Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-04-05

His boyishneas annoyed Carsotea.
She did not want tie situation to eet
out of hand. Moreover. what was -
real for her was only too plainly
lark for him. She began to doubt hef
power.
The hopelessuess Of her situation
was dawninS on her. Even when the
touch of her. beside him and the SOIL
tude Of the country roads got In his
blood. and he bent toward her. she
found NO encouragement In his words:
II am mad about you tonight"
She took her courage In her hands:
Then why give me up for someone
clsef"
''That's-different."
''Why is It different? I am q wom-
an. IL love you. Max. No q else
will eve care as I do"
"You are in love with the Lamb"
''Thut was a trick. I am sorry,
Max. l don't care for anyone else In
the world. II you let me go I'll want
to die"
Then. rs he was silent:
III you'll marry me. I'll be true to
you all my life. l swear II. There
will be nobody else. ever"
The sense. if not the words. of what
he had sworn to Sidney that Sunday
afternoon under the trees. on this very
rond! Swift shame overlook him. that
he should be here. that he had allowed
Carlotta to remain In ignorance of how
things really stood between them.
"I'm sorry. Carlotta. It's impossible.
I'm engaged to marry someone else"
Sidney Page?"-almost u whisper.
"Yes."
He was ashamed at the way she
took the news. II she had stormed or
wept, he would have known what to
do. But she sat still, not speaking.
"You must have expected it, one
or later"
Still she made no reply. He thought
she might faint, AMI looked at her
anxious'y. Her profile, indistinct be-
side him, looked white and drawn. But
Carlotta was not fainting. She was
making a desperate plan. II their es-
capade became known. 1t would end
things between Sidney and him. She
was sure of that. She needed time to
think it out. II must become known
without any apparent move on her
mont r. far srrtnnrn chm ha%o mo Ill
and was away from the hospital all
night, that might answer. The thing
would be Investigated. and who knew
The car turned In at Schwitter's
road and drew up before the house.
The narrow porch was filled with small
tables. above which hung lows Of cleo
trio lights inclosed in Japanese paper
lanterns. Midweek. which had found
the White Springs hotel almost desert
ed, saw Schwitters' crowded tables set
out under the trees. Seeing the crowd,
Wilson drove directly to the yard and
parked his machine.
mo need Of running any risk" he
explained to the still figure beside him.
1--WE can walk back and take a table
under the trees. away from those In
fernal lanterns"
She reeled d little US he helped her
out.
mot sick. are your"
I'm dizzy. I'm all right"
She looked white. He felt q stab
Of pity for her. She leaned rather
heavily on him rs they walked toward
the house. The faint perfume that
had almost intoxicated him, earlier,
vaguely irritated him now.
At the rear Of the house she shook
off his arm and preceded him around
the building. She chose the end Of the
porch rs the place in which to drop
and went down like n stone.
There was Il moderate excitement
The visitors ut Schwitter's were toe
much engrossed with themselves to BIZ
much Interested. She opened her eyes
almost as soon as she fell-to forestal
any tests: she was shrewd enough Il
know that Wilson would detect hel
%malingering very qu!ckly-and begged
to be taken into the house.
II feel very Ill.," she said. and hel
white face bore her out.
Schwitter and Wilson carried he
In and up the stairs to One Of til,
rooms. The little man was twitterini
with anxiety. He had a horror o