The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-15
ITAKEN BY SIEGE.
The Story of Young Journalists Expert
ences in Netp York
Copyright by Iippinco Philadelphia and Published b
Special Arrangement through Association

tor or The Dawn was getting 100 Ola TO
do his work satisfactorily, SO Mr.. Plum
NETT concluded to retire him on pen
sion and offer Rush the vacant chair,
with salary of ten thousand dollars.
This the young editor was only too well
pleased to accept. Armed with his
chiefs orders, he returned to New York
by the first steamer. None of his friends
knew of his coming. He hadn't time to
write, and he thought it hardly worth
while to cable. The trip home was as
uneventful as the trip over had been, but
Rush's sensations were immeasurably
different.
Before he had been sailing away from
Helen, now he was sailing to her; and
when the vessel reached quarantine he
made a rough calculation to see if he
would not gain time by swimming
ashore. He concluded, however, that
he would be taken for thief or luna
tic if he gave way to any such impulse,
and so remained quietly on board until
the vessel arrived at her dock. Again
he had to restrain himself, for he wanted
to drive direct to Helen's house from the
steamer. Instead, he drove to the Bre-
WORT. which was his headquarters for
some time to come. New York had
never looked so attractive to him as it
did on this October morning. He saw
plainly enough where it fell short of
London's grandeur; but there was
homelike look about the place that was
very grateful to y man who had been
away for two years. Even the strangers
in the streets looked like old friends.
Rush had learned from daily paper,
brought on board the steamer by the
pilot, that the opera season would not
begin for a fortnight, SO he knew that
Helen's time would be comparatively I'M
employed. He also saw by the same
paper that "our distinguished prima
donna, Miss Helen Knowlton," had ar
rived in town. from Saratoga, and was
occupying "her charming little house in
West Twentieth street" He first sent a
telegram to his mother, telling her that
he had arrived, and then he set about
unpacking his trunks and preparing to
call upon Helen. He Invested himself of
his travelling clothes, and after refresh
ing bath, arayed himself in the latest
style of English afternoon dress, and
sailed forth. Before he started out he
looked at himself in the long mirror in
his room and congratulated himself that
he appeared at least ten years older than
when lie left. The reason for this was
l. fo4 l,n
dyke beard and mustache he had grown
during his absence, which not only made
him look older, but were exceedingly be-
coming.
Arrived in sight of Helen's house,
Rush felt his heart beating like "trip
hammer; but it almost stood still when
he got to within twenty feet of the door,
for there, slowly coming down the front
steps, was the hated West Hastings.
Hastings was so much occupied with
his own thoughts that he did not see
Rush. The expression on his face was
one of undisguised surprise. He looked
as though it were impossible for him to
believe what had happened; but whether
he could not realize his good fortune or
his bad, Rush was unable to decide. He
made up his mind, however, that he
would know before he left Helen's house,
and end the suspense he had been living
i'll for the past five years He had hoA
no such thought when he left the
hotel, but the sight of West Hastings
aroused all the jealousy in his ma
ture and made him fully alive. to
the fact that he was occupying
! very uncertain position. His mind
was now fixed, and he rang the door bell
with such determined pull that the lit
tie bell tinkled for several minutes, and
the old man servant who had been so
long attached to Helen's service forgot
his dignity for once and came running
to the door. He was as much pleased as
surprised to see Rush, and ushered him
unannounced into the drawing room,
where Helen was standing, apparently
lost in thought, before the wood fire that
cracked on the hearth. Indeed, she was
so absorbed that she did not hear Rush
enter the room, and he had the pleasure
of gazing upon her in all her lovely I'M
Inconsistencies. A long sigh escaped
from her lips, and, as she raised her eyes,
she saw Rush advancing towards her. A
look of terror passed over her face, and
she gave a low cry of alarm.
81 hope 1 have not frightened you,"
said Rush, taking her hand; "but was
so lost in admiration that l did not dare
to speak and break the charm"
When she saw that it was Rush, and
not an apparition, she blushed to the tips
of her shell like ears and said:
81 was thinking of you at that very
moment, and when looked up and saw
you standing there before me my heart
stood still, and l actually thought it was
spirit and not real flesh and blood.
But how you have changedi You look
older by years than you did when you
went away"
81 am delighted to hear that, for you
used to torture me with remarks on my
youthful appearance" said Rush, leading
her to chair and taking her vacant
place on the hearth rug.
"Did l? l am grieved to know that l
was ever SO rude as to make such per-
sonal remarks; but can never say any
thing of that sort again, for you certainly
look much more than two years older"
81 cannot say that of you," said Rush;
you look ten years younger"
Don't tell me that; people always be-
gin telling a woman how young she
looks when they realize that she is no
longer young. 1t is the first sign that
old age is creeping on. But tell me what
this means-why are you home? sup
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