Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-10-09

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gains" said the young Lady, .'hl1t don's
rs well in Mr.. Bake's hands, Then
the Young bride was taken away by
the four elder ladies to dress, and
the gentlemen followed them half an
hour afterwards
They were all very kind to him. ant
sitting after dinner, M Hall suggested
that Mr.. Whiftlestaf and Miss Lawrie
should be asked over TO dine on the
next day. John Gordon had already
promised to stay until the third. and
had made known his intention of going
back TO South Africa as soon as he
| could arrange matters. ..1ye got
nothing 10 keep me here" he said,
| land as there is a good deal of money
at stake, I should be glad TO be there
| as soon as possible -
.-oh, comei ! don't know about
your having nothing to keep you here. -
said Blake But as to Mr.. Hall prepo-
| sition regarding the inh abitants of
| Cookers Lodge, Gordon said nothing.
He could not object to the guests whom
a gentleman might ask to his own house.
| but he thought it improbable that either
Mr. Whittlestaf or Mary should come.
If be chose TO appear, and TO bring her
with him. it must be his own lockout
/ At any rate he, Gordon, could say and
could do netting on such an occasion.
He had been betrayed into telling his
! secret to this garrulous young parson
/ There was no help for split milk; but It
WIS not probable that Mr.. Bake would
90 any further. and heat any rate must
/ be content to bear the man society for
/ one other evening. Il don't see why
I you shouldn't manage to make things
pleasant even vet, said the parson.
| But to this John Gordon made no reply.
! In the evening some of the sisters
played few pieces at the piano, and
Miss Forester sang a few songs. Mr.
Hall in the meantime went fast asleep.
John Gordon could but tell himself
that his evenings at Kimberly were, as
rule, quite as exciting. But then
Katie Forester did not belong to him,
and he had not found himself able, as
yet, to make q choice between the young
ladies. 1t was, however, Interesting to
see the manner in which the new vicar
hung about the sady of his love, and
the evident but innocent pride with
which she accepted the attentions of
her admirer.
Don't you think she's a beautiful
grip said Blake, coming to Gordon's
room after they had all retired to bed;
such genuine wit and so bright, and
her singing, you know. is quite perfect
absolutely just what it ought to be.
! do know something about singing nv
self, because I've had all the parish
voices under my own charge for the last
three years. A practice like that goes
long way. you know" To this Mr..
Gordon could only give that assent
which silence is intended to imply.
'.She' II have 81, 900 at once. you know,
which does make her in a manner equal
to either of the Miss Halls. 1 don't
quite know what they'll have, but not
more than that / should think The
property is entailed, and he's a saving
man. But If he can have put by f2o,-
600 he has done very well; don't you
think so9'
Very well, indeed
81 suppose I might have had one OF
them; / dom mind telling you in strict
est confidence. But goodness gracious,
after had once seen Katie Forester,
there was no longer doubt. I wish
you'd tell me what you think shout
her.
about Miss Forresters''
You needn't mind speaking quite
openly TO me- I'm that sort of fellow
that l shouldn't mind what anv fellow
said. I've formed my own ideas. and
am not likely to change them But ]
should ike to hear, you know, how she
strikes fellow who has been at the
diamond fields. can not imagine but
that Won must have different idea
about women to what we have Then
Mr. Blake sat himself down in an arm
III ~ ~, Id
pared to discuss the opinion which he
did not doubt that his friend was about
to deliver.
"a very nice young woman, indeed
safd John Gordon, who was anxious to
go TO bed.
'.Ah, you know, that's q kind of thing
that anybody can say. There NO real
friendship in that ] want to know the
true, candid opinion of a man who has
travelled about the world, and has been
at the diamond-fields. 1t isn't every
body who has been at the diamond
fields" continued he, thinking that he
might thereby fatter his friend.
No, not everybody. / suppose 3
young woman is the same there as here, |
if she have the same natural gifts Miss
Forester would be pretty anywhere :"
That a matter Of course ANY fell |
low can see that with half an eye. Alb |
solutely beautiful, [ should say, rather |
than pretty
just so. It's only a variation in
terms, you know
But then her manner, her music, |
her language, her Wit, and the color OF |
her hair! When | remember it all. |
think I'm the Iuckiest fellow in the |
world. / shall be 4 deal happier with |
her than with Augusta Hall. Don't You |
think so? Augusta was the one intend |
ed Tor me; but, bless you, couldn't |
look at her after l had seen Katie For |
roster. | don't think you We given me |
your true, unbiased opinion vet
Indeed have" said John Gordon. |
''Weil, / should be more free-speken |
than that, if you were to ask me about |
Mary Lawrie. But then, of course. |
Mary Lawrie is not your engaged one.
1t does make a difference. II it does |
turn out that she marries MI. Whittle- |
staff, l shan't think much of her, | can
tell you that As it is. as far as looks I
are concerned, you can't compare her
to my Katie. -
Comparisons are odious,'' said Cor
don.
We'll, yes; when you are sure to
get the worst of them. Yen wouldn't
think comparisons odious if you were
going to marry Katie, and it was my
lot to have Mary Lawrie Well, yes; l
don't mind going to beo now, as you
have owned so much as that"
OF all the fools,'' said Gordon to
himself, as he went to his own cham
Der of all the fools who were ever
turned out IN the world to earn their