Iron County news. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1890-189?, 1891-02-14
A MODERN MILES STAND|SH.
Just the old tender story,
just q glimpse OF morning glory
IN an earthly paradise,
with shndOwy reflections
In n mall Df aWQef hrotVf, awaa -

with shadowy reflections
In n pair OF sweet brown eyes"
r. ID. Dlnckmore. .
IN favorP" repeated Rob Bonnell,
leaning back In his pine Office chair.
the arms Of which were becoming at
tcnuuted from tho persistent whiting
of It's successive occupants, "a dozen II
can"
II knew you would" declared Henry
Drclur. In tone that II confident was
also full OF vague relief In fact l
really wrote Linnct you would 60"
You did. ehP" returned Bob, fitting
back and lettering on the rear legs OF
his chair In dexterously reckless
manner that would have driven more
impressionable individual than his
partner wild with nervousness. That
was awiully kind OF you'll But where
am 10 gop And who In this world IN
Linuet? II you would only SUI
mcltuNpur disposal of me W D(fVh iltt,o
,tlon l couldn't be sufficiently
lkr grlnned amiably, and shifted
position In the doorway OF the
Small, western grain Office. Like most
mon slow of speech themselves. he
was prompt to appreciate the ready
raillery Of another.
"Why-why Llnnot is" rather awk-
wardly, ''Linnct Josylan. you know"
"O!" in sudden comprehension.
1.-The bridc-olect. You never spoke of
her otherwise than as Miss Josylan."
Didn't lP BY tho way. l don't be-
lieve ever told you much about her
anyway. beyond the fact that she Is a
kind Of distant cousin of mine, and
that we are to be married next Thurs
day"
No. replied Bob. with shake OF
his handsome head. You never did"
lie WINS "a tall, well-kuit, athletic
looking fellow. There was in his
whole bearing certain easy grace
that irfciutably bespoke good breeding
aud gentle associations. His dark.
skinned, finely -chiscled face was bright
with humor and alert with intelli-
gcnce. In every sense of the WORD
was Henry Dreier unlike him. He
WAS OF medium height aud heavily
built. His movements were deliberate
20 clumslDess. HIS face was large aud
round, and horid. and fat. His stubby
streak OF a sandy mustache reminded
one OF that Of Mr. Jefferson Brick,
which Martin Chuzzlewit mistook for
"a recent trace of gingerbread His
mild blue eyes were most kindly. In
deed. his general appearance was
seraphically stupid. In reality Mr..
Dreier was the least stupid of men.
lie was most keenly aud practically
sllrewd. His look OF bland Innocence,
almost Of helplessuess. was mask
with which Nature had capriciously
presented him. Those who faucied
they could by superior mental agility
compass business or personal victory
over Henry Dreier were apt to lind
themselves confronted with a counter
move on tho probability of which they
had altogether failed to reckon. But
he was hopelessiy unromantic. There
was no denying that fact. He had not
~ his composition single grain of
sentiment. And In his life love would
be. AS Mime. de Staol avowed il was ia
the life Of all men. merely an episode.
or this Rob Bonnell had always felt
sure. but whom now his partner went
on TO speak OF his sweetheart in his
prosy. matter-of-fact way he was more
than ever convinced he was correct In
his deductions.
Shes an eastern girl. Her people
were wealthy. She was educated with
the greatest care. She grew up think
ing life was to be for her just long
procession OF pleasures. Well, one
day her father went all to pieces on
the Board OF Trade. The shock killed
him. His wife didn't last dor many
weeks after him. and then Linnet
found she must either work or starya