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

"Well, if I have got to give her up
I'd rather it was Tom than any othel
young man, anyway" said Dudley.
This conversation took place at the din
ner table. Elizabeth had not vet re
turned and her mother cast many anxious
glanees toward the door.
"Send her to bed without supper. " sale
Dudley, noticing his mothers uneasines.
and sharing it, for he always missed
elizabeth when absent long. "There
hey come!'
"Well, here is the fatted beefsteak and
lie garnished salad and the decorated po-
atoes-fall to and be filed"
Clinker laughed, he was trimming over
with joy.
"She has accepted me sir, he said to
the father, who shook his hand and could
not say anything, but took Elizabeth and
drew her to his knee. care you happy.
my daughter Fl do not need to ask. Go
to your mother, my child; she has gone
to her room, I think. Come, Tom, have
some dinner; you are hungry, no doubt. +"
eyes; as soon as | send my horses to
the stable"
"Let me take them,' - said Dudley, and
he left the room; his ~effervescent gaiety
had left him and he wanted to be alone;
he felt deserted, abandoned, bereft of his
life long mate. He did not wish to damp
the joy of his twin, for he knew it
would rob her betrothal of much of its
sweetness if she thought he was hurt; SO
he went and drove the now very quiet
horses slowly down the street to the stable
where they were kept.
Later, when he returned, the family was
assembled, as usual, in the sitting room
Elizabeth close to her mother, Clinker was
about to go. Dudley dropped into a
chair; Elizabeth smiled at him.
"You haven't asked Dudley's consent
yet, Mr.. Clinker," said Elizabeth, "and
unless"
Come he took her hand and led her
to Dudley. "May l have her, Dudley
recognize you as a powerful rival, and !
must win you o%ver--if I can"
"You must kneel,' said Dudley. They
kneG; Dudley put on the air of the stage
father.
"B-b-bless you, m-my children!''
He tried to be gay as ever, but it was
failure; he turned abruptly and left the
room.
"Good-night-Tom, y she said; "I'I
see you in the morning. I must 90 t.
Dudley now" She went; and Tom badt
the family goodnight and departed, wei
pleased with the days work.
Stanley endured much; he worked early
and late at Soule s case. AS he became in
innate with him, he came to know q ma
ture of the rarest. Lofty in character, su
perb in his sense of honor, kind, gentle
but of a martyrs courage, ready to NEE
a martyrs fate; he could not regret tina
he had killed Bates. "TIe is the instru
ment Of my destruction; he and I coult
not live on this planet together, Redfeld
There are times when vengeance is
sacred duty. Stanley did not argu
about it; he felt himself to what he nigh
have been driven IN vengeance had Alice
been his, and had his hope and happines
been so utterly destroyed. There ar
wrongs which make it more than huma.
to resist slaying when ones enemy is be
fore one.
Stanley did not see Aileen very much
he had surrendered her forever, and ha
no wish to do anything other than secur
the liberty of her husband that they nigh
be happy together. He had been cor
WINGED that Bileen loved himself, but j
the late tragic events she chung to Gel
aid with such devotion that he became Gel
tain that he was mistaken; and believin
this, it was easy to stife his own passio
and devote his great talent and untirin
energy to the release of Gerald. He wa
not happy, but he had the peace of II
.nunciation; only at intervals did HI
great and unhappy love wake and cry.
AS for Aileen, she knew that it was onl
a girls fancy she had had for Geralt
and now her bve and pity-great thong
they were-w ere those Of friendship an
sisterly love; but she was ready to 60 I
the scaffold and to die with him if 81
could; she could suffer, she could endur
she could minister with all the supren
forgetfulr ess of self that good wome
know; but she could not love with a wife
love. This fatal lack caused her to be col
to Stanley, to weep bitter tears Of angus
for Gerald's sake; she never thought {
weeping for her own, for did she not d
serve to suffer, a wife unfaithful in Il
spirit9
So the time passed; Thanksgiving W;
at hand; nose than a year had pass
since the Saules came to live in II
Matchbox. In three weeks the trial w
to come up again; all the trains were lai
Richard Soule staid in the city; he hi
ventured to call upon Aileen, but 8
would not receive him.
He visited Stanley, and offered mon
or any other assistance in his power
clear his coui,in.
lawful thing, his going up; but t
old man wa, down on gambling, and fc
gerry to owI,r it was too much for him.
could do n othing with him. ! tried
have him b ush it up for the honor Of t
family. hui t--D ha ahru 0ond hiq ahnulde