Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-02-01
CHAPTER vliI-consinved.

~Tes.r
We'll. this is the question: She's
getting better. She'll be going out
ssaon- Don't you think something
ought to be done to keep her troul--
Easng backT'
There was a shadow In KS eyes
sh3w.s She Was a. yt.iag to face all
this; ana yet, since face it she must,
ksew much better to have her do 1t
aQuareiy.
@Joeea she want to change her mode
cf tifeY'
I don't know, Of course There are
Ea'ne things one doesn't discuss. She
eares a great deal for some man. The
other day I propped her up in bed and
gave her a newspaper, and after d
while l found the paper on the floor,
AID she was crying. The other pa
FTiesAts avoid her, and 1t was some time
before ! noticed 1t. The next day she
Hoad me that the man was going to
marry someone else. He wouldn't
marry HE, Of course she said; but
xiA tsight nave tod me-"
lie Moyne did his best, that after.
ssfsHa In the little parlor, to provide
Sidney with a philosophy to carry her
Through her training. lie told her that
certain responsibilities were hers, hu.
shat she could not reform the world.
BROAD charity, tenderness and healing
sSere her province.
Help them all you can" he finished,
Feeling inadequate and hopelessly d.
Gacdc. Cure them send them out
with a smile: and--leave the rest to
-si1e Almighty"
Sidney was resigned, but not CON
Ee0t. Newly facing the evil Of the
world, she was a rampant reforu.er at
GAGE. Only the arrival of Christine
and her Gance saved his philosophy
1rom complete rout. He had time for
y question between the ring Of the
bell and KatIe's deliberate progress
FROM the kitchen to the front door.
How about the surgeon, young VII.
400: Do you ever see himi" His tone
WIS carefully casual.
Almost every day. He stops at the
door OF the ward aud speaky to me.
IL makes me quite distinguished, for a
protjattoner. Usually, sou know, the
nntxff never even see the probatisners.'
~And--ihe glamour persists!" lie
.Gniied down at her.
II thiuk he Is very wonderful said
Sidney valiantly.
Christine LOrenz. while not large
seemed to OIL the little room, He,
voice, which was frequent and pene
xrafing. her smile. which was wide anC
a1h0wed very white teeth that were o
t4de large for beauty, her all-embrac
ting good nature. dominated the entire
lower floor. T., who had met her be
fore, retired into silence aud a corner
Young Howe smoked a cigarette Ii
1he hail.
.You poor thlng!" said Christine
and put her cheek against Sidney's
~Why. you're positively thin! PalmeI
gives sou a month to tire Of II all
but I said"
n take that back" Palmer spoke In
stSoscntiy from the corridor. "There 4
She look Of willing martyrdom In he
sxaee."
Howe was a good looking man, thin
-enooth. shaver, aggressively wei
xaresseI. This Sunday afternoon, II
i cutaway cont aud high hat, with NJ
Enxiish malacca stick, he was just
tIttie out OF the picture. The Stree
Gid he was "wilb." and that to &c
sato tho Country club vet Christln
wss losing more than she was gaining
Christine had stepped out on the bal
cay, and was speaking to X. just n
t1de.
IFS rather n qiieer way to live, Q
ADafse,'' she said. but Palmer Is O PAT
-: practically. We are going to tux
Su9meals 1t home for q while. You sc,
soetsin things that we want We can.
oavelf we take q housc--a chr, for II
Nlnoce. Well need one for runnin
- u ths Country club to dinner
1d WsfIe getting ths Rosenfeid DO
xos191Ss Il He's crazy about machlr
xlysaal I'm come Tor practically noti
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