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

the boat and stood upon q high bluff
overlooking the Sound. 1t was a large.
rambling, old fashioned house, with nu-
merous additions that had been made
from time to time for convenience and
comfort. Archie Tillinghast was there
ut the time of Rushs visit, much to his
annoyance, for he could not get it out OF
his mind that Rush was in love with
Bessie The thought troubled him, and
lie could not help showing it. Bessie
saw that he was jealous of Rush, but she
knew well enough that he had no cause.
One night when Rush and Archie were
sitting out on the moonlit veranda en-
joying their cigars after the rest of the
household had gone TO bed, Archie put
the question plainly to his friend.
crush, old man" said he, 81 think it
better to speak out in meeting than
to let anything rankle. The question
Pm going to ask you is not usual ques-
ton, but don't ask it out of curiosity,
but because must know the truth. Are
you in love with my cousin Bessie?"
"Why, bless your heart, Archie, [
never dreamed of such thing!" And
Rush, who was thinking of his love for
Helen Knowlton when he spoke, laughed
at the absurdity of the question.
Archie resented his tone.
You couldn't love better girl if you
tried" he said; land think your manner
extremely offensive"
He threw his cigar Oh the grass and
arose to so inside,
why, Archie, old FRIEND" said Rush,
taking his hand, there is no woman in
the world for whom 1 have more pro-
found regard than I have for Miss
Archer; but thought you, who used to
twit me with it, knew of my love for an
other woman, and it seemed to me so
absurd to think that could love any one
else, that could not help laughing as I
answered your question"
I'll forgive you, old boy, :" said Archie,
reseating himself and lighting fresh
cigar; land since you are so confding
I'll confde in you in turn. 1 love my
cousin Bessie. She really isn't my cousin,
| YOU know; no more relation to me than
! you are; and as she gives me no encour-
agement L supposed it was because there
was another man in the field. You and she
seemed to beso intimate that ] have looked
upon you as a successful rival for some
time past, and have only been waiting
to call you out; but now I gladly ac-
knowledge my error. If you are not my
rival know have none, and I'll go in
to win now, or know the reason why. l
did once think of challenging that black
guard O'Hara, OF whatever his name
was, but the law took him in hand and
saved me the job. Imprisonment for
life he got, wasn't it? thought so-the
rascal! Hanging would have been too
good for him. But tell me. old man. are
you still really and seriously In love with
the KnowltOnI"
Greatly and seriously, Archie. But
wish YOU would not call her the Knowl-
TOM that sounds as though she was
nothing but public character, when
really that is the least part of her. 1t is
as a woman that admire her, though
consider her the greatest singer of our
time"
Rush's experience Of prime dome was
| limited, but he had heard this statement
advanced by excellent authority and felt
safe in echoingit. my confession to- you
tonight" he continued, sis in the most
sacred confidence. No one suspects what
have told you, Miss Knowlton least of
any one; but am going to win her or
die in the attempt"
az admire your pluck, old man, for it
it is plucky of you, deuced plucky, when
you have to fight against so many suit
ors. give you my blessing; go in and
win. You possibly think, with becoming
modesty, that if you win Helen Knowl-
ton you are the one upon whom con-
gratulations are to be heaped: certainly
YOU deserve some; but Miss Knowlton is
the one whom shall congratulate. And
now to bed, and to dream of our sweet
hearts-God bless themI You have made
me a happy man, Rush, or perhaps
should say a comparatively happy man."
And the friends pressed each others
hands and said good night
The next and last week Of Rush's va
cation was spent with the dear ones at
Farmsted. twas the middle of August,
and all the village was in futter of ex-
citement over the arrival of so distin-
guished n townsman. Old Bonnie Miles,
| the scotsman, said that he ''knowed Rush
Hurlstone was going to make place for
himself in York. There was the right
kind O seed in him. Just give it
chance, and see how it ed grow" And
old Aunty Stout, the village charwomau,
said she 'could hev told any one that
that there young Teller was born for
marbill palish; and if what she hearn
tell was true, his Office in New York was
nothin less than uarbill from its front
stoop to its lean-to."
The approaching wedding of John
Hurlstone to Amy Bayliss was no less
an occasion of local excitement. John
| hadn't been in Farmsted since he went
away ''to take keer o that gold mine,"
as the villagers expressed it, but Amy
had heard from him regularly, and he
had at last fixed the wedding day. 1t
was to be September the Sd, and great
were the preparations then going on
Amy's brother Tom was to be the best
man, Johns two sisters the bridesmaids,
and both DR.. Bayliss and the bishop OF
the diocese were to perform the wedding
ceremony Farnsted was in tiutter OF
excitementovert the event, and the church
was receiving some needed painting and
upholstering in anticipation. John wrote
that he would not be on until the very
morning of the wedding, because he was
busy getting his affairs in order, SO that
bs might take wedding trip to some
i e 1fF ,0lo DTTch hoA