Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-05-10
ny MRS. r. B. EDISON.

CHAPEER ANlll--JONT1NCED
Two days afterward the bell at Mont
ford house was rung by Il gentleman.
whom Susan Dale startled little ut be-
:. holding. and then showed into the par
1or while she went to call Victor, to
whom she cOntided the fact that ''>ome-
s. body, as like Stella Blake as could be,
was in the parlor.''
"A lady?--a young lady?' he asked.
surprised. 49,.
..Ono! A gentleman-;s tall. hand
some gentleman; mebbe it $ her father,
though he looks young"
"She had no father" Victor .said.
igrayely, hurrying down with strange
feeling o, curiosity and wonder quite
unusual to him.
Among the rubbish stored in the
- sofice-room was a score of portraits of
the Montfords and their wives and
child en-. and among them was one OF
'IJof1n Montford. and one OF his son Har-
ry, then boy of eighteen. The por-
; traits were in the bottom Of an old
trunk, and Victor had found them only
the day before, and their lineaments
were fresh in his mind. He started
upon opening the parlor door; and for
an instant his head swan, and he had
to hold to the door to steady himself.
Had the portrait of Harry Montford
stepped out of the canvas and taken
up flesh and blood, and few added
years? go
"Who-who are you, sir?" he asked.
abruptly Pardon me. but you are so
like q portrait of one who is dead-for-
give my rudeness.' he added apollo
getically, recovering something of his
natural ease.
..Youare Victor Montford? Well, L
am Harry Montford. your father
cousin, and not dead. as you sec" .said
the ore ntieman. taking the hand of his
f6une kinsman with a warm smile.
- aNot-not deadn' exclaimed Victor,
= This fair face flushing and paling.
sDon't you see. nv dear Victor?
8 Pardon my familiarity, but came from
my oirl's bedside this mo ming, and she
told me that of you that makes me
proud and happy to know you. and to
know that the old Montford blood has
asserted itself in you;' he said this with
warm grasp of the hand and a look
of earnest admiration in his eyes. a-
Eyr'r have done nothing but simple jus
I lica-F could not have done less and
been man. was the quiet reply.
There were a few moments of ex-
,nlanation,, and then Mr.. Mont ord said:
h<.r-. ~ OH will excuse me for this haste,
but am DESTROYS of seeing Alfred De-
Vries immediately. There is long
reckoningto be had with that scoun-
.drel."
=, Me is not here. He LETT about an
y hour ago, in company with my S stery
Althea." Victor replied. blushing. sud
denlyss.::I expect they are married by
cotild say had any influence over her.
as shuss9if Itola her very plainly the whole
story. and just what l thought OF De-
.fsVrissa Sire was greatly excited. but
Ia CDeNries' llightest word controlled her.
and / was poweriess.
s>wButtney will. soon return?' Mont
fold asked. Eagerly. IL ~
..No, they are going on to New I DIRK,
sand. fsomythere to france. immediately.
expect he has managed to get posses
sion of several thousands of dollars
which he had invested for m, father in
Galesburc and that was the reason of
80 his hurried journeythere. though did
not Trims of sitstin this morn n.y."
4 4 ..He rnustbes stopped at once ex-
- claimed Mont ord his eyes flaming
suddenly. HE shall not escape me,
nor the Just punishment punishment OF his crimes hrss
-come"
/ 50 Tie steamer Ocean Queen was lying
at her whar. in New York. and clerks,
norters etc, We're running hIther anu
iI6,her, passengers and freight were
rapi,ily pouring on board, AMI all was
- Lie and hustle both on the wharf and
on the boat, for the Ocean Queen was
to leave at half-past nine, and it was
- ..tisteen-s- minutes past now. Among
2 those who seemed to be waiting. and
vet intensely interested, stood two
pentlemen-one an official of some sort
ss YOU wo,1ld know at a glance, the
other a tall. handsome, dark-bearded
man, with large. brilliant. black eyes,
which just now lad a gleam OF pale
= sire in them. ;,
The officer touched the other, and