Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-10-30
CHAPTER xvI.-cosrrNuEp.

CHAPTER XvL-CoNTrNuED.
Dear Mary. he said, .'if you could
only know how constant my thoughts
zreto you.n She did not doubt that it
wxs so; but just so constant were her
thoughts to John Gordon. But from
her to him there could be no show of
affection q nothing but the absolute
coldnessof perfect silence. She had
passed the whole evening with him last
night. and had not been allowed to
speak single word to him beyond the
ordinary greetings of society. She had
felt that she had not been allowed to
speak single word to any one, be-
cause he had been present. Mr. Whit
tlestatf had thrown over her the deadly
mantle of his ownership, and she had
consequently felt herself 20 be debarred
from all right over her own words and
actions. She had become his slave; she
felt herself in very truth to be poor
creature whose only duty it was in the
world to obey his voiition. She had
told herself during the night that. with
all her motives for loving him, she was
learning to regard him with absolute
hatred. And she hated herself because
it was so. Oh, what a tedious affair
was this of living. How tedious, how
sad aud miserable, must her future days
be. so long as days should be left to
her! Could it be made possible to her
that she should ever be able to do her
duty by this husband of hers--for her,
in whose heart of hearts would be seat
ed continually the image of this other
man9
.'By-the- bye" said he. 81 want to see
Mrs. Baggett. | suppose she is about
somewhere"
''Oh, dear, YES. Since the trouble of
her husband has become nearer. she is
earlier and earlier every day. Shall L
send her3' Then she departed, and
in a few inutes Mrs. Baggett entered
the ROOM
Gone in. Mrs. Baggett.''
.sYes, sir"
Il have Just few words which I
want to say to You. Your husband has
gone back to Portsmouth"
''Yes, sir: he have This she said
in very decided tone. as though her
master need trouble himself no further
about her husband.
II am very glad that it should be so.
Its the best place for him-unless he
#coulds be sent to Australia"
HE amt a-done nothing to fit him.
self for Botany Bay. Mr.. Whittlestaff,'
said the old woman. bobDing her head
at him.
'I don't care what place he has fitted
himself for. so long as he doesn't come
here. He is. a disreputable old man."
''You needn't be SO hard upon him.
Mr.. Whittlestaff. He amt a-done moth
ing nueh TO you, barring sleeping in
the stable one night when he had
drop o. drink too much" And the old
woman pulled out great handker-
chief and began TO wipe her eyes pit
'euusiy.
.sWhat fool You are, Mrs Baggett,''
''Yes; | am fool. knows that"
'sHere's this disreputable old man
eating and drinking your hard-earned
wages
:. But they are my wages. And who's
right TO them. only hep
- L don't say anything about that,
only he comes here and disturbs you
.'Well. yes; he is disturbing; if it's
only because of his wooden leg and red
nose. | don't mean to say as he's the
sort of \ man as does a credit to a gen.
tieman house TO see about the place.
But he was my lot in matrimony, and
I've got TO put up with him. | amt
agoing to refuse to bear the burden
= which came to be my lot. / don't sup
pose he's earned a single shilling since
he left the regimont, and that is hard
upon a poor woman who's got nothing
hut her wages
Now look here. Mrs. Baggett.'
Eyes. SIR
..Send him your wages .-.,
Sand have to go in rags myself-in
Jour services''
.You won't go in rags. Don't be a
fool"
81 am q fool, Mr.. Whittlestaff; you
can't tell me that too Often
- on won't go in rags. You ought
to know US we'll enough
no IS us. Ar. NhittIestaff? They
amt no us-just yet.
..Well-me"
s"Yes, L know you, Mr.. Whittle-
staff
.sSend him your wages. You NAV
be quite sure that you'll find yourself
provided with shoes and stockings and
the rest of it. y
And be a voluntary burden beyond
what | earns. Never-not as long as
Miss Mary is coming to live here as
missus of your house. Ishould do sum-
mat as / should have to repent of But,
MIR. Whitflestaif. I've got to look the
world in the face. and bear nv own
crosses. never can do it no younger
on re an old woman now. and you
talk OF throwing yourself upon the
world without the means of earning
shilling."
Il think I'd earn some. at something.
old as am. till 1 fell down fat dead.n
she said Il have that sperit in me,
that I'd still be doing something. But
it don't signify; Pm not going to re-
main here when Miss Mary is to be put
over me. That's the long and the short
of 1t ALL
8 Now had come the moment in which,
If ever. MIR. Whittlestaf must get the
strength which he required. He was
quite sure of the old woman-that her
opinion would not be in the least intiu-
enced BE- any desire on her own part to
retain her position as his house Keeper
..Idon't know about putting Miss Mary
over you." he said
..Don't know about it's she shouted.
rssMv mind is not absolutely fixed"
- As she said anything?"
..Sot word
.sOr he? Has he been and dared to
speak up about Miss Nary And he
who as far as I can understand, has
never done a ha'porth for her since the
beginning. What's Mr.. Gordon? T.
LIQUID like 5 10 know. Diamonds!
) ~ hstss in the way OF q steady iacomea
A1hey're all a flash in the pan, and
1ooonshine and dirtiness. I hates to
j AZ Of diamonds. There's all the i'll
~ tha world comes from them: and
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