Iron County register., 1890-01-23

know. But no one has jess what they'd
like to have in this world, and there is your
child YOU know. can't say it as it ought
to be said, I'm no scollard; but know that
if We leave yer husband, who loves ye, and
yer child that needs yer love, that by and
bv ven be sorry. So sorry, that all the
gist of this sweeping his hands around,
will be taken out Of it. just thinkI Come
back with me, child. Ja-Jacob loves ye.
If We had only seen him tonight" Here
he broke down and had to stop.
The mention of her husband 9 namo some
how seemed to harden Rose. ''You ask
impossibilities, sir! I am not made for
domestic dullness. I eatE .5ttSinsp for my
husband and my child: Sa, won, =. is s.:
Young she'll never miss NE. There's q
great deal of romantic nonsense in the
world, sir, and /, for one, am not going to
sacrifice my life for any sentimental fool
cry. Now do you understand mes 1t is no
use your talking, 1 intend to live my own
life in my own way"
'But, child!n cried Uncle Aaron, ex-
citedly, sis 1t nothing that my boy breaks
his hearth Is it nothing that yer child
grows up without yer! Yer haven't
thought ahead, surely. Come back, childl
I'll make Jacob be good to ye-ye shall
have gay life-ye shall come with me,'
! said the old man, graSplng her hand in
both of his; ''come, and he shall do more
| for yc than ever man did to make ye
happy.'
For answer-such rim ging, merry peal of
laughter that UncieAaron dropped her hands
and started back, staring. ''Ha! ha! ha,
ha! You come from the mountains, don't
yous Excuse my laughing, but it strikes
| me so absurd, to think that II, who have
hundreds nightly at my feet, that l could be
happy with him. Ha. ha. ha! ha. No, sir;
l tell you no! Once and for all, mol DO
you understand: Let me pass, please. l
have already given you considerable of my
time, and, as l told you, [ have an engage
| ment for this evening"
Catching gracefully with one hand her
long, sweeping train Of pale-blue silk, with
the other she motioned Uncle Aaron from
the door. Mechanically he moved aside.
She passed through the door and out He
stood alone, dumb with pain and despair.
One suffers twofold when one suffers for
another. His whole heart was wrung. He
had no thought save that she would not go
back to his boy, and his boy loved her. The
intensity of his sorrow drowned his sense
of her Wickedness. All he knew was that
she would not go back. He stood there
like man in a dream, taking no account of
time or place. Fifteen minutes later one of
the employees of the theater, coming in to
turn off the gas, saw him. you'll have to
get OUT he said, civilly.
''She won't come back, - said Uncle Aaron.
"Hey:' SAID the man. ''Old fellow is a lit
tie light in the upper story, [ guess he
mumbled to himself You must get out of
here, sir; were going to shut up,'' he said
again.
Il ask yer parding,s said Uncle Aaron,
suddenly realizing where he was. Il was
thinkin'. Goodnight to ye, sir" 'Good-
night" said the man, commencing to turn
off the gas.
Uncle Aaron soon found himself in the
street, and finally he reached Jacobs home.
AS ne came in Jacob sprang toward him
eagerly. The old man threw up his hands
! with a despairing gesture and shook his
| head.
Il knew itr' cried Jacob; but the anguish
| in his cry showed that he yet had hoped.
| Throwing himself down on the sofa, he
| buried his face in his hands. Then getting
/ up again, and pacing up and down the ROOM
| he spoke RAPIDLY: You see, father, she
was left so much alone. l had been so busy
| with M law cases, Her mother was
! French, you know, and the love C. exC::.e-
ment was in her, suppose; but never
| dreamed" he groaned, ''that she would de-
celve NE. Coming home one night found
! she was out. | traced her to the theater
| and found her on the stage! Think of it !
| 1t seems that she had once or twice before
| supplied one of the actresses place when
| i'll, and l had never dreamed Of such a
| thing. l thought her at those times to be
with her aunt, who was very low-she said
She has no heart-she never had TO leave
our child-curse her!-I viii forget her!
| Oh.-I will will will.'' he cried, pas
| sionately, clenching his hands and striding
up and down.
Seeing his father had not moved nor an.
swered him, he strobe over to where he sat
| The old man raised his eyes. In them was
such a world of yearning love and sympa
thy that Jacob, giving cry like a tired
| child, flung himself down on the floor and
! buried his head upon the old mans knees.
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