The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-07-06

smiles" thought he Il suppose she is going
tomorrow"
81 have some other news for you, Miss
Granger went on Lady Honoria Your
canoe hes been washed ashore, very little in
iured The old Northumberland, think
they call him-has foundit, and your gun in
it, too, Godfrey 1t had stuck under the
seat or somewhere. But | fancy that you
must both have had enough canoeing for the
present"
az don't know, Lady Honoria," answered
Beatrice. ''One does not often get such
weather as last nights, and canoeing is very
pleasant. Every sweet has its salt, you
know; or, in other words one may always
be upset"
At that moment Betty, the awkward Welsh
serving lass, with fore arm about as shapely
as the hind leg of an elephant, and a most I'M
pleasing habit of snorting audibly as she
moved, shufiled in with the tea tray. In her
wake came the slim Elizabeth, to whom Lady
Honoria was introduced.
After this conversation tagged for awhile
till Lady Honoria, feeling that things We're
getting little dull, set the ball rolling again.
"What pretty view you have of the sea
from these windows" she said, in her well
trained and monotonously modulated voice.
81 am SO glad to have seen it, fos you know
am going away tomorrow
Beatrice looked up quickly.
my husband is not going, she went on,
as though in answer to an unspoken question
~ am playing the part Of the undutiful wife
and running away from him for exactly
three weeks. 1t is very wicked of me, isn't
it? But have an engagement that l must
keep. 1t is most tiresome."
Godfrey, slipping his tea, smiled grimly be-
hind the shelter of his cup. ''She does it I'M
commonly well, he thought to himself
"Does your little girl 60 with you, Lady
Honoria3" asked Elizabeth.
''Wei, no. l think not. can't bear part
ing with her-you know how hard it is when
one has only one child. But / think she
would be so bored where am going to stay,
! for there are no other children there; and be-
sides size positively adores the sea. So shall
have to leave her to her fathers tender mer-
cies, poor dear"
81 hope she viii survive it, I am sure, " said
Godfrey, laughing.
81 suppose that your husband is going to
stay on at Mrs. JONES'" said the clergyman.
REALLY, 1 don't know. What are you
going to do, Geoffreya Mrs Jones' rooms
are rather expensive for people in our i'm
poverished condition. Besides, l am sure
that she cannot look after Effie Just think,
she has eight children of her own, poor old
dear And | must take Anne with me; she
is Effie's French nurse, you know-a perfect
treasure. | am going to stay in q big house,
and my experience of those big houses is that
one never gets on at all unless one takes a
maid. You see, what is everybody's business
is nobody's business. I'm sure don't know
how you will get on with the child, Godfrey
she takes such lot of looking after"
'Oh, don't trouble about that, Bonoria, "
he answered. 81 dare say that Effie and l
will manage somehow"
Here one of those peculiar CLEANS of intel
igence which marked the advent of a new
idea passed across Elizabeth's face She was
sitting next her father and, bending, whisper
ed 10 him. Beatrice saw it and made motion
as though to interpose, but before she could
do 50 Mr. Granger spoke.
"Eook here, Mr.. Bingham, nhe said, ''if you
want to move, would you like room here
Terms strictly moderate, but can't afford tx
put you up for nothing, you know, and living
: rough and ready. You'd have TO take US a:
you find US; but there's dressing room next
to my room, where your little girl could
sleep, and my daughters would look after
her between them, and be glad of the job"
Again Beatrice opened her lips as though
to speak, but closed them without speaking
Thus do our opportunities pass before WI
realize they are at hand.
Instinctively Godfrey had glanced toward
her. He did not know if this idea was agree
able to her. He knew that her work wa
! I 4
upon her, for he guessed that the burden o
: looking after Efie would ultimately fall upol
her shoulders. But her fnee told him nothing
1t was quite passive and apparently indiffel
ont.
You are very kind, Mr. Granger" he sale
hesitating. II don't want to go away froI
Bryngelly just at present, and it would be
, good plan in some ways, that is if the troubl
TO your daughters would not be too much"
81 am sure that it would be an exceller
!, plan," broke in Lady Honoria, who feare
lest difficulties should arise as to her appropr
alton of Anne's services. How lucky that
happened to mention it. There will be II
trouble about our giving up the rooms at Mr.
! Jones', because l know she has another appl
cation for them"
, Every WE'LL" said Godfrey, not liking I
raise objections to a scheme thus publicly az
vocated, although he would have preferre
: to take time to consider Something warne
him that Bryngelly Vicarage would prove
fateful abode for him Then Elizabeth TO
? and asked Lady Honoria if she would like
, see the rooms her husband and Effie wou
. occupy.
y She said she would be delighted and wei
= off followed by Mr.. Granger fuSsing in ii
rear.
Don't you think that you will be lit
dull here, Mr. Bingham.' said Beatrice.
'On the contrary" he answered. ''Wt
. should | be dull! l cannot be SO dull as
. should be by myself
. Beatrice hestated, and then spoke agai
- 1--WE are curious family, Mr.. Bingham
!. you may have seen as much this afternoo
- Had you not better think it over.p
: IF you mean that you DO not want me
come, l WON'T" he said bluntly, and ne
second felt that he had made d mistake.
> al" she answered, opening her eyes.
:, have no wishes in the matter The fact
: = that we are poor, and let lodgings. That
:, what it comes to. If you think they will S,
- you, you are quite right TO take them"
= Godfrey colored. lie was man W
RI COuiu HOO DStsi " KY iiIiii9S4l clIsu W l
smallest rebuff from woman, and he Ii
!, brought this on himself. Beatrice saw it q
80 relented
~ ''Of course, Mr.. Bingham, SO far as I 8
- concerned, shall be the gamer if you
= come. L do not meet SO many people wi
= whom l care 10 associate, and from whom
. can learn, that wish to throw char
away"
,t Il think you misunderstood me alittle, !"