Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-03-16
one else had; q friend she had reason to
believe him. That was sufficient.
CHAPTER III.

One afternoon Philip was passing the
principal hotel in Burton when he heard
his name pronounced in the gentlest OF
tones. CHANGING up, he saw queeniy-
looking woman standing on the piazza,
and exclaimed, in surprise:
"What, is it you, Miss Winter?''
ssIndeed, it is L. replied the lady,
smiling. "Aren't you glad to see me?''
coming down the steps leading from the
sidewalk and gracefully extending her
hand toward Philip.
81 had supposed you were at Sara
toga," he observed, utterly ignoring her
! question, but taking her hand in his
for an instant.
81 went there, but not enjoying the
company decided to go to Mount Des-
ert, where several of my friends are
summering. Understanding that Miss
Gerrish-you remember her?-was
stopping in this place, as it was not
much out of my way, 1 came here to
pass a short time, only to be sadly disap-
pointed. Lou has not been here at all. "
Now, Miss Winter was lady to whom,
at Newport, the previous summer, Phil
| ip had shown considerable attention,
such as, for half-dozen years, he had
been in the habit of granting any lady
whom, for the time, he CHANGED to fancy
such as no lady ever refused to re-
ceive from him. But, knowing her to
| be one of those women whose grand
| aim is to secure q husband, his heart
had not in the least been enlisted in the
little Irritation which he had carried on
with her, though once or twice during
| its continuance he had queried with
| himself whether it would not be wiser to
give it up before it had gone too far.
| Fickleness may have been a weakness
with him; it was not his purpose to win
any woman's love and then cast it aside
ruthlessly.
To her his attentions had been more
than welcome. She was more than
| twenty-five, and as with each sue
ceeding year her chances for an eligible
marriage grew fewer, it was desirable
necessary even-that she contract such
a marriage as soon as possible. She had
been a notorious coquette; she could
afford to trifie with masculine hearts
the most to her liking of any gentleman
she laid violent siege to his neart, using
her every art-she was a skilled tacti-
clan, so far as such things were concerned
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purpose.
The assertion that she had come to
Burton expecting to find Miss Gerrish
there was bit of a "white lie" Miss
Gerrish had told her that she thought of
visiting Burton, but Miss Winter kaeW
she was not there-that Mr.. Vane was.
Aware of his admiration for beautiful
women-he never attempted to disguise
arI annrahnnIinfr hot in,
the ''down-east'' village could possess
the personal charms that were hers, she
made Burton the point of her destina-
ton, hoping she would thus be able to
effect that which she so ardently de-
sired. What she said about 's going to
Mt. Desert" was an absolute falsehood.
A woman of her character, however,
would not shrink from the blacklist lie,
if conducive to the furtherance of her
purposes.
Though unsuspicious of her scheme
had he known it he would have had for
her the veriest centempt-Philip was
not, all things considered, pleased to
meet her. So, hardly knowing what to
say, he said nothing.
b. 81 see you are in hurry and will not
detain you," she said, noticing his ST.
lence. "Being here, l may as well re-
main in Burton for season. l shall be
pleased to have you call upon me when
ever you find it convenient to do 500
Thank you," he replied, and, with a
bow, passed on.
After separating from her, Miss Win
ter was continually in his mind. AS
matter of courtesy, it would be incum-
bent upon him to show her somewhat of
attention. But that would compel him
to neglect the ''little GIRL" and this he
was reluctant to do; as, in the three
weeks of their acquaintance, he had
grown to be-''greatly interested in her
musical studies under his direction he
said to himself.
The next afternoon he called upon
Miss Winter. She adroitly turned the
conversation to matters connected with
Newport the preceding summer, and
avowed it the pleasantest season she had
ever known, instancing various circum-
stances that had contributed to render
ing it so, with none of which it hap
pened that he had been concerned. To
be wholly ignored in the matter of her
enjoyment at Newport naturally piqued
him-she knew it would. Having ex-
hausted this subject, she, quite careless
V, observed
81 hear you have wonderful singer
in this place-a Miss Alling, if remem-
Der the name aright.''
She did not tell him that she had
learned everything there was to learn
concerning the s'wonderful singer"
particularly in regard to the friendly |
intimacy between her and himself; not |
that, putting her own construction upon |
the matter, she was suspicious that this |
same singer was the cause of his finding
Burton so ''charming''-ap place that she |
considered decidedly ''poky."
"Inasmuch as she is almost entirely |
self-taught, think her musical attain
ments are remarkable
81 hope it may be my good fortune to
hear her."
g She is regularly engaged at st.
Marks"
81 shall surely be there Sunday after
noon"
"The only service is in the morning."
Miss Winter had also learned this.
She replied: