Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-05-17
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Oledh. iutcTTuplS OdcDara, WIFI
out looking around.
Excuse me, miss" says the long
suffering servant, ''but he says his
! bill"-
Tell him" (and the yonng voice
rings clear with decision) 81 will call
at the store fortnight from to-day
and settle our account
When Bridget's brown calico had
| disappeared. Barbara began to write
again. This time more rapidly. And
having finished her literary effort to
her entire satisfaction, she put on her
coat and hat and walked out of the
house.
| That evening CONSERVATION and
amazement were produced in the quiet
family circle of the Bedfords. They
were grouped around large table.
Tom was busily coming his ''n,usa,
muse )" Jean was alternately pettin g
and scolding diminutive white kit
ten; while Jack read the evening pa
per. wholly unconscious of the uneasy
glances furtively directed toward him
| by Barbara. who was striving with
the weekly mending
The color rushed from her face
when Jack sprang suddenly to his
feet, and exclaimed excitedly: Bar
bara Bedford. what does this mean?'
Then he began to read. in wrath
full tone of voice, the following ad-
| vertisemeni.
| Miss Bedford is prepared to take orders in
| house decoration. She will give her services
/ by the hour or day, in arranging choice bric-d-
6rdc or books. She makes speciality OF the
| artistic arrangement of draperies or furniture.
Best of references given if required. 100 w.
Button street.
Having finished, Jack gazed speech.
lessly at Barbara, who was quakin g
inwardly; then, as soon as his feelings
would allow, he broke forth: rs ii
possible that you. Barbara Bedford.
have come to this? The grandchild
of an illustrious NJ c.: the great
grandchild of Colonial Governor; a
descendant in double line from''-
ii can not help it," broke in Bar
bara upon this list of family grandees.
MY reat-great- seventy times-great
grandfathers may have been ancient
and honorables.' If they had left us
more money and less pride. however.
it would be much more to their credit, "
she continued, vindictively. Jack.
dear. only think of the months bills,
and the things we need that we must
90 without ! am sure it is more
honorable to earn money than to owe
It."
This last remark was met by q pro-
longed howl from little jean, whose
infant mind had just grasped the
enormity of Blrbara's scheme. while
the released kitten rushed madly from
the room. possibly to conceal her emo
tions ut this deplorable evidence OF
lack of pride in a member of the Bed
ford family. Tom, in the mean while,
had preserved stolid indifference
outwardly. But the nausa ha d died on
his lips.
The elder sister quieted Jean al
last. by promising her she might '.go
to visit grandma when Barbie goes
out a-working Then she proceeded
to defend her plan to Jack. and ex
planned that she hoped to be sort OF
house-decorator. "Only, of course.
shall 60 much cheaper than the regu
lar kind" she said. There must be
lot of rich old people who want theil
drawing-rooms arranged in a modern
and artistic manner. who do not know
how to do it themselves. To the sud
denly become-rich sort of people,
shall be perfect godsend. showing
them how 10 make their houses stilish
ly aesthetic
Here she paused for bre ath and tina
the last remarkable sentence nigh
have its desired effect
Il can arrange libraries" she CON
tinued. ''for nice. scholarly old men
and perhaps some girl about to b.
married will want me to he'll her pur
chase the furniture and draperies fol
her new home Wouldn't that be fun
You do not half understand the splen
did possibilities of my PLAN" Ant
the eager face was rubbed lovingly
against Jacks bearded cheek.
Long and earnestly the elder broth
er and sister discussed this new plan
after the younger ones were safely
tucked in their respective beds. Poo
Jack had to acknowledge that he wa
having a hard struggle to meet ex
penses and he told his sisters he wa!
"a little trump to want to help" a
he at last reluctantly consented to hel
enterprise. He thought however
they need not worry themselves. fol
no one would answer such an adver
tisement-
Yet in his heart he hoped this
prophesy would not come true. AnC
it did not, for the next afternoon /;
turnout. whose gorgeousness brough
wondering neighbors to their win
dows. drew up at the Bedfords' door
and shortly afterward the amazed
Bridget announced to Barbara tina
} Mrs. McStuffum would like to see her
A little dismaved at the success o.
her own plan, Barbara entered the
presence of massive and richly-a
} tired dame, who said she had Gale
in reply to an advertisement her hus
band had seen in the paper of thu
previous evening. Then, in answer
, to a question from Barbara. she TOLD
her that Mr.. McStuffum wanted tt
. entertain some friends from New
York, very shortly; but he did no
like the way the drawing-room
looked"
al am sure / don't know what all
EN-" said the aggrieved lady. ''Th,
l oil paintin's are all lively lookin', ant
YOU woudn' believe it if l should tel
you what the carpets and furniture