Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-12-28

but on Fifth avenue people whispered,
as he passed: "That's Gordon, the rich S
broker"
al hope you'll excuse me-" he went \
on, watching Miss Leclair's face when
had undergone curious change. "
don't mean to intrude, but it's such p
fine day for the Park. Won't you 60? !,
She was not like the woman who nau
laughed with Peter Kinkel over ner
quarter of pound of butter. one
looked at Mr.. Gordon as Zenobla mlghI
have looked at some creature IN tne
Roman mob, and answered nm; 1 am
very busy to-day. Thank you' ou'
can't co.
s.Bat really, Miss Leclair, you are
working. too hard"
.sNot at ALL
"Yesg YOU are. you're .awfully clever
and alt that, and its awfully nign-
| spirited of you to make your own h'lhS
and not depend upon your friends, as SO
MANY Southern ladies have had TO 90
since the war. There are SO MANY
friends, though, who'd be glad to do
/ anything-th that is, everything to-oo-
! take care of-of you.
.I'd prefer taking care of myself"
sCertanly, of course, yes, ana capi-
tally you do it, too. What are you
writing now?" A.
article every week." >, Y
.Elever, by love, clever."- B. ~
Though Mr.. Gordon was very glln
vouno man. his vocabulary was always
Z Inadequate when he talked with MISS
Ieclair. Perhaps the feeling that ms
most conspicuous points-hls Weaftn
and social position were no recon-
mendation to her created some sllgn1
embarrassment. He felt. at any rate
9 that he had nothing which she coveted
while She had birth and breeding with
which he was anxious to ally Mmsei1.
$50. for lack of phrases that could furth-
If ker his suit, he inst namely repeated
;, "Clever, by JOve.'
! walked brisklv down the street 70
o where, in a cheap, little three-story
l,brick house, she and her old Southern
! servant woman occupied floor.
=, AsGordorl slammed his carriage dool
e: Kinkel plunged his head between the
covers of his order-book. =. Paul ano
C. Fritz knew this order-book- always coy
= cred up his reveries after Miss ,Lecial'
J. had bought butter or eggs. johnny
the store boy. knew it., too, ana a''
raisins openly.
81 At twelve o'clock sharp hinkel wen
3 I up stairs to dinner. He lived over th
,vsl sbon with his mother, who was Jus
w Kinkel himself in petticoats ara t"eht
IT. Years older, So it's easily seen tina
at Mrs Einkel was q nice, tidy, CHEEKY oil
err marty. Although there were plenty Q
to rooms. she had the dinner-table set Jus
w. in front of the kitchen stove-lhe shln
nd est stove that ever was seen. The whoi
ID. house was bright with gay wallpaper
"a; and furniture with wonderful ana IN
RS POSSIBLE flowers painted on every pane
er As Peter entered, the mother peSa
an pleasantly:
ars each! Peter du Dist -
mo- uNow, mutter," said Peter, 'vat
6d tails you?> You shust shpeak Engls
ian 1--WE Is Americans, SO must we aiwa
,ad English shpeak it
ttv ..sAch, Himmel! L shpeaks so pad
yer "You shpeaks goot, nlutter, and ,
ter do u saws Peter, beginning to eat
ks, German soup, full of delicious caopa
8 a land onions. That finished ana sor
res boiled beef, Peter said, folding his tt
and red hands together on the whlIe TAP
ELI cloth. and pensively looking down
els them: .
RIGA "Mutter, how you likes oo' .
ldT WdrEleu!
his Married,n Mrs. Kinkel is as mu
cess shocked at first as any high "my LADY
If, might be when the scion OF the no
was house speaks OF matrlmony. 49,.
risk uYou see, mutter, I'm shust-
/ by lofe."
anne ..Mrs. Kinkel can only echo "lofe:
and -. Dot is true, mutter She amt Ii
light He aip't got no goet clothes, notingS
Ten nj like YOUR magenta silk, mutter;
ould can't p1y no more nor quarter OF
Id be ponnd of putter at q dime. But
f all rot a putiful face and schveet Sem
had like picture, and voice Vot amt
eas- notinrs only ven der hand-organ {
sSchueet Spirit Hear My Brayer.'
yery works hart, too, mutter ;svery hart, IN
HIlofe her." y
born "Peter," answered Mrs. Kinkel, '
this the tears in her honest eyes, even
id ed lofes one goot, hart-vorking girl like
ther. den you shust marry her, prlnS ner
-. Ito me, und lofe her too, straight
nm l putty queeck.
y the Peter grasped his mothers hand,
=, she came and kissed him; sun
edder studied the table-cloth more tnan
ooked naturaI to a man with happy
CON affair.
Grant, "Veu. vat is der droubles?" asked
so to ,,o.bor
ruddy "Nnt+o- vo,, see Hot cirl she aini
! none of dem girls vat ever know
laugh lore: 1;,, on Ior Dem ladies vat con
estien els -a..oa ona CIDER nv putter for
ns rs big houses in Fifth avenue, she Amt
dem. Dey speaks up loud and
, Ia. sKinkel, shust send round dem
-oniS right away, quick but she-l tell
to the vat' gus at ,s sn no; der South ate
# jam, nes '"S &C. one vat Won call real
1 ! LADY,"