The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-02-08

swayed slightly toward him as she stood;
her lips parted and her eyes shone. But |
then, with a deep breath, she regained /
her self command. She looked at Be
atrix, as much as to say, you must |
comfort him" Then she turned, with
sweep of her black dress, moved to the |
door and opened it. Bellingham and
Wallie Dinsmore were just approaching.
You are late, messieurs,' exclaimed
Mariana in a gay tone. Il have been Of
fering my homage"
Wallie looked from one to the other of
the three, quietly observant. Ed, with
his face averted, was putting ON his over
coat and hat; he then pulled the brim of
the latter over his eyes and went hastily
out, looking neither to the right nor left
Beatrix, with one hand resting on the
marble dressing table, and her eyes wide
open, stood in sort of trance. She had
not yet seen Bellingham Wallie offered
Mariana his arm.
Since you are going, diva" he said.
permit me to escort you. You misun-
derstood me yesterday morning What
ever homage have to offer shall be paid
to yurt
Bellingham, thus abandoned to his
own guidance, strobe up to Beatrix, who
uttered cry; it seemed to her as if he
had suddenly started up out of the floor.
1t had been his purpose to make a final
appeal to her, and no doubt his words
would have been eloquent and movieg,
and possibly they might have gained
him his object, though he would have
had to contend against she incompre-
hensible doubts, hesitati-ls, perversity
and pride of q woman who loves and
knows that she is loved, and yet draws
back for the sake of something heaven
knows what. But, as it happened, not a
syllable of Bellingham's appeal was ever
uttered, for before he could open his
lips to begin the bell rang which con-
veyed the order for the curtain to rise on
the last act. So he, perceiving that there
was no time to lose, simply caught Bea-
trix in his arms, met her eyes for an
instant, and kissed her. After that it
was too late for her to draw back, even
had she wished to. She went to take
her part on the stage, but she left a
marguerite in Bellingham's hand.
Such is the private history of that
memorable last night, the other details
of which have been sufficiently described
in the journals of the period. Mrs. Pc
tiers is understood to have sailed for
Europe day or two later. Jocelyn dis
appeared, leaving unsavory traces be-
hind him. Mr.. Randolph, senior, re-
turned to his place up the Hudson, where
he is occasionally visited by his married
daughter. Ed entered the Office of the
latter's husband in the capacity of clerk,
and is doing we'll AS for Nile. Mariana,
the famous prina donna, she has van
.. ished as utterly as if she had never had
: any existence.
There are two or three persons in New
York who are believed to know some
thing about her; there are perhaps d
dozen who know enough to look wise
when the matter is preached in theil
presence; there are hundred or two
; who have heard report to the effect
:. that there were some facts connected
with her engagement in this city which
have never been fully explained, but the
: great mass of the public have never beer
at the pains to entertain any misgiving;
on the subject. They content them
selves with looking forward to the time
when that most faithful and enter
prising of impresarios Gen. lingo shall
once more bring out at his new opera
! house the great Mariana.
THE END.