Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-07-19
CHAPTER xI.lcoSr1s1-Ep.

a-F,.a- iHas.". " CecTs Secret" "A Mer-
eiless Foe" etc., etc.
CHAPTER xILtorssr1suEp. ?
:" <'His. wedding tour!'' Mr.. Killuth
repeated the words. He was aroused
q, to more, than his usual energy, more
} than IL his usual interest, in a
matter which did not pertain to his own
individual comfort. Something of a
sybarite he. had always been, and sell
tishness had grown upon him with adj
vancing years. s.Without knowing
why, L feel as, if You were throwing
away. your life, Lannt,, as your father
- Threw his away before yon. 1 don't
know why / am so prejudiced against
= that girl, unless it is through that I'M
accountable resemblance she bears to
:" La June, Stranger than. strange, in
Rose Sangerfords daughter - ...s /.
80 Stranger stil, she resembles her
moth-Alrs. Olphant. Those two did
not'foOk alike. did they?''
Not atralM7Insot in the slightest de-
gree. .1,i..,- -. 80 -. 60. ..
II g Then yollr Imagination is at fault, -
said Lamt, lightly. "Come down to
'>Shoreden; they have taken a place
there for the hot months. Remember
that you only saw Dana with sea-dis-
tempered eyes, Come down and take
a fairer opinion of my choice. 1t will
dosthe old madanie's " heart good to
know that you approve of her.
III geoI promised rkilluth, to re-
-pent the promise as soon as the magnet
. lzing effect of the young man S presence
wore away. s.-.'.' -... - 70
- Launt himself was all impatience to
he off. To be absent from the object of
his alteration was a trial to this ardent
sutton, and on the afternoon of the third
day after this he took the train for the
seaside village where the ELEPHANTS We're
choosing to pass the summer in retire
ment. Entering the. depot he found
himself unexpectedly face to face with
Gordon Marquis.
"Leaving?" he asked, as the two
shook hands.l -, ssTsU gE7
"Going tn the'seasid6 but not to your
haven" Mr.. Marquis answered Il
couldn't quite stand that. You know
that the portrait stands over until
more favorable time?' -.
.. Mr.. Harrington knew very little about
it. He only knew that he had been
sorely Jealous of this blonde artist once
upon time, and that the artist had
disappeared after his own accession to
favor, F].t-' .-"'ss"@'Sf
:.Do you travel my wasaye' he asked.
mo, 1 take the other line. Give my
regards to the cousin. r The flashing
.Alexia is hardly my style, but still
7fa'is 80 The dahla that grows -a.5r.9s
.rs-s "a. Beside the rose A'si
.s,5i 5r Has borrowed sweetness of her.
- Sea Ii one denies r;ff7-..
s,tsf.- And the othertvies---
What canI do but love herr
-" The sentiment is better than the po-
etry, L fancy, but If 1T fits the case, what
does it matter?' - fsFtH -
SET it does fit the case he is more of
a coxcomb than think him. Launt
said to himself. With the happy dispo-
sition,that can be, off Wit h the old love and
on with the new at an hour notice he
bad po.yVpPsthy whaever4 9Measur-
ing Gordon Marquis. from the stand
.paint of his own feelings. he -pitied him
most profoundly" -aIf L had lost her
what wo,ildl life beto me?' he asked
himself. and Somehow a CHASTITY fancy
came sf9etipg thpesgh his mind. His
father had Killed himself for the love of
woman, and had not Killutb told him a
hundreds Zines 10 was hkehis father.
Could he liSe if he lost Dana. now?
Happily. the fear of losing her was a
thing of the past. ~
Eest ip>his own thoughtssa touch on
his shoulder, his name spoken, made
him look up with start to behold
Harmon Quest. zzA,sss = - v
GBqinE asI sm,ito shoEeden,. SIr.
FalaadstM u The, family Ease there. 1
understanl,,AsIgo on business, for
day only, I.wouldn't. like to miss Mr..
He i There" ANSWERED. Launt.
..Have you entered upon that search
you were speaking of, Mr.. Quest?'
: ..For an heir to- the France inherit
ance? Yes" "a st.s-'st 49,
with what s,lccess?''
s.Small enough, but. one don't ex-
pect Immediate results after such
lapse of time. - .,
:, :. Perhaps / can give you clue which
will aid YOU. His wife died, but little
more than year after he was executed,
in Cuba. Of the child, if there was one,
know nothiingsVy =.
..Died,J Are you sure of that?p
Mr.: Farringt9n E explained plan ed his source
Oh "And rs W6fatf WHAT Interest you
hayeip, that old affair. young gentle
mar? '' unused Mr.. Quest. ssWh inter-
aet yol,N.ih,hsveIs Gan Eeadily enough
.ssessJ aBi ibwYrlt be aIPafatabie bit OF
come to hsSG4I{E. faSom,,Tgas92esbno me- the
o,,,,. il IT leads to.wlnat think 1t will, +"
he said. aloud. 'af-. Perhaps you |! like to
know. as a sort of return, that MIR. Oil
nbant is about to make his will. Di-