Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-05-19

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ing bat the chastisement she must in
fiict.
9 Arthur Arrowsmith, she began.
"you sre found out. Walls have ears
and windows have eyes. oh, you per-
jured man!n 8E sk
They may have" retorted the rec
-toE, who seemed wonderfully prepared
for the attack !" but even II that be so,
however curious and interesting the fact
may be considered IN the light of an un-
expected and rather inexpicable phe-
nomenon, still don't see what it has to
say to my being perjured man"
You were seen in this room," the
lady went on, s. seen when that clock
was pointing to twenty-eight minutes
past eleven. What was going to hap
pen just then, Arthur Arrowsmith?" y
81 should say the clock was going to
strike the half hour" the rector
answered, >. with perfect composure.
tsOh, you wicked and most shameless
mani" cried Mrs. Mainwaring Trum-
pet. !" I could not Aave believed it,
only l saw it with my own eyes," :
"Aided by DOllond's Telescope" re-
marked the rector.
IS Yes, aided by Dollond's telescope!"
LIS dCCuS0I duSWcEc0. ouo I'LL uOt CdbEC
that the fact was discovered. ssAnd let,
us be thankful for any instrument that
finds out the baseness of men. Carry
ing on with that chit of girl! declare
/ could not have believed it,"
g Why should I not carry on, as you
call it, with that girl if please?" de-.
manded the clergyman, not the least
moved by her vehemence.
l. Il
invoking some invisible power. 'sOh,
Arthur. Arrowsmith, to behave so with
that white tie round your necki''
"The only thing to be said about the
tie round my neck is that there is not
quite enough starch in it," replied the
rector. ssThat, 1 take it, is the laun-
dress's fault, not mine.''
land your gray >head!" continued
forward in her invective, regardless of
his 1ippant interruption. vsA
Now as to my head, the clergyman
said, for the first time with little
warmth, "there is not a gray hair on
it,"
"Well, with your bald head, then!"
cried the frenzied Mrs. Mainwaring
Trumpet. ''With your bald head, to
UeudVc SO-lCS appalling!
"f / were to behave so without my
bald head, it certainly would be appall-
ing" retorted the rector. ''Surely, Mrs.
Mainwaring Trumpet, You don't mean
to say that if l were decapitated my
conduct would have been more becom-
ing?r
This sardonic mood he maintained
through the Interview; but no such toy
ish opposition could stem the rush of
Mrs. Mainwaring Trumpet's wrath.
IS You knelt before her!'
"Yes; her shoe-string had come un-
DONE"
You put your arms about her
neck!"
"She asked me to fasten her neck
ribbon. By the way" the rector added,
" what do they call these ribbons that
stream down their backsp A name in
jest. Follow-me-lads! That's it. She
asked me to fasten her fOllow-me-lads."
"Her follow-me-lads," repeated Mrs.
Trumpet, in voice that
sank into the deepest bass with indigna-
ton. Well, if the earth were to open
and swallow me up! But" she cried,
darling back to the main track of her
81 saw more than that;
you kissed her."
AS to kissing" the imperturbable |
rector replied, "that might be the kiss
Of peace" i
"Kiss of peace, indeed" echoed the
scornful dame. "a likely story! The
kiss of peace was not given half a dozen
at time. And if the first was kiss of |
peace, will you tell me what were the
other five?''
81 shall answer no questions" re-
piled the rector, seeming to become
very grand and dignified all of a sudden.
''Oh, then, you don't even repent!"
Mrs. Trumpet went on. And now her
asst bit of patience vanished. "You
glory in it! Arthur Arrowsmith, she |
cried, in a voice that rang through the
room, 81 renounce you; l cast you off.
would rather marry your coachman
han you. We are strangers from this
moment and forever, and only wish |
say the Words"
witnesses are here" the rector said,
breaking into smile, and throwing
g You were not likely to miss much of |
Mrs. Mainwaring Trumpet's interest
ng conversation, were you?" he added,
ICSSLiH uluSClA " GHO
.Oom.
Here two ladies sat at luncheon. One
vas the pretty. rival, the other Miss
Quick. Both ladies seemed trying to
suppress their laughter, only the young
sr one was a little rosy red amid her
'sMiss Quick you know" said the
.ector, now quite calm. 6 This is my
lead brothers only child, my adopted
laughter; dear, good girls" and he
troked her cheek with a warmth that
vas pleasant to see, while she grew
.osier red than before.
Mrs. Mainwaring Trumpet, for once
n her life, lost her power of speech.
She stood and gazed, but words would
rot come.
..Here," said the rector, drawing his
liece's neck ribbon through his fingers,
8 here is her follower me- lads. / tied it
did notP' @7
~ have made a mistake" gasped
,oor Mrs. Mainwaring Trumpet at last.