Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-28
By ANTHONY TRCLLcPE,
CHAPTER v.-Cosr1yuEp.

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winch She could found . fair hope. But
She had never been SO certain of her
iove-of her love as a true, undoubted
and undoubtable fact, of an unchange-
able fact-sss she was now. And why
should this poor old woman. with her
many ears of service. be disturbed?
She went again up to her bed room.
and. sitting st her open window and
looking out, saw him still pacing slow
~ up and down the long walk As she
looked at him, he seemed TO be older
than before - His hands were still
clasped behind his back. There was
no look about him as that of thriving
lover Care seemed TO be ON his face;
nay. present almost Tisibly on his very
shoulders She would 80 to him and
plead for Mrs. Baggett. q zss
Butin that case Whist should become
of hersehs She knew that she could no
longer stay IN his house as his adopted
daughter. But she could 60 forth-and
starve. If there WAS nothing better for
her. But, as she thoagbt of starvation,
she stamped with one foot against the
other, as though TO punish herself for
her own falsehood. He would not let
her starve He would get some place
for her as q goFerness. And she was not
in the least afraid of starvation 1t
would be sweeter for her to work with
any kind of hardship around her. and
be allowed TO think OF John Gordon
with her heart free, than to become the
com rortable mistress OF his house. She
would not admit the plea of starvation
even to herself. She wanted to be free
of him, and she would tell him SO. and
would te1 b M. also Of the ruin he was
= - T. I'd
She wat he'd him as ne came back into
the, hoRse. and then she rose from her
chair. - But ] shall never see him
again" she said, as she paused before
she left the room.
But what did that matter? Her not
seeing ham again ought TO make, should
make, no difference with her. 1t was
not that she N CHIT see him, but that she
might think of him with unsullied
Thoughts. That should be her OBJ ieci-
that and the duty that she owed TO Mrs.
Baggett- WHY was not Mrs. Baggeti
enfitfed rs as much consideration as
was she herself-or even he? She turned
to the glass. and wiped her eyes with
thesponre, and brushed her hair, and
then went across the passage to Mr..
NhIttlestaff's library.
She knocked at the door-which she
had not been accustomed to do. and
then, at his bidding, entered the room.
''Oh-s Mary he said. laughing, lis
that the way you begin.i by knocking at
the door,"
81 think one knocks when ono wants
a moment Of reprieve. --
'.You mean to say that you are bash
full IN assuming your new privileges
Then You had better 90 back to Your
old habit Is. because Won always used TO
come where I was. You must come
aHdsge now like my very second self. "
Then be cam forward from the desk st
which he was wont to stand and write.
and essayed TO put his arm round her
waist. She drew back, but still he was
non startled. = 1t was but cold kiss
ca1'e you down below. You mast kiss
me w. - q wife kisses her husband"
s-W hats Now he was startled. -
MIR. Nhittlestaf. pray-pray do not
be angTy with me"
.-Wh;.t Is the meaning of it?''
Thea she bethought herselt-how she
m'Gat best explain the meaning. 1t
was hard UpeD her, this having to ex-
plain it, and she told herself, very fool
ishly, that il would be better for her 10
beg with the story Of Mrs Baggett.
She cen d mere g easily speak
of Mrs Baggett than of John Gordon.
But L must be remembered. on her be-
hall, that she had but a second to think
how she might best begin her story.
1 have spoken 10 Mrs Baggett about
Your wishes.
Weir
She has lived with Won and your
family from hefore Won were born"
she Is an old fool. Who is going to
hurt herS And, if i; did hurt her. are
You and / to be put out of our course
because of her? She can remain here
as long as she obeys you as her misA
trcss.'t5
.sShe says tlsat- after so many years,
she=ean not do that p"
She shall leave the house this very
night. II she distarbs Your happiness
and mine What, is an old woman
like firaf 70 tell her master when he
NAV and when he may not marry? l
did not think YOU had been so SOFT
She could not explain it all to him
all t3at she thought upon the subject
She could not say that the interference
OF any domestic between such a one as
John tScrdon and his love-between
him and her if she We're happy enough
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too foolish to be considered. They,
that happy two, would be following the
bent OF human nature, and would speak
no more tha, soft word to the Old
woman. if soft word ID ight avail any
thing. Their lore would thing too
sacred to admit of any question from
anv servant, almost from any parent
But why, in THIS matter. was not Mrs.
Bagcett's happiness to bel OF as mheh J
consequence ms Mr.. Whittlestaf s-es-
pecssl,y when Der own peace OF mind
Law IN The same direction as Mrs Bag
gets .-She says that you are only
LAYING Hpttrouble for Yourself IN tins,
and think fhat tits trne-a
Then he rose in his wrath and spoke !
his mind freely, and showed her at /
ONCE That John Gordon had not dwelt |
much on has mind. he had babe hernot
10 SPEAK Of HIM, and then he had been
cor Tented 10 look upon him as one
whom he would not be compelled TO
fro,.ble himself with any further. Il
think. Mary. that you are making too
little of me. and of yourself to talk to /
ma. or even 60 consider, in such n mat /
ter WHIST \ servant says TO you As You !
have given me your affection. you J.
should now allow nothing that any one /
can say 10 You TO make you even think
of changing your purpose How
grossly narfsd he be mistaken when he /
could imagine she had given him her
4 H., a. - <r,3H him.