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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-28
CHAPTER XIV (continued).

"Do you by any chance belong to the
Maryland Newbolds, sir?"
Eyes, they are distantly related to
a most excellent family Of the same
name In Philadelphia, ! believe"
II have always understood that to
be the truth"
"Ah, a very satisfactory connection
indeed" said Stephen Maitland with
no little satisfaction. Proceed, SIT"
There is nothing much else to say
about myself, except that love your
daughter and with your permission l
want her for my wife,"
MI. Maitland had thought long and
seriously over the state of affairs. He
had proposed in his desperation to
give her hand to Armstrong 1t he
found her. It had been impossible to
keep secret the story of her adven-
ture, her rescue and the death OF Arm
strong. 1t was natural and inevitable
that gossip should have busted itself
with her name. 1t would therefore
have been somewhat difficult for Mr.
Maitland to have withheld his consent
to her marriage to almost any repu-
table man who had been thrown so in
timately with her, but when the nan
was so unexceptionably born and bred
as Newbold, what had appeared as a
more or less disagreeable duty, almost
an imperative imposition, became a
pleasure!
Mr.. Maitland was 10 bad judge of
men when his prejudices were not
rampant, and he looked with much sat
isfaction on the fine, clean limbed,
clear eyed, vigorous man who was at
present suing for his daughters hand.
Newbold had shaved off his beard and
had cropped close his mustache; he
was dressed in the habits of civiliza-
ton and he was almost metam-
orphosed. His shyness wore away as
he talked and his inherited ease of
n and his birthright Of good
breeding came back to him and sat
easily upon him.
Under the circumstances the very
best thing that could happen would
be a marriage between the two, in
deed to be quite honest, Mr.. Stephen
Maitland would have felt that perhaps
under any circumstances his daughter
could do no better than commit her
self to a man like this.
II shall " attempt" he said at
last, ito constrain my daughter. 1
think / have learned something by my
touch with this life here; perhaps we
Of philadelphia need a little broaden
ing In airs more free. l am sure that
she would never give her hand with
out her heart, and therefore, she must
decide this matter herself. From her
own lips you shall have your answer"
But you, sir; ! confess that | should
feel easter and happier If / had your
sanction and approval"
Stew" said Mr.. Robert Maitland,
a the other hesitated, not because he
intended to refuse, but because he was
loath to say the word that SO far az
he was concerned would give his
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fadsd tawdriness of it. He hssi-
tated upon the threshold; he could
not enter.
And the little maids eyes we're red
from tears. .
You have been crying, my dear
said Olesen, using the Swedish word
Of endearment. What is the matter?i
You won't tell me? Yes, you'll tell a
fellow-countryman. Come, tell mel
I'm to be sent away" she said. her
voice quavering. ,
Away? Well, but there are better
places.
20, yes. I'm not afraid. But she
said"
She? Who?"
Miss Dalrymple. She said-I can't
tell you-well, that l didn't behave
that ! talked to the men here-that
l talked to you yesterday. And she
pays twenty a week, so Mrs. Simmons
is afraid to affront her. And she said
that If l didn't go she would. She
hates me because I'm from the same
country, and-and she doesn't want
people to know that she was once a
working girl like me-"
Olesen heard a door open softly
above. Down the stairs, horrible in
their gfaring carpeting, foated the
faint odor of patchouli. For an in
slant he pondered; then, taking the
girl by the arm. he led her to the
door.
My dear" he said, "in the state l
come from there are broad acres of
land-land like we have at home, with
forests and lakes. And there are no
Miss Dalrymples there, and women
are treated differently. Would you
like to come with me to see the place
I'm speaking Off" He spoke in Swed.
ish now. There, don't let those tears
come. No, never mind your hat;
there's a department store round the
corner where you can get all you
need. But hurry, for it closes at five,
and we've got to get to the city hall
hrst and take out our marriage IL
cense."
Copyright, 1912, by W. C. Chapman,)
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Wife Who Macs.

