Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-11-06
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soHe reason Tor regarding 1t as au-
splcaous, though I can not exactly Ie-
menner what. 1t is something about
Augustus, l think"
inever heard of such an idea to
come from Clergyman of the Church
Of England, . said the bride. II de-
ciaEe Montagu never seems to think
that he's Clergyman at ALL
at will be better for him. said Mr..
Whittlestaff. "and for all those about
him. that he should ever remember the
tact and never seem to do so''
All the same.' said Blake, sal
though the LIST of August is suspicious,
l was very anxious to be- married in
July, only the painters said they
couldn be done with the house in
time. One is obliged to go by what
these sort of people say and do. We're
10 have a months honeymoon-only
Just a month, because Mr.. Lowlad won't
make himself as agreeable as he ought
70 do about the services; and Newface,
the plumber and glaZier, says he can't
nave the house done as Katie would
like to live in it before the end of Au-
gust Where do YOU think we're going
to, M SIS sLawrie? You would never
guess
,"Perhaps to Rome" said Mary, at a
shot.
''Not quite so far We're going to
the Isle of Wight. It's rather remark
able that l never spent but one week in
the Isle of Wight since Twas born. We
haven't quite made up orr mind wheth-
er it's to be Black Gang Chine or Vent
nor. It's matter of dresses. you see."
Don't be fool, Montagu," SAID Miss
Forester.
''Weil, it is. If we decide upon Vent
nor, she must have frocks and things to
come out with"
81 suppose so,' said Mr.. Whittlestaff.
s'But she'll want nothing of the kind
at Black Gang
''Do hold your tongue, and not make
an ass of yourself. What do YOU know
what dresses l shall want? AS it is. I
don't think | shall go either to the one
place or the other. The Smiths are at
Ryde. and the girls are my great
friends. i think we III 60 to Ryde, after
all"
"I'm so sorry, Mr.. Whittlestaff, that
we can't expect the pleasure of seeing
you at our wedding. 1t is, of course,
imperative that kittie should be mar
ried in the cathedral. Her father is
one of the dignitaries, and could not
OtstI HOb W put HIS DtSG lou 1OEcIiIOSG
on such an occasion. The Dean will be
there, of course. I'm afraid the Bishop
can not come up from Farnham, be-
cause he will have friends with him. /
am afraid John Gordon will have gone
by that time, or else we certainly would
have had him down. / should like John
Gordon to be present, because he would
see how the kind of thing is done"
The name of John Gordon at once
silenced all the matrimonial chit-chat
which was going on among them. 1t
was manifest both TO Mr. Whittlestaff
and to Mary that it had been lugged in
without a cause. to enable MIR. Blake to
talk about the absent man. 1T would
have been pleasant; eh, Kattie?"
I'VE should have been very glad to
see Mr.. Gordon if it would have suited
him to come" said Miss Forester.
alt would have been just the thing
for him: and we at Oxford together,
and everything. Don't you think he
would have liked to be there? 1t
would have put him i'll mind of other
things, you know"
To this appeal there was no answer
made. 1t was impossible that Mary
should bring herself to talk about John
Gordon in mixed company. And the
allusion to him stirred Mr.. Whittlestatf' s
wrath. OF course it was understood as
having been spoken in Mary's favor.
And Mr.. Whittlestaff had been made to
perceive, by what had passed at Little
Arlesford, that the Little Arlesford peo-
pie all took the side of John Gordon,
and were supposed to be taking the side
of Mary at the same time. There was
not one of them, he said to himself, that
Il 81 Sc
And there was vulgarity about their
interference of which Mrs. Baggett was
rot guilty.
..He is half way on his road to the
diamond-fields,' said Evelina.
ssAnd went away from here on Sat
arday morning. SAID Montagu Blake.
He has not started yet-not dreamed
of it. / heard him whisper to Mr..
Whittlestaif about his address. He's to
be in London ut his club. didn't hear
him say for how long, but when man
gives his address at his club he doesn't
mean to 60 away at once. l have a
plan in my head. Some of those boats
90 to the diamond-iieids from South
ampton. All the steamers go every
where from Southampton. Winchester
is on the way to Southampton Moth
ing will be easier for him than to drop
in for our marriage on his way out.
That is, if he must go at last" Then
he looked hard at Mary Lawrie.
Sand bring some of his diamonds
with him. said Evelina Hall. 'That
would be very nice" But not word
more was said then about John Gordon
by the inhabitants of Cookers Hall.
After that the visitors went. and Mon
tagu Blake chaperoned the girls out OF
the house, without an idea that he had
made, himself disagreeable.
AsH'iiat young man is a most gorgeous
asst" said Mr. Whittlestatf.
HE is good-natured and simple. but
I doubt whether he sees things very
plainly.
..He has not an idea of what q man
may talk about and when he should
hold his tongue. And he is such fool
rs to think that his idle chatter can in
fluence others. / don't suppose a
Bishop can refuse to ordain a gentleman
because he is general idiot. Other
wise / think the Bishop is responsible
{ fnr letting in such an ass as this. :"
MARY said to herself. as she heard this,
chat it was the most ill-natured remark
svhich she had ever known to fall from
.thc mouth of Mr.. Whittlestaf.
al think am going away for few
days.s Mr.. Whittlestatf said to Mary,
sIIien the visitors were gone.
81 ffsss..Where are you going?"
ssWell, suppose 1 shall be Il Lon
asn When one goes anywhere, it is
/ ssnerally to London; though l haven
2Auv<here for more than two months. -