The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-06

Nevertheless, after weighing all consid-
erations, he resolved to go. twas chance
and the only one that had offered itself.
Were he to neglect it he might repent it
forever. The only precaution be took was
to place revolver in his pocket and at IL
O'Clock the next day he rang the bell at
Sallie Matchin's door.
Sallie, of course, was far too clever to
think of attempting to influence her Wis
ltor by accentuatlng the seductiveness of
her beauty. She had already experienced
the i'll success of such an effort, and even
had 1t been otherwise man in an agony
about one woman is not in humor to
be attracted by another, apart from the
question OF previous enmity. But Sallie
enjoyed her beauty on her own account,
and took pleasure in adjoining it. So the
tiger seems to feel pride in her glossy
stripes and the coral snake in its gaudy
scales. This woman had never felt 80
sweet a satisfaction with herself and her
prospect as when she babe her visitor well
come that day; and she looked as she felt.
At the first glance there seemed to emanate
from her the pure bloom and freshness of
May itself; but as one looked more closely
he became conscious of something behind
this innocent and balmy aspect which was
as poisonous and cruel as sin. The rich,
glowing color, the queenly grace, the dark,
dauntless eyes, the smiling, curving lips,
the sparkle of jewel here and there, and
certain luxuriousness of costume and
demeanor, all contributed to render
her splendid, pestilential creature,
such as the women of medieval Italy
might have been, or Cleopatra. There she
stood like queen In her kingdom; and abe
greeted the count with smile of pleasure
so bright and spontaneous that, had he
been in q mood to speculate about it, he
might have 10 limo yfr Qd oh ylad
see him for his own sake
81 am heartily glad TO see you, Count de
Lisle," she said. ~ thought it even
chances that you did not come. You evil
IDENTIFY have courage. Shall l clap my
hands and let the assassins spring forth
upon youl" She actually did clap her hands
rs she spoke, and at the signal a curtain in
doorway at the upper part of the room
parted, and in came-not band of assas-
sins, but-a pretty French matchmaking
with the Russian Samovar on tray. Sallit
watched Their guest under her eyelashes
but he did not even turn his head to see
who entered. He. was turned to sJernel
issues than this, and Sallie smiled again.
~ am here on business" he said, seatins
himself in the chair she indicated, land
must request you to conduct this interview
on business basis. You say you hav,
something to sell that want to buy. L
you prove that you have it you can name
your price,
"Oh, my dear count you forget that
am woman, with all a woman's foible
and frailities,n she exclaimed; "WomeI
cannot move in straight lines, like bullets
they must undulate, like snakes. Besides
l want to feel that l am a human beinl
dealing with another human being, not on
part of an abstract commercial transaction
You must remember that this is one of tn
most interesting moments of my life. Yol
cannot expect me to let it pass by in S
frigid manner. l must get what mea
there is out Of it; or, if you cannot spar
the time and patience, you can always ge
up and go away. But | give you tai
warning that l will not tell you what 20
want to know until have told you every
thing want you to hear"
perhaps, you had better give me som
assurance, in the first place, that you ca
tell me what want to know"
Sallie hesitated moment, and her han
moved toward box on the table. But sh
withdrew it and said: mo, | will not d
even that. You think me unreasonable, c
course but can't help it; l must conduC
this affair in my own way or not at all.
| This whimsical pretense of feminin
business in the face of situation so grill
and tragic had q certain informal hume
about it that almost made the count lRugl
1t was as if she were to protest that
would quite make her head ache TO murde
a man with carving knife; an Italia
poinard Of the Fifteenth century was tt
only instrument she could think of opera
ing with.
''Go on, them" he said. ''There is
limit, but l hope, on all accounts, you VOL
transcend it. Recollect that j, too, a
desperaten'
Come, that is bond of sympathy
any rate" exclaimed Sallie, in a music
MARBLE. snow we chat together costly