Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-03-22

have the weak pleasure OF insulting me-
And must /. becaRse I SID weak. and
poor. and friendless- submit Captain
Ralph Anderson IS God hears me- 1
wish al this moment that you had let
me lie there under the snowt II WIS 3
cruel mercy 1hs1 saved q life hate
There, VIII you please leave me n0Es''
Pardon me-" hee5ed. q an sor-y
for nv ruae-''
VIII you leave me sirg' she cried
with quick. passionate gesture-a
gesture that sent sudden wild thrill Of
surprise and suspicion through his
heart
Say ron forgive me- he cried.
humblF- = and ] viii go
Il forgive YOU she aid sound
Ike sob II ber voice, but her face did
no1 soften
He turned Of and walked down
another TO d. his fac downcas1 and in
1eD1lY thoughtful. He did NOT reach
home Tor more than Two hours but #
his Life had &c -sended he could not have
told where he had been al thai time.
nor indeed any q i after he Z Stella
Blake A
Father he said. abruptly. COM ny
INTO the room where he sat Il have
taken a fancy To take 3 little trip East
perhaps a far Is New York. ] hare
been thin king that ! would Ike 10 visit
our It1le Vols : grave g & can take Il
II nv way Just e. Wen a not / want
Tou 10 Tel me Something Shout the
place 80 1hzf ! shall have 10 trouble IN
finding T. -
But you Ere Lot going Immediately,
Ralph his mother Interrupted
- aD going 10 slaarI in the first 1ra1n
10 morrow morning ---
Is there any need Of such preeipi-
Iste baste"'
Yes, ! an going and don't want
- wai--i am no1 going 10 wait he
declared irpe1uouslT-
"You VIII run up TO see Blanche.
then. this even ur%' she asked hest
1ai5nclv. --Shs might think II strange
i VOC went away without 1nenLol1Dg
i 10 her
- No. ! an noI ecinr 10 see Blancle
and she can think Il strange Il she lEeS
an 1ot under any oo35-ataonS 10 1eI
am woman but nv mother When take
q fanny 10 20 anywbeys Nav De
shoul dn7t tel he- # she waS71 such &
foolish little woman Is 10 GAZE ~rea
deal 3 bout her boT- and 10 WorTT y men
h. Is ouI Of her sight he added fend-
" smiling Gown INTO her face his oNL
softe1inr,
- III ToD never ret over yOur boy
ish IN ,ulsi7 eDass- Ralph? Why do YOU
u ish 10 start Of 50 suddtnlyy she
asked. half smiling. and hall sad
Whist l. he Use Of waiting when one
has made I'D his uindT' he asked- &
Ii le 5npa1leDtly- Now 5alber. If
Won please taking ont his menoran-
dunn book Ii WAS ae4r Aichi-aR
Civ
Il was about rHo miles north. up
the lake. and within eight or len feet Of
II shou}3 5udCe" Mr. Anderson "a
Piled. and there Is something have
thought 9 good deal about ever since
and thai : 3 stone over the grave !
wish you wonl3 get ole and have II p-I1
up. Ralph. The board NAV be de-
sr-9yed Or roI1,ed Of before Ihis. and /
don feel right 10 have i So an glad
you are going just 1o- this reason.
II Will attend 10 II and do al thai Is
necessary" he answered. quietly
And this cabin and the old 1nan-
give me the description over again tha1
! NAV have Il fresh IN nv mind
Mr. Anderson went over Il al arain
niuutelv Y while Ralph listened az eager
II a. + he storr Vas new. and he was
hearing Il for The first time.
Does this Brierly I've near the
g-aFeY ht asked
Yes; within fry feet"
:. Did srv one else STE her when she
was III. OF after she died 50 that n
case Briefly should be gone from there
! could earn any lille thing about her
do vou Think Do yon remember aoE
one saving more Than thai they heard
z child was SICK there -
i doa'1 know - do; but Won can
inquire i 1e sbo1l9 be dead o. gone
from there and about The stone Get
something reT-v- and don't mind the
cc,s1: il : The last thing We can do Tor
her" ms voice growing 3 little IN
sfeaay.-
II was toward sunset Of 1be next aft
erooua that Ralph Anderson left 1he
little town q Michigan CITY behind
him and walked brlsklv Up The lake
road He had inquired IN the Town
and found that Briefly stu .oc -7p5ed his
litlle hut and he could hardly keep
from break NJ into q run there was
such : fierce Inpa15enee sur-iae in his
heart and stirring tbs blovd-
4 3ILe WzzeT1- aced OlQ T1a1- z
k1ot4ed six handkerchief Of dizzy red
4rrayed IL 1urb2D over 8 5rin-e Of
grizzly hajr. opened the door a little
Cautiously 10 halph's pereE1p1nry rap.
Do ! have the pleasure ot address
ing Mr.. Br.erlv9'' Ralph asked. a.
DO itely IS Il he were addressing the
President
The Old man Cruated An assent still
no ding The door near 7 together.
i came ouf here 10 see YOU sr.
about the l51l e CIR who died here
seven or eight years ago
There's no1h7n' 10 -@ee- mister She
died and was buried and there's her
1rave, ] should ike 10 know WHIST
sends people here in dro7es about that
child didn't murder her" he said.
ali this IN a sGIlen- muTnhling tone
No one thinks You did thai ] know
But who has been hereg' Ralph asked,
greatly surprised
We'll / don't know: three STORE Tou-
szT-in- The last one that come was 4
the chaP-he rsve me hffF dollars He
was nee man-a very nice uaan" his
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