The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-15

the parade to entertain the populace
until the rest of the show was ready.
Ii but now an apoplectic stroke were to
create vacancy among the brigadiers,
Merris's star might indeed be in the
aSt endant.
1t had been the custom Of the ladies at
Capt. Lanes to appear on the piazza
about the time that the officers came up
! from evening stables, and, REINFORCED by
the Whartons, next door, and sometimes
by other fair ones, to serve fragrant
cup of tea to such of their regimental
friends as had time to drop in. Today.
too. the coy little tables had been set
upon the veranda, but the close prox-
unity of the southwest gate, through
which all the teams came driving in, and
/ the rude stares of the occupants of the
various vehicles speedily drove the ladies
away; and Sam Ling, the China1nan. an
old retainer Of Lanes, was busily carry
ing the pretty china within doors again
and lamenting in voluble ''pidgin' the
coating of dust which had been received,
when the captain walked by with Rearn
at his side. In vain Mrs Lane called to
him from the doorway to bring in any
one who would come He shook his head
and walked on, talking gravely and
earnestly with his younger friend.
Miss Marshall, standing at the win
dow, noted the inexpressible sadness and
distress in Hearn's once buoyant, hand.
some face. He had grown years older
IN one day, she thought: all the color
had fed from his sun tanned cheeks and
the light from his brave blue eyes: vet
there was a CLEAN IL them, as he bent
his head to talk with his friend. the cap
tain, that spoke of the smouldering fire
within. She had thought him grossly
wronged in the occurrences of the pre-
ylous day, but it was the coming of The
Palladium on the noon train that canned
the climax. Omitting all the ingenious
and allurlng head lines, condensing the
sensational details in which the CORE
spondent had worked up the case. Lieut..
Hearn stood accused before the whole
United States of having forcibly elected
from the reservation a highly respecta-
bic business man who had vainly i'm
portuned him to pay the sum he for
years had owed 5he estate Of the former
post trader, most of it borrowed money
to help him out Of gambling .scrapes,"
and had at last ventured to press his
claim In person, only to be met with
outrage and insult. There could be 10
doubt OF the truth, said the correspond
ent; the books were open to the whole
world, If need be, and the sum involved
exceeded five hundred dollars
Georgia Marshall, gazing at the pair
from the lace draped window. clasDed
her shapely white hands in deep perpiex-
ity. The Islander, the scandal. the wrong.
was spread world wi3e; refutation
could never overtake it. even with the
proofs OF utter innocence at hand. and
where were they?
1t was comfort at least that he should
look up, and, as though il search of one
friendly face, search the window with
his sad blue eyes. He should feel that.
10 matter what the prass might say and
the Jews might swear to. more than one
among his friends believed in him
through thick and thin Her dark ewes
were full Of sorrow and sympathy. and
yet flashing with scorn of his defalner.
And it was his picture Of her face.
framed by those shinmering curtains
and by the trailing, twining ten6rjIs Of
smilax that hung thicllly about the win
dow, that suddenly met his troubled
gaze, and that he carried in his memory
day and night long, long after.
Half an hour later tho orderly came
hurryilg TO Capt. Lanes quarters with
a note, and then ran on down to the
stables.
tbs WI settle the question for YOU.
label, J." said Lane. who was getting into
parade uniform. "Col. Lawler comes
on the sunset train, and Col. Morris
writes to know whether We cannot ex-
cuse him, or whether, perchance. there
should be room for one more
''0h, Fred, and we've got to saw YES.
for Mr.. Hearn won't come" answered
Mrs. Mabel, with grief in her eyes.
We've got to say, Bring him by all
and yet how [ hate to have our
pretty dinner spoiled, If the train could
only be later
That would spoil it still more. Ma
bel, for then your Obi" said the can
tain, suddenly recollecting himself. and
turning back TO his particular little
shaving mirror, before which he began
busily arranging the loop Of his gold
helmet cord.
For them exclaimed pretty Mrs.
Lane, speeding across the space between
her toilet table and her iege lords shay
ing corner, and laying her white hands
upon his shoulder knots and gazing up
into his half averted face with sparkling
eyes-''For then, You dear old You
haven't sent east for nowers?"
perhaps it was some other fellow
then" said the captain, obviously.
ooh, Fred, you darling! | hadn't
hoped for anything half SO lovely. Will
they be here on this train, really? That's
why you didn't want dinner served until
so late, was it? Georgia and were saw. !
ing just now if we only had a few flowers
the table would be perfect. must run
and tell her." And impulsively she
raised her soft lips to his face and kissed
him enthusiastically. you are so
Fred!'
Very he responded, with much
gravity of mien. And that's what
prompted me to suggest to your ladyship
the propriety of throwing a wrapper over
those snowy shoulders. The orderly has
eft the hall door open, and all Central
City seems out here tonight. There goes
The assembly, and your train Should be
lere in fifteen minutes [ silnnnsa / can