Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-04-12


Ned had been gone nobody knew how
long, size shouldn't like it if he didn' I
come a-near her." she argued.
Ms. Bugbee had succeeded in haul
ing Ned safely in. and felt little SYM
pathetic. interest. in Others love affairs
Just at this time, as a matter Of course.
Happiness loves company as well as
misery. you may be sure. 1t was only
the evening before that this delightful
crisis in the Bradlee-Bugbee case had
return, using it as assort OF lever to lift
his own cause.
II see the young Capting's come"
he had said. land reckon he was down
here, quick. know l should be, if I'd
been away"
"Pshawr' she said. that is the way
with nay heart"
.'Now don't-pray don't he said,
in ludicrous distress, fear that he had
been too precipitate in putting up his
''frame house, before he was sure of
her, filling him with vague terror.
you know amt any such sort of a
teller, now, come. You know I'm true
biue-you'd trust me, come now. Su-
san. you know you would"
II don know, Mr.. Bradlee: Ishould
ha' trusted him; but he hasn't been
here, and / heard he went down to
Montford House Almost as soon as he
got home. and that he was out a-walk-
in till nigh dark with that young girl he
picked up out of the snow g
"Wall now" said Ned. quite taken
aback by this account of his favorite' s
81 H. = Ill, IS
Ralph. [ declare / wouldn't. But meb-
be twas somethin' special, and he'll be
round bimeby."
but it S nine o clock now, Mr.. Brad
lee - 81
Il du wish you'd call me Ned he
interrupted, coaxingly, land as for its
being nine O'clock. 1 don't know,I
never can tell what time tits. here.
Now, to home it's so lonesome. know
every minute by heart. it stays so long,
l suppose it pities me because I'm so
alone.''
"Why do you stay alone. then?" she
asked. inEocently. You might get a
housekeeper. l should Think
.''Confound it! that what I've been
tryin' to DO ever, sinceslast spring. he
cried, growing very red in the face, and
lecIHS luSlluctlNcly tldG Tic CTiSlS WAS
upon him and mast be met.
Have You tried many?'' she asked,
serenely.
s..Many! I hain'.t tried nary one.
I've been too darned bic coward
that's what's the matter! But I'm in
for it now, by jingo!-look here, Susan,
will you hev me?-say quick!-wW you
hev mee' he cried, in a sort of pa
thetic distress.
..Whv, Mr.. Bradlee, how abrupt you
arc! / don't believe l bad better
change my name-I shever thought
should until-until.a' and Mrs. Bugbee
paused in girlishconfusion. and really
blushed. - FRtNa~ ssSv
"Until you see mep Glory! You
mean that, don't you, now. nv dear?
Hallelujah! When can read my title
clear-Exalt the stem of Jesse's rod,
and crown him lord of all-hoorayr'
cried Ned, catching Mrs. Bugbee in his
arms.
Hush, Edward" -making a little
show of a struggle.
30 bother! A fellow don't pop the
question every night, ieastways don't.
Susan, let us be married at once t."
cried the enthusiastic lover.
I've not said I'd marry you at all,
you terrible fellow" she said. smiling
coquettishly, 'but if l shomtd, L
couldn't think of being married under
a month, certainly
"A month"; he cried, starting back.
Pretty near that. l think. You see
a woman has so much to do, and this is
SO sudden. 1 don't know what Mr.. Ar
mold will say; I'm sure DON'T
And / don't care, nuther. Look O.
here, Susan: I've been forty-five years
a-makin' up my mind, and now IT'S
made up, PmA just going ahead, and
I'd like to catch Tom Arnold, or any
other man, Il tryin' to stop me. I tell
you what I'll do; Ill split the diff
ference, and call it two weeks. Come,
that's fair, now; two weeks from to-
night, and not another minnitr'
From the fact that Mrs. Bugbee gave
q fortnight's warning" to Mr.. Arnold
the next morning, it is to be supposed
that the difference was duly "split,"
as possibly she intended it should be. e.
This is veNatious," excla med Tom
Arnold, coming into the room where
Blanche sat nursing her wrath toward
Ralph; there's Bugbee going off in two
weeks; would like to know what am
to do. believe when YOU get mar
ried L II let you carry on the housekeep-
ing, and will be Just boarder.
81 was not aware l was going to be
married. | am afraid your role of
: boarder will have to wait some time"
she replied carelessly. , 81 3
81 rather thought you might be mar
ried before Ralph went away again; he
is one of those impetuous fellows"
Il wish. father, slow color burning
itself into her cheek, "that you would
not speak of my marrying Ralph He
has meyer asked me to. an ,cords. and a
woman has no business to mind any
thing else"
Tom Arnold looked up quickly. and
then set his teeth firmly together, but
he. did not speak. Ten minutes
he was riding down the
prairie road at a swift gallop.
Idon' t care if he is, my sister child
twenty times over; he shall not triile
with my girl, by Heaven!' he cried,
angrily.
There was faint futter of snow in
tho a;r apd a c1ttiprr north wind oama