Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-11-13

Then there was to be an answer to
the appeal which he had made. OF
what nature would be the answer? As
he laid his hand upon his heart and felt
the violence of the emotion to which he
was subjected. he could not doubt the
strength of his own love.
CHAPTER XIX.
MR.. wHITTLESTAFF'S JOURNEY DISCUSSED.
81 don't think that if / were you ]
would go up to London. Mr.. White
staff" said Mary. This was On the
Tuesday morning.
"Why not?"
81 don't think / would" ..ee-<.
"Why should you interfere?''
81 know l ought not to interfere
IL don't think you ought. Especial
ly as l have taken the trouble to con.
ceal what am going about"
81 can guess" said Mary.
s'You ought not to guess in such a
matter. You ought not to have it on
your mind at all. 1 told you that
would not tell you. Ishall 60. That's
all that have got to say"
The words were ill-natured and saw
age The reader will find them to be
so if he thinks of them They were
such that father would hardly speak.
under any circumstances, to grown.
up daughter-much less that lover
would address to his mistress. And
Mary was at present filing both capac-
tiles. She had been taken into his
house almost as an adopted daughter,
and had, since that time, had all the
privileges accorded to her. She had
now been promoted still higher, and
had become his affianced bride. That
the man should have turned upon he1
thus, in answer to her counsel, was
savage, or at least ungracious. But at
every word her heart became fuller and
more full of an affection as for some
thing almost divine.
She came round and put her arm
upon him, and looked into his face.
"Don't 60 to London. ask you moi
to go?" tD
"Why should 1 not go?''
ITO oblige me. You pretend to have
a secret, and refuse TO say why you are
going. Of course l know"
81 have written a letter to say that
am coming"
at is still lying on the hall-table
downstairs. 1t will not 90 to the post
till you have decided
"Who has dared to stop it?''
81 have. ] have dared to stop it.
shall dare to put it in the fire and burn
it. Don't go! He is entitled to moth
ing. You are entitled to have-what-
ever it is that you may want, though il
is but such trife."
"A tribe. Maryn'
"Yes. A woman has little CLEAN
of prettiness about her. though here ii
is but of a common order"
Anything so uncommon I never
came near before"
LET that pass; whether common OF
uncommon, it matters nothing. 1t is
something soft, which will soon pass
away, and of itself can do no good. II
is con.emptible.'
"You are just Mrs. Baggett over
again. 20.
Every well; am quite satisfied
Mrs. Baggett is a good woman. She
can do something beyond lying on
sofa and reading novels, while her good
looks fade away. 1t is simply because
a woman is pretty and weak that she is
made SO much of. and is encouraged to
neglect her duties. By Gods help ]
will not neglect mine. Do not go te
London"
He seemed as though he hesitated as
he sat there under the spell of her little
hand upon his shoulder. And in truth
he did hesitate. Could it not be that he
should be allowed to sit there all his
days. and have her hand about his neck
somewhat after this fashion? Was he
bound to give it all up? What was il
that ordinary selfishness allowed What
depth of self-indulgence amounted to a
wickedness which man could not per-
init himself to enjoy without absolutely
hating himself? 1t would be easy in
this case to have all that he wanted.
He need not send the letter. He need
not take this wretched journey to Lon
don. Looking forward, as ne thought
that he could look, Judging from the
girls character, he believed that he
would have all that he desired all that
a gracious God could give him-if he
would make her the recognized partner
of his bed and board. Then would he
be proud when men should see what
sort of a wife he had got for himself at
last in place of Catherine Bailey. And
why should she not love him? Did not
all her words tend to show that there
was love?
And then suddenly there came
frown across his face as she stood look
ing at him. She was getting to know
the manner of that frown. Now she
stopped down to kiss it away from his
brow. 1t was brave thing to do: but
she did it with brave consciousness OF
her courage. ''Now / may burn the
letter. she said, as though she were
about to depart upon the errand.
..Nor' he said. "Let me have a
sandwich and a glass of wine, for J
shall start in an hour.
At this moment Mrs. Baggett came
into the room, detecting Mary almost
in the embrace of her old master.
Hes come back again, SIR" said Mrs.
Baggett. 81
.sWho has come back?'
ssThe sergeant" =
..Then you may tell him to go about
his business. He is not wanted, at any
rate. You are to remain here. and
have your own way. like an old fool.
II am that, sir. sd
There is not any one coming to in
terfere with YOU ser a.
s.Sir!''.
Then Mary got up. and stood sob
bling at the open window. '.At any
rate, you'll have to remain here. to look
after the house, even if 90 away.
Where is the sergeant"
..He's in the stable again."
..What! drunk"
7 FRO BE CONTINUED
To struggle, and again and agais
TO renew the conffict-this is Gfe's in
heritauce. Mrs Grots.