Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-08-05

"Cnless her aunt makes her marry
some one else i'm the meantime?"
TN not afraid of that. My littie
girl loves me-"
There was Il moment of silence. and
then George, with a terrific yawn. pro
posed a drive, and the two gentlemen
sauntered off to the stable. AS they
left the house the portiere between the
library and parlor was lifted and a
lady, or rather u girl. of about 10, went
hurriedly to the waste-paper basket,
took out the crushed letter and sped up.
stairs TO her own room.
Sol" she said ~ herself. as she fas.
tened the door and sank into an arm.
chair. so! he is engaged to En-
incline Campbell! That is why he has
no eyes or ears for anyone else! En-
incline Campbell! Why. she is not even
pretty! A little tame miIk-and-watel
baby!"
1t was very certain that such de.
scription could never be used in de-
scribing her own charms. Stella
Marshall, at 10, was as superb a speci.
men of brunette beauty as could have
been found, even in Spain. Motherless
from infancy, she had been the spoiled
darling of her father and brother
George, and had grown up imperious
Gs she was eautiful, with a will OF
iron that had but seldom been crossed
Convinced of the power of her beauty
at an early age by the batteries. of serv-
ants and teachers, she had been will
ing pupil in snowy accomplishments
and could sing, dance, dress to perfec-
ton, follow out any fashionable pur-
suit, and already had reigned as a So
ciety belle through one season.
With her fathers well-known wealth
and position in society. added to her
own attractions, she had not wanted
suitors. but none had won even Sass,
ing thought until Harry Spencer came
to visit her brother.
1t was the good or i'll fortune, l will
not say which, of that gentleman to win
hearts he had no desire to touch. by a
beauty of the artistic type. manner
the perfection of graceful courtesy and
rare combination of manliness and
tenderness, perfectly irresistible.
Without one disloyal thought of En-,
incline, he had given to Stella Marshall
the courteous attention her position as
the sister of his host had seemed to
demand. and in the daily intercourse
of family life had neglected no oppor-
tunity to repay his friends hospitality
by being agreeable to his hostess
Georges accident had drawn Harry and
Stella intO.still closer intimacy, as they
both ministered to his comfort and
tried to make the time that he was
kept prisoner in his room less tedious
And Stella Marshall, in the month that
had preceded the day when, for the
first time, she heard of Harry Spencer's
engagement, had given him her whole
hearts devotion. loving him in the pas
sionate, uncontrolled strength that was
characteristic of her. In all her life
nothing had crossed her will in mat
tiers of any Importance, and she had not
for one instant doubted that she was
winning the same devotion she had
given. 1t reused her to fury to hear
the quiet tenderness of Harry Spencer's
voice, as he spoke of his betrothed, to
know that all the efforts she had made
to win his love had fallen upon a heart
already filed by another.
And to know that this other love,
this girl who had won the young law
yer, was Emmeline Campbell, who had