Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-08-09

returning b q memor.. OF her esprs>
Ave face.
"N~Vnsense!" he flashed ont m 0
m"mentary emotion Of tenderness ov,s
am Hun. answering to the mental nc.
CATION against the merest suggestion
That his desire wa to meet again the
compelling glance Of those sympathetic
eyes.
lie had planned to return to the city
on the noon train. but lac dallied.
"Why?" he challenged himself, almost
!rritabiy, and he flushed ut meeting |
Martyrs incidentally. He devoted half
an hour TO questioning him about this
Interesting Miss Revere.
Ruyter learned that she was nm or
phan who had been left Il comfortable
fortune, and who. with two old serv-
ants, continued to live in the old lte-
we're home.
"She has changed a good deal since
the estate was settled" related Mar.
,yhs. "and l often wonder II she IL
going to retrOgrade into one OF those
careful, systematic old maids who
scrimp and save. infected with q dread
OF old age and poverty. At all events.
once the queen of u social set. she
now very rarely attends it's functions,
and once the mold and model OF femi-
nine fashion. Miss Revere goes-well.
not shabby, but mediocre as to the at
tire she can wear SO tastefully."
Philip Ruyter stayed at Waltham
a week-twO. three. He had become
more fully acquainted with Miss Re-
we're, and during his calls upon her
II real or affected interest in the SUI
perb collection Of antiques which her
father had left presented an excuse
for many n friendly chat. This young
man of wealth and culture, who was
Il social lion and the idol Of many a
marriagenhle belle, confessed himself
deeply, irretrievably in love with the
reserved mysterious girl whose infiu'
ence had brought IL new throng Of new
anu HtilSiiiul VlliplioklS INV AhS "A>
of ennui.
Twice he had seen her, deeply
yelled, take the evening train for ths
county seat. He could not ask he
as to her mission, but the mystery o
the same irritated him. On Il thirt
occasion he was impelled to an IN
manly action. He took n seat In an
other car and followed her when sh
left the train at the next town. Mis-
Revere, with brisk step and n bus
nesslike way, walked several square,
! disappeared up the stairway Of a publ
building and entered an office bearin
; on the door the name, "Phineas Ware
= Attorney"
II must know" declared Ruyter IL
. terminedly under his breath, as aftt
Il lapse Of half an hour Miss Revel
' FASTENED again to the depot. He r
> tiected, Jealous suspicious haunted h
mind. He decided. and entered II
Office the object of his love had ju
left. 1t was to face n serlous-fac'
old man. undoubtedly Mr.. Phine
Ward. For a moment Ruyter was
Il loss how to begin. Then somethi'
kindly in the eye Of the august &
man impelled him to tell who he "
and the interest that he had in t
lawyers client.
And Mr.. Phineas Ward. recalling
own early days Of love, soothed n
couraged him. He told Of u discard
. brother Of Iola's father, aged. pc
with n large family, In debt n feet
With him lola was dividing her
come, and there was the secret OF
mysterious visits and her inability
maintain the style Of living she !
discarded.
II have come to tell YOU that
going away said Ruyter to lola
next morning. II have brought
a little gift" and he extended II sn
| cut-glass phlal, exquisitely nodded
filed with an emerald-hued liquid.
"What a beautiful perfume sp
lola, as she delicately passed. tNe ~
above her lips.
"Do you know what 1t is!' inqul
Ruyter. -
"Yes," answered lola, ut Is "
violet" j..
mr. "And do you know what that 81
ies?" he pressed, coming nearer
a her. ut is self-denial. Miss Rev
YOU are more worthy Of the token I
!, any person I eve knew, and win
,,s. tribute l offer you my lifetime love
And she %quivered. but Infinitely
tent as she murmured the words
he told Phillip Ruyter that his love
the returned.
0.ntiafrv In Old Profession.