Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-02-01

dead. At first she declared that she
would 90 Fright. off,, but after eXplain-
ing to her that she could not 90 till
morning, she sat down content. But
when he proposed writing to me to re-
turn for her, she grew wild again, and
they were glad to pacify her by prom
| ising her she should go ON the first train
! west. ~ g
| Her account of herabsence was vague
and confused. Somebody, she didn'' t
seem to know who, had promised to
tell her something she wanted to know
| if she would 60 to walk with him. They
hadn't gone very far when they came to
a dark, dirty street, and somebody
opened door and caught her away
from the side of her friend into damp,
! cold place, where there was no windows,
only two little panes of glass up high
'hke a cellar. She thought she cried
and screamed, but she couldn't really
remember, she grew so sleepy ever
since, till that night. Then she had
opened her eyes and looked about and
there was nobody in sight. She thought
if only she could get away before any
one came! She sprang off the bed and
to the door but she could not reach the
latch. She moved up a block of wood,
| anu Nv oll biptOC
the door, and without waiting an
| instant she darted out and ran as fast rs
| her feet would carry her. She remenl-
| bered the name of the house, and after
coming by a good many streets she
asked a lady. who pointed out the house.
| which was just in sight, and SO she had
come to it.
Mr.. Gordon had blamed himself very
/ ,,,,,ob f., Lot ha bod R,,t
he had thought she would come through
sn1 Independent. He had paid her fare
out of his own pocket as faras Chicago.
and given her money to pay it the rest
charge of the conductor. and then not
quite satisfied had written that letter,
and thought everything was all right
and straight.
h Then, taking Gordon with him, he
had returned to Detroit to find the con-
ductor But he had been dead six
months. Then he had stopped all
along the route until at last he reached
Michigan City, the thenterminus of the
road. 1t was a miserable, struggling
road track, running far down from the
boat that was to take them across was
nowhere in sight, and he went back
to the hotel where they had taken sup
per year ago when they came on. He
related his errand to the landlord, and
some way CHANGED to mention the childs
name. S>#
"Violar' exclaimed gentleman,
looking up suddenly from his paper;
ss,uhy Rnara, tl,nt iS tho no tho
little wooden cross old Briefly put up
over the child that died at his place last
summer. noticed it sbecalIse the name
was odd and rather pretty s.
: Well, the result of itwas he did not
take the boat, but went. out to see this
Briefly, who lived about two miles
away. He said he-had found the child
in the street, crying and bewildered,
just after the boat had left one night.
He took her home with him, where she
was sick good while and ''crazy as a
bear" She kept saying her name was
she died he cut that name on bit of
wood, and put it up SO as to show her
friends if they ever came.
''But it may have been some other
VIOLA" said Ralph, unwilling to believe
that the bright. spirited little creature
could die. as perhaps some other Viola
had done.
Il think there is no doubt about it
whatever. This Briefly is an old, eccen-
trio, misery fellow, who lives quite
alone in little hut near the lake, but,
though he bears rather bad name in
the neighborhood, think he did as well
as he could by her, and | could forgive
L Il IL.
son said, in a faltering voice.
elf only we had waited little long
er, Benz
eyes. hut we did not know. For
some reason God saw fit to take her
from us III this sad way, but He knows
best. wife, and all His ways are right"
And so the thought of simple cross
bearing the dear name, by the faraway,
lonely lake shore, fell into their hearts a
sad. and tender, and sacred memory, to
be cherished and talked of, and remem-
bered forever. But now a new trouble
or rather an old trouble renewed
came to haunt Myra Anderson heart.
Ralph declared his resolution to GO to
sea. This tame, monotOnous farmers
life, fretted him more and more every
day and week. All through the sum
IIiCI t"OlU NCOh sello i1op OWN oIiC
graceful destinations of mis- beautiful
cousin could drive it away.
''Let the boy co. Tom Arnold said;
''.one voyage will cure him. It's as
natural for Massachusetts boy to want
to 90 to sea as it is to take to the girls.
I don't believe in trying to force a boy
to stay at home if his heart is set on
going" e.. s.
81 But father--Tom," she faltered.
Eyes, Myra, but because his ship
went down, it's no sign Ralph's will.
You and / can never forget that; it
weaned me from the seal never want
to look on its treacherous face again!'
he stopped abruptly and leaned over
and drew his sisters face to his bosom
and kissed it. -..
80 Tom, cannot let him gor' she
moaned.
"But he aciA, Myra; you may depend
on that. The lad has got will of his
own, may be you know" ts
Ralph was seventeen in October. He
had worked faithfully all the summer,
but when the harvest was all gathered, !