The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-01-29

come.
From her lighter nature the deli
oacy OF his motives were aid; Devil
dered. indignant. beses by variel
emotions, she took refuge in th
defiance which 30 amazed Hug
Greatorex, aud which eliminated a
We have seen.
but ss ne have seen, reseutmen
faded; wistfully down the roadwa,
Barbara stood gazing where TIE
flowers had fallen, where they LAY
waiting, revengeful agents, though
she dreamed 1t not.
Little thought Barbara WHOSE hand
would fLd hi roses; fateful YOU
tneir feeling De. Through the twi
light, into night. she sat waiting
turning away ut lss but with the
hopeful murmur-
He will surely come Tomorrow
surely as Tomorrow comes"
Tomorrow, tut not Hubert Bonni.
held; a week OF to-morruWs, and still
be did not come. A week; and then
on the passenger list OF a Europe al
steamer che read his name.
Ii had been all q mistake; ne b ad
never loved her, he was only TOO glad
to yield up the estates, that he might
be freed from her. So reasoned
Barbara, as she read. Eos stranger,
perhaps, since she lacked the hint
that Hugh Gfeatorex SHOULD haze
given her; ignored her hasty words;
suspected not the flowers that lay in
wait that night.
Amid her pain the realiz alton OF
her late caprice flashed upon her;
Odd that 1t should be a comfort: but
80 it proved to Barbara, aad she
clupg to it psrsisterty, over and over
she repeated.
II will lever nave the estates! HUI
bert Bonnifsld snail take them, or
the Will will be forever void"
In vain Hugh Grestcrex pleaded;
Barbara was firm. The homestead
was vacated, and with an old, faith
ful servant, she went to reside few
miles from thence.
A year passed, and the late COM
Portable home stood empty and ghoet-
like, and so did lt4 broad lands. Bar
bsra persistent; Hugh Bonnlfeld as
one dead. Till one evening Rngh
Greasorex appeared in her cottage,
with letter in bis hand.
Read" he sail excitedly, point
ing to lts concluding clause.
She read as follows:
81 expect to be in 5V-witA my
wife. And in conclusion, if Miss
Barbara has not then assumed Der
inheritance. if she still declines II.
surely [ may not b. censured il l lay
claim to it myself.
A moments silence, taen she
handed the lett to him.
Il understand, Mr.. Grea:orex,
she ga quietly, Surely he should
not be blamed"
my dear Miss Barbara" he
pleaded. you will not pursue tnis
Thlm? You will not reject your in
nerltance, now that the crisis has
conner"
10 vain. Life had gone hard with
Barbara, she had but recently recov-
sred from an illness neatly fatal in
effect. But the old will was active.
Determinedly she replied.
my decision remains unsitered.
decline the estates"
Surely be should not be blamed. And
let there was something in that fnal
entence worse than the belief that
he did not love her, than the fact that
he was forever Lost to her. Better
hat love-lsck, than ones ideal fallen |
o low.
So unused Barbara, sitting, a few
'venings later, in her little parlor-
nused 80 absorbedly that she heard |
lot her hervaat's announcement,
ealIzed nsaght till, turning, she saw
Hubert Bounifeld at her side.
Surprise, the charm of the old
'resence, despite her Efforts, did their
york. Barbara knew that her heart
7as bare.
~ have been very ILL.," she stam-
nered, confusedI,y "and my nerves
re still weak"
He did not spare her; he gazed
own into her tell-tale face. She
7ould have Withdrawn the hand she
ad extended, but ne olasped it tightly,
8 il he would never let it go.
Barbara" he said, will you for
i've me when I say rejoice that
on have been very ill? For do
sioice, otherwise l might have re-
lained forever ignorant of what
lakes my Joy to-night-ot this: that
was not.mistakea when thong ut
on loved me; that when you dis
arded my poor flowers, it was not as
30 bitterly faneied but because you
listook my motive, ard were
Tended at my course. I acted on
~ frat impulse, Barbara. 1t seemed
} me delicate to act otherwise, and 1
oped that you would understand.
ut you did not; you Indignantly de-
AIRED you would not marry me. Still
was incredulous, and l was hasten
,g to you, determined to read your
cart, when suddenly l found my
overs. I heard some children tel
ng their story; my pride was nov
,uched unto belief, and-you know
le rest Barbara was foolish and
ont aUav -