Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-07-05
HER@ LIFE'S SECRET

: So by JENNIE DAVIS BURTON,
~ -A,sthor Of !" Strangely The Thornhura
fas ~ -kyst<Ty.'' !" The Modest Marriage Ertr
Wds,"" Ceeirs Secret,' ~ Mer-
cless Foe, = etc., etc. ~
- - d. .'is4 II Sic f,-rtE.
''.' - :. CHAPTER VIn.-CoNTTNUED. 90
The ice. between the fellow-traveler
= was broker The rickety vehicle role,
on with mud-elogged wheels. and tn,
sorry span labored overthe heavy road
but there was no lack. of conversation
~ between tie couple inside, Miss Brax
ton speedily learned that Harmon Dues
had began life as boot black, and haC
3 ambitions. toward ending it quarter
- millionaire, m :, -. -
,"-3'o"NOt that I've advanced verv fal
u toward that point" said he, .sbut
- have firm faith that will strike ma
predesfined occupation yet and make :
fortune Ht ofit:''.i NH
~ And in tnrn Mr.. Quest was informed
regarding Miss Braxton's past, present
and future, las fully as that very out
spoken young lady chose to tell.
"Instead of waiting for good fortune
ssto come to ME, 1 am going to it." she
Asaid, with a flash of Her white teeth and
bright eyes. There was certain CLEAN
and glitter about this young lady at all
times. She had thrown aside her outer
wrappings and sat revealed, stylish
looking girl, even in her cheap travel
ing dress, her head crowned with a
mass of feathery, blue-black hair; her
eyes of deepest blue, her complexion of
pure milk-and-rose.7 p -. -.E
Sc am going to it." she repeated, a
saucy look dimpling her very cookbook
ing face. I'm tell you all about it,
since you have been so very candid with
ume,, Mr. Quest-uI have rich I'M
\ Sle Who'll just back from Southern Eu-
rope, and lam going to throw myself
on his tender compassion for the sort of
home was born to grace. He can't
very well turn me out of doors when 1
get there, and then-well, and then,
will follow up my chances when 1 have
got in the opening wedge" :.
"In trust you to do it." muttered
Mr.. Quest. These two people, strangers
to each other and never expecting to
meet again, were in perfect accord, and
talked as .familiarly as, if they had
known each other half their lives.
"Any chance of being made the rich
uncle's heiress?" he asked because
I've penchant for rich heiresses, and
upon my word! it would not take much
to persuade me that L could have a pen
chant for you" .,.... ......r
'.Not the slightest chance" and a.
cloud dimmed the splendor of Mis-
Braxton's countenance. "No, not th1
slightest, since he is inconsiderate
enough to have a daughter and
heiress of his own. What ON earth has
happened now, do you SUPPOSED"
The coach gave violent lurch, top
pied sideways, and then stood still.
-, s.Axles, broke said the driver, APP
pearing at the door. ffhorse has gone
lame and t'other's cast a shoe. You
'uns III hev to walk if,.rou wants to- get
to,Junetionville to-daE nLi1 / -QM1
The distance was three miles. The
cleddsrstillf dropped lin ceaseless rain;
the yellow clay of the country road was
! iittie less than aSduagmT bats there
was no help for it, Leaving Miss Brax-
toms trunk to be sent after her, the two
sat out. y, 90
urfApd, twill be- q mercy if(sdmething
else doesn't happen to make IFS miss
8 that train yet, declared ,Alexia,l but
nothing did happen. !, They arrived,
bedragg1ed, rain-beaten pair enough, at
rthe objectionable station; full forty min
utes before the train pulled'in: i,1~r"
80 !!Such along time to wait, - sighed the
young lady, whose spirits had suffered
from the experience of the morning.
i-. FNot to my thinking only forty min
utes till we part forever. You go one
way, and go the other; you to the
colour de rose of fashionable, life, [ too
the dingy lecture room and unappre-
ciative audience-not saying. that it
is altogether the fault of the audience to
be unappreciative, underStanG Truly, I
we. only find our pleasures to see them
= fade" ~. ~s -. =. e "'< =
g But fate had ordained that these two
were MOTTO part in this way. ,.,,
- The shrill whistle of the incoming
4 fraiii cut the an. b. Miss 'Braxten fol-
lowed her cavalier for the occasion out
upon the sloppy platform, Slipped, and
came down upon one ankle, with wild
clutch at his arnR and shrill screech
of,mingled modification and pain. He
: extended a iihelpinS' hand, she was up
AGAIN on the, Instant, but. pale to. the
li5ss and leaning on him heavily as She
hobbled forward.riL ..oE e.if 9ii5H
"Hurte'' he asked. .'Oh, see,
ankle sprained. Unfortunate, surely;
Won can't undertake iyour journey
NOW sFE4s - 80 sdult1
S ! al wili',l with }teartiI kobstinacy
.Rut-but-they won't be expecting
me. and don't know what will do"
:. All aboard" called the conductor.
"Come, sir. are you goingP"
Eyes, sir, am" responded Mr4i
ouest emphatically. '~'Tll see you
through, Miss Braxton. "A broken en-
toaleenlent more or. less in my life don't
matter" sEss -. F3ss' i
In the one instant while he hesitated
MFR. Quest had reviewed the case pro
and con. On the.one hand. dasapuoint-