The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-01

81 shall be delighted, answered Rush,
though his hopes had been suddenly
dashed to the ground. Anything your
agent sends me about Miss Knowlton
! shall be double loaded and have a dis
play head"
Thank you very much. l shall not
take advantage of your kindness, but |
am glad to have friend at court-one
who will see that the truth gets into
print. I'm sorry TO have kept you SO
long, but business is business, and l
might not get so good a chance to-
morrow, when everything will be hurry
and hustle. BY the way, why CAM you
go down with us? There'll be plenty of
room in the carriage. Good ideal I'm
sure Helen viii be pleased. You need
not hesitate; you can make yourself use
full as well as ornamental; so we shall
expect you to be here at half past Il
sharp. The steamer sails at 1. Good
night; I'll see you in the morning"
Rush shook hands good night, and
promised to be punctual; and he was
The drive to the dock was not particu-
larly gay. Helen felt homesick at leav-
ing all her friends and her beloved New
York for strange city and a strange
people. When they arrived at the
steamer, however, there were number
of friends to see them off-the guests Of
the night before, and some others who
were strangers to Husband there was 4
great deal of laughing, and the usual
amount of small talk and frolic that are
part of such an occasion. Helen's state
room was filed with flowers, and there
was brilliant horticultural display on
one of the tables of the dining room.
kilograms poured in upon her from
every direction, and there was also quite
q collection of letters from friends who
could not get to the steamer, but who
wished to say bon voyage. The most
gorgeous flowers she received bore West
Hastings card.
Rush knew that he could not compete
with her wealthy admirers, and that it
would be foolish for him to make the at
tempt, SO he had bought curious Chinese
vase covered with dolphins and little
fishes and filed it with growing forget
me-nots Helen was more pleased with
this than with anything else she received:
''for," said she, 1T will give me some
thing to take care of during the voyage,
and every time l water it or break off the
dead leaves | will think of you, and l
will wonder how you are getting along
in your new position. You must write
and tell me all about it. Twill not prom
Use to answer your letters, but Aunt Re
becca will, and you will geta much more
entertaining letter from her than could
write"
Rush fully realized that Helen was go
ing away. The active preparations for
departure gave him the most melancholy
feelings, which it required all his man
hood to keep him from betraying. When
the bell rang and the order ''All ashorev'
was shouted he had serious thoughts of
staying aboard and taking his chances,
but the impulse was only momentary.
He was the last of Helen's friends to say
good-by to her, and when he took her
uduU her eyes were Llieu WIN Ccet1S ..
Tears did not disfgure Helen's eyes; on
the contrary, they heightened their
charm. How he longed to take her in
his arms and kiss them away! What he
did do was to give her hand a formal
shake, and smile mechanically as he babe
her good-by. Then he ran along the dock
and out to the bow Of ship moored
there, so that he had the last sight of her,
and was in turn the last friend she saw
in America. She threw him rose as
she passed and it fell in the water In a
moment he had pulled off his coat and
sprung into the river, where he picked
up the flower and waved it to Helen as
the steamer passed out of sight. He saw
the frightened expression on her face
when he dived and he was repaid. a
man in a rowboat picked him up, the
crowd on the dock cheered, and he carried
The rose home in triumph.