Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-04-21

reputation, and with the help Of you
ladies I'm going to give the lad the ben
eft of the chance
But perhaps he will not care to I'M
! dertaile any professional duties on
| pleasure trip" Mrs. Evcsham hazarded.
| He is an old friend of mine" Mr.. Hard
| castle said. simply, and l will manage
all that. The only thing that troubles
1ne is how to bring about an interview
without arousing hopes in Arundels
mind which may never be fulfilled
suppose you invited him here to
spend the day and asked Mr.. Arundel
to meet him." Wanda suggested.
spoken like a sphinx, young lady.
| That shall be our plan
| So the great man came and the blind
man sat beside him at the dinner table.
| Il think, IIardcastlc. might venture
| on an examination" DR.. Jacobson
| whispered to his host as they repaired
| to the sitting-rOOm.
| And the examination was made, and
| the oculist said that if George Arundel
was placed under his immediate care
| for the next few months after his re-
! turn to New York he felt justified in
promising him, at any rate, partial
restoration of vision.
Then you may be sure there was
great rejoicing at the Evesham cottage.
! The most composed among them was
! George Arundel. who bore his congrat-
ulations with a quiet gratitude that
was irresistibly touching.
Then, when the great man was gone,
nothing must do but Mr.. IIardcastle
! himself must bear the tidings to William
| Bladon.
He found that worthy as usual, in
dulging in his evening smoke in the
orchard. For the last few days there
had been Il marked GOODNESS between
| these fine old fellows. OF course,
Bladon had treated his young masters
| friend with marked respect, but they
had evidently avoided each other.
Mr.. IIardcastle's face was bcaming
with qualification.
''Bladon," he said chee-iiy, Il called
| you the other day Il cross-graincd old
sinner. and / don't take back the cx-
precision. but ! know how attached you
are to Mr. Arundel. and | couldn't help
coming to tell you some grand and glOri-
| Gus news
"Of Master George, sir?''
| Eyes. of Master George"
Bladon looked by no means elated.
Il suppose thee TT going to say, sir,
as the bonnie Young lady has let her
self be persuaded to wear Il gold ring
on her pretty finger
Il was not going to say am such
| thing. you obstinate old reprObate. In
deed I'd a good mind not to tell you any
thing at all about it for your perver-
sity'
Then Bladon's eyes twinkled. All"
he chuckled, Il see what thee meanest-
Good news o Master Harry! Why,
thou'st come to tell me that this other
lass. Miss Kate, is bespoke. an that she
can't be. after all, nothing more nor Il
| sister to him
Mr.. Hardcastle did not lose his
patience, but simply turned on Bladon
and said:
What would you say, man, if told
You that George Arundel was going to
regain the use of his cyes?''
Il should say that thou vert max
ing game of me-
But it is true Mr.. TIardcastle cried
excitedly. .'Oh, it is true. jacobson.
the great oculist. has seen him. and
pronounced his blindness durable"
Then in 4 torrent of joyful words he
poured forth the whole story into tine
ears of the wondering old servant.
When he had finished Bladon's eyes
were full of tears and his chest heaved
with suppressed emotion.
Now thank the Lord for His mercy"
were all the words he could utter.
When the excitement had somewhat
subsidized. Mr. Hardcastle continued:
You must bring Mr.. Arundel to my
house in Brooklyn. If it is possible l
shall persuade the ladies to come, too;
for our hopes lie in keeping the patient
in a cheerful franc of. mind; and l am