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

tin, who can not live three days, the doc
tors say, made his VIII yesterday. He be.
.-llsves, Amber, that yen viii marry me. |
have rcfrf f.sm so. VIII you let 1t bes and
4 EaH take yoR to him Tins Hszaent-"
He drew nearer. skFf8 E
F.-Anaaf Ado not-what thens,
- hen Won VIII not see him. He kas made
his win IN that belief ;arsa has EFT all TO go
10 me with the title, feeling sure that
shall do what is right by you II he dies,
or rather when he dies. you viii be peuni-
less l am playing both FOR love and for
tune, Amber. If YOU VIII no. marry me,
at least you viii take no fortune to your
husband"
He said much to the same effect, but only
excited more and anore my lndignasion and
anger. refused 20 bind nIyself. refused
with scorn; and he left me, after telling
Inc how futile wasaI hope thai ! Should be
released unless wogld premise TO de he
wished He-cvowe6 fiat be had p3auned
TO keep me al Ludfcrd IN ignorance of Sir
Martins illness satisfying the old man
with lying excuses Of my absence. But the
newscoZea out, rs we know. and then my
telegram annouueed that he was defeated
that was coning. In his perplexity he
hit upon the desperate scheme OF shutting
me up IN my own rooms: and with this
success.
Ali this be told me- So Wild ala it render
emethatI Mied TO take ire key from him by
maln feree when herose togo 8Theswornan
n
rage and grief flung my selfupon my bed
Slowly the weary hours Of the nj ght wore
away Now ] would leap restle ssly up and
try the door: now 7 would strive TO move
tbs Fyeauan, persuade, bride, brighten her;
but al IN vain Now ! would moan as
cor jnred mp the picture of my dying grand
father on1y few Rooms ava calling upon
my name 1t was 3 hightful night n
deed.
Early in the morning James came gain:
this time De stayed merely 80 ask if my res
olutioH held out: and finding that / loat4ed
haH be went sullenly away again. he wss
haggard ana-oerplexeG: eoald nv grand
father have taken turn for the better: !.
heart leapt high with hope and then san:
would Sir Martin be safe inmy uI1scruF*s1-
ious cousins handss And this added
smother terror TO my position. Through t-e
baiZe aeor came no sound OF life.
At dusk he paid US third visit. Il vas
fTullass, though he told me That :Sir-e[a.LzlI
" as w0Ese; and IA oRe~12ark-ey and n21-
gaTd than ever, ETeEbs away again Ib3s
time 4 made up nay mind that would es-
cape Ny passion had worn Itself ont by
this time, and fear had taken It's place. In
the dark | sat ana watched NY passive
keeper, and turnsl1froI her TO glance round
the room for the means Of escape. l could,
perhaps let myself down from the window.
if ] could get rld Of her. IF! Al, that II
The riddle was TO be solved IN & different
way.
About nine O'Clock heard the swing-door
Ia1l 10 WIFI q Dang quite unlike Ilt Sbt14LIlg
way IN which my cousin came and went:
then 1DrIlad- footsteps along the passage;
and then the noise Of some one searching
for the door-bandse in the dark. / sprang
up, Wild with sx-lteu1e n-soerhaps. 1t was
with fear. Ny irnnovable companion even
Ioose4 alarmed We stared into one an
others eyes ..4ar-re-s
.Apber- Miss MeNichael, are you
theres'
Q 5ov. it was AinsIiess voice, NV heart
la hi ~f7 S-131a.1 7AV--73g50rl
How the fear and dread that were over
~he1nlng ne passed away at the sound
He knew our sit alton: Tor without losing
time he warned me to stand back from the
door, and. throwing himself against It, at
the second attempt burst II in Ia a mo
ment he was inside and his arm around
me. 81 SO
@'Take me to him. AaEslie; take rne TO
him. cried
He knew to whom meant, vet be paused
as we were leaving the room and looked IL
my face
Are you prepared for q great shock,
dear: VIII you be very braves 1t is good
news, my darling: better than you can i'm
aeine. There Is some one with -sir-Nartin
VINO has at present q better right to you
even than have"
1 nodded -aaxiously, not couprehending
what he was Saying 3Ht oaly.2eager to be
by my gran1IatheT's side. We FASTENED
through several passage all deserted, and
Indicating the eonfuSGon into which tfhs
house was THROWN. In the corridor Outside
Sirs u artp room al, 1he s=rv ais were
seemed in no degree surprised al or sud
den appearance. together. Ainslie opened
the door andladne softly IN.
The old mans sight was failing, and to
sult a. the spacious dark-paneled room
was lit with numerous candles. which vet
failed 10 dispel the gloom. My grand
fEz her was greatly changed His face was
wan and drawn but the shadow Of death
seemed TO be held at baT by. the painful
look Of anxiety and doubt That possessed
lbs features. There was some one stand
ing by his bedside, away from Us, whom
| took TO be the nurse At the foot Of the
bad vas my 1reacherous cousin, in an at
titude. as we entered. of indignant denial.
over our yshoal fers, peeped IN with looks
Of scared wonder. As we entered he took
av step nearer 10 the bed, as II to separate
the other two NEsI
Il have told you. sir, my cousin has
promised 10 marry me- In few hours
she viii be here and tel you SO, sir. Let
the viii wait until then. Can you not trust
me. grandtather:'
Yes, yes said the Old man, with diff
Guilty: s-hut let me see her. Why isn't
Amber here"
.-Sbe is at Ludford. Sir Martin. She has
been sent for. and in a few hours viii he
here answered James. pretending TO look
al his watch - -s--- ~ .-a
You lie, James Me1gicbaeli She is not
al Ludford. She is here, in your power
The speaker advanced ont Of the shadow
Of the curtain; at the same time that James
sprang back with establishment, as much
al the voice. so wonderfully resembling Sir
Martins as AT the sudden attack.
Nv hosa yoE:' he cried
* our unc1e, your uncle, come back from
the grave toconfound your yiIlainy- Where
is my tlaRghter:'' z.. -
It was the stranger whom had met in
the railway caTTia ge. Only as one II Z
dream had gathered the meaning of what
was said. i felt Ains1ie push me forward:
7 heard rising nurnaur of surprise among
til e servants: / saw James hlanched and
beaten face and NV grandfather's eyes
turned painfully toward me. The room
seemed TO turn round and as my father
clasDed me in his arms / tainted
Lett for dead by the Hutlneers, nay father
had been found still breathing by an old
servant. who concealed him in a little low
caste village of the RaJpoot country There,
IT IS as wonderful as true. he regaaned his
health Of body but his memory was gone
For seventeen years he lived harmless, in
deed and reDe-ated by the ElutaE5sS of the