Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-13

give me time to do some elaborate loaf
ing. There is nothing that disarms sus-
oicion so much as idleness, firing, and
spending money. l have my plans made
for some theatrical effects that VII VIE
the poor old creature resolution"
"You talk coolly of flirting, for a nan
who has just secured the idol of his
heart and the desire of his eyes"
Cuisines is business, my dear sir,
and the rights of the most adorable f.
ancee must remain in the background
temporarily when our fetch of business
demands our worship"
eyes, ] am-have tried thar myself,
and have %subjugated an absorbing pas
sion to the demands of professional sue
cess-in a particular case"
eyes; 1 understand, old fellow. Bust
ness is an exacting god, but has its re-
wards. There are the merry-makers-and
that reminds me that / have had no din
ner.'
"fThere was a sound of revelry by
night, - said Dudley, as they came into
the room, all beautiful, but Dudley real
ly the handsomest of them all. His
youthful slenderness was giving away to
the powerful development of manhood;
ae was growing more like his father; he
was a trihe larger than either Stanley or
Clinker.
"You will certainly be the belle of the
ball, Dudley" said Thee; "you will re-
turn from the warpath with many
sealps.
"You will lend me your curling iron
to keep them in order, won't you A
scalp out of curl and not waved would
be a doleful possession and quite too de-
pressing. Don't put your feet on my
pumps in the carriage, Thank
"Better take them off and carry them
in your hand. Come, let us 60. Good
bye, Stanley; sure you won't comet"
nv L uOH u CdIG w uahSO uhJ hAoAS
till I dance at your weddings. Good
bye"
1T suppose it is not given to a man
to have two perfect wives, and Edna GER
tainly was as lovely in her way as Aileen
is in hers. How I shall thank God when
this Soule trial is over and 1 can see
them happy! I think 1 can bear it bet
ter then. All, mother, come with me to
the dining-room and help me to refresh
my inner man; it craveth comestibles. ,
Mrs. Redfeld stood by his chair anc
ruffed his hair back with a tender hand
"Getting gray, laddie. I am not young
any more when | see gray in my son
hair" She stopped and kissed his head
"You are worrying over the Soule mat
ter, my boy. I am very anxious to see il
concluded. I pray most earnestly that HI
may be released, and cleared from botl
crimes, and have the love and Happiness
that are his by right" She did, indeed
long for Soule's release; for then h
W. I'D take his wife away, and her sol
would no longer be under the spell of he
sweet presence and her dangerous beauty
1T will 60 and see to your dinner;
is late"
Thankful had in these months though
out her religious state Of mind, and b.
deep thinking and close and careful stud.
she had arrived at new conclusions. TIL
Scriptures had a new meaning; she di'
not reject them she was as one who ha'
lived in a cell and had com out into tn
broad world of light and glorious sun
shine; her horizon was limited no more
she could see afar and understand the i'm
possibility Of all the great universe hav
ing been created for the sole use an
: benefit of a few human beings OF a par
, %ticular creed.
She took up her schoolwork joyfully
{ and labored with a new zeal for the bod
les, and consequently the souls, Of he
pupils. She was given an increase OF saI
ary and was becoming a power in the pee
/. agogic world. She had more zest for er
: ioyment, and at the Tootles' ball no bu
: had SO much attention as Thankful; sh
; waltzed "like an angel" as Dudley sale
and her card was full.
n She wanted to ask Mrs. Tootle, her hos
:, less, about Paul Lindsay, who was her ne
phew, but somehow could not muster coul
age. The last time Mrs. Tootle ha
mentioned him, she had not heard fror
8 him for a very long time; but that wa
e DOT wonderful, as he had Joined an e'
ploring party as a geologist, and the dat
IF its return was uncertain, it, it eve
% took place.
ooh, Thankful" she said, catchin
aer alone a moment. behind a grove c
palms; " I have had a letter from Pau
Ind he is Oh yes, III come; what
Z; he matter?n One Of her daughters ha
1t Interrupted her communication with a tai
d If disaster in the supper.room.
st "He is WHAT, Thankful was sayin
% % herself; her heart was beating at
painful rate. cat any rate he is nc
70 lead, or she could not have had a lettt
IRON him. Oh! 7 wonder if he is con
y ng back, and if he--if he-IT go u
h. tairs to Mrs. Tootle' s little sitting-roon
III be alone there and-Oh, Mr.. Avery
please excuse me! | I'm not we'll; ] don
,elieve--I can not dance any more; VI
,ou excuse meR''
Bb "Certainly; you are looking rather IL
I'd hall / call your sistersg''
or aOh no, thank you; please go wit
or ne upstairs"