The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-07-25

ful. thought Vera.
All, that hateful old hrroaru q .
again! How | deiesi the sight 81 \
how il ha bored ni, Bu / must t.i'
you: We were diving home tom o. ]
mountains, aunty. Harold ana aunty |
would come this way ami the horses
took fright, Of cOur~s-treN snow she |
IS tmid-Just half q l. away. ard /
spilled US out aud br i-eG 1er 80 badly |
she IS unable To go furthsr."
ats al III Wind that blows nobody l
good, see." saId Lawre. &c. I.a,.,I.r-
lyi but now that you nave takti /
breath, let me Introduce YOU 10 ny old /
friend, Miss EndicOtt. V-.r. | suppose /
you have heard-that YOU know MI
Rose Allen and are going o. TAX. a.,
other for better or worse, some Gsvf'
II am sure it will alliOr The ~, t,.r, /
Vera said.
That de ends upon whether he
burns the herbarium or not LAUGHED |
Rose.
And then they went into tea and |
Vera ate her mullins ard drank her |
chocolate, and talked anC laughed With !
rest. took an inventory of the charms
OF Rose, chided herself for having
made the grim mistake thinking that
he loved her still. But the = orld was
no longer the cheerful sphere she had
known. The sun had set and the stars
| had not arisen.
Il knew he was only making believe
/ with Miss EndicOtl. She'll be left out
/ in the cold with a vengeance after this
/ Ii seems q pity. too, 10 be disappointed
at ner aga; but then she had no right
70 expect anything" said Miss Scott.
II seemed to Vera, however, as the
DAYS went By. as if Rose loved better TO
sit and battle her aunt's bruises or read
novels 10 her than to float on the stream
in Nh Lawrence's wherry OF to drive
behind his ponies over the hill country,
aud this preference on the part Of MS
sweetheart In no wise annoyed Mr..
Lawrence.
They are the queereSt lovers! / do
believe he was happier before she came.
commented Miss Hugs.
One day when Mr.. Lawrence had gone
IN 70 town on business for few hours,
as Vera was returning from a lonely
walk, passing through a lonely wood.
she heard voices.
But why should you hesitate when
you love me, dear p said deep vol e.
Because Aunt Hitty will never for
give me for letting Mr.. Lawrence 5 for
tune 90 out Of the family; she has sci
her heart upon II.
And Just then Vera came face TO face
with Rose Allen, clasped In the em-
- brace OF a strange young man.
"a thousand. paruOns, MISS Enul
Z colt said, little stifiiy.
} Let me tell you-let me explain,
cried Rose. as Vera hurried away
4 You must think / am such a hypocrite
Miss Endlcott Listen. Aunt Hittl
never gave me any rest until | accepted
Mr.. Lawrence. and l don't think h'
r cared much, either. l think she mad
, him believe | was iangulshiDg for low
of him. Tom-that Is, Mr.. Creoore-
had no money then, neither had /. Sh
: forbade him the house. Since then
1 Toni mean Mr.. CrebOre-has specu
lated or something, and made enough
= to begin Lire with. and now he want
: me TO break with Mr.. Lawrence; but
2 is go hard to tell lover you have bee
\ mistaken, or that you knew all IN
r while that you idn't love him. but wa
q going to marry him for his money. Is
5 notS You are his friend, Miss Endi
n colt; you have known him for ages
n can't you break 1t 70 him Tor me
" pleaded Rose.
q ~ break il to Mr.. Lawrence? HO
s canI 1 would be glad TO help yol
,e but-but it will break his heartl" sal
NJ Vera, all the color fading from her fac
pr Just then a shadow fell between then
no and Mr.. Lawrence himself laid gent
ne hand on Miss EndicOtt's arm
mo, it will not break his heart, /
pr said, aside. Il have heard IL a ], Kos
came out to meet you; they told n
pr AT the house that you were walking th
a way. am glad l know this before 1t
n too late. Rose, give you leave 20
T. happy with Mr.. CrebOre. As for me
You are very good" laughed Ros'
in but / doubt If you .Ove me any oet''
than love you, NJ. Lawrence II VI
all a mistake from beginning to end 7"
=; But ais well that ends well.
= Didn't you find Miss Rose2 ?" asks
a. Miss Scott, as Vera and Lawrence r
turned to the Veranda together.
a. Yes, 1 found Miss Rose-and 10
IN where did You leave herr
3 "In good hands. Miss Scott"
Il thought there was SOM thing
IL the wind. Mr.. Lawrence was so snsl
&c pish," said Miss Scott, when the fac
.d became known"
= When you Tilted me, Vera, 1 was u
Id happy" he said. before his departure.
We And now
10 "I shall write yOu love letter fro
er Grassmere. he said.