Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-06-24

fur to hep move EN-. De white headed
one, she most git away once; but dc pc.
lieeman done catch her, and dey git en-
on mother special"
"Why didn't he run right through
with this car, as we are ~doing2"
"Dunna sab, less he want to break de
trail"
"That was it, Redfeld, you see he
would have been successful, if it had
not been for the dry goods.
eyes, he calls her his wife Clinker;
did you hear2 Oh, thank God that Eliza
beth is with herl Oh my little sister,
be faithful" Stanley went to the 9th
er end of the car and fought his painful
thoughts as best he might. Glinker pur-
sued his questions and was relieved to
learn that Richard did not infict his So
ciety upon Aileen and Elizabeth. The
man made it evident that he expected to
be rewarded for his information.
"Do you expect me to give you money!
I will not; you will have to be satisfied
with the capital you have secured from
the other man. Did you find out his
name?"
"No, suh," which was false, but to
Clinker, was really immaterial. Clinker
returned to Stanley.
"The only reason for his taking them
to this obscure little port, is that he
means to take them to sea. 1t will be
an almost impossible task to search
the high seas for them, Our only hope
is in reaching them before they embark =
eyes. I am almost mad with thinking
Of it. Of all the possible things, I have
thought of his doing for vengeance, L
never had the remotest dawn of thought
of his doing this. Circumstances have
strangely favored him. OF course if he
asserts that Aileen is his wife and in
sane, how can they disprove it, at a mo
ment's notice? Her most reasonable eX-
PLANTATION, even if she had an op%portuni-
ty to explain to anyone, would be set
down as the vagaries Of an unbalanced
! mind. No, there is little chance, and he
has shown his wisdom in coming South
[ to his own country, you may say, where
[ the people would be slow to suspect,
knowing nothing Of his abducting two
{ women. This train seems to crawl."
0 eve must get our mongrel to make ou1
beds, we ought to sleep; we may have
work before us, I think I can force my
self to sleep"
"Mongrel2 To be sure a mulatto i
t a mongrel."
"He is q mixture Of negro and Chin
ese; just notice when he m in, yot
8 will see the monaghan plainly"
eyes, so he is. Well let us try tt
d Sleep"
g The man sullenly arranged berths TO-
d the two men and they went to bed. and
strange to say, did sleep, worn out witt
excitement and anxiety.
CHAPTER XVII.
" When Mr.. Redfeld related to his wifi
n privately, the abduction Of Aileen an
Elizabeth, she said at once;
ct do not believe it,! 1t is absurd t
suppose that two grown women, OF NOR
than average common sense can be cal
b ried off in this day. Those boys seem t
think they are in the middle ages. SUP
IS pose Richard Soule did buy a stock o
is women's clothes, he may have a wife W
can't possibly tell about that, at an,
rate a man of wealth. and position, n
a doubt, has abundance of lady FRIEND
whom he might wish to present wit
\ pretty clothes ons occasion; it IS not III
usual. You w%ill'see the girls coming !
at any moment; and find these boys gor
off on such d wild chase, with specla
train service. Of course, if he secure
them. he could not travel two-tEirds tn
length Of the United States without the
having an opportunity to elude him ~
sides, what in the, world did he want {
NJ Elizabeth I DON'T believe he ever sa
n her."
"I hope you are fright, my dear, b.
you underestimate tile OF a ma
NJ who has great abilityyand much money
if he only brides highly enough, all tt
resources Of thescounthy are His nome
tarily, and for affittiiAg alike this, he wi
not need themsf for long, but be past az
beyond reach before the pursaers fin
his trail"
Mrs. Redfeldsgrew verygrave.
" "I see, that it may be possible, b
IS. not probable, anyway, I think we hi
better not tell Mrs. soule about it, +
= she is ~alreadYtill with the terrible stra
his of her sons trouble. ] will go and s
it. her, but not tell her ianything until '
Ter have more positive news. It has been
in miserable day, / do miss Elizabeth
ill dreadfully, and Dudley too, he is kee
3D. ing office for Stanley, ,and spends me
mt Of his time there
,or "Well let us hope'they will be -four
Mrs. Soule might know Of some OF t
nd movements that Richard would be like
no TO make, if it viii be safe to tell her.
as, do hope Gerald will not hear of this;
would make his confinement awful tC
not ture."
j "It would almost drive him mad,
ght have his wife at the mercy Of his riN
dis while he is himself lin prison. stanl
~ and Tom have been exceedingly carei
md in concealing the object Of the journ
ied and I do not think II will get into I
papers. ! think I shall Just advertise