Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-04-11
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terrupt. Hope your friendn excuse
me. Howdy do, Miss Ellersly?" And
l put out my hand.
She took 1t reluctantly. She was
giving me a very unpleasant look
as If she were seeing, not somebody,
but some thing she didn't care to see,
or were seeing nothing at all. 1 liked
that look; l liked the woman who
had it in her to give it. She made
me feel that she was difficult and
therefore worth while, and that's
what all we human beings are in bust.
ness for-to make each other feel
that we're worth while.
Just a moment" said Sam, red as
a cranberry and suffering. And he
made a motion to come out Of the box
and join me. At the same time Miss
Anita and the other fellow began to
turn away.
Bun l was not the man to be cheated
in that fashion. 1 wanted to see her,
and / compelled her to see it and to
feel it. Don't let me take you from
your friends" said I to Sammy. Per.
haps they'd like to come with you
and me down to look at my horse.
I can give you a good tip-he's bound
to win. I've had my boys out on the
rails every morning at the trials of all
the other possibilities. None of ems
in it with Mowghli."
"Mowghli!" said the young lady
she had begun to turn toward me as
soon as l spoke the magic word tip
There may be men who can resist
that word "tip" at the race track, but
there never was a woman.
"Mowghli!" said Miss Eilersly
What a quaint name!"
my trainer gave It," said /. 'Tve
got a second son of one of those
broken-down English noblemen at thu
head Of my stables. He's trying tt
get money enough together to be able
to show up at Newport and take {
shy at an heiress."
At this the fellow who was fourth
in our party, and who had been Civ
ing me a nasty, CLASSY stare, got a,
red as was Sammy. Then l noticed
, that he was an Englishman, and l al
but chuckled with delight. However
I said: mo offense Intended" ant
clapped him on the shoulder with
friendly smile. Hes a good fellow
my man Monson, and knows a 10
about horses"
Miss Ellersly bit her lip and col
ored, but 1 noticed also that her eye
were dancing.
Sam introduced the Englishman t.
me-Lord Somebody-or-other, | forge
what, as I never saw him again.
turned like a bulldog from a toy tel
rier and was at Miss Ellersly again
LET me Put a little something o.
Mowghli for you," said I. Your
bound to win-and I'll see that 70
don't lose. | know how you ladie
hate to lose"
That was a bit stiff, as 7 know we.
enough now. Indeed, my instinc
would have told me better then, if
hadn't been so used to the sort c
women that jump at such an offe,
and if l hadn't been casting about S
desperately and in such confusion fc
some way to please her. At any rat
1 hardly deserved her sudden froze
look. Il beg pardon" l stammeret
and think my look at her must hav
been very humble-for me.
The others in the box were starin
round at us. Come on" cried San
dragging at my arm, lets CO."
Wont you Gomez" l said to bis ST
ter. l shouldn't have been able to kee
my state of mind out of my>voice,
I had tried. And l didn't try.
Trust the right sort of woman I
see the right sort Of thing in a ma
through any a1d all kinds of barrier
of caste and and breeding
Her voice was much softer as sh
said: Il think / must stay her
Thank you, just the same"
AS soon as Sam and | we're alon
l apologized. Il hope you'll tell vol
sister I'm sorry for that break" said
"Oh, that's all right" he answers
easy again, now that we were ava
from the others. you meant we'll
and motives the thing"
"Motive-hell!" cried l in my angt
al myself. Nobody but a mans &C
!, knows his motives; he doesn't eve
! know them himself. ! judge othel
by what they do, and | expect to |
= judged in the same way. / see L,
+. got a lot to learn" Then l sudden.
remembered the Travellers Club, ar
j asked him what he'd done about it.
u 1--we been-thinking 1t over
i said he. Are you sure you want
! run the risk Of an ugly croppe
!, Matt?"
" I turned him round SO that we we
If facing each other. do you want
Q do me that favor, or don't you?"
demanded.
It I'LL do whatever you say" he r
piled. I'm thinking only of your i
terests."
IF Let me take care of them" said
l. "You put me up at that club to-mo
If row. I'll send you the name Of
z seconder not later than noon
If Cup goes your name," he sal
d But don't blame me for the cons
l. quences."
Ito be Continued,)