Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-05-29

you say. will not stay. I should be
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..Upon my word! a compliment to
us and our hospitality! Pray what diff
ference do you suppose it can possibly
| make to Philip?
:. can mol imagine what reason You
can have for raking up the past in this
fwav when atflWlsh is t4Fshave itssfor-
gotten. fop San not fVrast that my
s1ster treated YOUR brothe ehanaefully,
fand &c can not have for@t3en il. either.
IAave never Tor davN 4orpotfen lit.
Tie very name of Faf<fax must be
abominable I'M his ears. and the SIGHT of
me must be hateful to HIM. 1t must
completely spoil his pleasure in being
at home again to be confronted bygme
at every turn. 1t is an idea that cam
not bear. and am going home; my
mind is made up
..And what if I told you that you
were quite mistaken; that Philip had
hiuf by your sister. and That he would
as soon see you here as any other
grip"
''You might tell me SO. but yousknow
no use to talk in that way
'.Then you are quite decided?'
Quite
..Then l shall have to be .very cross
vithyou. on course 4 can, Hold you
here BY ropes and cords, But you need
not suppose that you can treat me in
this way With imPunissa q am !, q 3
Ioff n oil
letter! There are ever so many more
on the hall table waiting to CO. Put
yours with them. my dear, and let it 60.
But shall punish you for your I'M
i frisndlinessi yes, this ! very , afternoon,
log nissh isssdy ) eyes sasbed as she
rather superbly down upon her slighter
..Oh, Grace. began Mabelle, to
whose whose eyes she tears had rushed
s But Grace had sweptout Of the room,
leaving behind her a general impression
gheightned color, aud malisp. disdain-
Mabelle finished addressing her letter,
Elective undertone: -
Its of no use. 1 am a little fool,
suppose, since he never seems to notice
me, even; but if he were not reminded
of something disagreeable by the veryl
sight OF me he would speak, am sure.
He is net hard-hearted; and he has o
kind word for everybody but me. st is
very fine for Grace u talk ;he would saw
anything to please her. Isit likely he.
would own that he wished I would get
away and leave them aloneP Grace
will have to be angry if she likes, but
my letter must 60" .
As Grace had said, there were several
letters on the. table, and Mabelle Ibid
hers with the rest, and them took hel
way out of doors. through the garden,
and across the fields to the elf. there
to pit and seek relief 10 der troubled
lesiP 4s.iiy am an uniaoIy sirI.s, sic
meditated. .Why was here when he
came home? I have been in a fever,
ever since. He must think me a horrid
little intrusive thing to. be in the way at
such . time; andwhe looks at naaxso
coldly and ahsently, asst he da not dee.
me -just as he might look at a. fiysorl1
Cil4 WlAuOWs W q SEAueE Oh lug wall
He has evidently quite forgotten how
not; but even if i do deserve it, / can't
bear it. Grace might be more consids
crate. When she comes and towers
over me like she did just now, and
flashes her great eyes upon me, she
looks SO, exactly Ike him. that. 1 could
ahnostA 80 g sk9 EKE
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drew her attention to the form of Dr..
johnson. who. with an unseemly haste
very rare with him, whirled by, arrest
ing himself by a backward spring Just
in time to save himself from being
dashed over the cliff to certain death,
and then transferred his attentions, to
''My dear DIR. Johnsonr" she had be-
gun, in the tone of one who would rea-
son with an sifnpetuous~ person, abe a
.Let him alone! 4e'liAtake careSnot
to risk his precious life. He is like his
immortal namesake, too fond of the
good things of the kitchen to prenfa-
turely. cut. himself off in. his. enjoyment
ofthem," said d voice behind her. az
voice which caused MabeIe to start vio-
lently and make palpable movement
OF dismay as she beheld Philip, alone,
except for DIR. johnson, standing above
her. and looking down droms what
seemed to- Mabelle an imlnease height,
for he stood upon q little knollso grass,
and she was sitting jim the bottom of
small hollow between two ridges.
DO Idist.irb your he asked. throw
ing away his cigar, and-was it posi-
BILE? seating himself beside her.
"N-no; am not going to stay here
long, answered sMabelles fsinwardlys
wondering when adversely would cease
to persecnte herr wondering. too, still
more, what strange chance had sent
Philip there. u s8gitpss y3leGg't s.
z mot stay long! You have only just
come, have your he asked, looking at
her intently, and with imperturbable
gravity 1 9.t' r = - i T. FL ~ y
'tNo-well- about---'''SIA.a a.f4Fa s
about three minutes,@ he Inter-
posed; ''because 1 saw you go while
Grace was shaking me out. of my chair
and telling me togo after you. g-x =.
Telling you To GOMEZ alter mer
eiiaculated Mabene, on whose. horriied
mind the truth now burst in its entirety. i
Grace had, indeed, put her scheme OF
revenge into operation with the prompt
itude and skill of great General.
''1es, she has sent me after YOU,
said Philip, TRANQUILITY, while he rested
his chin on one hand and kstroked back
the ears OF DR.. johnson with. the other,
a process which caused that intelligent
animal to pus forth4his tongue farther
and 10 Srin q hideeus grin oil
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