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

How very KIND or you. crleu har-
garet, sincerely touched by this proof
of attention and good will. .. 1t is just |
the thing I like; tits really very good |
of you,' she repeated, as she took Miss
Percivars hand within her own. and |
looked at her with her bright, frank eyes
z Ifany one had-a Margaret wheth-
er she knew Miss PerciVal, she would
have replied: Certainly, know her
well!' because for two years, she had
lived in the same house with her, and
because it was rarely that day passed
on which she did not see and speak to
her. But, as matter of fact, she did
not know her, and, without intending
or perpetrating any Unkindness, had
taken very little notice of her. So little
did she know her that it had nevers1
even occurred to her that she might be
an object of greater interest to Miss
Percival than Miss Pereival was TO her.
(Which, indeed, was the case: Marion
Percival for many reasons, took deep
interest in Margaret Barrington.1 A
fresh idea, new interest came with re-
freshing brightness to Margaret; and It
just happened that Miss Percival came
with her present of a work-bSg at
moment when the person for whom that
work-bag was intended was IN the hui
NOR to make much of such an incident.
The present and the good wishes OF this
hitherto ,unnoticed young person came
upon her as a suIprise-stluck sher as
being distinctly noble and disinteresteds
amidst so much which she felt Obliged
to regard with feelings Of doubtful
gratitude. A tide of new feelings rushed
over her mind She wondered, as she
looked into Miss Perciyals,s face. what
sort of place she found the world
whether it wagged agreeably for her,
what was her private and genuine opin-
ion of her pupils, her .employers-of
Mafgaret Harrington herself, for EXAM
pie. With Margaret, to formssueh spec
ulations was generally to give utterance
to them, and she said:
s.Miss Percival. you are going to be
at my ball tonight, are you not?'
Yes said Marion, unenthusiastic-
ally.s z Z g. go = =
lyon don't look pleased. 'Don'tyou
like dancing?" i
:..Oh. very much; when l have any
one to dance with ft.lf#
"What do you mean? You will find
plenty of partners-or, rather, they Will
find you. Why''-she locked her over
with quick sTutlnizing glances you
are far pretticr than most of the girls
who will be here toni ght: and you are
a lady, which most of the Irkford swell
esSeS are not.
Miss Percival looked little scandal
lied at the expression (borroWed from
Tony s. Irkford swellesses, but
pleased, all the same, at being told, by
a beauty and q country heiress, that she
was pretty and a lady, and she said,
smiling with kind OF chastened hope
fulncSs." - q
.Well, perhaps l shall be more lucky
tonight. Butt have been present at
Mrs. Pierce's balls before, and did not
have many partners. :
81 will take care that you dance to-
night said Margaret, rather too Gag
erly, perhaps. ..-z~. :,
said Miss Perciyal. ingenuously, g for
have got a new dress which Mrs: Pierce
gave me-such a pretty one. But she
would not like me to dance too much,
especially if any of her guests were sit
ting out"
! be wall-howers. Men won't ask them
to dance to oblige anybody But you
!
| should YOU be left with them:"'
"Oh. it doesn't matter" said Miss
Percival, looking little alarmed at the
effect produced by her admissions.
- But it does. You shall dance to-
night, and-do you like waltzing?''
s. Yes, Very much.
ssYou shall waltz with the best
waltzer in the room. l will give him
that praise, if there is not much else te
be said of him. Do you know whom
mean" r~<sr. -frs = III.
@I-how should I?'' asked Mis-
Percival, blushing violently, no doubt
in her Joy at the prospect OF wa4ltz I'll
--.Well, I mean Mr.. Biddulph. HI
will do anything bid him, and he shall
waltz with you.p l-51-&s : -
But-but-I do know him little
quite enough for him to ask me tt
lkdance if he wished it. 1tworild be Iior
rible to have to. dance with him agalns
his will"
4 "Mr. Biddulph will do nothing
against his will, Make your mine
easy. So you know him?'' .,
1 -:Only uery slightly. Sometimes
. you know, meet him when l am on
with the children, and he stops to asl
after Mrs Pierce-and you. Some
d times he asks if he will!tind you in
b should he call. That is all" '''.'lt-
Il see. Is it true, what I heard tn
other day, that you are. leaving Mrs
Pierce soon?"
-'Yes., I am leaving at 'Whitsuntide
, which is at the end of this month.
! kssIndeed. And have you got anothe
!, situationp'' ,x
it. -, 1t is: at Blackford Grange, nea
Foulhaven.n @
"Foulhaven on the east coast, do 70
+ mean? That is an out-of-the-way kin
of place. = -
t Eyes; tits. But have a particula
5 reason for wishing to go there. IW
| reasons indeed - . ,gor.E
..Have you? Is it allowable to- fs
what they are?" .,ess
..Oh, certainly. First, the salary
such good one. 1t is one hundred an