The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-07-13


Meanwhile Beatrice was walking home
ward with an uneasy mind. The trouble was
! upon her, She had, it is true, succeeded in
postponing it little, but she knew very well
that it was only postponement. Owen
Davies was not q man to be easily shaken off.
She almost wished now that she had crushed
the idea once and for all. But then he would
have gone to her father and there must have
been a scene, and she was weak enough to
shrink from that, especially while Mr.. Bing-
ham was in the house. She could well imag-
inc the dismay, not to say the fury, of her
money loving old father if he were to hear
that she had Internationally refused--Owen
Davies, of BrynSelly castle, and all his wealth.
Then there was Elizabeth to be reckoned
with. Elizabeth would assuredly make her
life burden to her. Beatrice little guessed
that nothing would suit her sisters book
better. Oh, if only she could shake the dust
of Bryngelly off her feet! But that, too, was
impossible She was quite without money.
She might, it was true, succeed in getting
another place as mistress to a school in some
distant part of England, vera it not for an
insurmountabie obstacle. Here she received
O salary of e75 a year; of this she kept Els,
out of which slender sum she contrived to
dress herself the rest she gave to her father.
Now, rs she we'll know, lie could not keep his
head above water without this assistance,
which, small as it was, made all the differ
ence to their household between poverty and
actual want. II she went away, supposing
even that she found an equally well paid
post, she would require every farthing of the
money to support herself; there would be
nothing left to send home. 1t was a pitiable
position; hero was she who had just refused
q man worth thousands year, quite unable
to get out of the way of his importantly for
the want of e75, paid quarterly. Well, the
only thing to do was to face it out and take
her chance. On one point she was, however
quite clear: she would not marry Over
Davies. She might be fool for her pains
but she would not do it. She respected her.
self too much to marry man she did moi
love; man whom she positively disliked
mo, neverl" she exclaimed, aloud, stamping
her foot upon the shinge.
''Never what9n said voice within two
yards of her.
She started violently and looked round
There, his back resting against rock, n pip,
in his mouth, an open letter on his knee anC
his hat drawn down almost over his eyes, 50
Godfrey. He had left Effie to go home witt
Mr.. Granger, and, climbing down slopinl
place in the cliff had strolled along the beach
The letter on his knee was one from his wife
1t was short, and there was nothing particu
lar in it. Elfie's name was not even men
toned. 1t was to see if he had not overlooket
it that he was reading the note through again
No, it merely related to Lady Honoria's SAT
arrival, gave list of the people staying a
the Hall--a fast lot, Godfrey noticed, a Ger
, tain Mr., Dunstan, whom he particularly dis
liked, among them-and the number of brac
of partridges which had been killed on til
previous day. Then came an assurance tina
Honoria was enjoying herself immensely, an
, that the new French cook was ''simply pei
fect;;n the letter ending with love-"
Never what, Miss Grangeri" he said again
as he lazily folded up the sheet.
Never mind, Of course" she answered, re
covering herself. "How you startled me, Nj
Binghaml 1 had no idea there was anybod
: on the beach,
ut is quite Free is it mott" he answered
! getting up. Il thought you were going {
9 trample me into the pebbles. It's almos