The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-28

playing" said Mr.. Vinal cireumspectly.
'.There are, I believe, a number of per-
sons in the village who would be willing
under the circumstances to place their
children under your instruction"
ut is no favor to be taught music IN
der any circumstances, returned Bea-
trix, kindling again. "Whoever thinks
otherwise does hot deserve to learnt
And there are other places in the world
besides this miserable little village, and
people who are wiser and betterr'
''You surely do not mean to intimate
that you contemplate going anywhere
else?" demanded the minister in some
CONSERVATION.
The fact was that such an idea had
never until that moment definitely pre-
sented itself to Miss Randolph's mind;
but in her present aroused condition she
could see and entertain many possibili-
ties that would have seemed audacious
or impracticable an hour before.
"Why not:" she said; II was not born
to pass my life here!"
''But lit has never been my inten-
ton to leave here!" exclaimed Mr.. Vinal
anxiously.
'What satisfies you does not satisfy
me-" answered the young lady.
''But your father, in conversation ]
have just had with him, has informed
me that he will not oppose my address
ing you with view to marriage" said
the clergyman, in solemn tone.
HE would not have done so if he had
been himself - replied Beatrix warmly
HE is broken down by trouble and sor.
row, else you would not have ventured
to ask him! But 1 will tell you, since
he could not, that am not g piece Of
land or furniture to be sold for the sat
isfaction of creditors will not be g
burden upon my father or any one
but l have right to myself - tC
my own self! Do you think
am so much afraid of being
poor, or of starving, that I would marry
anybody to escape it? lido not love you
1 do not love you, Mr.. Vinal, and so
will never marry you. Twill have love
and music or nothing! You do moi
know me, sir; none of you here seem tC
know me. am an American girl, and
will not be bargained away or buried
alive by any one! You shall see," she
added, rising and walking to the veranda
window, ''that 1 can make my own way
and take care of myself! You shall see
that Professor Dorimar taught me some.
thing worth knowing"
| NJ, Nino1 woo ,-,olJo l.
against succession of blows like this,
delivered by one whom he had hereto
fore supposed to be the type of gentle.
ness and docility. His mind was mar.
row and slow to adapt itself to new i'm
pressions, and it would have taken MIN a
long time to frame q suitable reply tC
Miss Randolph's unexpected attack But
the opportunity was not allowed him.
For as Beatrix stood by the window
with flushed cheeks and glowing eyes
and her heart beating harder than usua
with indignant emotion, her glance fel
upon two figures advancing arm in am
up the avenue. One of them she recog
nized, the other was unknown. But ;
strange Jingle of anticipation wen
through her nerves. Something was go
ing to happen something great, some
thing for her! The crisis of her fate wa
at hand, and she was more than read,
for it. Therefore she did not start o
cry out, but only smiled with an air o
beautiful triumph, when Hamilton Joce
Ign, relinquishing the arm of his com
panion, ran up the steps of the veranda
took both her hands in his, and said d
he bent toward her:
'My dear girl, bring you fame ali
fortunev'