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

"Where is Evelyn? I want her arm.
Gen. Marston, Col, Middleton, will you
have the goodness to go and CLEAN up
these young people? Mrs. Marston and
Lady Delmour, you must both be tired
to death. Let US go on, and they can fol-
low"
Gen. Marston and / found whole
flock of the said young people in the IL
brary, candle in hand, laughing and
talking, thinking they were going that
moment, but not doing it, and all, in
fact, listening to Charles, who was ex-
pounding o theory of his own respecting
ball dresses, which seemed to meet with
the greatest feminine derision.
First take your silk Slip" he was say
ing as we came in. There is nothing
lndiscreet in mentioning slip, is there,
Evelyn? trust not, for 1 heard Lady
Delmour telling Mrs. Wright that all
well brought up young ladies had silk
slips. Then"-
lie exposes his ignorance more en-
tlrely every moment" said Evelyn. 'sLet
US all go to bed and leave him to hold
forth to men who know as little as him
self"
ooh, Ralph" said Aurelia, pointing to
the jewels on her neck and arms; s'be-
fore we go want you to take back these.
l don't like keeping them myself; am
afraid of them" And she began to take
them off and lay them on the table.
Nonsense, my pet Keep them your
self and lock them up in your dressing
case" And Ralph held them toward
her.
81 haven't got dressing case" said
Aureia, pouting, "and my hat box won't
lock. don't like having them. / wish
you would keep them yourself"
'Botherr' said Ralph, land father has
gone to bed. He can't put them back
into his safe, and he keeps the key him
self. Where is the bag they go in?"
Aurelia said that she had seen him
put it behind certain jar on the chin
neypiece in the morning roorR, and Carr
went for it, she following him with a
candle, as all the lamps had been put
out. They presently returned with it,
and Ralph, who had been collecting all
the jewels spread over the table, shovel
ed them in with little ceremony.
Bother" he said, again looking
round and swinging the bag, what on
earth am to do with them? All, well,
here goesF' and he opened side drawer
IN a massive writing table and showed
the bag in.
There" he said, locking it and put
ting the key in his pocket they will
do very well there till tomorrow. Are
you content now, Aurelia?''
ooh, yes" she said, ri am if you are"
And she babe us good night and follow
ed in the wake of the others, who were
really under way at last.
AS we all tramped YEARLY up stairs
to the smoking room / saw Charles
draw Ralph aside and whisper some
thing to him.
''Nonsenser' l heard Ralph say. "Safe
enough. Besides, who would suspect
their being there? Just as safe as in the
strong box. Brahma lock. Won't be
bothered any more about them"
Charles shrugged his shoulders and
marched off to bed. Ralph and Carr
likewise went off shortly afterward to
their rooms in the lodge. Carr looked
tired to death. went down with them.
at Ralph's request, to lock the door be-
hind them, as all the servants had gone
to bed
1t was fine night, still and cold, with
a bright moon. 1t had evidently been
afresh, for there was not a
trace Of wheels upon the ground, but it
had ceased now.
Goodnight" called Ralph and Carr
as they went down the steps together.
watched the two figures for q moment
in the moonlight, their footsteps making
a double track in the untrodden snow.
The cold was intense 1 drew back
shivering and locked and bolted the
door.