Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-02-12
DOLORES.
Where ! Found Her, and How She
Became Ny Gues--

II was getting dusk and could hear
the church clock striking. across the
wafer. SIX clock There Were still
fam; streaks OF red and bars OF light in
the western sky. and the new moon
hung Ike a sickle overhead Twas
country born, yopng and strong. and |
knew 10 fear, though the road was
lonely and there had been much talk in
the village OF gipsies and tramps- and
the passengers in the coach coming
from London had been robbed not so
MANY weeks ago | had been long
way across the country. and Tiger and
j hurried home. now thinking Cat least.
] thought. and Tiger was the most
sympathetic Of dogs that before the
clock struck the half-hour we should
be sitting comfortably BIZ the firessde.
Tie path Tan for some little distance
close to the Black Pond; the hills ros.
steep on either side OF II: here and there
was u cluster Of bushes. here and there
3 tree hung over the deep water. In
the fast fading twilight could still see
the reflections sharp and clear / was
so Close 10 The water that could watch
the little ripples on It's surface The
path was muddy n places: l. picked
NV WAY cautiously from one dr. spot
to another Tiger was few wards in
front Of me Suddenly he growled and
dashed forward with = bound. TIGER.
Tiger" called, and even at the same
moment felt rather than saw that a
dark figure was moving in front of me
moving swiftly. nolselesslv. away
from me under the shadow of the
bushes wv ho Is theres''
No answer, only Tiger turned sud
denly and skunk back 10 mr. side There
were stories enough about the pond
and its deep waters Not so many
wears since q couple of lovers had lost
Their lives there il was said that the
BODY of the girl lad never been found.
Something l had seen. and Tiger had
seen it, too. Could Il be the ghost OF
that luekless maid? 4 low moaning
sound fell on my ear, horror-stricken /
tnrne1 and fed up the hill as fast a
my feet could earry me But did not
run far. What Is thiss" asked NV
better self .-Phebe Lyncombe. viii
voxl. the daughter OF = brave soldier
who died for his country, the wife OF As
fYue a sailor as ever sailed in the King
fieel-wiil YOU turn coward and fy IN a
psnies Return. and see If YOU can help
any fellow-creatare in misery. Re
turn and face the danger, and God be
With you.
some such thoughts ran through nv
brain was always one TO act on i'm
uu,se. and retrsced my steps. walking
with > bold front and beating heart
straight in the direction of the shadow
I could see it now again. tall figure
= womanss figure-in long cloak.
Once ii stopped and hid itself beneath
a tree-I must have passed BY had not
TIGER rrowled and shown his teeth.
..Who are you? called in despera-
t;on-..tell me Are you ills Can /
help your
Then in the silence of the evening it
crept out of the darkness and glIded
ouickly1owarsis the edge. the very edge,
sef the pond
Take care" L shouted, 1.-The water
is deep
For all answer II flung of the cloak.
threw up its arms and plunged into the
BLACK Pond with a shrek One glance
hsd of a white face. theface of beau
t;fuI woman. her black hair streaming
,,,s,nd her, and then / rushed TO the