Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-24

she expoStulated, smiling.
That's different case" said Louis.
ST know Mrs. Lascelles had fortune,
but you had one still larger. Provided
my wife's money were not more than
| my own"
Pooh! As if you could lay down
hard and fast rules for any such case.
Suppose yourself in love with a woman,
and good woman. You find she has
three times as much money as you have.
What then?" -. - 80
Il shoaid be very sorry said Louis,
! deliberately, .'but should feel obliged
to put on my hat. and wish her good
morning. Such marriages are too I'M
| equal. Besides, man is wrong to lay
| himself open TO even the possibility of
| being considered an adventurer."
"Adventurer! What you mean is.
that your wife might sometimes expect
to have say of her own in things, and
whenever that happened you would feel
as If you were playing second fiddle,
| and you couldn't endure it. Bosh, my
dear boy! As / said before, it's all
bosh."
II believe I admitted that it was a
crotchet. We are all liable to crotch
cts, and very much at the mercy of our
subjective sensations. &
..Subiective sensations be hanged! It
depends on warmth of heart. I say, if
your love for a woman can't rise superb
| or to her money. why good radiance
for her, that's alli''
Baldwin merely laughed a little. cit
is evident we do not agree" said he.
That afternoon Margaret, sitting
apart. vaguely heard Louis and Rupert
talking, without knowing what they said
or meant. a r -
John Malabarr would never hold
such a cold, horrible creed, she said
to herself "Why do 1 submit to these
humilations? Why do l not snake my
self free of this hallucination, for I am
sure it is an hallucination? Such things
do not betray a generous mind. Oh,
no. And yet, whenever he looks at me,
or speaks to me, l forget all that. Am
l Obliged to choose the best? Why can
not ALWAYS bear in mind that he adj
mits nc one to his heart and confidence
as cornrade and equal? 1t is dreadful.
/ will shake off this enchantment and
tell all to Mrs. Lascelles. She will be
kind. can trust her. As for the rest,
/ must try to face it. 1t will be a dread
full wrench if it does not turn out as
be done"
Thus she sat meditating for a long
time until Baldwin voice startled her.
He was seated beside her, and said:
''Will you promise me to go out to-
morrow. no matter what the weather
may be? You have been keeping in
doors too much, and it is telling upon
you. When 1 say, go out. mean that
You musttake walk. You want some
exercise and fresh air"
"I-yes, Oh yes! l will go out to-
morrow, some time" she answered,
looking at him with startled express
sion. Louis must have seen the hollow
in her face-her pale cheeks and her
eyes which looked unnaturally large
and dark and melancholy. No doubt
he saw them-whether he put down the
cause OF the change entirely to her
close attention upon Rupert. and con-
finement to. the house, it is impossible
to say.
II have been talking to Rupert" he
went on. Il have told him that even
from a selfish point of view, his best
policy is to release you from him now
and then, for that if he doesn't we shall
have you laid up, and you will have to
60 away for a change. How would you
like that?'
Margaret gazed at him almost
breathlessly- 81 am right" she
thought. HE knows or guesses some
thing Aloud she said, hastily: ''Not
at ALL" and Louis. with a slow look,
and n half smile, left her.
tt#s CHAPTER XIII.
MISS PERcrvAL's EXCEEDING GREAT REWARD.
On the breakfast table, ON the follow
ing morning. Margaret found letter
for herself: and when she looked at the
envelope she knew that the letter came
from the genuine Marion Percival She
opened it, feeling but languid curl
osity as to its contents; but soon,
despite herself. she grew interested in it.
MY DEAR MISS BARRINGTON.-It is long
since heard from YOU. and l have several
times thought of writing to you: but felt as
sured that if you were i'll. or had left Black
wood Grange, Ishould have heard of it, and
communicate to you. and l feel l must not
postpone writing any longer. l little thought
when you made your kind and generous oller
to me aud my sister. to what results it would
things, and Indirectly for what. it seems, will
Il told you some time ago that Mr.. Bid
dulph had several times visited the Hall. and
kind to Fanny and me. In the beginning Of
October he came to make longer stay, Tor
the hunting. We saw, or iather see, q great
deal of him, for he is still at home. and the
other day re asked me to he his wife. | con-
fess that1I had always admired Mr.. Bi1duph
exceedingly. from the very first time saw
him AZ MrS. PierceS house. and since L have
seen so much of him here my admiration has
grown to o warmer feeling. / think he is SO
admirable in every waF-sGch a pOiiSh ed gen.
tlcman" Margaret Gasredl-" and at the same
time such a clever. intellectual man. 1t may
be fond dream of mine. but think he is
perfect, and made for a woman to love and
look up TO-.
(Margaret's feelings at this iuncture
overilowed; she uttered an almost pas
sionate Bah! that .fop!" which caused
Damaris to inquire what was the matter
with her.) Ea
lit makes me so happy that he has chosen
mo; it shows his noble, disinterested nature,
because have so little claim to be chosen. 80
few attrac ions for a man lie him. But he
says that attraction and repulsi0n are things
impossible always to be logically accounted
for
("That is true. Good Heavens! to
think of that man finding worshiper!"
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