The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-07-27

Then shall aue Join Lady Honoriasn
Geoffrey's journey in town was not alto
gether cheerful one. To begin with, Efis
wept copiously at parting with her beloved
"auntie," as she called Beatrice, and would
not be comforted. The prospect of reioinine
her mother and the voiuble Anne had no
charms for Efie. They ell three got on best
apart. Godfrey himself had also much to
think about and found little satisfaction in
the thinking. He threw his mind back over
the events of the past few weeks He re-
membered how he had first seen Beatrice,s
face through the thick mist on the Red
Rocks, and how her beauty had struck him
as no beauty ever had before Then be
thought of the adventure of their shipwrecl,
and of the desperate courage with which she
had saved his life, almost at the cost of her
own. He thought, too of the scene when on
the following day he had entered the room
where she was asleep, when the wandering
ray OF light had wavered from her breast TO
his own. when that strange presentiment of
the ultimate intermingling of their lives had
flashed upon him, and when she had awak-
ened with an unearthly greeting on her lips.
One by one, while Effie slowly sobbed herself
TO silence in the corner opposite to him. he
recalled every phase and scene of their ever
growing intimacy, till the review eliminated
In hls mysterious experience of the past night
and the memory of Beatrice's parting words
Ihey reached London at last, and as had
been arranged, Anne, the French bonnie. met
them at the station to take Effie home Geof-
Trey noticed that she looked smarter and less
TO MS taste than ever. However, she en-
oraced Ellie with an enthusiasm which the
child scarcely responded to, and at the same
time carried on an ocular Irritation with a
ticket collector. Although it was so early in
the year for fogs, London was plunged in a
dense gloom. 1t had been misty that morn
ing at Bryngelly, and become more and more
so as the day advanced; but, though it was
not yet O'Clock. London was dark as night.
Luckily, however, it is not far from Padding
ton to the the fat near the Edgware road.
where Godfrey lived, SO having personally
instructed the cabman, he left Anne to con-
vey Ellie and the luggage and went on 10 the
Temple by Underground railway with an
easy mind
Shortly after Godfrey reached his cham
bers III Pump Court the solicitor arrived as
had been arranged, not his unce-who was.
he learned, very unwell-but partner. To
MS delight he then found that Beatrice,s ghost
theory was perfectly accurate; the boy with
the missing toe joint had been discovered
who saw the whole horrible tragedy through
crack in the blind; moreover, the truth had
been wrung from him and he would be nro
duced at the trial-indeed, proof of his evil
dence was already forthcoming Also some
specimens OF the ex-lawyer's clerks hand
writing had been obtained and were declared
by two experts TO be identical with the writ
Ing ON the will. One thing, however. dis
turoed him: neither the attorney general ncr
MI Candleton was yet III town, so no con-
ference was possible that evening. However,
both We're expected that night-the attorney
general from Devonshre and Mr.. CaudIeton
from the Continent; so-the case being first
on the list-it was arranged that the confer
ence should take place at 10 o'clock ou the
following morning.
On arriving home Geoifrev was informed
that Lady Honoria was dressing, and had
LETT message saying he must be quick and
do likewise, as gentleman was coming to
dinner. Accordingly he went to his own
room-which was at the other end of the fat
and put on his dress clothes Before going
tn the dining room, however, be said good
night to Efie-who was in bed, but not
asleep-and asked her whit time she had
reached home
AT twenty minutes past ., daddy" Ellie
said promptly
Twenty minutes past 5! Why, you don't
mean to say that You were an hour coming
that little way! Did you get blocked in the
fogFa
''No, daddy, BUT
''But what, dear?"
Anne did tell me not to sayln
But l tell you to say, dear; never mind
Amer
"Anne stopped and talked to the ticketman
tor long, long time"
''Oh, did she?n he said
At that moment the parlormaid came to |
say that Lady Honoria and the 'scentlemann
were waiting for dinner. Geoffrev asked !
her casually what time Miss Eiie had reached
home.
about haf-past five, sir. Anne said the |
cab was blocked in the fog.'
VERY well. Tell her ladyship that shall
be down in minute"
Daddy" said the child, 81 haven't said |
my prayers Mother did not come, and Anne /
SAID 1t was all nonsense about prayers Auntie
did always hear me my prayers"
Yes, dear, and so will l. There, kneel 1
upon my lap and say Them
In the middle of the prayers-which Ellie /
did not remember as well as she might have
done-the parlormaid arrived again.
Please, sir, her iadyshipn-
Tell her ladyship am coming. and that
If she is in hurry she can so to dinnerl Go I
on, love-
Then he kissed her and put her to bed
again.
Daddy Efie said, as he was going, .sshall
1 see Auntie Beatrice any morega
Il hope so, dear"
"And shall you see her any morea You
want TO see her, don't you, daddya She did
love you very muchln
Godfrey could bear it no longer. The truth
Is always sharper when it comes from the
mouth Of babes and sucklings With hur-
ried good night he fled
In the little drawing room he found Lady
Honoria, very well dressed and also her
friend, whose name was Mr. Duustan. Geof
trey knew him at once for an exceedingly
wealthy man Of small birth, and less breed
ing, but burning and shining light in the !
as,-s-a-an- .ak mr. nnnstan was anriou. ,