The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-09-14

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door and noiselessly opened it a chink.
Son" me was coming down the corriJ
dor with the hghtness of cat, candls
IN hand, as faint light showed me-
Another moment and saw Charles, pala
and haggard, still in evening dress, COM
ing toward me. He was without his
shoes. He passed my door and went
nolselessly into his own room, little
further down the passage. There was
the faintest suspicion of sound, as of a
key being gently turned in the lock. and
then all was still again, stiller than ever.
What could Charles have been after, 4
wondered. He could not have been re1
turning from seeing Denis, who was NOT
only much better, but was In the room.
beyond his own. And why had he still
got on his evening clothes at 4 o'clock i'm
the morning? determined to ask him
about it next day as l got back into bed
again, and then, while wondering about
it and trying to get warm, fell fast
asleep. Twas only reused, after being
twice called, to find that it was broad
daylight, and to hear the boxes being
carried down of many of the guests who
We're leaving by an carly train.
l was late, out not SO late as some
Breakfast was still going on. Evelyn
and Ralph had been up to see their
friends Off, but Gen. and Mrs. Marston
and Carr, who were staying on, came i'm
after did. Lady Mary and Aurelia
were having breakfast in their own,
rooms. | think nothing is more dreary
than a long breakfast table laid for
large numbers with half dozen pick
nicldng at it among the debris left by
earlier rayages. Evelyn, behind the
great silver urn, looked pale and pre-
occupied and had very little to say for
herself when | journeyed UP to her
end of the table and sat down by her.
She asked me twice if took sugar, and
was not bright and alert and ready I'M
conversation, as think girls should be.
Carr, too, was eating his breakfast in 81
lence beside Mrs. Marston.
1t was not cheerful And then Charles
came In, hstless and tired, and without
an appetite. He sat down YEARLY ON
the other side of Evelyn and watched
her pour out his coffee without a word.
''The Carews and Edmonts and LADY
Delmour and her daughter have lust
gone, said Evelyn, land Mr.. Denis"
Yes" replied Charles. seeming to pull
himself together; 'Denis came to nv
room before he went. He looked a
wreck, poor fellow; but not worse than
some of US. These late hours, these
frisk1ngs with energetic young creatures
IN the schoolroom, these midnight revels
are too much for me. feel perfect
wreck this morning, too"
He certainly looked it.
''Have you had bad letters?' said
Evelyn, in low voice.
He laughed ittle-a grim laugh
and shook his head But L had yester-
day." he added, presently, in q low tone.
Il shall have to try change of air again
soon, l am afraid"
was just going to ask Charles what
he had been doing walking about in his,
socks the night before, when the door
opened. and Ralph, whose absence I had
not noticed, came in He looked much
perturbed. 1t seemed his father had been.
taken suddenly and alarmingly i'll while,
dressing
In moment all was confusion. Eve:
iyn precipitately left the room to go to,
tim, while Charles rushed round to thei
stables to send q groom ON horseback for,
The nearest doctor. Ralph followed him..
and the remainder of the party gathered
N little knot round the fire, Mrs. Mar.
'ton expressing the sentiment of each of
Us when she said that she thought visit.
urs were very much in the way when
there was Illness in the house, and that
she regretted that she and her husband
had arranged to stay over Sunday, today,
being Friday.
$50 have T." said Carr; "but I. am
sure had better have refused. A ssrau-,
ger in sick house Is positivenuisance.
think shall go to town by an after
noon train if there is one."
upon my word think we had better
10 the same" said Mrs Marston. "What
10 you say, Arthur" And she turned,
% her husband.
Il must go to day, anyhow-on bust
less," said Gen. Marston.
81 hope no one is talking of leaving"
aid Charles, who had returned sudden
y, rather out of breath.
As he spoke his eyes were fixed on
Carr.
Eyes, that is exactly what we werg
LONG," said Mrs. Marston. Nothing
S so tiresome as having visitors on ones
lands when there is illness in the house.,
Dir. Carr was thinking of going up to
london by the afternoon train, and I
lave very good mind to go away with
Arthur instead of staying on and letting.
i'm come back here for me tomorrow,
s we had intended"
Pray do not think of such thingr"i
aid Charles, really with unnecessary
arnestness. Mrs. Marston, pray do
lot alter your plans. Carr in q much
terner tone, II must beg that you will
lot think of leaving us today. Your
ried, Col. Middleton, is staying on, and
We cannot allow you TO desert us SO sud-
eniy."
1t was more like command than an
invitation; but Carr, usually so quick to-
axe slight, did not seem to notice it.
nd merely said that &c should be happy
D go or stay, whichever was most in ac-
ordance with the wishes of others, and
ook up the newspaper. He and Charles
I'd not seem to get on well. | could see
hat Charles had not seemed to take
him from the very first, and Carr GER
linly did -Nt appear at ease in the housaL
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