The worst thing that the bad fairy
could wish upon a nan is a nagging,
fault-finding wife. The most savory
Of the dishes prepared by her hand
tastes fiat and stale if served up with
the sauce of her complaints, and the
cosiest Of homes is a place of unrest
If it Is the %storehouse of her recrim-
nations. Even If there is just cause
for jealousy, nagging is ar aggrava-
ton rather than a cure.
1t breeds the spirit of antagonism
and the case Of the injured party is
hurt rather than helped.
The only safe cure for straying at.
fections is to make oneself SO attrac.
tive, SO agreeable, that the desired
love and attention is irresistibly held
to its original mornings. Sometimes
sudden evidence Of indifference
awakes the errant one to the fact that
the straying may be mutual. Some.
times renewed outbursts of affection,
Of care and interest, is the tonic OF
weakened ardor. Sometimes splendid
results are accomplished by wearing
smart and becoming clothes and
brushing UP the wits and vivacity.
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"Only one"
"We'lltgo back as soon al the snow
melts," said the younger Maitland,
"and take them up. You are sure?"
Absolutely"
HE MEANS" said his brother, that
he has discovered gold"
"And silver too" i~nterposed New
bold.
"In unlimited quantities. continued
the other Maitland.
your daughter will have more
money than she knows what to do
with sir" smiled Newbold.
God bless me" exclaimed the Phil
adelphian.
"And that whether sns snarrfes me
or not, for the richest claim Of all Is
to be taken out in her name" added
her lover.
Mi. Stephen Maitland shook the 9TH
er by the hand vigorously.
IT congratulate YOU" he said, you
have beaten me on all points; I must
therefore regard you as the most elig-
lille of suitors. Gold In these noun
tains, well, well!'
"And may ! see your daughter and
plead my cause In person. sir?" asked
Newhod.
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care--it made her only more like an
angel to him than v She found
him, too, greatly changed and highly
approved the alterations in his ap-
p%earance.
why, WILL" she said at last, Il
never realized what a handsome man
you were"
He laughed at her.
II always knew you we're the most
beautiful woman on earth"
"Oh, yes, doubtless when / was the
only one"
"And II there were millions you
would still be the only one. But Il
isn't for your beauty alone that l love
you. You knew all the time that my
fight against loving you was based up.
on a misinterpretation. a mistake; you
didn't tell me because you were
thoughtful Of a poor woman"
"Should | have told your"
mo, l have thought 1t all out. | was
loyal through a mistake, but you
wouldn't betray a dead sister: you
would save her reputation In the mind
Of the one being that remembered her,
at the expense Of your own happiness.
And II there were nothing else ( could
! love you for that
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LET WOMEN woo THE MEN
Old Custom, Declares English Writery
Is the Cause of Much Marital
unhappiness. :,

