Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-07-27
CHAPTER II.
Tho Girl and tho Token.

Tho Girl and the Token.
In his establishment he looked rounx
quickly to meet the gaze Of mischieV-
GUS eyes that strove vainly to sAem
simple and sincere.
Aware that he faced an uncommon
ly pretty woman, who chose to study
him with a Straightforward interest he
was nothing loath to initiate, he took
time to see that she was very fair
of skin, with that creamy, silken
wilderness that goes with hair of the
shade commonly and unjustly termed
red. Her nose he thought a trace
too severely perfect in its modelling,
but redeemed by a broad and thought
full brow, a strong yet absolutely fem
mime chin, and a mouth Well,
as to her mouth, the young man Sc
lected a rosebud to hken it to.
Having ~catalogued these several
features, he had a mental portrait OF
her he was not likely soon to forget.
For it's not every day that one en-
counters so pretty a girl in the woods
of Long Islands southern shore-or
anywhere else, for that matter. He
felt sure of this.
But he was equally certain that he
was as much a Stranger to her as
she to him.
She, on her part, had been busy
satisfying herself that he was a very
%presentable young man, In spite of
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he wore as a person Of learned attain
ments. II his looks attracted, it was
not because he was handsome, for
that he wasn't, but because of certain
signs of strength to be discerned in
his face, as well as an engaging man
ner which he owned by right Of an
cestry, his ascendants for several gen
erations having been notable repre-
sentatives of one of the First Families
of Virginia.
The pause which fell upon the girls
use of his name, and during which
they looked one another over, was
sufficiently prolonged to excuse the
reference to 1t which Amber chose to
make.
"Tm sure" he said with his slow
smile, that we're satisfied we've
never met before. Aren't WEI"
Quite assented the girl.
"That only makes it the more mys
terious, of course"
eyes," said she provokingly
doesn't it?'
"You know, you're hardly fair t.
me-" he asserted. I'm rapidly be
ginning to entertain doubts Of m!
senses. When I left the train at Nc
komis station I met a man | know a.
we'll as | know myself-pretty nearly
+ and he denied me to my face. Ther
a little later, | encounter a strange
mad Bengal, who apparently take
\ me for somebody he has bushes
' with. And finally, you call me b
} name.
at isn't so very remarkable, whe
you come to consider it," she returne
soberly. "Mr. David Amber Is rathe
we'll known, even in his W country
I might very we'll have seen your pho
tograph published in connection wit
some review of-let me see.
Your latest book was entitled "Th
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it? You see, 1 haven't read it."
That's sensible of you, I'm sure
Why should you? But you
theory doesn't hold water, because
won't permit my publishers to prir
h my picture, and, besides, reviews {
n such stupid books generally appea
- in profound monthlies which abhor
m Illustrations"
"Oh!" She received this with
!, note Of disappointment. "Then my e:
PLANTATION won't do?"
A I'm sorry" he laughed, "but you
- have to be more ingenious-and pra
teal"
"And you wort show me the pre-
= emit the babu made your"
He closed his fingers jealousy owe
-, the bronze box. "Not until
- "You insist on r~eciprocity?"
Absolutely"
- That's very unkind Of you"
How" he demanded blankly.
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