Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-03-27
MADE OR MARRIED.
RI JESSIE FoTHERGILL,
-As6isor Of "ORe of Three " Prob atom" "Th
HeIfe,ds," Etc.
CHAPTER Iv.-CoNrINuEp.

CHAPTER IV.-CoNTINuEp.
He strobe down the street with this
object in view, and gradually gained on
a figure he knew-the figure of one of
the girls Grace had been talking about
the girl from next door. who went to
the High School. To-day she was
dressed in long gray ulster cloak.
Philip checked his pace. He found an
unaccountable pleasure in walking be-
hind her, as she stepped quickly for
ward. her garments well raised from
the ground. and displaying what seemed
to Philip the very neatest and most COM
pact pair of rough-weather boots he
had ever seen. together with the merest
suspicion of n dainty ankle, which
matched the rest of her lissom figure.
She was walking very rapidly, when
book slipped from under her arm and
fell to the ground. while she uncon-
<sciously pursued her way, the sound of
the fall being drowned by the rattle of
a passing cart.
Philip stopped. picked up the book,
and contemplated it with a strange SEN
-sation of pleasure. 1t was, indeed.
more of find than might have bsen
expected. for it was one of her lesson
books: and at school where over three
hundred girls daily assembled. it is nat
ural and necessary that each one should
have her name legibly inscribed on her
property. What Philip saw, therefore.
-on picking up the book, was small
volume covered with shiny black calico
or linen, on which was pasted a white
label. with ''irkford High School for
Girls printed on it. and below, the fol-
lowing inscription: ''Name, Mabclle
Fairfax; number of form, upper fifth
This was not all. Above the white la
bel was vivid yellow one, on which
was inscribed, in red letters, Poison"
1t was such q label as chemists put
upon little bottles containing dangerous
drugs.
Philip Massey, walking quickly on
ward, soon mastered each and all of
these details. and implanted the name
Mabslle Fairfax, which was certainly
easy enough to remember. firmly on his
mind. Then. with few long strides,
he overlook the girl, and raising his hat,
said
..Pardon me, but you have just
dropped this book"
oh said she, coming to full stop,
and, in strictly feminine fashion. search
ing through the books she held, in or
der to make sure that the one he held
.out to her was not amongst them, $50
havel / am much obliged to you. l
was in such hurry this morning that
had no time to strap them up"
She held her hand out for it. but
Philip, remarking: sit is quite wet and
dirty with having fallen on the pave
ment." drew forth his handkerchief and
wiped it.
.Oh," said Mabelle Fairfax, smiling,
nit 10 hon
chief"
mot at all. If you are going to
school"
..Yes. ann
perhaps you viii allow me to carry
your books for You; / am going as far
as Carlton Road"
.You are very kind. I don't like to
trouble you," said she; and Philip.
smiling. took her bundle of books, and
they walked side by side to Carlton
Road.
MAY 1 ask why you label your
French Grammar 'Poison?'" he inquired
The girl laughed.
at was not I who did it." said she,
-..but one of the other girls. Her French
verbs seemed to affiict her very much,
and she said they were worse than
poison. I don't know where she got
the labels, I'm sure, but she appears to
re ,oice in them very much-more than
If She had mastered the verbs, without
calling them poison.
She laughed again, and Philip noticed
in her voice and speech the same refine
nent as that which had struck him in
her sister; while in her manner there
was . distinction. polish and per-
feet absence of affectation, fresh girl-
.ishness, which were charming.
.Then you don't think so badly OF
French verbs yourselfe'' he said.
saLno. think the French they give