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

| and affect not 10 hear il; but out of the cor.
ners Of my eyes ! see his tail. slight figure
moving across the lawn, with the loose
\ singing step which makes so little Of dis
| lance He is wearing his gray suit and soft
hat learn TO know all the clothes il his
wardrobe when ! am al Ludford: But
| like best to see him in these-tte rCdEh
gray goes SO well with Ainsle2s frank
| smile and sunburnt face. / don't know
| why, but ne has not seemed SO nice this
| visit And We. ! have enjoyed IT. / nm
| afraid that, iaTorite as ne must De. the men
/ of his regiment spoil him. He evidently
! does not care % be With Us rs much ss Of
/ old: the " ais in the dusk Of the evening,
| when we wszld sit in some corner upon the
J hill, and teH one another our different am
1 billions, AID build castles in the air far sur
/ passing t2e gray walls that faced Us have
vanished like our dreams ! used too, 10
I 20 with him on his fishing excursions, but
/ now he goes alone. Since he has been out
| in the world a2d been petted and welcomed
! everywhsrz / suppose his ideas have
widened and only bore him.
amber" he says. as he throws himself
| upon the grass near me and plays with the
reel Of his rod, Il have q surprise for you
Whom do yoa suppose / have seen IA the
town: Some one who is coming kere-
AZ don't know. ! am sure: some one nice,
| / hope" ! say witt smile going On with
my work. though am really thinking TO
/ myself. w nat graceful figure he has"
''Oh, Of course he's nice lis your cous-
! in James,"
TRY 70 look as if i thought him very
/ nice. for is he not nv cousin: And l think
! / succeed. for AinsIie, who is watching my
+ face, kicks the turf savagsly, and points
/ 70 man in e riding dress ana spurs. who
I IS coming down the street |. isi-1 arDes-
- expect he j. coming To sly my grand
| father wants me-
/ Ainslie ggumbles out sornethinC very Ike
/ why doesn't Sir Martin do llls own mes
saGes:" which Is unreasonable IS my
+ grandfather Is nearly ninety; Int dis
. cree:IT pretend not TO hear. and we both
f. have t. get UP and greet the newcomer
I James i not looking well, ! Dot1ce. as sooa
as Re enters the gate HIS lace i T}aler than
! usual with him, and he looks care worn
I and ha-carl, much as i ny steady cousin
had been keeping late hours, al q keeping
/ theln Il1IGo1tab-y. But ne rlad--T accepts
/ The inv alton - StaT 70 dinner Wl1rl
! AinsLI- gives him IS earnest y-tagsI5 = Tie
= g. is-as If his company Al that meal
were IT. one thing he desired sd cTE1e~
/ usual courtesy and suayjty- which some
. times make ne 1eel 81 clumsy allG lOEa-I-
! ISL. 10 o0T fail him. Picture 10 yourself z
nl2a be1c-T &c middle height. pale an light
haired. with z fair dropping -ElI>Ta e " Llch
hides is month, and small white hands al
! ways OF tie C1Cva- gu0G-hCT00-'ed man
/ w.thGl. man o. endless CcnveTsGtion-1gt
enis- endless, but Of rare power to charm,
! one who VII arEEse Won N spite Il your
self: anu 80 YOU have ny COUSIN. = aLles
Stuart NcEiicnael. SS he sis upon The little
! father :, ana Tor q C-0-llaDi- IS he quickly
turns from ne and c2re@seS MS -nustache, !
! fear that he has come with Ia : news BC-
il Is not 80. He assures me that Sir Martin
i tcIerahly well. and does not expect me
before the end o. the week. And then We
talk about Indifferent things until NV
I mother comes Out 10 Is and gree-s james
warmly. He as somewhat Of & favorlte
with her.
Although the day Is fne. thu river is full
for the time Of year. running past the
garden with strong stream towards the
weir q hundred yards below i group Of
children N TIC other size. whose laughter
floats pleasantly ever, are sending III a
retriever after sticks Near them wall
! bounds the stream, but they are standing
where an opening, made for watering
horses. breaks the line Of the little eLlba-k-
Iaent- Lazlly I watch the dog enjoying
the sport as much IS auv one, until the
biggest OF The cLlldrsn throws one farther
from Ins bank than before. Neptune
springs III TueTTilv. and syvIu1s quickly to-
ward the rnorsel. which, On our side Of the
river, Is invisible. Has Il sunk: No. the
current has caught it. and the aoz- follow
ing it boldly Is carried down fulI forty
yards before he seizes It. He turns and
! breasts the stream, but tired by his previous
exert onS, soon makes for the bank The
sheer wall. rising SIX feet from the water.
gives him no chance Of landing. Again and
again he tries, and tries, and, each time
failing falls heavily back under water
J L
mind, and instead Of steadily swimming
back 10 the opening In the wal he paddles
TO and fro, trying to Chamber up, ana
wasting all his strength in these useless
efforts Even at this distance can fancy
his big patient eyes looking up p4teously-
and / jump up, but without an idea what
10 do. '-oh, AInslie, be viii Ice browne -
YES, Amber, think that dog has had
his day" says my cousin, without rising.
On, II he could know how hate him
Audibly, I'm afraid, l mutter Brute -
and I turn TO Ainslie, who is leaning with
one hand on the grass and the other shad-
ing his eyes, which are fixed upon the
struggle.
I'm afraid there Is nothing else for it,
saws he quickly. andI hear the gate clash to
! behind him, and l see his tail. straight
figure speeding over the bridge. And we
can only stand there and look on. ] cannot
see how the dog Is faring. I have only
eyes for Ainslie coming TO the rescue he
reaches the spot, 1In-s of his coat and
shoes and plungeS in 4 moments strug-
gle. and with one hand on the dogs collar,
he is swimming slowly towards the open
ing in the wall Very slowly Il seems 10
/ TWO of US: but his touch gives new courage
10 the dog, the steady strokes conquer. land
both are helped out by the dozen hands
ready 10 receive them and TO attend 10 the
poor dog. ! have no thought Of him now:
l can only watch the drencbed figure that
so quickly tears itself from the cheering
crowd, and comes running back, looking 4
/ :
noticed men viii look when they have done
anything 10 t,e proud Of.
I do not yvaij for him, but have fed into
the house And 1 am 50 proud, O, so
proud OF him. that I cry a little bit, an1
nave To wash nv face before ! go
down stairs; and If came down
woman and wiser, with q knowledge Of
myself and Of others gained from those
tears which ] had net possessed
before. that knowledge is very far from
making me sadaer. But it does IN some
way make me- more shy: I think myself
I clumsy ana awkward and Ill Al easerElssd IL
! l. not INV cousins suDerahua dance al.
blandness which makes ne SO now Yet.
through my Own reserve and consciousness
| gain 3 glorious glimpse that makes me
sing as later % TO bed into the feelings
thai msy lie behind those signs IN another.
I II was unlucky that the episode Of the
/ dog which I have set down AZ length should
have occurred on that particular day This
Is an aiTer-th on -h1. tor. at, the time / had
no idea Of concealing ray feelings toward
James, or the opinion OF him which this IN
. IL A.