The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-12-14

Your conduct in picking up acquaint
: ances in the store and flirting wit
them in the streets would bring discred
it on the establishment. shall men
ton my reasons to your friend, Domini
Rivers"
"You are utterly mistaken, and 70,
insult me-" said Effie.
She managed to get out of the stor,
without showing emotion, but as sh,
hurried on the thought of what all thi
meant to her filled her eyes with blind
ing tears.
She did not see the face of a man she
passed on the road. or indeed the road
itself; but the man, having looked aftel
her moment, turned and followed her
1t was Charles Dearborn.
"YOu shan't cut me-" he said. 81
won't allow that, Miss Chauncy
Why, good heavens! You look ill
What has happened? What can 1 dc
for you?"
He drew her hand through his arm
The kind words and the kinder tone,
most of all his gentle touch, overcame
Effie. She sobbed outright. And he
covering her hand with his own, led
her to her mothers door and entered it
beside her.
Three days afterward Mr.. Rivers
entered the Talboys' shop with his wife,
to buy muslin for some white cravats.
Mrs. Talboys felt little nervous. Was
she about to be called upon to justify
herself? she wondered. But the clergy
man was very cheerful; and his wife,
radiant with good humor, cried out:
''YOu must miss dear Miss Chauncy
very much, Mrs. Talboys. She was so
handy"
''lndeed, Thomas Edwards is born
for business" said Mrs. Talboys. 'And
if Miss Chauncy scould do as she did,"
"They WiN, however useful we may
find them. Won't they?n said Mrs.
Rivers.
"She was so sly said Mrs. Tai
boys.
''Oh, no." said the minister's wife.
"Mr Charles Dearborn said that they
had only just become engaged. He
told my husband so AS little boy he
loved her dearly, and he came back in
tending to win her. but she did not
know it. They are to be married on
Wednesday. The Dearborns telegraph
their best wishes, and l think dear Mrs.
Chauncy is the happiest woman l ever
saw. Such happy ending to her
daughters trials; and Charles has
promised to be son to her. Why,
Mrs. TalbOys, how pale you look!'
81 am not very WE'LL" said Mrs. Tai
boys. Malaria, think"
And Mr.. Talboys grinned CHASTITY
grin, and said:
..How very nice for every body"
from his place amongst the red flannels,
where he looked as green as a cucum-
Der, for he knew it was not every nice"
for him that his wife had insulted the
woman who was to be Mr. Charles
Dearborn's wife and an accepted men,
Der of the Dearborn family; and in the
end indeed it proved his destruction,
for the Dearborns took their custom to
good old Mr.. Crutchley, who was a
very honest tradesman, and who was
content with fair profits, and the best
people in the town followed them at
once.
Carriages stood at Crutchley's door,
and even black Sam took his wheel
barrow no more to Talboys' shop for
shoe strings. but left it in the road be-
fore Crutchley's. where you got three
for five cents. and all with good tags;
and to crown all Thomas Edwards one
morning robbed the till, forged his en-
ployer's name to check to large
amount, and escaped to parts I'M
known.
''Poor things! l am very sorry for
Them" said young Mrs. Charles Dear
born, as she one day drove with her
husband past the shop where she had
served, and saw the red flag, that told
of sheriff's sale, floating from its
door.
Then you must be an angel, dar-
ling" commented her husband; and
hers was the Only word of kindness or
pity that followed the Talboys in their
Y. Ledger.