The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-07-06
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f. New end Fascinating Story.
: BY Il. RIDER HHGGHRD.

goods | believe you are Socialist about
pi @perty, as You are about every thing else
You want 10 pull everything down, from the
queen to the laws of marriage, all for the
good of humanity, and L tell you that your
idea viii be your ruin. Defy custom and it
viii crush you. You are running your head
against a brick wall, and one day you viii
find which is the harder"
Beatrice flushed, but answered her sisters
attack, which was all the sharper because it
had a certain spice of truth in it.
Il never expressed any such views, Eliza
beth, 50 don't see why you should attribute
them to me- l only said that legal proceed
ings breed bad blood in parish, and that is
true
Il did not say you expressed them" went
on the vigorous Elizabeth; ''you look them
they ooze out of your words like water from
a peat bog Everybody knows you are a
radical and freethinler and everYthn
else that's bad and mad and contrary TO that
state Of life in which it has pleased God to
call you The end of it will be that you will
lose the nistresship of the school-and l think
it is very hard on father and me that you
should bring disgrace on US with your strange
ways and immoral views, and now you can
make what you like of it"
Il wish all radicals were like Miss Bea-
trice," said Godfrey, who was feeling ex-
ceedingly uncomfortable, with a feeble at
tempt at polite iocosity But nobody seemed
to hear him Elizabeth, who was now fairly
in a rage, faint flush upon her pale cheeks,
her light eyes all aslne, and her thin fingers
clasped, stood fronting her beautiful sister
and breathing spite at every pore 1t was
easy for Godfrey, who was watching her, to
see that it was not her sisters views she was
attacking; it was her sister. 1t was that soft,
strong loneliness and the glory of that
/ face; it was the deep, gentle mind, erring
! from its very greatness, and the bright in
! tellect, which lit it like u lamp; it was the
| learning and the power that, give it play,
would set world afiame as easily as it did
the heart of the slow wtted hermit squire,
whom Elizabeth coveted-these were the
things that Elizabeth hated and bitterly as
sailed.
Accustomed to observe, Godfrey saw this
Instantly, aud then glanced at the father
The old man was frightened. Clearly he was
afraid of Elizabeth, and dreaded scene.
He stood fidgeting his feet about and trying
to find something to say, as he glanced APP
PROGRESSIVELY at his eldest daughter through
his thin hanging hair.
Lastly, Godfrey looked at Beatrice, who
was indeed well worth looking at Her face
was quite pale, and the clear gray eyes shone
out beneath their dark lasheS. She had risen
drawing herself to her full height, which her
exquisite proportions seemed to increase and
was looking at her sister. Presently she said
one word, and one only, but it was enough
y''Elizsbe beth"
Her sister opened her lips to speak again
but hesitated and changed her mind. There
was something in Beatrices manner that
| checked her.
:, ''Well, she said at length, 'you should not
irritate me SO, Beatrice"
Beatrice made no reply. She only turned
! towards Godfrey, and, with graceful little
bow, said:
/ ''Mr. Bingham, am sure you viii forgive
this scene. The fact is, we all slept badly
last night and it has not improved our tenn
= pers."
There was pause, of which Mr.. Granger
took a hurried and rather undignifed adj
= vantage.
5 ''Um, ah,n he said. ''By the way, Beatrice
what was.it wanted to say? All, know
: have you written, l mean written out, tina
sermon for next Sunday? My daughter" b
e added addressing Godfrey in explanation
sum, copies my sermon for ME. She write
a very good handn-
s Remembering Beatrice's confidence as to he
q sermon manufacturing functions, GeoffreI
felt amused at her fathers naive way of de
: scribing them, and Beatrice also smiled faintl
: as she answered that the sermon was ready
t Just then the roll of wheels was heard with
o out, and the only fly that Bryngelly coulC
b boast pulled up ia front of the door
'sHere's the fly come for you, Mr.. Bing
:, ham" said Mr. Granger, land, as live, he
g ladyship with it. Elizabeth, see if there ism
It some tea ready" and the old gentleman, VIII
had al the traditional love of the lower mid
r die class E1glishman for a title, trotted off E
4 welcome ''her ladyship."
u Presently Lady Honoria entered the room
. a sweet, if rather set, smile upon her hand
some face, and with a graceful mien that be
:, came her tall figure exceedingly well. Fol
to do Lady Honoria justice, she was one G
. the most ladylike women in the country, and
e SO far as her personal appearance went,
b very perfect type of the class TO which sh
r belonged.
g Godfrey looked at her, saying to himsel
that she had clearly recovered her temper
t and that he was thankful for it. This wa
;, not wonderful, for it is observable that th
, more aristocratic lady's manners are tn
more disagreeable she is apt TO be wnen sh
is crossed.
; We'll, Godfrey, dear" she said, ''you Sc
: 1 have come to fetch you. Twas determine
|, that you should not get yourself browne
: again on your way home How are 20
> now?-but needn't ask; you look quite we
;, again.
= 1T is very kind of you, Honoria," said he
: husband simply, but it was doubtful If SD
:, heard him, for az the moment She was Q,
gagged in searching out the soul OF Beatrc,
:. with one OF the most penetrating and con
! prehenave chances that young lady had eve
= enjoyed the honor Of receiving. There w;
- nothing rude about tie look; it was &c
- quick, but Beatrice felt that, quick as
= might be, it embraced her altogether. NJ
was she wrong.
= There is no doubt about it," Lady Hon
), ria thought 10 herself, she is loyely-love
= everywhere. 1t was clever CO her 10 lea'
= her hair down; it shows the shape Of her hes
:. 50 we'll and sae is tail enough to stand ]
That blue wrapper suits her, too Very fe
women could show such a figure as hers--lil
- Greek statue. i don't ike her; sLe's diffe
ent from most of Us; just tee sort of gi
. men 80 wild about and women hate"
'. All this passed through her mind in a fas
y For moment Lady Honoria's blue eyes IN
- Beatrice's gray ones, and she knew til
- Beatrice liked her no better than she
- Beatrice. Those eyes were trife too no
- est, and, like the deep clear water they
- sonibiod, apt to throw up shadows of ii
:. passing thoughts above