Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-08-28

vital to the honor of the Southbrook
name. There, / have put the whole
ease before you. He has had to make
his sacrifice. / ask you to be gen.
erous, make one yourself, give him
back his letters, let him off"
But it was a very good chance for
me-" she said doubtfully.
20, you will have others; you sim
ply can't help It'll" l said eagerly.
you think SOP" she said with a
little blush. She looked perfectly
ravishing, and for the moment / for
got myself.
"Why to convince you," 1 cried,
I1l-"
l just saved myself in time. She
"a utterly charming, and, of course,
my lost divinity, and l was as much
in love with her as ever; but still 1
hadn't quite accustomed myself to
the breach-of-promise idea.
swell to convince me, what?" she
asked, with a smile.
] hedged.
SO, that before many years pass
you will have one" l said, vaguely.
Come, what do you say-will you be
generous and let him off?
She gave a little laugh and held
out her hand. Very well, 1 promise
he shall be quite free as far as l am
concerned"
Her cool, firm little hand pressed
mine, and / felt a thrill go through
me.
l drew up just in time again. You
see, l had been looking into her eyes,
and, as l had told Mrs. Ventry, they
were wonderful. But again the
breach-of-promise scheme doomed up
before me.
"Well, now you have found us, you
will come again, say, tomorrow, for
tea? Mother does so want to thank
you'll"
1 tore myself away and walked back
to my rooms. l had plenty of food
for reflection on the way.
"After all, a divinity is a divinity,
whether she threatens to bring
breach-of-promise actions Or not" l
soliloquized. "And she didn't really
mean it. Directly I pointed out the
nature of the case she was generosity
itself. 1t was perfectly natural, too,
her being angry. Any girl would
have done the same-yes, any grill"
l repeated, reassuringly.
1 reached my DON and found a
telegram awaiting me. / tore it
open. 1t was from Dennis:
For Heavens sake don't go; in furry
gave you address Of American instead
of actress.-Gorison.
'Jove!" / gasped, as the whole sig
n~ifcance of the thing dawned upon
me. "She discovered the mistake al
most immediately, and kept it up
What art!"
| thought hard for a few moments
then came to a decision. 1 hurried
out, and in a few minutes was back
at Westbury Mansions.
| was again shown in, and the
young person received me with heI
eyes twinkling with merriment.
"There has been a terrible mis-,
take!" I began lamely, showing hel
Denny's wire. "You see he was
trying not to let his mother notice
him giving me the address," 1 added
in explanation.
BE merciful!" l implored, humbly
There was a pause. II wonder what
you are going to do?"
what l have DONE" she cor
rected. 81 have kept my word. Di
rectly you left, l sent a letter to hin
by hand. / don't think he will cal
again." she added meaningly.
rs there absolutely no help fol
him?" l said, with an attempt to re
press the culver of excitement in my
tone.
mo; the actress episode has quite
decided me. And, somehow, 1 fee
that, as you said, ! shall never re
greet it. l must just wait in patience
until that other man m along,
she added demurely.
X \
For an example of sheer, base in
gratitude, however, I would just men
ton the sad case of Lord Dennis Cor
ison. He habitually refers to me a
a "blundering IDIOT and has eX
pressed an opinion that he would no
care two straws if he never saw m
again.
And Lady Southbrook cuts me dead
But it doesn't matter, bless you
l have found my divinity, and tn
other evening she whispered to me
quite privately, that | might keep he
altogether.-London Sketch.