The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-30

lovely girls in New York whom one did
know something about; why couldn't the
/ count! However, the count was
rich enough to be eccentric and the fashion
OF marrying unknown girls might catch on.
Come to think of it, though" said DR..
Nenables. "was there not an Olympia
Raven mixed up in that murder trial some
years agos Why, yesl Now, there's
curious instance, Miss Hess Hesketh, of
the confederation of IDEAS. Thinking of
the count, you know, brought up the idea
OF his house. His house suggested poor
Trent, who built it. Trent suggested the
TRIAL and the trial the persons concerned in
1T. There was the young fellow Darke,
the murderer. and Sallle Matchin, and then
remembered that there was some one that
DarKe was In love with, and-do you see?
Olympia Raven-yes, the same person.
| wen, now. that is curious again; one of
tnose mysteries - condolences, we call
them-bIt who knows? If you recollect,
my dear Miss Hess Hesketh, it came quite
as surprise that Sallie Matchin should
have turned out to be Mrs. Harry Trent,
Tor 1t ives in evidence at the time that
Trent was intending to marry this same
Olympia Raven. But to day the tables are
turned. After that dinner party I'm sure
we all expected that Sallie was going to
marry the count, instead OF which he
throws her over and picks up her old rival,
Olympiap'
Old Miss Hess Hesl1eth laughed. 1.-THE
girl lost nothing by waiting Bit" she re-
marked. eff she'd got Trent she'd have
lost The count. But L expect Sallie will be
mad. L don't blame her. pd marry the
count myself if he asked mep' Miss Hess
Hesketh was seventy, and had the reputa
ton OF being the uglist woman in New
York, but she was far from being the
greatest fool
Meanwhile the two persons chiefly con-
cerned in the approaching ceremony had no
intention Of making grand display OF it.
10 be married was their object, and they
regarded the social obligations rather az
necessary nuisance than as
an opportunity. Olympia, in short,
would be married in travelling dress.
There would be accommodation for every
BODY at the church, but at the house, whore
the wedding breakfast would oe served, not
more than fifty guests were to be invited
Inc count had arranged the details Of the
affair with Garcia. who to his many other
remarkable qualities, added fine aesthetic
taste and an ineXhaustible inventiveness.
Inc count had already learned by expert
ence that whatever was left to Garcia to do
was sure to be we'll and thoroughly done.
so he laid down the general lines only that
were to be followed and permitted Garcia
to manage the rest.
1t was quiet Lent and no doubt it was
the happiest month of the lovers lives.
They deserved it for the sorrows they had
passed, and they needed it for the numer-
Gus disasters that lay before them. They
saw each other every day. Mrs. Banpick
fell In love with the count out of sympathy
with Olympia, and Tom conceived TO-
mantle tenderness for Olympia because
she was beloved by his friend the count.
These four, during the March evenings,
talked over many things and made many
plans for the future-as people still persist
In doing in this world, Notwithstanding
the sinister experience of thousands of
years Of history. Mrs. Raven sat at the
table near by reading her interminable
newspapers, and once in a while Garcia
made his appearance for few minutes to
report progress and to receive instructions.
One day Garcia went into shop to make
some purchases, and while waiting at the
counter he was conscious of some one
standing near him. He turned and beheld
Sallie Matchin.
The unexpected encounter startled him.
he mad not seen her since he had heard her
swear his liberty away two years before in
court, except on that one occasion when
she had been placed under the spell of his
Wizardry. He attempted to look as if he
did not know her, but she smiled frankly
upon him and held out her hand.
Don't let us be enemies she said.
You have good reason to hate me, but L
have better reason to hate you, for it was
who inflicted the injury. But / have re-
pented, and wish you to forgive me. You
are IN tho way of greater prosperity than
could have given you. Cannot you afford
to be generous?n
II know you better now than did them
said Garcia.
81 am not going to defend MYSELF she
returned. 'Let the worst be true. if you
will, am still the same woman that you
knew, except that experience has made me
wiser The ambitions that had then are
gone forever. recognize my mistakes
and my greatest mistakel' she added In a
lower tone looking him meaningly in the
eyes. IF had been true to you I should
not stand, as do now, in hourly danger of
my liberty and even of my life.
ut is too late to think of that now,n said
he. II regret nothing
"No; why should youa On the contrary
you may thank me for having acted toward
you as l did, for otherwise you would now
be entangled with me-a woman whom you
lever really loved, but who had infatuated
you. My feeling toward you was more
genuine than yours for me, though in NV
sslf1shness l betrayed you. And it is the
same now that 1t was when l still deserved
your preference"
Are you trying to lime me again!" said
Garcia, his face darkening.
"Well, l can't blame your suspicious, u
she reioined, with half sigh. II am fool
to subject myself to them. But l am sure
OF one thing-no one will ever know you as
do. You have not told this new ally of
yours who you really are. He thinks you
are the poor wandering thing that you
choose to appear. He does not know the
social dignity that you might assume if you
would. l have been your only contidant,
and you will never have another. l have
been to you what no one else can ever be.
You cannot deny it, and the only satisfac-
ton left me in life is that it is SO. When
are you going to have me arrested"
THAT is not for me to say,n he replied.
biting his lips.
She put her hand upon his arm. The
touch was light, but he felt it to the mar
row of his bones.
IF it is to be DONE" said she in muir
muir, "let it be done by you. could bear
otherl"
"Ah, yes; you think 1 cannot do it q,
said he, scarce audibly.
us 1T SO much to ask-for the woman Won
have loved?"
He turned away and took step as if to
depart GO, then" she said with sigh.
he turned to her again. 81 am fool
ana a vllllar," he said. Where can [ see
you!"
Come to me tonight" she replied; ''we
shall be alone.n
That evening Garcia was expected at the
Bannlcks house, but he did not come. His
absence was scarcely noted. The lovers
had enough to think of in each other. "He
has been looking rather under the weather
lately" remarked the count. ~ suppose
he is taking reSt.'
They intended after the ceremony to take
a trip to southern California, where the
count thought of buying some LAND, and