Surely the most foolish of all the
many foolish conventions that ruin
human joy is the decree that
must wait passively to be wooed, de-
clares a writer In the London Chronz
icle. Now, why should they? Why
can't they be natural and honest and
show their feelings? Why must they
be compelled to act an indifference
quite foreign to them? Perhaps some
of you hold with Shaw and Shakes
peare that they don't wait to be WOO
ed. Some of them certainly don't,
Generally speaking, however, few
women even nowadays have the pluck
to go dead against a convention of
this sort, which has such a tre-
mendously strong hold on the mascu,
line sense of fitness.
If woman's charm is to depend on
this idiotic convention that men have
created around her-namely, that she
is a perfectly cold, passive, negative
creature who waits in a state OF sus-
pended animation, as it were, until
the man condescends to make her
come alive-the sooner the modern,
feminists invent some more reasonA
able tradition of charm the better for,
us all.
Now, let us suppose a couple that
has overcome all the initial obstacles
They have managed the difficult task
of finding each other, have got their
declaration over, and are safely en-!
gagged. What happens next? Every
possible thing that car be done to
create an Illusion around them is
done. They are encouraged to meet
often, but the conditions under which
they meet are as different as can be
from the conditions of their future
married life. Does that man every
see that girl in any kind of negligee,
or does she see him unshaved, say?
Does he have any experience Of how
she will run a house or manage af-
fairs? Does she have any chance Of
finding out that he's faddy about food,
OF mea about money?
These are material things, it is true,
and therefore not of the first i'm.
portance; but, on the Ather hand,
what chance do they have either to
discover each others spiritual state?
Don't they, as a rule, act and sham
all through, and dress up for each 9TH
er, and spend their time under the
most artificial conditions, pleasure
seeking? Are they ever encouraged
to have earnest conversations with
each other to discuss the more serious
aspects of their future life together?
No, the entire business is conducted
in the most absurdly irresponsible,
once married-we' hake-down-all-righ
spirit, which would be comical but for
the fact that the results are often SO
deeply tragical.
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know that your father had done me
the honor to give me your hand, sub.
ject to the condition that your heart
goes with it?"
"You took that first" answered the
woman looking up at him again.
There was a knock on the door.
Without waiting for permission it was
opened; this time three men entered,
for old Kirkby had Joined the group.
The blushing Enid made an impulsive
movement to tear herself away from
Newbold's arms, but he shamefully
held her close. The three men looked
at the two lovers solemnly for a mo-
ment and then broke into laughter. II
was Kirkby who spoke first.
Il hear al how you found gold in
them mountains, Mr.. Newbold."
Il found something far more valua.
BILE than all the gold in Colorado in
these MOUNTAINS" answered the 9th
er.
"And what was that?" asked the old
frontiersman, curiously and innocently
"This!" answered Newbold as he
kissed the girl again.
(THE END.)
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-28
AFTER HE HAD COUNTED THEM
His Companions Safe, Philadelphia
Man Was Satisfied That He Had
Really Shot Buck.

Thomas Martindale, the Philadel-
phia moose hunter, said, apropos OF
the opening of the deer season:
Buck fever is a strange disease.
The victim of 1t does some remark
able things.
"A Philadelphia was deer hunting
in Maine. He shot four or five shots
into a thick copse. and then he
shouted:
"tAll Of you come out of there!'
Half a dozen sportsmen issued
from the copse hurriedly.
"'Are you all out?' said the Phila-
delphian. One, two, three, four.
Where's Jake? Oh, there you are,
Jake. Are you all out, sure?'
Yes they answered. We're all
out; the whole party's out
"Hurrah, then!' shouted the Phila-
delphian. Hurrah! I've shot a
bucki'"
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Frontier Medical List.

In good old frontier days castor oil
was the principal medical beverage
good full measure, too. Only the big
gest person could hold a whole dose
one-half a d~ipperful, with half a dip
perful of New Orleans molasses add
ed to help slick it down and make it
taste good, only it didn't taste good.
In those historic days every old wom-
an was a doctor and gathered her own
YARDS" in the woods and knew how
to mix up medical messes that would
stir the vitals of a brass monkey or
a cast iron dog. All backwoodsmen
believed in "yarb" doctors. Something
in YARDS" at that.
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-c.rtainly, certainly. Robert. mi

Certainly, certainly. Robert. Wm
you oblige me-"
In compliance with his brothers
gesture, Robert Maitland touched the
bell and babe the answering servant
ask Miss Maitland to come to the IL
brary.
"Now." said Mr.. Stephen Maitland
as the servant closed the door. you
and / would leave the young people
alone. Eh, Robert?"
by all means" answered the young
er, and opening the door again the
two older men went out leaving New
bold alone.
But / don't quite understand" quer-
led Mr.. Stephan Maitland.
He heard a soft step on the stair
in the hall without; the gentle swish
of a dress as somebody descended
from the floor above. A vision ap-
peared in the doorway. Without a
movement in opposition, without a
word Of remonstrance, without a throb
of hesitation on her part, he took her
in his arms. From the drawing-room
opposite, Mr.. Robert Maitland softly
tiptoed across the hall and closed the
library door, neither of the lovers be-
ing aware of his action.
Often and often they had longed for
each other on the opposite side of a
door, and now at last the woman was
in the mans arms and no door rose
between them, no barrier kept them
apart any longer. There was no obli-
cation of loyalty or honor, real or i'm
agined, to separate them now. They
had drunk deep of the chalice Of cour-
age, they had drained the cup to the
very bottom, they had shown each
other that though love was the great
est of passions, honor and loyalty were
the most powerful of forces, and now
they reaped the reward of their abne-
cation and devotion.
At last the woman gave herself up
to him in complete and entire aban-
donment without fear and without re-
preach; and at last the man took what
was his own without the shadow Of
a reservation. She shrank from no
pressure of his arms, she turned her
face away from no touch of his lips.
They two had proved their right to
surrender by their ability to conquer.
Speech was hardly necessary be-
tween them, and it was not for a long
time that coherent words came. Little
murmurs of endearment, little pas
sionatc whispers Of a beloved name
these were enough then.
When he could find strength to deny
himself a little and to hold her at
arms length and look at her, he found
her paler, thinner and more delicate
than when he had seen her in the
mountains. She had on some witching
creation of pale blue and silver; he
didn't know what it was; he didn't
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-Asa is there anytninr essY. asl.a

