The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-10
LADY HoNoRIA TAKES THE FIELD.

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"Wcre you seen carrying that acon,an in
yOllr Gr7nS?'
Godfrey hurried to the vicarage to fetch
his baggage and say good-by. He had no time
for breakfast, and he was glad of it, for he
could not have eaten n morsel to save his life
He found Elizabeth and her father in the sit
ting room.
why, where have you been this wet morn
ing, Mr.. Binghaml" said Mr. Granger.
! Il have been for walk with Miss Bea-
trice; she Is coming home by the village he
answered. 81 don't mind rain, and I wanted
to get as much fresh air as could before go
back to the mill. Thanh, you-only cup of
tea. l will get something to eat as l gon
How xii of him." reflected Nr. Gran
ger; mo doubt he has been speaking to Bea-
trice again about Owen Davies
"Oh, by the way,n lie added aloud, "dd
you happen to hear anybody moving in the
house last night, Mr.. Bingham just when the
storm was at its height? First of all q door
slammed so violently that l got up to see
! what it was, and as / came down the pas
sage l could almost have sworn that saw
something white go into the spare room But
my candle went out, and by the time that
had found a light there was nothing to be
seem"
"a clear case of ghosts" said Godfrey in
differently. 1t was indeed lease of ghosts"
and they would he reflected haunt him for
many day.
''How very odd!n put in Elizabeth viva
ciously, her keen eyes fixed intently on his
face. 'Do you know, thought that twice
saw the door of our room open and shut in
the most mysterious fashion. | think that
Beatrice must have something to do with it.:
she is so uncanny in her ways
Godfrey never moved a muscle; he was
trained to keep his countenance. Only he
wondered how much this woman knew. She
must be silenced somehow.
Excuse me for changing the subject he
said, "but my time is short, and l have none
to spare to hunt the 'vicarage ghost By the
way, there's good title for somebody. Mr..
Granger, believe that may speak of bust
ness matters before Miss Elizabethm
Certainly, Mr.. Bingham" said the clergy
man; Elizabeth is my right hand, and has
the best business head liz BryngelIyn
Godfrey reflected that this was very evil
dent, and went on: 81 only want to say this.
If you get into any further difficulties with
your rascally 1.-THE payers, mind and let me
know. l shall always be glad to help you
while | eau. And now | must be going"
He spoke thus for two reasons. First, natur-
ally enough, he meant to make it his business
to protect Beatrice from the pressure of pow
erty, and well knew that it would be useless
to offer her direct assistance. Secondly, he
wished to show Elizabeth that it would not
be to the advantage of her family 60 quarrel
with him. If she had seen { ghost perhaps
this fact would make her reticent on the sub
ject He did not know that she was playing
"a much bigger game for her own hand,
game of which the stakes were thousands
year, and that she was, moreover, mad with
Jealousy and what, in such a woman must
pass for love.
Elizabeth made no comment on his offer,
and before Mr.. Changers profuse thanks were
nearly finished Godfrey was gone.
Three weeks passed at Bryngelly, and
Elizabeth still held her hand. Beatrice, pale
and spiritless, went about her duties as usual.
Elizabeth never spoke to her in any sense
that could awaken her suspicious, and the
ghost story was, or appeared to be, pretty
well forgotten. But ut last an event &C.
Cured That caused Elizabeth to determine to
take the field. One day she met Owen Davies
walking along the beach i'll the seini-insane
way which henow affected. He stopped, and,
without further ado, plunged into converse
ton.
81 can't bear it any longer" he said wild
ly, throwing up his arms Il saw her yester-
day, and she cut ME short before / could
speak word. | have prayed for patience
and 1t won't come TO ME, only "a voice seemed
to say to me that must wait ten days more,
ten short days, and then Beatrice, my beau
tiful Beatrice, would be my wife at last
IF You go on in this way, Mr. Davies"
said Elizabeth sharply, her heart filed with
jealous anger, ''you will soon lie off Your
head. Are YOU not ashamed of Yourself for
making such n fuss about girls pretty facet
II you want to get married. marry somebody
else"
Marry somebod, else" be said dreamily.
II d-n't know any iody else whom could
marry, except you, and you are not Bea-
trice"
"No." answered Elizabeth angrily; 81
should hope that have more sense, and if
you wanted to marrv mo you would have to
set about it in different way from this. l
am not Beatrice, thank heaven, but am her
y
about her than you do, l warn you as
friend to be careful. Supposng that Bea-
.rice were not worthy of you, you would not
wish to marry her, would you.n
"No, no, of course not,n he said. "Of
course would not marry her If she was not
tit to be my wife-but | must know that first,
before l talk of marrying anybody else
Good afternoon, Miss Elizabeth It will soon
be settled new; it cannot go on much longer
now. Ny prayers will be answered; know
they will.n
you arc right there, Owen Davies"
thought Elizabeth as she ;oosea5 safer. him
with ineffsble bitterness, no. to say contempt.
Your prayers SHALL DO answered in was
that viii astonish you. You shall not marry
Beatrice, and yon shall marry me- The fish
has been on the line long enough; now must
begin to pull In
Curiously enough il never really occurred
to Elizabeth TINT beatrice herself might prove
to be the true obstacle to the marriage she
plotted TO prevent She knew that her sister
was fond of Godfrey Bingham, but that.
when it came to the point, she would abso.
lutely allow her affection to interfere with