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

mother would come With him l sup
poser
Unfortunately. madam, - said Leslie
with great seriousness, Il have nc
mother She died several years ago.
'0h." said Miss Body. i want 70
know Dear me. Take another CAKE,
I dc, Mr. Breckenridge.
Leslie helped himself to another, but
/ held il n his fingers. as IL we're, ~
/ thought. giving Tom. who sat partly
/ behind Miss Body, hopes thas this
one was for him, and he wanted to see
Leslie slip It into his pocket; bat, to
his disappointment, Leslie now bit It
with the greatest appearance o. enjoy
ment. making Tom furious.
Miss Body. emerging from her nell
tation. said pensively, Your father
must be very lonely without q com
panion in heather countries, So"
He IS. indeed. =" said Leslie.
II should think" said Miss Body
tentatively, that he'd feel hampered
in his work, alone"
He does, said Leslie, and he has
been advised by the board to marry
again; out my father VIII choose for
himself when he marries. He Is a man
that won'l be dictated 10 o. a board in
such a matter. You would approve Of
thai, presume. Miss BSody,' be ssid.
insinuGtingly.
Il certainly do" said Miss Body.
with conviction IN her tones. She re-
membered that all the missionaries she
had known u had their wives chosen
for them by the board. Talk of the
free will OF man." she said, derisively,
when they won't 1T one Of en- chOOs e
his WIFE
II certainly do, "ehe repeated. I've
seen what the board does. \ gentle
man of your fathers age don't want
any young girl that oIers herself TO the
board as a missionary. Just because she
is pious. They almost always have
weak lungs. I've known several
such"
You're quite right, madam" said
Leslie. My father needs and would
seek in wife a lady approaching ma
ture life Miss Body smiled approx
all. lone that was q good manager
Miss Body thought OF her great quail
itcatiOns). land above all, added Les
lie with great impressiveness, "a fine
cOOS."
Where, " thought Miss Body, could
that blessed man md better cook than
l amp but she said nothing while Les
lie proceeded:
You see he would be particular, and
he equally so in boarding-place. That
IS the reason why | am here, and now
since / have eaten your cakes l have no
further questions. 4 lady that can
make such delicious cakes"-here Miss
Body offered the plate and he took his
Tom looked vengeance
and made menacing motion with his
fist. all 10 no avail. Leslie smiled bland
ly, aGd went on eating.
i am afraid am taking your time"
he apologized. as he finished the cake.
What shall say to my father, ma
dam p
Why" said Miss Body, Il never
have taken boarders, as l said, though
many do-and | wouldn't now-not
common folks. Your father, of course,
is different, and l feel il would be a
privilege TO do for a missionary, and
perhaps be the means OF restoring him
o health-and If you think your father
would be satisfied with my accommoda
ion ana my dOings-'
''As TO that" said Leslie-who was
iumfounded at his own success, and
lad not counted on so ready an &C
IulescenCe left the matter entirely
with me, and l know be could not fail
o be suited"
There's q south room and q west one
Re could have said Miss AlmOsette de-
lghtedly planning, and a to the terms
should feel It pleasure 10 make them
moderate"
Here the youth arose. and Miss Body .
lrsed Leslie TO inspect the rooms, but
he declined-said he was IL hurrv. lie
would leave il with her.
In reply to her inquiries as to vhen
Dr.. Breckenridge would wish TO occupy
hem, he answered at random. Sin
about two weeks" promised TO let her
Know, and got himself away, followed
1y Tom, whe only waited 10 get away
rom the door, to take vengeance on
Leslie for playing him false.
MssS Body 8atched them from her
larlor window, and having noted with
wonder Toms excited manner and the /
iepTecatinE air Of The other. saw
Tom brandishing MS fists IN the Others I
ace. and finally saw the missionaries
ION break into 2 run. followed closely /.
~ Tom. Hurrying 70 her front door /
he was aghast on hearing peals OF !
aughter from the one md imDrecations /
rom the OTHER until they disappeared /
rom her sight.
II was very singular. She could not
understand It, and she was much wor-
led over ard shocked by II. but laid all |
ne blame on Tom and finally dismissed I
from her mind. and busted herself in /
preparing the rooms for the Doctor
md tbs night she dreamed, first OF ner-
ELF cooking dainiies for the dyspeptic |
iocior, and later standing a mission !
ry's bride at TIE altar
Alas such dreams come TO an end. |
wo weeks came and went with no ]
Jews from her prospective bOarder. At
he end OF that time she made inquiries.
au,ious at first. then as her suspicious /
rev more open. until she became con- /
1nced il was another Of that Tom
dillyar's tricks"
However. she swallowed her wrath in /
Hence. The only allusiOu she ever
made TO the matter was one day. long
.fter, when she met IOm face 10 face .
7hen she halted, and with a grim smile. /
aid:
Wen, young man, you didn't set any
axes alter all. ard IS you amt wholly
OSt 70 shame I dOn't believe that thai
lean trick ever set right on vCur con-
cIence, and Tom, who was sore over (
:, hal not word To say and Io5sed 30
hame-faced that Miss Body almost
Orgaye him.
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