-Asd is there anything efssY' aska2
she who would fain be loved for Other
qualities.
Everything" he answered, rap
turously dfaEing her once more % his
heart
Il knew that there would be some
way" answered the satisfied woman
softly after a little space; love like
ours is not born to fall short Of the
completest happiness. Oh, how fortu
nate for me was that idle impulse that
turned me up the canon instead Of
down, for If it had not been for that
there would have been no meeting"
She stopped suddenly, her face
a1ame at the thought of the conditions
OF that meeting; she must needs hide
her face on his shoulder.
He laughed gayly.
my little spirit of the fountain, my
love, my wife that is to be! Did you
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Turkish Counting of Time.

Through the center Of the mosque
Of st. Sophia runs the theoretical
meridian which gave the Turks true
local time-one hour and fifty-six min.
utes fifty-two seconds fast on Green.
wich-until, two years ago, the new
government fell in with the standard
system Of time zones, and came into
the eastern European zone, exactly
two hours ahead of Greenwich time.
For religious purposes, however, IL
o'clock always happens at sunset, and
noon thus wanders with the seasons
Gazette.
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Like a LAWYER.

Or. Cyrus Cutler, the well known
Springfield surgeon, is a member Of the
Colonial club, an institution that fines
it's members for talking shop. relates
the New York Tribune.
DR.. Cutler, getting out of his motor
car, entered the Colonial club the 9TH
er day for luncheon, and, advancing
into the restaurant, said to a gwyer
as he took off his goggles:
We'll, old man, how are your
The lawyer got DR.. Cutler fined then
and there for talking shop. i
The next day when he arrived at the
club again for luncheon. the surgeon,
angered at what had happened. cut the
lawyer. The latter then had him fins1
onca mora -.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-28

Is a sign given to show that life itself
is not in suspense.
A brief agitation of the kestrel's
wings, a swishing Of the trout's tall
the cross current is weathered, and
bird or fish poises motionless again.
And as when walking along we are
pulled UP in ever fresh wonder by the
sight Of the lowering kestrel, so we
must needs pause on q bridge when
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-28

there is a trout In the stream below.
He looks his best poising with head
TO the stream--a shapely form against
the background Of smooth brown peb-
bles and waving emerald weeds. Lean
over the bridge with eyes on the trout
a vision is conjured-an alluring fly
drops on the water, then a slack line
tightens. there is a song from the
reel. d rod bends; there follows a daz-
zling dance OF yermilion spots against
the green Of the bank.
Or as we come 10 the bridge on q
winters day We think We hear .
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-28
Porous Metals.

Using an alloy Of lead and anthony.
containing 80 per cent lead. and n
Of tin and lead, containing 50 per cent
Of tin, Hanover has obtained both
porous lead and tin. The porous lead
thus obtained may be used fer many
purposes, and would be especially
valuable in making accumulator platea
OF very great capacity.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-28
Hoth this Fish and Bird Present Al
turing Sight to the Lover Of
Beauties Of Nature.

As the kestrel Is to the clouds so Ia
the trout to the crystal waters. Both
Restricts and trout display that mag
ical posing. as II suspended by In
visible threads-only now and then.
,whan cross currents are encountered,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-28
ExceptjonaI Child.

