The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-14
TIE IRON ROOM.

| IHluOtt vi lllc III wiz uuu hVtuIHS IA ~
world but his Captains pay, and her onI
daughter Lillian, whose fBt dut! to HI
parents lay In making au eligible mate
This would never do. But the wOrldly.wil
lady reelected that Captain Talbot's Wis
was only TO las. three days longer, and vii
true RrtappearCd blissiuIly content with Il
position. The night before he went Hwa.
the suitor applied to Mr.. Hope, and besEe
to have his prayer fayorably answered; an
be (hRving received his briefirOm his vii,
temPorized gently; spoke Of youth, chang
able affections, and so on, and said h
could not at presentg give definite answer
"May HOPPER asked the sutton
"lf you like, said the iatheI; aud 'notl
ing could have ended better. Iillia
waved damp Observation-Disclosures
the widow and the knight rode away,
Amouth later Jack was ordered to Egypt
and Mrs. Hope thought |. highly ptobabl
that all her difficulties would be- remove,
by the Egyptians. llnot, time wasgainet
At any rate, and Lillian was CROWN
handsOmer every day.
"My dear" said Mr.. Hope one evening
"Lnrd BlaCkmoor Is evidently struck viii
Lillian"
so see," responded the wife, smiIin.
complacently.
Il shouldn't be surprised If he spoke
shortly"
$50 much the bslter."
"Bui, Rh-how about the other iellow?'
queried Mr. Hope uneasily.
"Nothing about him." said Mrs Hape
resolutelS; she must not b. mentioned
"lord B.aCkmoor is very old"
"He will make the better husband"
LILLIAN is beautiful, warm.heGrted
girlv' illtered the father.
Had she not been beautiful a coronet
would not Ia Offered her"
"But, Harriet, you and l were botl
young when we were married"
AlTs. Hope calmly liked her fne eyes Oh
the ceiling, and her husband saw senti.
meat would dad no RESPONSE.
And 90, while Jack was bronzing biz
handsome face and lighting for his couu'
Try ia Egypt, his Lillian was desired To TO
ceive tue ADDRESSES Of an elaborate old TOP
Of beventy.tlve, and she only eighteen,
But these things happen, 80 We must con
template them.
Between her mother and Lord Black
moor 1t was arranged that the wedding
should takG place III December, and In The
mean time rum0r came that Captain Tai
bot was killed.
The Hopes return took place the end Of
November, and the old brldegroom-elect
was 10 come there in December. He ar
rived, and, to the girl, seemed more dit.
tasteful than ever. He followed her about
with an affection Of youthful ardOr, which
sorely wisrted with govt and dyspepsia.
"Alamma," said tho Ireuxed Lillian, 81
you don't keep him away from me now
IN say mo" at the altaIw And fearing
that this was true, Mrs. Hope rejoiced il
an attack OF govt, which confined the old
noblemAn 10 his room, where she treated
MIN with tlltlery and devotion.
So then the poor glrl wandered down 10
the boat house. 1t was half mile iron
the house, and there was snugly fur
nished iron room there, where tea thing.
aud spirit lamps were kept. Lillian had
often made tea here in the happy summer
ard now she entered the room, which
struck cold and damp from long disnse
and throwing herself in chair, sobbed as
II her heart we're breaking.
a footsiep outside made Lillian start "
quickly. il was the postman on his VIZ!
% the house.
"Have you any letters for me2" asked
the girl.
no found three, handed them TO her, and
passed on.
Lillian re-entered The iron room, sank OF
A soIa, ind with trembling hanGS tore opeI
one-it was from Jack. As she read It Slit
found that other letters had been sent Il
her-Tho had them2 Jack was In Lon
don; said he was fast recovering from BIZ
sounds, and that he had determined Il
come down and hear from her own lip
hat she gave him up. And concluded b!
saving he would be o. the boat house by
o'clock the next eyening-wopld she NEE
him thereP"
The next evening meant this evening
This evening that ever was; for tue lctte
nad been written the day bttcye.
LilliGn's delight At this unexpected new
was paramount. She FASTENED back TO III
uouse, determining that nothing shGuld r.
yenI The change. She !pquiTcd civil
incurred after Lord ISlaknioor. had Hv
drrysss tried on by . dress maker, droV
with her mother to make some calls; ant
when thew returned home II was a quartz
10 five o'clock. Mira. Hope ordered Tea 10
he1eliin har bedroom, saying she shoult
ali aiterward with Lord Blackmoor till din
ner time, 90 Lillian was ut Liberty. Sl
escaped in the dark winters afternoon
ran swiftly down through the park, and =
she neATvd the boat house she saw u tall
Tell.kpown figure keeping out oil the Wa
Of observation. Her heart beat 80 violent
~ that she could scarcely 90 on, and the
he low, thraV caution 70 the winds, an!
in another few sec6nda all that was need
iul was told, and the old, old story went o.
"A sum Ihly rs II no cd Lord Blackmoo
i,St. that night, after Mrs. Hope and tn
servants had CONC 10 bed, Lillian sough
her father in the library.
"Ay dear girl, what Is the mRttef% b
cried, neryouAly, as the fair form Of hi
laughter, robed in light blue dreGSin
gown, suddenly appeared and sat down OF
"Pspa, JACK isn't dead" whIspere,
| lillian, axlRv her lovely eyes on NJ
Hopes wondering copntsnaEce and iondI
afsnit he nv dear2" helpItsslv inquiries
the gentleman, Eba bad been aware :. u
TACT for some time
~ am going 10 marry Jack, papa
"~htn don't tell me, my dear, don't tel
neW ex6tained MIR. Hope, beam Of De
| iiSbt IN his -6uutenance. ~ know moth
iSs about Il, sind; II did your moshe
TSuiJ worm il out q me-" For there are
Mi VCsudle Lectures dear reader
"Then, dear, dear papa-Sou won't b.
augry-il-to-rpotrow-"
"Neyer, my love, never, as long, ag
know nothing about H." hastily cried to-
father, kissing the pretty upturned, lace
and adding 10 q whisper. talbot Ii tht
Soul Of honor, and can trust him"
In the gray morning 1t was Miss Hops
habit 10 take walk. She took one u
next morning, and mnthed figure emerge,
from the iron room 10 meet her. And D.
the iiBt mp train these two reached Lon
don, and by the tlms lord B!Grkmoot
Vout relented sufficiently to enable him !
appear at late breakfast, where he hoped
10 meet his fair aiIllnced, telegram iron
Mr. John Talbot announced 10 the scar
dalized mother, the apparently scandaliEe
father, and the mortified noblemRn thl
Lillian would never wear q coronet.
Shedid not do badly though. An eccentrI
VodmothGr Of Captain Tallbots was 90 in
pressed by tho TACT that a girl had refuse
4 coronet for his sake that she left him hi
iortune.-The Argoty.
Thurman and IIoHdiy.
Thurman Is q rugged man, not altoge!h!