Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-10
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BY JESSE FOTHERGILL,
Author Of Probation" "The Weae,ds," Etc.


author of Probation" The Wela5,ds." Eto.
CHAPTER X.-CoNTINUED.
Rupert held out his hand to his
friend. asking him without words to
come nearer. Margaret sat silent, I'M
willing for some reason to he the first to
speak. Baldwin seen by daylight. she
found, was much the same as Baldwin
seen by lamplight. Margaret found
that her first impression had been tol-
erably correct one. He had absolutely
no pretensions to good looks. His face
was pale. his features blunt and almost
plain. He had good, intellectual fore
head. and pair of hazel eyes, of no
particular force or brilliance OF express
sion, but calm, clear and somewhat
critical. His figure, though tall, was
somewhat clumsy, and his movements
devoid of any special grace. One
would feel inclined to trust in him-to
believe what he said. Cine felt that his
observations would always be true, his
course of action conscientiOuS-perh
painfully so. Whether there were in
his character any traits OF profound no.
oility. generosity. capacity of self-sacri-
flee, chIvalroUsneSs, none unacquainted
with him could possibly infer from any
study of his countenance, which had no
marked expression except one of
marked neutrality. In those DAYS Mar
ga ret did not understand the crushing
pc1e r of a negative kind possessed by
so,ne of these insignificant looking men
with 4 neutral expression. Still, she
comprehended at glance certain
points: she fully understood, for in
stance, that John Mallabarr and this
young medical man were characters
about as opposite as characters well
can be. In the presence of John MALTA
barr she had experienced no sensation
of anxiety. and now, in the presence of
Louis Baldwin, she did experience such
a sensation. While walking about the
garden with Mr.. MalIabarr she had
been quite conscious that they got on
very well together, and that it depend
ed entirely on her will and pleasure as
to the terms which were to exist be-
tween them Now she wondered
whether she and Louis Baldwin would
get on. and she had an uneasy. but dis
tinct consciousness that that would be
as he chOse-not as she d;d-which
consciousness urged her to put on an
outward semblance of indifference,
while vet another emotion vaguely sug-
gested that sometimes discretion is the
better part of valor, and ever in the
background was the disagreeable con-
seriousness that she was where she was,
and what she was, under false pre-
lenses.
AS she thought thus, she heard a
voice saying:
az hope YOU DO not object to my hav-
ING listened along with the rest of the
audience"
1T is matter of complete indiffer-
epte to me-" she answered. | have
sung TO audiences before now without
sustaining any injury to myself from it.
/ sang to please Rupert. Do you often
find time to take walks On the pier in
the afternoon"
II might almost say never" said he,
regarding her, as she felt with annoy
ance, >crutinizingly. "But called ut
Blackford Grange 10 see our friend here
you look wonderful, Rupert, old fell
low!-and when Mrs. Lascelles found /
could not come again in the evening,
she desired me to come down here, as
she did not wish me TO miss seeing him
altogether. To that behest you owe the
pleasure OF my company at the present
when 1 found you singing, with an
audience behind you. 1t would not
have done to interrupt Carlisle Wall
with a request to feel Rupert's pulse
which please let me do now, my boy"
he added. taking Rupert's hand.
Margaret was forced to sit still while
be counted the lads pulse. and she
POWDERED on the situation.
To-
val. after saw you?' he asked, put
further remark.
mo: at least not until long after day
light. 1t was, as you said. the first time.
/ was somewhat agitated and excited"
No doubt. For me, / fell asleep in
the armchair by Rupert's bedside. and
never woke till 1 heard the servants
stirring. TheL departed.
Yes"
81 must some day soon have a ..on-
ver sation with you about this boy" pro-
Gee Jed Baldwin.
"Yes." said Rupert, TRANQUILITY. ''do;
and then, Margaret, shall have that
with him about YOU that l
spoke of. ="
care YOU on Christian-name terms
asked Louis, with a slight
laugh IF he were French youth,
Miss Percival, he would have begun by
now to tutoyer you; if a German. he
would have made you swear Brsder-
schojt. or !ScliwesterSchatf, if there be
such thing"
..Being an English boy. he very sem
siblv calls me by the name which my
godfathers and godmothers gave me in
my baptism"