The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-07-06

"Elizdbethr'
In another moment somebody entered the
room; it was Elizabeth. She had returned
from her 1.-THE collecting expeGition-with the
1.-THE. The door of the sitting room was still
ajar, and Godfrey had his back towards it.
So it happened that nobody heard Elizabeth's
rather cat ike step, and for some seconds she
stood III the room without being perceived.
She stood quite still, taking in the whole
scene at Z glance. She noticed that her sis
ter held her head down, so that her hair
Ssh2dowed her, and guessed that she did SO for
some reason-probably because she did not
wish her face to be seen. Or was it to show
off her lovely hairl She noticed also the
half shy, half amused, and altogether inter
ested expression upon Geoffrey's countenance
she could see that in the little gilt edged
looking glass which hung over the fireplace
nor did she overlook the general air of en-
barrassment that pervaded them both.
When she entered the room, Elizabeth had
been thinking of Owen Davies, and of what
might have happened had she never seen the
tide of life flow back into her sisters veins
She had dreamed of it all night and thought
of it all day; even in the excitement of ex-
tracing the back 1.-THE from recalcitrant
and rather coarse minded Welsh farmer with
strong views on the subject of 1.-THE, it had
) not been entirely forgotten. The farmer was
tenant of Owen Davies, and when he called
her "parson in petticoats, and wus," and
went on, in delicate reference to her powers
of extracting cash, to iken her to 1.-TWO
legged corkscrew, only screwier,n she, per
haps not unnaturally, reflected that if ever
pace Beatrice-certain things should come
about, she would remember that farmer
For Elizabeth had very long memory, as
some people had learned to their cost, and
generally, sooner or later, she paid her debts
III full not forgetting the overdue interest.
And now, as she stood in the room unseen
and noted these matters, something occurred
10 her in connection with this dominating
idea which, like ideas in general had many
side issues At any rate look of quick in
telligence shone for a moment in her light
eyes like sickly sunbeam on faint Deem
Der mist; then she moved forward, and when
she was close behind Godfrey, spoke sud-
denly
'FWhat are you both thinking about?" she
said IN her clear, thin voice; 'you seem to
have exhausted your conversation"
Godfrey made en- exclamation and fairly
jumped from his chair, a feat which in his
bruised condition really hurt him very inu CHI.
ABeatrice, too, started violently; she recover
We'd herself almost instantly, however.
n "How quietly you move, Elizabeth" she
said
"Not more quietly than you sit, Beatrice
] have been wondering when anybody was
going 60 say anything, or if you were both
eSleep.n
Fer her part Beatrice speculated how long
her sister had been in the room Their con.
Nersation had been innocent enough, but il
Was not one that she would wish Elizabeth K
have overheard. And, somehow, Elizabeth
had knack OF overhearing things.
''Yo1 see, Miss Granger" said Godfrey
coming to the rescue, ''both our brains are
still rather waterlogged, and that does moi
tend TO Cow of ideas"
''Quite so,n said Elizabeth s'My deal
Beatrice, why don't you tie up your hair
You look like crazy Jane Not but what YOU
have very nice hair" she added, critically
ado you admire good hair, Mr. Binghamf'
''Of course do" he answered CALAMITY
SHUT it is not common"
Only Beatrice bit her lip with vexation
~ had almost forgotten about my hair" sht
said; Il must apologize for appearing in sucl
state. ! would have done it up after dinner
only was too stiff, and while 1 was waiting
Nor Betty went TO sleep.
Il think there is bit of ribbon in tina
drawer I saw you put it there Yesterday,
answered the precise Elizabeth. "Hes, here
Ii is. If you like, and Mr. Bingham will ex
Fuse it, can tie it back for you," and with
Dull waiting for an answer she came behind
her, and, gathering up the dense masses Of
her sisters locks, tied them round in such
fashion that they could not fall forward
though they still rolled down her back
Just then Mr. Granger came back frcu
his visit TO the farm. He was in high humor
The pug had even surpassed her former efforts
and increased in a surprising manner, 10 sh
number Of fifteen indeed. Elizabeth Slere
upon produced tine two ponds odd shilling
which she had ''corkscrewedn out OF the re
calcitrant dissenting farmer, and the sigh
added to his satisfaction
"Would you believe it, Mr. Bingham h
said, ''in this miserably paid parish 1 hav
nearly 500 owing to lie, el00 in tiths
There's old Jones, who lives out towards ia
Bell Rock. he owes three years tithe-.22;5
lis. I'd. de can pay and he won't pay-say
hes Baptist, and amt going to pay no pal
sons dues-though for the matter of tha
hes nothing but an old bser tab OF a heather.
"Why don't you proceed against lin
then, Mr.. Granger!n
Proceed? have proceeded. I've got ja5s
nent, and mean TO issue execution il a fe
days won't stand ii any longer" he wez
or, working himself UP and shaking his hea
as be spoke till his thin white hair feli abol
his eyes. ''I'li have the law Of him and ii
Others too. You're q lawyer and yon &C
help me- Tell you there's spiriE abroa
which just comes 10 this-no nan isn't !
Spy his lawful debts, except, OF course, Il
parson and The squire. They must pay or g
to the court. But there's law left, and
have it, before they play the irish game c
Us here" and he brought down his list wit
a bang upon the table.
Godfrey listened with some amusemen
So this was tee weak old mans sore point
money He was clearly very strong abo,
that--as strong as Lady Honoria, inaeed, b
with more excuse. Elizabeth also listene
with evident approval, but Beatrice locke
panied
Don't get angry, father" she said; ''pe
maps he viii pay after all. 1t is bad to tai
the law if You can manage any other way
~ breeds SO much i'll blood"
.Nonsense. Beatrice, "said her sister sharpl,