The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-12-19

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But what If you got married by mis-
take, Just as those people did IN the
newspapers. tor fun-but really they
were married-what would you do7
asked Rachel, persistently.
MAKE the best of il, ironically an
sEered Philip.
Bad Is the best of such a mistake,
Phil. Are there no divorce courts, my
friend and piIcher2"
Philips face darkened Not for me.
IL l had married Hecate by mistake,
as Rachel SAYS, I would try and make
the best OF her. Anything rather than
divorce; that IS unchrisiian and IN
manly both
Good for you, Parsoni You haven't
forgotten your old trick of accepting
the position. Make the best OF IL was
the old thence this distinguished gen
tleman valedictOry address, my desrs,
on that glorious dav when he be-
came the proud possessor Of a sheep
skin. ike the immortal Brian O'Lynn
only the wOolley size was out; he pulled
that over the professors eyes, and
thereby got ali the hOnors. while my
modest worth went unrewarded."
Here The gate swung open Just in
time 10 prevent further burst OF Har-
rvs elOgnence, and a boy with 8 tele-
gram came up 70 them. It was for
Philip. One OF his most valued friends
and supporters in the church was
dying. after brief Illness; be mus. see
Nj Merton. There was no delay pos .
sible, and in the morning train very
early Philip went. leaving such adieux
as be could for Harry 70 deliver, aud
carrying with him triumphant sense
that neither honor nor honesty need
seal his llps now; he could tell Nan
Boyd the love that possessed and con-
sum-d him, and surely 50 stringent a
passion must compel return.
But he found his friend in the very
sgOnIes of death; and in the atmos-
phere OF grief and pain that surrounded
him, after the solemnity OF death, in
the care and help of the fCriorn family.
and the services OF burial, more than a
week passed away before he could
write the important letter, and when it
was once gone his courage failed, sus-
pense racked aud tortured him, he
could not eat or sleep, and on the
fourth day he sat before the sermon.
totally unable to get further than the
first sentence, waiting feverishly for the
letter carrier to bring him life or death.
But the message was merciful: a
sweeter letter, 70 mis- thought, was never
written modest, reticent, yet with a tone
of deep feeling, it promised TO the heart
far more than il said to the eve. and put
him into q state of blissful rap
ture that crept into the delayed ser
mon, and made a sensation in the
parish When that precarIous dis
course was at length finished
For a few weeks frequent letters
were exchGnged, but at the lady's
request, nSthing was said of any
fixed engagement; she wished, she said,
TO know little better the man to whom
her future life must be bound Philip
had heard that VIII Boyd had net been
devoted TO his wife, and ap.
preciated at once the sense and deiicacy
OF her reserved expression of feeling in
the matter. In September he received
a brief nete, following q longer letter. |
to Say that she and her cousin had both |
been called 70 California to a sister-in- |
laws hurried wedding. DR.. Clark was |
TO go With them as escort, and groQms- |
man TO his old friend DR.. El6Tidge, |
and Nan wished Mr.. Norton to know |
they were goIng-would be gone when |
the note reached HMM order to ac- |
count for his letters being unAns1ere |
Tor their brief stay in San Francisco |
would not permit the mails TO be |
Useful 20 them. IL seemed as If |
Fate sPorted with poor Philip. |
or not two days passed before he /
100 received a summons TO travel di- /
-ectly the other way; his only living .
-elatiye, an aunt in Europe, was seized /
With severe illness, and telegraphed for /
him at ence. He sailed by the next /
steamer, and found Mrs. Warne at the /
point o. death; but the pleasure Of /
seeing her nephew seemed TO rouse her /
Ind walssu her vitality; she grew a
title better week after week, but was /
tent southwark as she recovered, and at
asst TO Egypt. 1t was May before Mr..
Norton Brought her back TO New York;
lut BY this time il had been agreed in
he few letters that had been received
~ him IN his constant transit from one |
place 10 another, that without any
Ormsl announcement Of engagement.
SSn shOud be ready 70 marry hilh at
,nce on bis return. 80 having pre-
Tiously telegraphed her, he arrived in
Iedar the last day OF Nay, late in the
afternoon, and instead Of going to Mr..
vent TO the little MOTEL, and as
Don sc might be bet0ok himself to Mrs.
3oyd's house.
He stood e moment after being shown
nto the parisr, his heart wildly throb-
AhS VIZ IhF e dLlu dEAldllOus when Inc
.oor opened and in walked Mrs. Anne
Ioyd. She glided up ID him with a
ace so full .of blushing emotion, he
bought she came to congratulate him
nd with the Astounding affection en-
aged people have for all their relatives
! prospect be stopped and kissed her
-esh sweet lips. Ii
How did you know where to find
le?" she said, blushing. III forgot to
ii you in my letter that I had been
wing here the past year. When Nan
as married she left me in charge" {
Married Mani" echoed the gen. {
eman, aghGst. TX
'0h, you must have missed the letter
sent TO Nice telling you all about it.
be married an Englishman, living now
. Boston, and theT went abroad 10 see
Is friends"
The truth flashed upon him like q
roke Of lightning: il was Anne with
hom he had cOrDesponded; Anne TO
HON he was engaged. Anne be was
Ipected TO marry. Nan was lost TO
IN forever. He turned very pale. and
acked his hand toward the table for
ipp0rt. Anne thought he was faint;
TN tender haste she pushed a chair /
ward him, gently PIT him into It, and {
Jured 4 few drops of cologne from q ,