Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-01

mr. nrsrnIr wrEELY.
A GAME OF CHANCE.


and as a matter Of course. II he could
have forcseen tho cntanslements that
were 10 ensue on account Of his good
nature, ho would undoubtedly have do
rllned.
II was very good Of her, certainly. 70
ask him 20 lead. but Archie Leland had
managed 80 many germans that II did
not seem at all odd TO him that he was
asked.
II was only when he was going back
TO the hotel that he came 20 the con.
clusion that no had acted little hastily.
lie knew quite ns well Ms every ono
else ia Lenot that Miss Aspinwall-Jonos
was after him and his money.
"Til keep my eyes open" he resolved,
land there positively must not DO too
much champagne"
Then he laughed at himself for being
no alarmed. Leading n german with
Miss Aspinwall.Jonos was not such n
pcrilous sort Of thing. after all. Il was
something 10 keep one very busy, and
WINS not nearly 40 dangerous as driving
home In brougham after a dance.
80 no Is going 20 lead" everybody
saId, nitcr an afternoon ten AZ tho As
pinwall,Jonosca Then there was nm
elcvatlng Of eyebrows "Ic really
ought 10 know better Hen got caught
somehow lts too bad, really"
Miss Asplnwall Jones had been do
Ing some hard work that summer. She
had managed several drives and tonnls
parties entirely 10 hcr tatlSfaction, but
Archie Leland had clcvcrly cludcd her
grasp. Every ono thought that she
was preparing for ono last effort, and
II was with moro than ordinary eager.
mess that thoy went TO the german.
Il was very pleasant function, and
Archie Leland lod with his customary
tact and skill Mr.. AspinwallJ Jones,
with her large amount Of avolrdupolS
her hooked nose and her keon eyes
kept an oversight over everything, and
altogether u was quite like an every.
day german.
Archie Leland seemed 10 be enjoying
himself His blue eyes wcrc smiling
and happy, his light hair tunblcd
gracefully over his forehead. and his
tall, graceful figure was everywhere,
and always In the right place.
Miss Asplnwall Jones wis very pretty
that night She was looking her best,
and that meant n great deal II Il
wcrc not for tho reason that sho wis
uuch awfully bad form, comparatively
poor and encountered with n schcming
mamma, Aho would have made n good
running M n rclgnlng belle. but as Il
was, sometimes there WIS difficulty In
getting partners for her ut u dance.
But on this night she looked superb.
Her light brown hair was dressed Ia q
knot at tho back Of her head, her car.
riagc was moro graceful than usual,
her brown eyes looked sparkling. and
altogether she seemed perfectly happy.
But when she watched Archie 10.
land dancing with some Of tho other
girls and thon mot tho glance Of her
mothers keen, cold eyes, cynical ox.
preston came over her face. Her thin
llpa closed together with a cruel com.
preston.
People began 10 DO disappointed; tho
german was progressing. In fact was nj.
ready half over, aud nothing at all had
happened. Archie Leland wns leading
In the same cool, deliberate manner,
US he had done scores Of timex before;
he was very nice to Miss Asplnwall.
Jones, very pleasant 10 her. but that
WINS all. Ii was not until after ,nnnor
that the schpmlns mamma put In her
work; and then she did II up brown.
There had been good deal Of cham.
pagno about nj supper, and IA some
manner bottle found itself beside the
chairs Of tho leaderA Whether Mn
Asplnwnll,J ones, her daughter or
Archie Leland ordered Il nut there WINS
q mystery. but at all eyents n WINS
there.
II wa. mt much n, , so,,.ro 10 Ia
aure Int Mrs AgnInwalI. Ion.s 80, =,
Arehie'a yenlness nnd ,honsh, ,ha,
,ho l..an,y :, ~, Sa,.t,"N a'', Ia
ebamnagn. r,isb, o,-ry ,La Ia. 49,
tbe romhlna,Ion q, cl,S,,,ns,.n',' 80, , '.a.
loo much Tor ,bo un,or,nna,o 49,, We" -,
tho german '@''''' ~
81 ssy Ar,,to 81, ILL., ..,,
cut thnt sort a, Tim ,n,, 80, - Ill" -
80 ana ~, u sI $1,000 ~" s sI N,,4
49, ,"o " us 'huhia,o friends hiiar
"nan,, ~, ,h',., Imp s.h'p'V usulu "au'y,
- ~ ~ W." o'uis IN any moro
''n ~, ~ NO. 'A"'''y 'no 'h'hg' you
understand