The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-25

| MIS- Od1iiSS anu Amy ltlJ On Tram New
York Please meet them. GEORGE BAYIIss.
John turned pale, but he said, coolly
enough, ''All right, Antonio. Tell the
boy no answer" And Antonio left him
to his thoughts. He looked at his
watch. 1t was II o'clock. The run
from Farmsted was not more thar
two hours. They must be sitting
waiting at the station now = pool
things. He would send his valet with
excuses for his unexpected absence from
town. He arose hastily to ring for An,
tonic, when that noiseless attendant en-.
tered the room. 1.-TWO ladies to see sig.
nor; would signor see themT As the
man spoke, John saw Mrs. Bayliss and
Amy in the hall. 1t was too late to es-
cape, so he went out to meet them, and
brought them into the room, holding
each one by the hand. He was so glad tC
see them, and so mortified to think he
hadn't met them at the train; but the
telegram had not preceded them by three
minutes; here it was. And he fished the
envelope from the hearth and showed
them the date of its receipt at the New
York Office. THE company ought to be
sued for such DELAYS" he said.
Amy apologized for coming to hi:
rooms, but her mother took the blame,
saying she had come to him because she
was so frightened at being in New York
alone, where neither she nor Amy had
ever been before. John blamed her in
his kindlest manner for thinking an
apology necessary, and at once busted
himself about brewing them pot of tea.
He was a tea drinker himself, and he in
dulged in the very best teas. There were
French rolls, too, and little balls of Oar
lington butter. Antonio set the table for
them with Johns daintiest dishes, and
John waited upon them in his most gra-
cious manner. They were charmed; and
and well they might be, if there is any
| charm in novelty. Johns one fear was
of being left alone with Amy, and he
wanted to keep the conversation away
from the trousseau as long as possible.
After the ladies had eaten their rolls
and drunk their tea, they said they must
be off to the shops, and they expected
John to accompany them. Amy wanted
his opinion on some important matters
She said, bIushng, and aid hope he could
90 with them. John pulled out his
watch, and, with an expression of genu-
Inc annoyance on his handsome face,
said 1nat it was just his hard luck; if he
had only known of their coming in time
he could have arranged the matter, but
as it was there was no help for it. There
was an important meeting at the Mutual
Dividend Office at noon that would prob
ably last all day. There would, how
ever, be recess for lunch, and at half
past he could join them at Delmonico's
and bring Rush with him. 1t would be
a real old fashioned family gathering.
In the mean time he would put them in
carriage and instruct the driver care
fully, so they need have no fear of get
ting lost, and he would join them pune
tually at half past 1.
Amy was disappointed, but she bore
her disappointment bravely. She felt
sure that John would have gone with
them had it been possible. He had got
to be such a man of business now; and
he really had the worried look of man
who is bothered by his affairs. He
looked WELL though, in many ways. He
was stouter than when he left Farmsted,
and his complexion was ruddier; but she
didn't quite like the expression of his
eyes. 1t was restless and not at all hap
Ply. He seemed to be in the best of
spirits, however, and his manner was
about the same. He had not kissed her
when she came in, but he kissed her as
he led her down stairs, and she was sat
isfed. So Amy and her mother went
to buy the trousseau, and John went
down to the office of The Dawn to see il
he could find Rush. He was not there;
he was off on his detective work; but, as
luck would have it, John met him just
turning into Fourth street, and captured
him for the lunch.
They were merry party at belmont
cos. Amy was delighted to be with
John once more, John was delighted to
have Rush along to make the converse
ten general, and Rush was delighted to
see that all was well between John and
Amy. Once he turned the conversation
towards the opera, for he was thinking of
Helen; but John turned it in another di-
rection, for he was thinking of Leoni.
The lunch party was a success, and
when it broke up John asked Rush toput
the ladies on the train, as he had to re-
turn to that tiresome directors meeting.
So he shook hands with Amy and Mrs.
Bayliss, and left them in Rush's care,
congratulating himself upon the way
everything had passed off. He really did
have business at the Mutual Dividend Of
flee, and Mortimer was cursing him at
that very moment for being away. He
hurried back, and the two were locked
up until after midnight in the private Of
fee, long after Amy Bayliss had fallen
asleep, though the excitement of the day
kept her awake unusually late, and long
after Leoni had thrown her tired body
on her little couch to rest and dream of
her husband.
CHAPTER XVI.
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