Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-04

bring water, wine, re~storatives. Pres
emily Langford recovered himself, the
powerful medicine acted, the tearing
pain at his heart abated. II left him
fearfully weak and broken but his W
master.
"Well," he said with cynical bitter
ness, you see"
"Yes," answered Charnock gravely,
Il see."
Il am going in one Of those some
day and mighty soon now, and it is
because of that that | came to see
you. | wanted to talk to you about
her."
mo man speaks to me about her"
"But you can't refuse the dying, you
know. You can't 60 away and leave
me here. You can't stop me by force.
When l am weak, I am strong" he
quoted almost sardonically.
IT shall not leave you," said Char
mock. "You are paying for what you
did. My God, I could envy you your
going. Do you think life is sweet and
pleasant to me with the memory of
what I did r%ankling"
mo, / suppose not" said Langford,
"but l didn't really come so much to
talk about her as to talk about you
IT can't conceive that am a proper
subject for your conversation"
He said it firmly but not unkindly
Langford was too pitiable a spectacle
for that.
TITS about your project" went OIL
the other. "Will you tell me about
it?"
Haven't you read the papers?"
eyes, but I want to hear from YOU
own lips what you propose to do.
am a business man accustomed t.
large affairs. I want to hear with my
own ears all about It,"
Charnock hesitated. After all, VIII.
not. Standing before the other, h
outlined all his plans. Rapidly, dra
matically, concisely, he builded befor'
the others eyes the castle Of hi
dreams.
ut is to be for her, a memorial tt
her, you see, so that her name shal
be remembered and prayers and bless
ings called down upon her head b,
generations yet unborn"
ut is a practicable scheme" sal
Langford, "and a great one. Who ha
it in charge"
MEN you know" answered Chal
mock, rapidly naming them.
"They can make it go If anybod
can. l congratulate you upon it. ]
is a great idea. AS usual" he laughe
bitterly, you have got ahead of m,
While you have been working and Ii
ing these two years, / have been idlin
and dying. But ! can make som
amends at least. You will see pre-
emily. Now I must go"
He rose ~unsteadily to his feet.
"Wait!" said Charnock. Il neve
thought to do this. | never thought I
speak to you again. But you can't 6
now. You are In no state to trav,
even in an automobile. You mus
come to the house until you recove
yourself, get a rest over night, let m
send for a physician. ! don't mea
that there can be friendship betwee
us. There is too much in the pal
that keeps us apart. I have never b
fore been glad that / didn't break ye
when | held you in my arms upon IL
could do to undo 1t. She forgave m
you, | can do it. Maybe by that ca
earn some forgiveness myself. v
were both fools and you were knav
but you were man at last. | WASH
J Stay here. I won't disturb, you"
"By heavenl" said Langford, flus
ing, you are man now. No, I WOE
stay, but I thank you for your offe
and ! will pay you for it"
Charnock put up his hand.
Il want no pay"
Nevertheless, you shall have il
insisted the other. II will give you
: word of advice, although to do
damns mel"
! He paused, laid his hand upon b
heart again, clenched the clothil
about his breast as If he would ia
tear it off. He was white once MOI
the sudden flush had gone, but his II
] were set d~eterminedly.
] Listen well to what I tell you"
I said slowly. 4 break my word to
\ it, / am false to my oath in what
! say. Nevertheless ! say 1t. Go ba
to the island"
"What?" cried Charnock.
. Don't you hear me?' asked t
i man, intense bitterness In his yoi'
Now that he had made the plunge,
3 realized more keenly than ever VIII
it meant to him even in the very
/ ticles or death to think Of Charno
s and the woman. do ! have to say