Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-10-04


4 hand On the horses neck, I WIS somehow
uneasy without rhyme or reason.
/ II.
We were at breakfast the morning after
! James visit, when Ainsfie, who had had
his and gone into the town TO the little read
| ing-room, entered hastily with news II his
face.
Amber, I have heard in the town that
Sir Martin Is i'll I came in TO tell you at
| once; but there can be no reason for alarm,
or we should have been the first TO hear
| it."
s'Grandpa ii, How can that be? James
said he X as as well as usual-o
'-Sir Martin must have been taken IL az
ter James left the park Still. wonder
/ that he has not telegraphed TO YOU There
| Is q train at eleven which reaches the sta
! ton by quarter to twelve. I could drive
you almost as soon if could get q decent
nag from the Angel" 90
But. slow 81 was the little cross corntrv
! line, preferred TO trust TO II. Needless to
say, was in great distress Al the news
! Ny grandfather, cold and unsympatheIic
! in the world except James. his Younger
! sons child. Sir Martin, people said, had
! never recovered from his grief 81 the death
| Of both his sons in the sa NE yesr-my Ia
4 Their in India, and his brother of typhus f-
1 yer at the Park. But ne had always been
! kind to me in his stern way. Though had
! long known that ne cherished the wish
that should become James vile, he never
e =
@Weuld You rather-havega coInpartnaent
| TO YOURSELF" Ainslie asked. as he opened
! the door OF one in which middle-sged man.
much wrapped up was already ensconsed-
! had Insid with me, the dear little cot
4 Lage at Ludiord hardly sufhclng Tor one
4 visitor. Z E
1 30 dear, nor said, making myself COM
/ Portable. - VIII let you know how SIT
Martin is.'' And before could say more
we were moving away from the platform.
Ny thoughts, as ] tried 10 catch q last
4 glimpse OF him, Were hard r cheegful:. but
they were speedily interrupted by my com
panlon speaking.
Pray excuse me- he said, suddenly:
4 +-T11ay ask If YOU. were Speaking Of Sig
Martin McNichael 81 SHa-Ta P6rk:'' -
= took 4 good lock- at him before answer
! ing; but though i was August, he was SO
! closely wrapped Up that i could not see
much. f2v his brown complexion. should
7 have 51dgea-hi1., tore foreigner tr-S-
/ InusJache vas quite white but his face,
d. where c5uld see it. was Unwrlnklad-he
might De fifty. His eyes We're keen enough,
! and his voice undoubtedly that of gem
tlema.a- Treasured by Iny survey, an
sweEed: &c.
Won know HIM"
/ Il did once" ne answered with 8 rest
less movement. Are You gong TO Stuart
Park
! bowed. and looked out Of my window.
( conscious that he was scrudnfZing me earn
( estlv- He said nothing Tncres, and after
creeping through innunera1g3a small sta
! lions. We reached Stuart TGwT-- ! had an
CCurced my coming ny Telegram; aol-f there
was 10 carriage TO meet me. an OMISSION
for II was two miles TO the Park-wAlch
/ filed me with fear. NY grandfather must
be very ii. Declining the station-master's
offer Of assistance. set out TO walk the
distance.
! Before reached the house. when its great
stacks Of chimueys and old Tudor gables
! we're just appearing among the trees, met
/ James coming hastily TO meet me. He
! seemed nervous and pe-turbed, but his first
/ words explained this
Sir Martin Is worse. Anber-very IL.
! fear. He was attacked while I was away
| yesterday. ! fastened 10 meet yoz, that
none Of the servants might sec You and tell
him that you were CONS, without prepare
ton"
That was good Of you, James. I am glad
( that ! came Al Once.''
| -'i IS: did YOU come In by the lodge-Cate
! or the little bridle-path:''
BY the bridlA-path. Are you going in
this way" He had turned off into a path
which led TO q side door in tie right wing.
-'Ses- the doctor says his ner~es are pre-
ternaturally acute, and the slightest shock
or noise must be avoided .
! He tod ne other details as we passed.
| without seeing any one, to my rooms on the
! frs HOO- in the right wing. Save nv
| maids, all the other rooms in this wing
| were guest chambers. 1t was lonely. hut /
preferred il: for from the windows q beau
/ tiful view Of the StretrO1 Hills could be en-
/ loved particularly in winter. when the
| shrutlDeI-v outside was 1eafess- MY bed
] room was inside the siTtlnE-T0CLn- At the
! door Of the latter 2 strange woman met us
! Nv atkyns, you know. is away. said my
! cousin ''sohe has not been sent Tor vet
! ! knew Of this, though had u1oUentari1v
! forgotten IL ! passed into my bedroom tQ
| take OF my things without the slightest
suspicion When I came bsek into the sit
tinE-roon the MAZDA tails Supid-l ookIng
woman, much older than Ffatky1s-was
standing by the window 0t-he table was
| tray with luncheon. But I had no appe-
| lite and went al once to TIE door II was
locked
@'There IS something the matter with the
! door" said, after funbling al II for 2 mo
nent-
The woman by the window did not turn
DO you hears'' l cried. irritated by her
| silence. .'There is something the matter.
/ Open the door. please.''
! She turned, and, suIlen as was her face
| she looked IL at ease with what she had 10
"You can not get out, Miss Its as well
4 10 understand ii al once. The doors
/ locked on the outside; and until he who
hast the key comes back here you must
| stay"
Are YOU mad?', I cried, trying to crush
! down my fears. --Give me the key at once,
| and don't talk nonsense ~
Il haven't got it, she said, apathetie-
j
/ am as much prisoner as YOU are.'' -s.a
1'Good Heavens ~ ! cried: do you know
that I am mistress here: Ny grandfather
! Is III, and l must go to him. Open this
! door at once: or, If II is fastened, ring the
/ bell"
She made no answer, but nodded grinlv
| al the place where the beIl-rope should have
( been. II was gone, and even the wire
! broken Then. when 7 perceived that II
1 was an arranged scheme. a sudden feeling
i of helplessness came over NE. / Temem-
I bared that q green haiza door shut IN the
/ little suite Of rooms. and would efectually
| prevent any alarm reaching the other parts
/ Of the house. The windows were securely
! fastened: but even If / broke one, and
! shouted with all the strength OF my lungs
/ the noise would hardly pierce the shrub
! berries. And vet. while ] felt myself grow
1 ing paler, it seemed 50 ridiculous that ]. the
| mistress should be imprisoned IN my own
/ rconlst " hat could be the motive: Except
| the stabioB-master. had not seen any one