Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-11-20
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CHAPTER XIX-CoNrIyurn.
Well. no; he's not drunk. I think
ms wooden leg is affected sooner than
Y ne had two like mine, or yours. sir.
anu ne did manage to go in of his self,
now that he knows the way. He's
mere among the hay, and do think
very unkind of Hayonotes to say as
ae u spoil il. But how am I to get him
out. unless goes away with him?''
Let him stay there and give him
some dinner. don't know What else
you've To do o,'
HE can't stay always-in course, sir.
As Hayonotes says-what's he to do
with wooden-legged sergeant in his
stable as permanence? / had come
to say vas to go home with him.
~ on re to do nothing of the kind.''
''What is it you mean. then, about
my taking care of the house?''
Never you mind. When want YOU
to know, 1 shall tell you'' Taen Mrs.
Baggett bobbed her head three times in
the direction of Mary Lawrie's back, as
though to ask some question whether
the leaving the house mi. Int not be in
reference 10 Mays marriage. But she
1eaied that it was not made in refer
enee to MIR. Whittlestaff' marriage also.
w hat had her master meant when he
mad said that there was no one coming
fo. Interfere with her, Mrs Baggett?
on NEEDN'T ask any questions just at
present, Mrs. Bag ett.'' he said.
on don't mean as you are going up
to London just to give her up to that
young fellows
II am going about my own business,
and won't be inquired into," said Mr..
Whittlestaff.
'.Then you're going to do what no
man ought to do"
lyon are an impertinent old woman"
said her master.
II dare say am. All the same, it's
mT duty to tell you my mind. You
can't eat me, Mr.. Whittlestaff, and it
wouldnt much matter if you could.
When you've sad that you'll do
thing, you ought not to go back for any
other man, let him be who it may-es-
pecially not in respect of female. It's
weak, and nobody wouldn't think a
straw OF you for doing it. It's some
idea OF being genel Gus that you have
got into your head. There amt no
real generosity in it. l say it amt
manly, and that's what man ought to
be-
Mary. though she was standing at the
window. pretending to look out of it.
knew that during the whole of this con-
versation Mrs. Baggett was making
signs at her-as though indicating an
opinion that she was the person in
fault. 1t was as though Mrs. Baggett
had said that it was for Ter sake--to do
something to crafty her-that Mr..
Whittlestaff was about to go to London.
She knew that she at any rate was not
to blame. She was struggling for the
same end as Mrs. Baggett, and did de-
serve Letter treatment. ''You oughn't
10 bother going up to London, sir, on
any such erraud, and SO tells you Mr..
Whittlestatf." said Mrs. Bsggett.
Il have told him the same thing my
self, said Mary Lawrie, turning round.
.'If you told him as though you meant
it, he wouldn't co. said Mrs. Baggett
THAT all you know about it." said
Mr.. Whittlestaff. Now the fact is. 1
won stand this kind of thing. If you
mean to remain here. you must be less
free with your tongue"
81 don't mean to remain here, Mr..
Whittlestaf. It's just that as I'm
coming to. There's Timothy Baggett
down there among the bosses, and he
says am to go with him. So I've
come up here to say that ii he's allowed
to sleep it off to-day, I'll be ready to
start to morrow"
II tell you am not going to make
any changes at all,'' said Mr.. Whittle-
staff.
s.You was saying you was going away
for the honeymoon. l did suppose"
"a man may 60 away if he pleases
without any reason of that kind. Oh
dear, oh dear, that letter is not gone!
insist that that letter should 60. / sup
pose / must see about it myself" Then
when he began to move, the women
moved also. Mary went TO look after
the sandwiches. and Mrs. Baggett to
despatch the letter. In ten minutes the
letter was gone, and half an hour after
wards Mr.. Whittlestaff had himself
driven to the station.
s.What is it he means?' said Mrs.
Baggett when the master was gone.
II do not know" said Mary, who was
in truth very angry with the old
woman.
..He wants to make you Mrs. Whit
tlestaff. =
.In whatever he wants shall obey
him-if only knew how
..It's what YOU is bound to do. Miss
Mary. Think of what he has done for
you."
81 require no one to tell me that"
what did Mr.. Gordon come here for.
disturbing everybody? Nobody asked
him-at least. suppose nobody asked
him." There was an insinuation in this
which Mary found it hard to bear. But
it was better to bear it than to argue on
such roint with the servant. s.And he
said things which put the master about
terribly
1T not my doing."
..But he's man as needn't have his
own way. Why should Mr.. Gordon
have everything just as he likes it?
never heard tell of Mr.. Gordon till he
came here the other day. / don't think
so much of Mr.. Gordon myself" To
this Mary, of course. made no answer.
..He's no business disturbing people
when he's not sent for. I can't abide
to see Hir. Whittlestaff put about in this
way. I have known him longer than
you have. "
mo doubt"
Hes man that'll be driven pretty
nigh out of his mind if he's disappoint-
,s.d.,' Then there was silence. as Mary
was determined not to discuss the mat
ter any further. IF you come to that
you needn't marry no one unless you
nleases.n Mary was still silent. ''They |
Shouldn't make me marry them unless
was that way minded. I can't abide /
sneh doings.n the old woman agan |
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