Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-06-17
Ioor. ana tho reward Of the @virtuous 8

door, and the reward Of the y~irtuous is
not for me-"
"You have the reward; virtue is its
" and only reward y said his father.
~ am going to find my girl" said
Clinker; az am uneasy about her.
Come on, Dudley; let us go and ask
Adams about it; you said he saw them
take a train last night"
''I said he said he saw them. 1
thought he was talking through his hat.
"Well, let's go; IN get the team"
"Aileen might have gone up to see
Soule last night, and have taken Eliza
beth with her; if they took a train, that
is where they WENT said Stanley from
behind his paper.
Gwen go to the station and see, any
way; we will let you know Mrs. Redfeld,
if we hear of them, said Clinker. His
heart was heavy, he had a feeling that
all was not right, he knew that Eliza
beth would keep an appointment with
him, if she could, at any sacrifice of the
wishes of others, such is the blind self.
ishness of love. He was angry with All
leen for delaying his meeting her for one
hour. He worshipped her with a deep
and single-hearted devotion, and was not
entirely happy until he should call her
his wife.
He had a deep and inexplicable convic-
ton that he should not find her.
"You look as sour as a martyred Chris
tian, Oinker, what is the matterf''
81 don't think we shall find her 50
easily, somehow"
"You have a woman 8 feeling, Clinker,
I never knew you to be SO soft-in that
way. 1 think Aileen wanted to see her
husband and they took a run up to FL
ton, and will come back this afternoon at
four. You drive like Jehu the son OF
Nimshi; you'll wind your horses if you
dom t watch out; you have made the run
in about seven minutes. Here we are;
| I'll hold the horses while you inquire"
Presently Clinker came back.
"They bought tickets for Elton; SO
1 suppose it's all right. I have tele'
graphed to see if they are there, if they
are, L shall go up on the eleven train
and COM back with Elizabeth, Mrs
Soule can stay if she likes. I do moi
thank her for taking Elizabeth about the
country in this way. 1t is too late fol
them to come back this morning for the
train 3 in and they did not come.
eff you sit down on Elizabeth as yor
do on me, you are likely to have a very
pretty alteration on your hands. Yol
are not in a position to dictate to my sis
ter as yet, and she, NJ doubt, understand
that"
"I am not in need of any advice,
thank you, Dudley Just wait till one o
the thirty blessed darsozels give yo'
such a disappointment, and you will I'm
derstand me Dudley. I do feel rathei
savage"
"Oh, would that they might disap
point me, l have made a VOW that
will go out only with my mother; eve
one s sisters may conduct one into
snare and arrange a pitfall for an un
wary brother
"You can take the team Dudley, tax
a drive if you like. 1t will do tn
horses good. You would better go an
tell the people at home that they wer
to Elton. l shall take, car up town, III
less | take a lunch down here, it is hal
past nine. Favor the leader a little, hi
fore foot is a little off. Goodbye.
Dudley drove away. Clinker bought
newspaper and a cigar and sat down t
wait for an answer to his telegram. ii
feeling of lneasiness and depression di
not leave him, though he felt them to |
very unreasonable.
Presently he was told that his tel
gram had arrived, it said that no SUI
ladies had left the train at Elton al
that none had taken tickets for retur
A second @legram from the warden
the penitentiary was to the effect TIL
Gerald Seule had not applied for pc
mission to see his wife; and that she hi
not been there for a week. Very dee
ly alarmed, Clinker telegraphed the co
ductor of the train they took and in
hour, which he spent upon the rack,
received his reply to the effect that t
two ladies had got on the train, b
when he went to take their tickets I
4 they were gone, he did not know n
any of his train service, where they Ii
left the train. He did not add that
had been shown tickets by Richard Sol
for two ladies, and did not connect thu
5 with those who had taken tickets for
short distance.
Clinker saw that here was a grs
emergency and he fastened to Stanley
lay it before him. He was aghast, a
incapable Of thought for a time. III
studied the kilograms together.
"This conductor and his crew will
return until tomorrow, there is no
ing to be got out Of them"
Suddenly Stanley sprang up, l
rushed to his telephone.
GIN just inquire about Rich
Soule. I think | see his hand in Il
He may have got wind Of old Della
confession and is taking revenge. IS
please. Hello! Is Mr.. Richard Sc
e4i11 otnnp;un a. 4ha Ear1andQ "