Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-09-03


call and get latham to attend to them.
The new master of Sweetheart cannot
be the old ones agent"
Dykes made no answer; his arms
were across the table and his head in
them Tom almost believed that he
was crying and for one moment was
tempted to say kinder farewell. But
he did not, and on further reflection
was glad he did not. Indeed, he
rather congratulated himself upon the
temperate way in which he had taken
the shameful wrong done him; for
Tom, at this time, could imagine no
circumstances in which it would have
been right for such an old servant of
Sweetheart to sit as master in it's halls.
Dykes suggestion, however, about
his Uncle Peale appeared to be good
one and he determined to go to see
him before he made any other move.
What kind of man he might be Tom
had not the least idea, for in those DAYS
people did not distribute photographs
broadcast and a cotton spinner was an
unknown person in Toms little world.
He found him a very imposing looking
man, tall, stout, blonde, with his hands
in his pockets and that air of What
have l got to pay?" about him SO COM
mon to the rich Englishman. He
looked indifferently at the tall, hand
some fellow who lifted his hat and APP
preached him until Tom, in his usual
confident BON homie, said:
Good morning, unclel How do you
do?'
Eth! By George! uncle! Why, who
are you?''
tom Sweetheart
God bless you, Tom Why, 1 never
thought of such thing. You are wei
come, sir, very welcome"
Tom, indeed, could not know how
welcome, for the bit Of romance
which Josiah Peale cherished was the
memory of his love-match with the
beautiful Mary Sweetheart, the late
| baron's sister. Mary had lived only ten
months after the marriage, and after
| her death and .Josiah's second marriage,
the Sweethearts had quite ignored the
| temporary connection; but still that
| ten months lay in Josiah's memory
like charmed interval, love laden
| and rose cOlOred. To have Mary s
nephew come smiling in, and greet
him as uncle, was Il real delight. He
gave Tom both hands and took him
home in a kind of triumph.
Mrs. Peale was equally ready to like
such a CHEEKY, splendid-looking youth.
Her own two daughters had been long
married; one was in Bradford the other
in Halifax She was very glad of some
new object in her monotonous life, an
very soon the stately house of the
Peales began to be thrown open and tc
echo to young, light footsteps and
| laughter and song.
| Josiah, though very sensitive to the
glory of his high mercantile position
had all the Englishman's veneratior
for family" his connection with the
house of Sweetheart divided with his
commercial success his prOudest anC
deepest sentiments. When, therefore
after Tom had been year in the
mills he added the old name of Sweet
heart to the firm. he felt that every
thing had been done for the honor o
the house of Peale that was possible.
Nearly three years passed, and 81
happily that Tom began to forget hi:
purpose, and to feel that ring on nj:
finger Il reprOach. For he was spend
ing all his income, and his uncle frank
lv told him that a share in the firm wa
all that he could justly give him. One
dav. when he was very dissatiStiec
with himself, he thought he would gt
home and talk things freely over Will
his aunt On entering her parior h.
found it darkened, and she came for
ward with an imperative "Hush|
pointing to n couch, whereon lay ;
beautiful girl in u deep sleep.
she has had an accident and mar
l cotic. and must not be awakened"
''Who is she?"
Eleanor Broadbent."
How lovely she is! Why is sh
here?"
: 'She had been unexpectedly calling
on me after her three years absence a
school. Her horses took fright, she wa
: thrown out and brought back here
D Poor little Nellie.'
Tom stood moment looking at tn
L exquisite face, the loosened glory {
the rich brown hair, and the gracefr
: ciriish figure. and went out on tip-tot
| a completely enthralled and charme
man. Every meeting with Nellie mad
n him more so. and. being on terms {
Il franllest confidence with his uncle, h
very soon asked what chances Their
were in his favor? Would his gent
blood stand for anything?'
Not Il farthing's worth with oil
Broadbent. He came to Manchestt
without crown, and considers tn
u mayor OF Manchester quite as great
person as royal duke.
" "And his daughter will have a gre;
:, fortune?"
Il don't think she is his daughte
IL seems to me her mother was Broa'
bent's sister-but daughter or niece,
n is all one, she will have everything
X Not much chance there, Tom, unle:
d YOU have money with your birth"
e But for some reason best known
y himself and his aunt, Tom thought dl
ferently Mrs. Peale, indeed, laughe
l. at her husbands doubts, and thoug
.'Nellie Broadbent would choose II
herself" Doubtless Mrs Peale kne
e that she had good reasons for her co
II fident opinions Anyway, Tom begi
" now to seriously improve the ouslne
i advantages his uncle had so generous
+ opened to him; and no sooner had
q set his heart upon making money thu
u evervthinp set with him in the san
direction.
D." He got a letter from latham,
y Whitehaven. offering to give him 10
thousand pounds for his cottages; al
before he could reply, Dykes, who n;
- never noticed him since they parte
wrote and begged him on no accoui
- to sell just yet. The railway man
- was Just then beginning, and Josi'