The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-15
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and leave the ribbons to be handled by
Glencore.
The clock struck before they were
fairly off, and then, Peggy exclaiming
at the lateness of the hour, Glencore said:
''But it won't matter much, will it,"
"No," said Peggy, trife bitterly.
Harris knows I'll look after Freddy,
and there's no one to bother about what
becomes of me.
'You have neither father nor mother,
have your
Glencore put the question gently, and,
not waiting for her answer, went on to
tell her that he too had lost his parents
when child and was, like her, lonely,
with no one to care for him.
YES" she said, "but you're a man
with lots of money, and I'm poor and
dependent; and then it's horrid to be a
girl. Ever since | can remember I've
heard nothing else but all l owe to
everybody, as if it was my fault that l
owe anything to them. | can't help
having been born. Here 1 am. and until
l die here l must stay. No, dependent
though. I've only waited to be taught
something. I've had to owe that much
to grandmdmma."
Lord Glencore remained silent, and
thinking that probably her troubles were
of no interest to him, Peggy changed
the subject. Directing his attention to
Freddy, now silently sleeping, she man
aged to prop the lad up into a more
comfortable position, and assented to
! Lord Glencore's remark that he did not
seem like the rest of the family.
Then silence fell on them, and for a
time not word was spoken. Suddenly,
as If from out of what she was think
ing, Peggy said abruptly:
"Are you very much in love with
Adda?'
81! I'm not in love with her at ALL"
"But you're going to marry herr
"Who says ami
"Why, everybody; and grandmamma,
knows, means you to-
81 see, and that makes you think it
quite certain
Peggy laughed contemptuously. at
wouldn't make it certain with me-" she
said, ''but men seem different; what she
chooses, they do. Oh, Haven't patience
to think of it." and the great brown eyes
she turned on Glencore sparkled indig-
nantly. ''Why, do you think unless !
loved somebody dearly. I'd marry him to
please grandmamma? Never! She knows
that as we'll as do She may i'll treat
me, but she can't make me do what !
won't; I'd die rather. Shall 1 tell you
what mean to do?"-she was speaking
away. You'll promise not to tell any one,
won't you? mean to so very soon now
if can, before they come home. Other
IL, ~.
shouldn't ]? I'm not stupid, and I'm
awfully strong"
but where will you go?'
"Oh, know, but that | don't mean to
tell. Perhaps | oughtn't to have said
word about it to you, but it slipped out,
and you won't betray me, will you? Most
of all, don't breathe a word to AIDA; she
hates me. and-well, there's no use dis
guising it, hate her. When you're
married to her.
(which never shall be-" interrupted
Lord Glencore decidedly. Peggy faced
round and looked her surprise at him.
Don't look like that at me-" he said
hastily; Il mean what [ say"
''You do? Oh, | am awfully sorry"
For her or for me-"
II don't think | was thinking of either
of you. 1t was for myself-there's so
few ever care to be kind to me-"
And you think l should be-"
Peggy didn't trust herself to speak.
but her head nodded assent"
LET me tell a secret to you, Peggy
he quite unconsciously called her by
name. ''Doyou know that mean torun
away to-"
.You!"
Eyes; only want somebody to run
away with me. Can you guess why
No"
Somebody I've seen today"
TODAY"
The eyes of each looked into the others
questioningly.
Cant you guess who:"
Lord Glencore's voice came tremu-
lousy,
"Oh, you know, he said, 81 see you do"
''AIe!' spoke the word breathlessly.
Yes, you. You will go, won't you?
You've no one to are for you, and I've
no one to caro- TO: me- Why shouldn't
wS care for ea7n other2 Tdtrv and mako
you happy, and I'd certainly pe good to
you, and in time you might get lowell,
to like me, you know"
In timer Why, like you now"
you do? oh, Peggy"
az saw what's I'D with YOU two?" It