Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-11-29

her . new dress. Now the. cause was
revealed of this ashabbiness; she denied
herself for her sick sisters sake. That
went straight to Margaret's heart. And
Miss PerciVal was looking forward with
joy to this prospect, which seemed to
Margareta very dismal one. rs
=. WHAT'S the matter with oprsister?
she asked abruptly = A
g hardly know. We haye not com
suited stness best Doctors Il il. 50 fright
fully expensive. Two guineas for five
minutes talk, you know. Her back is
weak, and she has nearly always to lie
down. Oh! do hope | shall get to.
Foulhaven! The air would do her good.
and / should be able to look after her.
Ain. You do not know, Miss Darlington,
what it is, not only to know that those
you love are weaksan lonely. but also
that they are not provided with the
comforts they REQUIRE Every time l
see her she seems to droop little more.
and little more, until some time. |
fear. shall, go. and find she has dropped
away altogether-and then shall be
aloner' 4~.ss--@ys
Here Marion covered her face with
her hands, and sobbed aloud, genuine
Margaret S whole mind and soul were
on fire with sympathy and longing to
assist. Here was her duty plainly be-
fore her. pointed out by Heaven, if ever
a duty was. The one thought that held
her back from speaking that instant
was the desire to learn whether she
could mot extract from ID something
moredhan dfy&~duty--sonie romance,
;rt If
longing for poetical denouemcnt that
many Of Margaret's little schemes had
already gone to ground. What should
lsshe ao in this casep Offer Miss
| Percival five hundred pounds on the
spot, as free gift, say: go
| to Foulhaven, or any other haven.
! and stay there with your sister at my
lGexpense, until she is BETTER" Such
were the two chief ideas which rushed
through her mind Then again came
a oleam of reason. Her guardian S Oft
repeated words occurred to her, like 5
breeze rustling through wood: ''Sleep
upon it, After all. that would be the
best. She must curb her Impotence;
so she contented herself with saying:
{. Miss Percival. don't cry. l am so
clad YOU told me. / will help you with
your sister, Miss Percival gasped.
and gave an astonished glance upward.
Eyes, will. No, you must not look
proud and horrid like that. 1 know
what am doing. We will talk it ali
over tomorrow. You will take me to
see your sister. Now feel that | have
a prospect of being little happier"
"You-happier!'' calculated Marion,
with such genuine, incredulous earnest
ness that Margaret said:
Eyes, happier. Surely, you won de
prive me of that
: But she was musing still, her mind or
distant tracks. In such souls thought
flies like lightning, and strikes witt
4 force akin to that of the electric flute
when it enters with an idea. Margare
suddenly gave great start. Her eye:
flashed; her1ips parted; she said witt
haste, as if the information were OF vita
Importance:
s.What would you hava to do at thi
place, Foulhaven? How many pupils
would you .hase?' ss,a~.s. - ~ !
-" It seems there is q girl and a boy
1.-The boy is an invalid. | should teacl
:. the girl always, and the boy sometimes
when he is fit for ito real histor.
with him, and so on. The reason the,
give such high salary lis because
:; should not have. long Or regular adl
days"
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