Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-07-26


Is to ne our guest, and you can give up
your stutfy room at the hotel and come
over to the cottage. Let our family
party be complete"
An eager flush rose into Lauut' S
Checks re {. : 6 2
DO you mean to say, sir, that my
probation is really over?''
provided your relative makes no OBJ
lection on her side
Gas if she couldl'' Launt's eyes
rested fondlv upon the object of his
choice. One look into that dusk, bright
face. he thought, would conquer the
most obGgrate heart. Madame Earring
ton had her pride. which might recoil Z
little at the thought of Il nameless bride,
! should that secret be told to her. but
that she could make any serious objec-
tons was the furthest thing from his
mind.
The week sped. The visitors arrived.
and the one great issue ut stake was
brought up by Launt as he drove with
his relative from the village station.
Il have been made to wait interim
nablv, and now it all depends upon u
word from You Do give it soon,
mother mine" he pleaded
! There Were decisive lines in Madame
Farrington's old, withered face, and
| they did not soften, though she smiled
| back upon him fOndly. He was the
| idol of her heart: he filled to her the
| place of the son she had lost: but mad
anne 5 rancor was aroused against these
ELEPHANTS, WHO did not know a good
thing when they had it. It offended her
/ to think that they had heSitated at all.
| You have waited SO long that YOU
| must have patience to wait little
! longer she said. Il shall notsdeliver
a haSty Judgment upon the pretty face
which has taken You captive, Launt.
| shall know her better in Il weeks time
than YOU know her. be very sure, and in
a week YOU shall have my answer
! The stately old lady. however, took
| Dana into her arms and ki>S cd her quite
/ tenderly. There were faults in her past
which she did not care to repeat. If
| Launt loved this girl and She were
worthy of him. he should marry her;
failing to yield that much to her own
son had brought upon her all the woes
OF her life.
Yet when Launt presented himself
before her for his answer, when the
week had passed, granite itself was no
harder than Madame harrington.
You await my consent, you say9
Well, my consent can never be given.
We viii see now how far your duty VIII
carry You. l demand that Won give the
girl up. that you put her out OF your
thoughts and your life together"
Launt was simply dumbfounded. He
had not expected this: she had seemed.
during that week. won completely over
to his cause; but there was unmistaka-
bic fire flashing in the keen old eyes,
unmistakable passion quivcring in her
voice. He had been absent all that
day. he had come to her Immediately
upon his return. and he felt intuitively
that something had occurred in that in
terval TO prejudice her against his suit.
Somebody has been telling you the
story of her adoption" he said. 1T
was Miss Alicia Power. of course, since
it is evident that the worst side of the
matter has been given you. and You
have taken her insinuations as gospel
TRUTH
1T was the girl herself She knew,
it appears, that you held it as a Sc
cret too sacred TO impart to me. What
Miss Alicia had to say only goes to show
how perfectly preposterous is the story
she tells
Miss Alicia be hansedr' cried Launt.
wrathfully. LAS if | have not borne
enough without having her to mix in
the muddle--a painted. made-up Great
ure, as deceitful within as she is false
eNtcTIla w."
-. You are hard on Miss Power said
Madame harrington, dryly. Elbow, then,
do YOU Justify Mrs. OEphant in dyeing
her ham?''
Launt opened his eyes. This seemed
to him q leap To the ludicrous. 1t struck
upon his humorous sersibilities and he
burst out laughing.
Has it really come to- that? And is
that the mOe-hill out Of which YOU have
made q mountain? | beg your pardon,
but # Mrs. Oliphant dyes she, does it SO
admirably that have. never suspected
the fact : &
1T is noslaNnghing matter, said Mad
anne harrington. grayely. The wom-
ans hair is white-much whittier
than mine.'
j.. You have Miss Powers word for 90
asked Launt, incrcdulously.
Il have, but she mentioned it before
Dana, who tried to make some excuse. j
Mammals one weakness is her lovely
hair she said, .and she is so Young to
wear such silvcry crown. don't
know how you ever found it out
Cousin Alicia Nobody ever suspected
il before. ''r@
'.And what of it?" asked Eaunt. with
growing impotence. What possible |
bearing can that fact have upon the
subject of my marriage? You don't
expect me to give up Dana because her
mother uses a little art in keeping her !
IL. 4
again at the tremendous absurdity of
such a supposition. |
Madame Farrington's gravity re-
manned unaltercd.
Rather, because of the secret which !
has produced such an effect"
50 think, Launcelot '-Launt braced I
himself: it was sign of something |
portentious coming when his grand |
mother addressed him as Launcelot-
II think. Infatuated as You are, YOU |
can hardly have failed to see that some |