Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-04-25

New York that you are so fine, and
look SO pretty"
do you like my thIngs?" she asked,
eagerly. do l look pretty. really
and truly?"
Your things are up in G, and you're
as pretty as a picture, Nelly. But
what's the use of words. If all these
people weren't here I'd show you what
| think of you. What are you going
to do in New York;"
She looked at him sideways. II am
going" she said slowly, 81 am going
to be Married to Michael"
He gave a gasp. That's not true, he
cried. She shrugged her shoulders.
Nelly" he besought, forgive me. l
shouldn't have said that, but you gave
me a fright. l know it isn't true. l
know you're just teasing me. But I've
lost my nerve and l can't stand for 1t.
Say you don't mean it."
whats the use of my saying any
thing" she asked him, when you
think I'm not telling you the truth?
I'm going to marry Michael Don
ovan. For two years | was straight
to you, and put up with your
jealousies and tempers, and turned
down lots Of better men because
well, because l was silly about you.
But when you threw me OF, and left
me to be a public laughing stock, did
you think l was going to put on sack
cloth and ashes, till you got good and
ready to come back to me? Not
much"
You needn't say any more" inter-
rupted the man, Il quite understand,
Miss Mccullough. Well, l hope you'll
be happy and have lots of good luck"
He lifted his hat with awkward dig
nifty, and turning on his heel, marched
towards the door.
The girl watched his retreating
form with frightened eyes, then Jim"
she called, almost under her breath,
Jim" He heard her and came strid-
ing back.
"Well?" he demanded.
I'll didn't speak," she stammered,
81 beg your pardon, I thought you
did. ooh, Nelly" he cried, you can't
mean to do this thing. If Michael
we're a decent sort I'd not have a
word to say. But he isn't. Why, he
hasn't a friend in tie world. 1t was
knowing the things l do about him
that made me so riled when l saw him
hanging round you. Nelly, ever If it's
all over now, | ask you, please waltz
The girl gazed at him spellbouna
her hands nervously opening and clos
ing.
"Why, Nelly" with a sudden Joyful,
conviction, 81 believe you love me
still"
ooh, JIM" she sobbed, 81 dol do
But I've given Michael my word, ant
III have to keep it."
why look here, Nelly" he pleaded
"if it's a question of keeping prom
Uses, you promised me long befor'
you promised Michael, and it's tn
first promise that holds in law, yo1
know"
East bound express, stopping a
Hudson, Poughkeepsie and New
York" chanted the station official
The girl made to rise to her feet
but the clock-maker's arm drew he
back.
Sweetheart" he whispered, "yo1
don't want to go and marry Michae
do your"
mo" said the girl, 81 don't want t
marry Michael, but"
But what?"
"Well, you see," she explained, ut
like this: l told all the girls at tn
! store that l was going to get married
and about my trip to New York, an
, if l go back and tell them there ASH
any wedding, and there wasn't an
, trip, why they'll josh me to dealt
limits dreadful for me to say it
> but you love me, don't you jim? Let
go away to New York, you and m
now, and let us get married. The
4 they couldn't throw anything up
4 me-"
a But Nelly" he protested, take
n aback, what would the boss say If
went off at a moments notice tn
# way?"
81 guess he'd say nothing, seeing "
went to be married"
Look at my Clothes" he erie
K "And, sweetheart, | haven't the mon'
u to buy a ticket, let alone to get ms
N ried with.
"Tve got the money, JIM" she VIII
n pered, 1850 I've saved"
10 Nelly" he said, desperately,
can't take your money like that.
ne be a regular sponge"
D. EAST bound express, stopping
he Hudson, Poughkeepsie and New 70,
re All aboard" called the official with
tone of inality.
ooh, WELL" the girl acquiesced,
vn don't wonder after the way I've
to haved that you don't want to ma
m me-"
ed mot want to marry you!" cried
to clock-makei, mot want-hold
,is there" he shouted to the gatem
r's we're going" Thrusting his a
through the girls they ran togetl
an towards the closing wicket.