Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-09-15

Oh, Frant!" he said, turning toward
her: "she's purity as an angel, isn't
she7'' A5
EYES," said Frant, sudden faintness
coming over her. elm very tired,
Philly.''
Then he remembered what she had
been through. Sc You shouldn't go down
in the dark to the shore, Frantie,n he
said, tenderly. "The shores different
here from what it was over by the old
shanty. The waves don't come In alike,
either.''
"But if I hadn'e,'' said Frant, strok-
ing the damp, tightiy-curling hair from
his forehead, eff hadn't, shouldn't
have saved the girl
Sure enough said Phil, fondly.
cts brave one you are, Frant.
'Tisn't many women can save life like
that. An who'd thought of working
over her after she'd had such tussle
with the breakers!''
"I was bound I'd do my BEST" said
Frant, modestly; "and then with a
pang-" then's she's young, Philly.
Young people can bear a great deal"
The next day the girl, though weak
and feverish, was conscious and able to
take food. She asked how she had
come there, and Frant explained some
thing of it briefly. "Oh, yes" she said,
with shudder; s'I remember. The
boat broke up. Oh, it was awful!''
"Don't think of it," said Frant,
smoothing her white forehead tenderly.
"You're safe now; and I've the sense
to know that you shouldn't talk" And
she sat beside her, stroking and COM
forting the tired young thing, till she
went off into another quiet sleep.
On the third day after the "resurrec-
tion," as Phil called it, Frant's patient
came walking slowly into the little
kitchen.
"You'n be well enough to 60 home
soon," said Frant, pleasantly. "Where
do you live?''
The girl sank gratefully into the low
chair which Frant placed for her. t'My
names Norah-Norah Harvey" she
said, with a slight Irish accent, and with
faint color mounting into her pale face.
"But 1 neutrality-suspicious.
"Poor grill" Frant's big heart
swelled within her at the sadness of the
girls tone.
eyes, it would have been just as well
if had died." the girl went on, in a
kind of despairing way. elf you had
known, you needn't have dragged me
over the stones and bushes and nearly
killed yourself. I'm poor, unhappy
grill" And she began to sob afresh.
"Never mind" said Frant: God
| can love you just the same. You have
great deal to be thankful for-your
good looks and your youth ''-Frant's
voice trembled; I" and then you've had
some education-I can tell that"
"No," said the girl, bitterly, ''my
good looks and my youth have all been
against me, and I've had no education,
only 1 was brought up and lived as
waiter-girl in nice family in the city,
and so I've picked up their ways. Oh,
I'd like to be educated!''
| There was pause.
"You see,'' said Norah Harvey, 'syou
see, I was going-you saved my life, and
you have right to KNOW was going
to run away"
"To run away?' Frant was good
deal startled.
"You see, l lived with the Blairs-
do you know about themp Oh, wern't
you ever in the city? Well, they are
grand people-and, oh, you never will
tell?''
"No," said Frant, gazing steadfastly
at her with her truthful brown eyes,
"I'n never tell. You wouldn't mind
my telling Philly?'
Just then she heard Phil's quick step
No, no." said the girl, nervously ;
"not anybody. He might find me.''
"He? Who?" But Norah Harvey
lifted her hand, for just then Phil broke
in upon them.
The young girl looked more beautiful
than ever in Frant's neat, plain wrap
per, her blue eyes bright and cheeks
pink with returning health, and her
long light-brown hair wound neatly
about her small head. At sight of her,
Phil stopped short and beamed with adj
miration. Then he met Frant's earnest
gaze, and, shaking off the spell, he
said, heartily, " Guess your getting
better. Frant's great on nursing.''
"Thank you.' said the girl, wistfully.
I" I shall be well soon. I don't know
what shall do when I'm well. I had
a little money saved up, but now I
haven't any money, and I've no
home"
Frant looked at Phil. "Never mind
that" she said, softly. 81 guess we
can fix it,
The next morning Frant prepared a
simple breakfast and took it in to her
patient The girl had slept soundly all
night for the first time since her rescue.
She looked round and dimpled and
bright. Frant set her little tray down a
trife nervously and said, You didn't
tell me all your story. PHILIPS gone.
Who was it?''
ooh, yes" The girl flushed slowly,
and went on finishing the braid of her
long, light hair. Nothing, only lived
with these people from the time was a
little girl. They were very good to me.
There was a man who used to come
there, and he took me to ride, and
twice he took me to the theater, and /
thought it was fine, for he was grand
gentleman, till I found he had wife
and big house on a grand avenue.
had thought it was strange, too, that he
wouldn't let me tell my mistress that /
went with him, and that he always met
me at the corner. When found out,
was very angry, for I've been brought
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