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

SlCering them
''You remember that you are coming up to
the castle this afternoonl he said at length.
ITO the castle" she answered. No, l
have heard nothing of it."
ibid not your sister tell you she made an
engagement for herself and you a week or
more agol You are to bring the little GIRL
she wants to see the view from the top of the
tower"
Then Beatrice remembered. Elizabeth had
told her, and she had thought it best TO ac-
cept the situation The whole thing had gone
out of her mind.
ooh, beg your perdoni I do remember
now, but | have made another plan-how
stupid of mel"
''You had forgotten" he said in his heavy
voice; sit is easy for you to forget what l
have been looking forward to for whole
week. What is your plan-to go out walking
with Mr.. Bingham, supposed"
yes answered Beatrice, "to go out with
Mr. Bingham"
'Ahl you go out with Mr. Bingham every
day now"
''And what if dor said Beatrice quickly;
''surely, Mr.. Davies, have right to go out
with whom 1 like"
Eyes, of course; but the engagement to
come to the castle was made first. Are you
not going TO keep iti"
''Of course I'm going to keep it: l always
keep my engagements when | have any"
very well. then. shall expect you at 8
o'clock
| Beatrice went on home in curiously irri-
tated condition of mind. She did not, natur-
ally, want to go to the astle, and she did want
to go out with Godfrey. However, there was
no help for it.
When she came in to dinner sine found that
Godfrey was not there. He had, it seemed,
gone to lunch with DIR. Chambers, whom he
had met on the beach. Before he returned
they were all three starting for the castle,
Beatrice leaving message to this effect with
Betty
About a quarter of an hour afterwards
Godfrey came back to fetch his gun and
Beatrice, but Beatrice was gone, and all that
he could extract from Betty was that she
had gone to see Mr. Davies
As for Beatrice, she enjoyed herself just as
little at the castle rs Godfrey did on the
beach. Owen Davies took them through the
great unused rooms, and showed them the
pictures, but she had seen them before, and
though some of them were very fine, did not
care to look at them again-at any rate not
that afternoon But Elizabeth gazed at them
with eager eyes, and mentally apprised their
value, wondering if they would ever be hers.
What is this pictures" she asked, pointing
to beautiful portrait of Dutch burgomas-
ter by Rembrandt.
"That," answered Owen heavily, for he
knew nothing of painting and cared less
that is a Velasquez, valued for probate al
23,000-no," referring TO the catalogue and
reading. II beg your pardon: the next is the
Velasquez; that is Rembrandt in the mas
} ter's best style, showing all his wonderful
mastery over light and shade. 1t was valued
for probate at 1900 guineas."
-Four thousand guineas!" said Elizabeth
'Fancy having thing worth 1000 guinea.
hanging on a WALL"
And so they went on, Elizabeth asking
questions and Owen answering them by tbs
help of the catalogue, till, to Beatrices relief
, they came at length to the end of the pictures
l Then they took some tea in the little sitting
room of the master OF all this magnifcence
= Owen, to her great annoyance, sat OPPOSITE
to Beatrice, staring at her with all his eye
: while she drank her ten, with Ellie sitting il
her lap, and Elizabeth, observing it, DIT hel
r lip in jealousy. She had thought it well Il
, bring her sister here; it would not do TO lie
: Mr.. Davies think she was keeping Beatric
3 out of his way, but his mute idol worship
t was trying to her feelings After tea the.
!, went to the top of the tower, and Effie re
y joiced exceedingly i'll the view, which wa
= beautiful Here Owen got word with Eliza
. beth.
Your sister seems to be put out abou
: something" he said.
s 'Idaresay," she answered carelessly; "Bes
e trice has an uncertain temper. | think sh
+ wanted to go out shooting with Mr. bingham
u this afternoon"
Had Owen been a less religious person
d might have sworn; as it was, he only said
Is ''Mr. Bingham-it is always Mr.. Bingham
It from morning to night When is be goin
awayg'
% In another week, believe, Beatrice wi
= be sorry, think; she makes great compaI
# ion of him. And now think that we must b
d getting home," and she went, leaving tn
it poisoned shaft to rankle i'll his breest.