The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-03

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"Teu me about gowf' f." said Beatrice.
Face to face they ST. while at the vision
Of her sweetness his heart grew still. Face
to face, and the faint light fell upon her ten
der loneliness and died in her deep eyes, and
the faint breeze fragrant NTH the breath of
p..ie-s 6c..eAs sIirreu her hair. Oh, IL was
worth living to see her thus!
II beg your pardon" she said in puzzled
| Tone stepping forward to pass the gate
''Beatrice"
She gave little cry and clutched the rail-
ing, else she would have fallen. One moment
she stayed So looking up towards his face,
that was hid in the deepening shadow-look-
| ing with wild eyes of hope and fear and love.
SIS it you," she said at length, ''or another
| dream?'
ut is l, Beatrice" he answered, amazed.
She recovered herself with an effort
Then why did you brighten me sol" she
asked. ut was unkind-oh, did not mean
to say anything cross. What did | say? l
forget l am so glad that you have come!n
and she put her hand to her forehead and
looked at him again az one might gaze at
ghost from the grave
''Did you not expect mea" Godfrey asked.
Expect youa no. No more than expect
ed"- And she stopped suddenly.
| cit is very odd," he said 81 thought you
knew that your father was going to ask me
down returned from London with him.
! From London" she murmured 81 did
not know; Elizabeth did not tell me anything
, about it. suppose that she forgot"
| Here am at any rate, and how are youi"
"Oh, well now, quite well. There, am all
right again. 1t is very wrong to brighten
people in that way, Mr.. Bingham" she added
in her usual voice.. 'Let me pass through
the gate and will shake hands with you
it," she added in a tone of gentle mockery,
lone may shake hands with so great man.
But told you how it would be, did not,
just before we were drowned together, you
know? How is Efliey'
"Effie fourishes,n he answered. ''Do you
know, you do not look very grand. Your
father told me that you had cold in the
winter" and Godfrey shivered as he thought
of the cause.
"Oh, thank you, have nothing to COM
plain of, am strong and well. How long
do you stay herer'
"Not long. Perhaps till Tuesday morning.
a., perhaps till Monday"
Beatrice sighed Happiness is short. She
had not brought him here, she would not
have lifted a finger to bring him here, but
since he had come she wished that he was
going to stay longer.
ut is supper time," she said: "let US go
inn
So they went in and ate their supper 1t
was happy meal, Mr.. Granger was in al
most boisterous spirits. 1t is wonderful
what difference the possession of that 9200
made in his demeanor; he seemed another
man. 1t was true that a hundred of it must
go in paying debts, but hundred would be
left, which meant at least years respite for
him. Elizabeth too, relaxed her habitual
grimness; the goo had its influence on her
also, and there were other genial influences
at work in her dark secret heart. Beatrice
knew nothing of the money and sat some
what silent, but she, too, was happy with the
wild unreal happiness that sometimes visits
us In dreams.
As for Godfrey, if Lady Honoria could
have seen him she would have stared in as
constituent. OF late he had been a very
silent man; many people, indeed, had found
him dull companion. But under the infu-
ence of Beatrice's presence he talked, and
talked brilliantly. Perhaps he was uncon-
fore her, as a man naturally does in the pres
ence of the woman he loves So brilliantly
did he talk that at lsst they all sat still and
listened to him, and they might have been
worse employed.
At length supper was done, and Elizabeth
retired to her ROOM Presently, too, Mr..
Granger was called out to christen a sick
baby, and went grumbling, and they were
left alone They sat in the window place and
looked out at the quiet night.
"Tell me about yourself" said Beatrice.
So he told her. He narrated all the steps
by which he had reached his present position
and showed her how from it he might rise to
the topmost heights of all She did not look
at him and did not answer him, but once
when he paused, thinking that he had talked
enough about himself, she said, go on; tel
me some more"
AT last he had told her all.
yes" she said, you have all the power
and the opportunity, and you will one day
be among the foremost men of your genera
tion."
81 doubt it," he said with a sigh; II an
not ambitious. only work for the sake OF
the work. not for what it will bring. One
day dare say that | shall weary OF it al
and leave it, But while do work like tt
be among the first i'll my degree"
"Oh, no." she answered, you must not
give it up; you must go on and on. Promise
me-" she continued, looking at him for the
first time, promise me that while you have
health and strength you will persevere til
you stand alone and quite pre-eminent
Then you can give it up"
why should promise you this Beatrice?'
Because | ask it of you. Once | saved
your life, MIR. Bingham, and it gives me some
little right to direct its course wish tina
the man whom saved to the world shoulc
he among the first men i'll the world, not il
wealth, which is an accident, but in intellec
and force. Promise me this and | shall b,
happy"
II promise ycu," he said. II promise tha
will try to rise because you ask it, not be
cause the prospect attracts me-" but as ht
spoke his heart was wrung. 1t was bitter tx
hear her speak thus of future in which sh,
would have no share, which, as her word
implied, would be thing utterly apart from
her, as much apart as though she were dead
Eyes" he said again, you gave me m,
; life, and it makes me very unhappy to thinl
that can give you nothing in return. Oh
Beatricel l will tell you what have neve
told to any one am lonely and wretched
With the exception of yourself, | do not thinl
that there is anybody who really cares for
mean who really sympathizes with me il
the world. dare say that it is my owl
fault, and it sounds humiliating thing t.
say. and in fashion. n selfish thing. Tneve