up against the desk, said,
well, guess John Hackett's in luck. y, 80
Ell" said Alonzo. ~ ass
Why, old Mr.. Deane's been asking about
him-character and so forth Looks mighty
like weddin' ahead. John'll have to ask me
tot for the good send-off | give him. Fact is,
there Want nothin' but good to saw thought
"H'm.'' growled Alonzo. "fStill water
runs Deep they say.''
or woman speak ag' inst him in your life!"
t'Well, l shouldn't want to swear hadn't, +"
said the clerk, mysteriously
uWbv. what on earth he Won hinfinp at?,,
inouired Mr.. Pratt who could perceiye hit of
rossin az far off and HINT II down as perti
.Sari,retr- aI,r ~ that Tnr,ch helin7 race the
old maids.
az don't saw notbin,. 7 know where nv
GOOD lies ;Tain,t in teIljn, tales ont O, school
renlied Alonzo. "But that Deane girls a.
nrettv> oirl an, n ,pood f,irI i should hate to
ko1,sbs X. ,,a,,,r a. ,rr;oF o,yvo1. TIL yo,,ubat