Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-05-31

sliisucn, is this trueY' 49,
ait is true. . 1 have been what he
says, but not of my own will. l never
| tempted any sman to his rrin-ttere he
lilo but they would not be warned"
Let me spaaH, said gAlmont, in
/ level tones. sit will not be SO easy for
Mr.. France to undo this days work. So
| far from laying plot to entrap him, l
refused to countenance his pretensions
to nv daughters hand. If had not
her welfare at heart more than my gain,
I would make short work of calling my
servants to kick him out of my house,
| She is worth fortune to me, or would
be, only that she rebels against the use
to which l put her. Yes, Mr.. Killtth,,
strange as it may appear, the gamblefs
daughter has scruples of Conscience
I about serving as stool-pigeon, and still
stranger, I am inclined to humOr her
whim. She has chosen this man.
There has been no deceit used. He
asked no questions md we told him no
Hes She has had the best of teachers,
I is fitted in every respect to honor her
I position as his wife. / promise for my
| part never to intrude upon her, never
to communicate with her if that is
asked. When she leaves my house, she
| leaves every association of her past life
behind her. This is no easy sacrifice
for loving father to make, and she
| will bear witness that ! have been, in
| the main, loving father. tits for Mr..
! France you,s sir!-to decide
| .3'Don't believe him, Rodney,' plead
creature, Ia June, has beem stepped in
infan1y, from her very cradle. srllswear
| that she gave her. smiles as freely to
poor Launt harrington as she is giving
| them now to YOU. She is as much a
murderess as if her hand had sent the
fatal ball. Is, that the sort of wife you
would take to your heart and home?''
| ,LaJune, as he called her, had with
drawn from her husbands encircling
arm, and stood with head proudlyerect
but eyes cast down, awaiting his sem
tence of fate. A jealous pang shot
through the current of Rodney's blood.
Deny that, Mignon. / can forgive
anything but deceit in this: If you have
loved any man before me, you can new
er be wife of mine.'' anti:
The dark eyes flashed up at him with
a sudden light. - l3 g
"Inever did-never! Oh, Rodney,
forgive, me; save me from this life which
III hate, or will die!' Ess
Rodney drew her to him, and looked
over her head with an obstinate setting
of his ,pallid features.
"Kflluth, shall abide by my mar
ria9e. Mr.. Almont, your promises /
shall expect fulfilled to the letter. Mig
non, my love, come; the past is buried,
and from this hour your new life be-
gins" &c So
THE CUT DIRECT.
Mr.. Killuth thought he was only dong
his dutY by his sold friend Sangerford
when he wrote him anSunvarnished ac-
count of what bad transpired,I and
meantime Rodney had made all haste
to renove his bride forn the econtam-
mating associations which surrounded
Tseaegar Alnioat tshSwsdlihk emo
ton at parting with his only child She
had disappointed him, bitterly Is he
! had it in his natureStoa be affected by
disappointment; but he was a philoso-
pher who took life as he found it. She
chung to him at the Lass moment with
sudden rush ofsfears inshereyes.*
"oh, papa, dear papat what shaIsI
its rather her. late in the sdaytd take
that into consiaeration,,| replied Al
mont. '.If you had reflected more
npon what am to do without you- but
there!s Twill not reproach yous You
have thrown away great deal of
money, Mignon, for a sentiment which
will not give YOU half the satisfaction of
the grossera dross. l don't think you
are wise, <bat hope you'll be happy
Rodney was waiting in the hall; But
she still fingered. $50
Papa" she whispered, you'll
keep him away from me -
A shade touched the gamblers fea-
, lures, almost the first which had dis
,turbed, their even repose. So,
|" ss1'h do what l cam" said he. fIt's
lucky for you, Mignon, that this little
ahem !-necessity has sent Varick flying
to Mobile. He would make you trouble.
But enough! Don't borrow it! my
child, whatever else you do. Good
by !"a .Et.~. .t'as-
The slight sense of some elementlack-
ing which had heretofore contributed to
his comfort went over Tredegar AL
mont as he returned to his empty draw
ingroom, but he soon. put the feeling
down. He had sat at tables with his
entire fortune depending upon a. single
card, and won or lost without the quiV-
ering of a nerve Mignon had. simply
staked her fortune upon such chance,
and, whatever the result, he was out of
the game.
For the young couple, there was
month of bliss, of Glove among the
roses" a month during which Rodney
put away a lurking sense of uneasiness
that he didnot attemptTto define, while
he breathed the sweet incense of orange
blooms, and tried to believe that he was
the most blessed of men. Once, and
once, only, Mignon referred to her past
life. = 4st
Rodney" she asked, "hadn' better
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