The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-05-23

rather have real live girl than a dream,
though that Is a very true character
very real-veryl In fact Ruth Moss re
minded me Of somebody / have met.
Have you read 'Brightley Court. Miss
Fairfield ?" Ia
Nelly had not; Mary bad suggestedit,
and she had rejected Il as too Cnroman-
tic.
"Ah. you should read thatl" cried
both the men in duet-Mary's father
and Sir Harry Give.
Who is it by ?" said the voice Of Mr..
Gobble :ock.
Mr.. Gobblecock. with q grunt. re-
turned to his papers.
"A lady, L should think" said the
young baronet.
"Ahi I'm sure of il. Who else could
have told US about Ruth 5 dresses and
the color of her hair? Yet there's an
amazing amount Of knowledge of horses
In that book, and OF barrack life" said
Mr. Marsh, and Hyacinth Grey has
one novel about London city life, and
another about yachting"
The voice of Gobblecock interrupted.
In my time at school Hyacynihus was
Greek boy, but these ladies that write
novels don't trouble their heads about
classical accuracy"
Soon he wrote a long letter. sent it 70
the post, folded his newspapers into the
black bag, and came with thousand
more Apologies, and made up for his alb
sence by talking with 4 v0lubility of a
dozen. His stories made everybody
laugh: his gentleness with the girls
made up for his lack of good looks; his
talk of foreign cities made them wonder
how (as our friends beyond the channel
would .ay) he was most At home when
he was abroad. In a word, Gobblecoek
was pleasant man, good company-a
success. Even Hubert came back,
heart aches and all, and joined the cir
ere. And then the candles cleaned
around the drawing-room. and Nelly
looked her prettiest, and Mary Marsh
her sweetest. and Robin was his noisieSt.
Harry Give was pleased with himself
and all the world; Hubert was only
heard once Overheard by Nelly TO
murmur to his sister that he wished
Harry was far enough" Mr.. Marsh
made happy paterfamilias. and fest
like boy again when he detected Harry
Give waiting on Nelly. and poor Hubert
getting angry. In short, IL was a pleas
ant family circle. and Gobblecock had
become a favorite with everybody.
except little Robin, whose mind mad
been DISTURBED about Bluebeard.
At Darkleigh Court the ladies had al
ways an hour 10 themselves. while the
men finish the late evening in the
smoking-room or at the billiard table.
To night Nelly took up the book that
was the talk of the season, and read
few chapters while Mary worked.
Presently Mr.. Marsh came in. 80
glad you are reading that, Nelly 1t Is
beauty and poetry from cover TO cover.
no matter what IL talks about-the hunt
ing-field. or the camp, CT the barrack-
yard. or anything
Mary did not look mp from her work.
but she said gently "Hyacinth Grey's
books are all delightful. He must be a
man with noble mind"
Mr.. Marsh paced up and down the
room thinking; his thoughts had darted
of 10 a subject nearer his heart.
Il wonder what that boy Of mine has
on his nind?f He said. He stumps
about over my head, up and down. up
and down, till and 3 in the morning
1 wish You would find out what Is
troubling him, Mary. Poor Hubert, II
worries me to think he may have some
trouble, and wont tell me. Find out. If
you can,"
he has little sitting-reom too IN The
west tower. has he not2n Nelly asked,
when Mr.. Marsh had gone. The light
Is burning there till every night. /
have looked out and seen the bright
window, and wondered"
The light burned IN the upper window
of the west tower that night till the
cloek struck /. Afterwards Huber
walked up and down in the room over
his fathers TIL haif-past. --
He must have some great trouble on
his rpind.n thought Nelly, peepng from
under the corner Of her window blins:
and seeing the lonely light.
'-He-is-ike-the -Polar-besr IN the
geological gardensl" though his sleep
less father, listened 70 the footsteps for
half the night. tL w 20 .E-
On the next evening Hubert had car
ried of . Brightley court" 70 that snug
Intel sitting-room OF his in the tower.
Mary Marsh asked Nelly 10 run up for
it, as her brother. snd her father. and
the great Mr.. Gobblecoek were al far
awsy At Billiards. i tstit-
Nelly, in Observation-Disclosures, de-
layed 10. look round her before she took
the open volume from the table. All at
once footsteps, and Hnbert's voice. and
the voice of the dread Gobblecock were
close outside the door. Seizsd by silly
fear Of being found, she thought Of Ar,
gentina in the last romance; !. and re-
solved 10 be q heroine for once in her
life, she did just what she should not
have done, she stepped behind q screen.
True, she might have stepped out at
once braveiy and make = joke Of Il: but
by hesitation that chance Was lost.
should she faint, or should che cough, /
Tor the smoke was choking herr She !
stopped her cara With n pair Of fingers, !
and stood there in An agony OF fear.
When she took her fingers out OF her !
ears TO hear If tney-Sere going away, |
kerbsr. was saying: .r,ra
1T is absolutely necessary 70 put the 1
oaronet out Of the way. Ny idea was |
prison.
Nelly shuddered and turned cold.
No. not \ murder-not a murder. il F..
/ can possibly be avoided i have /
'hrunk IRON that for years-always-"
aid Gobblecock. ,,.r.u
Nelly could not put her fingers into
ler ears again. Should she scream out !
oudl Should she fall down with bang I
IN The nOQr -.