Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-07-10

tpenell. Even kuth.spr rejected stnrs. Il
lustrated by Alice. led the van in : pop
ular magazine, and A1ice's c1erer de
signs vivified many sapa1e.o f Tie Hay
I've can have bur studio in New
York next winter, = chirrupped the girls
One March afternoon Alice was com,
PEELED to 60 into the city alone, leaving
Ruth in charge Of the little mother i
invalid luxury Sl0re the open fire.
Yon afe toocoaY to leave, . was
Ahee' &reluctApt good-by.
ShS 2AG delayed until dusk. Rarely
had she been in the great city alone. A
sudden snow-squail pelted her; the
wind rudely assaulted her, and sense
of outcast loneliness shadowed her as
she hurried toward the station.
& Miss Denvert How strange to ynee,
fyou here! am on my way to Stirling
to see your
in "a moment Mr.. Kings umbrells
was over her head. and her hand was
drawn authoritively within his arm.
How warm and H. hit it grew with q
quick sense OF shelter and protection.
His voice wasA nota steady when he
/ Il am free now. L bring a years
h0Cuty UC SOOu W LIT fAlICC.
Hal an hour later two very brisk
the door in Stirling
Don't bring the entire sou'-wester
in with your growled Joe Beach,
from the fireside.
..You hereF 'bcried Alice. .
.'Of course | came to- help Ruth
take cafe of mother" with a big paw
on the invalid's slender hand.
Jack, did you know?n But before
he couIdRnswer Alice was out of the
Isnats there room for another bic
boy on the other side?'' said Jack,
sqllee ing six feet of ingratiatings man
hood between esthe mantel and Mrs
penver's chair.
IF it is to be one it should certainly
be both" beamed the mother, with q
hand on each burly shoulder.
The .sprightly girls were .singularly
quiet this evening; with furtive glances
and sudden bushes. little reveries and
conscious iconfusions.
y But for once the fun went on without
them. The young men were irrepressl-
BILE, laughing at their own jokes till the
fire snapped and the wind shouted in
sympathy, and the little mother forgot
illness in smiling admiration.
At last, in the waning freight, the
sisters stood alone by the hearth. They
had treated each other all the evening
with anaodd. shy retcence; even now
Alice spoke with hesitation.
..Ruth, have you really"
Jack says we need mot be sep
arated
.'Joe says we need not give up our
art" 80 - Fl
.Or oIr mother!"
'sJoe says he knows Of"
slack told me-a double fiat
'sWith a splendid room for studio,
A pause.
liam glad they are not rich," unused
Ruth; '.think of the pleasure of filling
up the chinks ourselves"
"Oh, yes! What treats and surprises
we will earn, echoed. Alice
The next winter the sisters did indeed
take possession of their ..New York
Studio" And after marriage, even
more. than before, they sfejoiced that
they had mastered . profession.
IDEAL studio Of their girlish dreams more
than fulfilled its shadowy promise and
became-the center of q charming home
and social life. Here was wrought out
many a family delight, and generosi-
ties, otherwise, Impossible, here found
an unfailing spring. Frem here, sweet
waters of Charity flowed over the waste
places of life and turned them into
blossoming Mary e. Parton. IN 1As
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