First School Teacher-Does Edith'l
little girl ever make any bright an,
swer?
Second School Teacher-No; she al
ways knows her lessons.-Judge.
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That Is unkind.

Tommy-Pop, what is a free think.
er?
Pop-A free thinker, my son, is any
man who isn't Observation-Disclosures
Record.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-28

When l saw Speedem today he was
on the qui vive."
What make is that?"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-28

Mr.. Hall Roome-Billboards ara
very annoying.
Landlady-They don't worry some
people l know, half as much as board
bills.
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mighty s~plashing Of water over the
pebbles-which turns out to be the
play Of 80 or 40 trout--the play Of the
last round Of some waite, tourney. AS
they come to the surface, rolling and
wallowing-their great fat sides look
twice as big AS when seen through the
clear water--they almost make a dam
across the stream as they hostile each
other seeking for the choicest places
on the spawning bed.
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Not the Same,

You used to call your wife Kit
ten"
Il know, but she has grown since
then."-Judge.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-28

Overheard In a Laundry.
HE musta gotta raise, Bella. Here's
two shirts in the wash the same
week"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-28

How would you describe these let
ters Of a ~chiropodist?"
I'D class them as foot notes."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-28

Long engagements keaR q young
man short.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-03
Y" SECRETARY
ADMITS THEFTS.

Portsmouth, o.. Jan. 3.--No long
er able to withstand the mandates OF
his conscience that he aDnfess. Moses
I. Kilkerson, for four years secretary
of the Portsmouth Y. M. c. AZ has
admitted to the Rev. ]. W. Atkinson,
pastor Of Manly church, that he had
been stealing from the association for
several months. Following his confess
sion, Gilkerson resigned.
Gilkerson, according to his admis.
slons to the minister, had been APP
propriating to his own use Y. NJ. G.
A. coupon books for which he re-
ceivcd groceries. provisions and
household goods for his family The
amount involved in the secretary
operations has not yet been deter
mined
The coupon books cost 81 each and
with the slips they contain, railroad
men, who are members of the asso-
citation, and attaches of the Y. NJ
c. A. building, procure meals at the
building restaurant and supplies OF
many kinds at the building store
room. The books are honored al
their face value.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-03
MRS. SULLIVAN
FATHER IS DEAD

Mrs. NJ. ]. sullivan and her friends
la this city received news this morn
ing of the death Of Mrs Sullivans
father. styles c. TerrOnce, which oc-
cured alta one o'clock this morning at
his home at Sugar Grove, ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan have made
their home in this city for the past
numbers Of years. Last spring they
went to Kansas City remaining there
till this fall. They returned q short
time ago and are now preparing to
return to Kansas City to reside per-
manently. Last evening about seven
o'clock they received word that Mr..
Terrance had suffered n stroke of
paralysis, and was in somewhat SER
ious condition. He did not rally. how~
e err and death followed few hours
later Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan left this
morning for Sugar Grove.
The wife and four daughters, Mrs.
McMahan of Toledo; Mrs. Harry Camp
bcll.of Omaha Mrs. Melrose Of In
dependence Kansas, and Mrs. Sulli-
van survive.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-03
MORE CLASHES OCCUR PEOPLE
EAGER TO FIGHT Street R. R. CO.

expired franchises cover practically
the heart of the system Only one line
could be operated throughout Its
length
Another possible development Is an
duplication by the company for a re
.cciver. with the property I'm the hands
Of the court, those close To the COM
pany believe II would ercape a direct
encounter with the ear riders.
The eagerness Of the people OF Tole-
do to take up the fight of the city IS
apparent i'm the continued arguments
and disputes ON the street cars. not
withstanding that the rental ordi-
rance does not go into effect until
Mayor Whitlock has signed 1t, prob
ably on Thursday.
Occupants of a big office building
have formed a walking club. Their
motto Is; 'Three cents or walk"
Organizations OF Genital club
which will organize the citizens in the
different wards and precincts into
walking clubs Is proposed. While the
officials of the Big Con are at work
on some plan 10 thwart the city. the
people of Toledo are warking with the
Uty administration