Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-09-18
CHAPTER vIII-continued.

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En- the matter Of GOODNESS George
met Lucy upon her 0wn predeter-
n1Iaed ground; in fact, he was there
FIRST, and at their next encounter
Troved Ioftier and more formal than
Ghe did. Their estrangement lasted
G1ree weeks, and then disappeared
without any preliminary treaty: it
had VOTE itself out and they forgot it.
The Major had taken q great fancy
Co her, Insisting upon her presence
ssad her fathers at the Anderson fam
Ely dinner at the Mansion every Sun
day evening. She knew how to flirt
with old people, he said, as she sat
gEext him at the table on one of these
Sunday occasions; and he had always
Eked her father, even when Eugene
was a terror" long ago. ooh, yes,
ne was!" the Major laughed when she
demonstrated @He came up here
with my son George and some others
for @ serenade night, and Eugene
stepped into a bass fiddle, and the
Ts9or musicians just gave Up! That
GssreGade was just before Isabel was
xaaFried--and don't you fret, Miss
G4Gcy= your father remembers 1t we'll
&zzeGgn" The old gentleman burst
sElfo laughter, and shook his fager at
EE9geGe across the table. "The fact
gg," the Major went on h%ilariously, 'I
believe if Eugene hadn't broken that
hess eddie and given himself away
Isabel would never have taken Will
Egr! Z shouldn't be surprised If that
Uas about all the reason that Wilbur
es0c Eter! What do you think. vii
eargr
Il shouldn't be surprised" said Will
tgr psacidy. "If your notion is right
TN glad Gene broke the fiddle. He
VAS giving me a hard run!"
The Major always drank three
glasses OF champagne at his Sunday
o~siuraeE. and he was finishing the third.
"9WE12G DO you say about it, Isabel?
EE Jove!" he cried, pounding the
esLAe, She's blushingi"
E1geae was as pink as Isabel, but
Fte laughed without any sign Of embar-
qaEssgse1t other than his heightened
<s5SaS- There's another important
Sh7ug-6hat is, for me-" he said. cts
the only thing that makes me forgive
&Klat bass viel for getting in my way"
What Is it'll" the Major asked.
Lucy" said Morgan gently.
LsaIleI gave him a quick glance, all
eT2rEa approval, and there was O muir
EgEr Of friendliness round the table.
Summer giided by evenly and quick
Ey enough. for the most part, and at
the end seemed to fly. On the last
ETG2G before George went back to be
a 5uElor his mother asked him conf
IDENTITY IL it had not been a happy
egnx1ier.
Ne hadR't thought about II, he an
syreresd ~tOh. l suppose SO. Why?"
y Ell aGst thought it would be nice to
Bear you say So" she said, smiling.
ts4lfsS seczaed to me that it must have
NSsea 4 happy summer for y0u-a real
eSTsyHFeF of roses and wine'-without
ttls wSne. perhaps. Gather We roses
w9zBe ge Eaay'-or was it prinroses?
THzqes gEaGs really fly, or perhaps it's
1Ee THE sky-and smoke
George was puzzled. cit strikes me
E11lres getting mixed. i don't see
srEszca resemblance between time and
The Sky, OF between things and smoke
wreafsas3 but / do see ono reason you
RfEe LEcy Morgan so much. She
aG1iks that same kind of yyistful,
lzgGny way sometimes don't mean
90 Ssty y mind it iD either of you, be-
Gzasc K rather like to listen to it,
snd you've got a very good voice,
GaatbsS. ITS nice to listen to, no mat
raa Bow much smoke and sky, and
ss 0zs, you talk. Sos Lacy's, for that
matter: and I see why you're con.
EeusaF. She tailTs 4hat way to her
Gather. too; and he's right there wifi
ssa aasae kind Of CUFF. Wei, IFS ali
FTgAt vgi1h mcl I've got plenty ia
Eaiuk about when. people dreot akoRgi7
SHE pressed his hand to her cheek
@R8 Il tesr made a tiny GArss Stress
across oEe of his knuckIcs.
~E'sr heavens saRef- he said
WHATS the matter? ISN'T everything
,niI rfght2"
~Xalrc going awuyg Y never car
hess- ~ see you go--tkat's the mos
80 @. Etn Il ltttla bothered about you
6ather. too
@M2wT"
sscraa to me he looks 80 Sad
fsryryh1dE thinks SO"
"TTEut u1nscnser r. George laughed
IDS Neqn looking that way aI SIZE