Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-07-31

ageing so often grew S4e
Mary Ranley, ever fRdahexsklf in Hi,
case OF theSe-ever See h1Yself 3enef 4
uncared for, just endured for want of /,
better? On, no. Rather a hundret
times marriage into which friendship
and res ect at least would enter
Her letter was written. hilrriedlv, a
last, and whensit Wa fnkhed it wasAx1
acceptance. But she told John Hay
ward the truth. She had loEed Ton
Danvers honestly for years. but now
that they had parted she did rot thini
any memory OF him would ever rise W
between her and the husband she wa,
prepared TO accept and. honor She
wrote this all quite calmly, bttswhen il
vas finished she felt somehow a:
though she were twenty years olde,
than she had been, and as if life haC
suddenly become quite humdrum aanS
commonplace. fTet she had.no- ia on CHI
ST chang ng hef pSnd SsHI rsng Z Ii,
bell composediv for Bessie, the 7iffle
maid-of-all-work,a and gave her the letter
with q hand that never IalteMd.
"ThssS - yofr evening OF, Il think,
Bessie. Il on imsy post this for me on
your way through the village, she said,
bethinking herself even of the little
servants affairs in that crisis of her
life. -s~-~,
YES, Miss. surely Bessie answered,
blushing, for she too had a ldser and
these evenings out meant the JOY of the
whole week. r
someho n MISS .Ranles felt that, she
wanted the letter out of her reach, and
va cillation out of her power.
CHAPTER II.
~Khareeeme tozMake things right
I can t do h6theut You. Mary; Nou are
NV sheet-anehor; Ihavefelt adrik since
[ lost you.r I Il
50 Tom Danvtesrrs spoke, fufrsing
after her as she came home from after
noon sc.ool.
There was a drilling rain falling,
aud the landscape was blurred. and the
heavy clouds hung low, and the won an
knew that the face she turned ito her
lover was pinched and white.
Il thought you had gone, Tom. it is
so long since l heard of Seu.r3 tD.E
sit is week, and perhaps you did
not ask about me- l never thought of
goingk IN any mad hurry like that.
Thefesis nothing decided even yeti :
us there not? / thought had an
dea there was. she answered falter-
ns .:Gh. .ro. stspRens oall Woe Il
,f1er me the appointment, and 1 went
10 consult you about it when you took
me up so shortly" There was a tone
IF reproach in his voice, for he felt still
hat be had been badly used.
II did not mean to hurt you," she
protested, meekly.
Vel. perhaps some fellows don't
rind being thrown ever after seven
1ears' waiting and Just as tn ere Is !
of something definite at last
~ he prospect seemed very vague to
Con beGuss vi would NOT isseA.
stephens Oilers me eitherthree bundled
Is salary, or a share in the pr6eeeds,
sheehe.er / like. and-he- sass-the-e eli
nate is good and living not very high,
d ait that Ne might cd out together
married.. But. still, if you prefer met to
rub on here l shall do it, so a you
continue 10 love mePT1sa on "a
She had stopped, and. they : faced
pehe et hezs and he ssaw now how pale
ssISwdnld 20 With. pod to Ran coon i
could; it all seems SO easy nov, whep.
t is too Later She answered, with a
' " s shd d M i is:if toe late ssGU, n.
,n ,,sss. ,ss hr'e PROMISED t to marry
"iP hayesY Vel, eertsiniE, you
She could have laughed with the
lrearies. most dismal mirth. she WAS.
O contemplate in her oxn eyes, all
he had done looked so strange and un-'
Why. that very morning
Ter senses had returned. and she knew
hat brave, strong hearted. successful
for she was successful in her
'wn way-has no right TO throw. her
elf on anv mans charity. lust because
lie loves her and because her i1e-story
lbs t.een mistoH If she's had OILY
waited to post her letter next day her
elf IT would never HAYES reached iss
estimation. Now John Harvard had
er promise. --------
There was no escaping from the posi-
ON in whiehl she had placed herself;
here was no possibility of showing her,.
elf even excusable; she certainly had
with all speed from the old.
ri had tboagaf ysu.so dfffeent from
haf. Toms said With bexfia Tered h.
reduifsy: thou ht -yeu woulr have'
cen faithful to me even if we had
arted-for while, at leastfI IGss A
But / was weaker and meaner, YOU
ee. / wanted some one to keep me in
llensss and buy me me dresses and
est me Eell LAM. when you could not
o 4, / closed with the offer of the first
ian who could" She seemed to take
certain bitter pleasure,in her PeH-ae-
usation now. ga 0A -
''Oh. Mary. l can't believe it. it's not
ossible! You who were always so high
nd far removed from the temptations
ass pesetl ogiinsry rTomepfsf ID ppr's
lyon pSerfated me 4 overfated my
u. You see now 1 am not worth
lHag % fahgoon, mott kerth losfpgS
: thinking ABOUT"
But is. It reailytrue' Are you mot /.
me with cruel JEST
ut is quite true: have promised to
: ano,her nan s. wife, and L wrote him
LAP mo- hlonghf Of you lwooMs ever
and between u.s." she answered ar
signing herself.
sTlsn YOU saaela heartlsss woman.
Id l shall never forgive you!h he burst /
nth. pronouncing Judgment on. the |
rot. and then he rushed past her and /
IT Of her sight. while she continued /
Y SOLITARY way with laggard steps /
id s heart thst lay in her bosom heavy /
lead -
What can she do now? She has sown