Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-10-02

past Mr.. Gordon has been altogether q
stranger TO me-" Mr.. Blake looked
into her face, and was aware that there
was ssmsthing 50 distress her. He &c
once Ksthered fro1e her eonnfenance
that NJ WhittlestaR bad besn like the
dog that stuck to his bone, and that
John Gordon was like the other dog
the disappointed one and had been
turned out from the neighborhood Of
/ tho kennel. II should :magiue that
Mr. Gordon has gone away. not to
Londoh then IN some sther direction >,
sc waaclear that the young lady in.
tended him to understand that She
could<say nothing as~tos Mr.. Gordon's
movements.
Il suppose I must go down to the
station and leave word for him there, =
said Mr.. Blake. Miss Lawrie only shoos
her head. ..Mrs Hall win be very
sorry to miss him, And then II have
some special good news to tell Him. =
Special good lnews!'' Could it be
that something had happened which
would induce Mr.. Whittlestaff to change
his mind? That was the one subjec,
which to her. at the present moment,
was capable of meaning specially good
tidings. sssg .fsss sEs
eyes. indeed, Miss Lawrfe; double
good news, may say. Old Mr.. Har.
bottle has gone at last at San Reno.
Mary did not know who Mr.. Harbottla
wasc-or had been. Mr.. Harbottle had
been the Vicar ut Little Arlesford, for
whose death Mr.. Blake was waiting, in
order that he might enter in together
upon the good things of matrimony and
che living. He was a man so contented,
and talked so frequently OF the. good
things which Fortune was to do for
HIM, that the tidings of his luck had
reached even the ears of Mary Lawrie.
s'That's an odd way of putting it, of
course" continued Mr.. Blake; but
then he was quite old and very asthma.-
ic, and couldn't ever come back again.
OF course am very sorry for HMM
one way; but then I'm very glad in an
other. 1t is good thing to have the
house in my own hands, SO as to begin
to paint at once, ready for her coming.
Her father wouldn't let her3be married
till had got the living and think he
was right, because 1 shouldn' t have
liked to spend money in painting and
such like on an uncertainty. AS the
old gentleman had to die, why shouldn't
| tell the truth? OF course am glad,
though it does sound so terrible
''But what are the double good
news?'' -
J .'Oh, didn't tell you. Miss Forrest
err is to come to the Park. She is not
coming because Mr.. Harbottle is dead
That's only a coincidence. We are not
going to be married quite at once,
straight off the reel, you know. 1 shall
have to 90 to Winchester for that. But
now that old Harbottle has gone, I'll
get the day fixed; you see if l don't.
But must really be off, Miss Lawrie.
Mr.. Hall will be terribly vexed if !
don't find Gordon, and there's no know
ing where he may 90 while I'm talking
here" Then he made bis adieux, but
returned before he had shut the door
after him. s'You couldn't send some
body with me, Miss Lawrie? l shall
be afraid of that wooden-legged man in,
the stables, for fear he should get up
and abuse me. He asked me 70 get
him some gin, which was quite iunrea-
sonable. But one being assured that
he would find the groom about the
place, he went out, and the trot of his.
horse was 5000 heard upon the road.
He did succeed in finding John Cor
don. who was istlessly waiting at the
Claimants Arms for the coming of the
four-o' clock train which was to take
him back to London, on his way, as he
told himself, to the diamond helds. He
had thrown all his heart all the energy
of which he was the master, into the
manner in which he had pleaded for
himself and for Mary with Mr.. Whittle-
staff. But he felt the weakness of his
position in that he could not remain
present upon the ground and see the
working of his words. Having said
what he had to say, lie could only 60;
and it was not TO be expected that the
eloquence of an absent man, of one who
had declared that be was about to start
for South Africa, should be regarded.
He knew that what he had said was
true, and that, being true, it ought to
prevail; but, having declared it, there
was nothing for him to do but to 60
away. He could not see Mary again,
nor, if he did so, would she be SO likely
to yield to him as was Mr.. Whittlestaf.
He could have no further excuse for ad-
dressing himself to the girl who was
about to become the wife of another
man. Therefore he sat restless. idle
and miserable in the little parlor at the
Claimants Arms, thinking, that the,
long journey which he had made had
been taken all in vain, and there was
nothing left for him in the world but to
return to Kimberley, and add more
diamonds to his stock in-trade. 'a5-'
''Oh, Gordon!" said Blake. bursting
into the room, you're the very man I
want to find. You can't go back to
London to-day
Cant Ip'' f'ttt-. il.
''Quite out of the question. Mr.. Hail
knew your father intimately when yoE
were only little chap.r VII
,.AVill that prevent my going back to
London?'' - - : z = 81 80
Certainly it will. He wants to re-
new the acquaintance. He is q most
hospitable, kind-hearted man; and who
knows. one of the four daughters might
do, yet"
WHO is Mr.. Hall9'' No doubt he
had heard the name on the previous
evening; but Hall is common, and had
been forgotten.
"Who is Mr.. Hall? Why, he is the
squire of Little Arlesford, and my
patron. | forgot you haven't heard
that Mr.. Harbottte is dead at last. OF
course | am very sorry for the gentle
man, in one sense; but it is such bless
ing IN another. I'm only just thirty.
and it's grand thing. my tumbling into
the living in this way"
Il needn't go back because Mr.. Har-
bottle is dead''
'.But Katie Forester is coming te
the Park. told you last night, but l
Il I