Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-05
MR. VAN TWILIER'S ALIBI

The snow had been falling for several
minutes In little oddying gusts. and al
ready an appreoiablo number Of fakes
were collecting on the cape OF Min Dor
oihy Domrsoy's storm coat ~ she turned
into fiity.fourth street nj swinging
pace. On her head. framed by soft
halo Of brown hair In which tho drops
Of moisture giistencd here and there, n
dark Engilah walking hat had clipped
ooquottishly 10 one sids Her cheeks
were brilliant from tho cutting wind.
md her ewes shons with exhilaraiion as
Ahe battlcd against tho storm.
To insignificant B-rtie Carey, Advanc-
Ing from the opposite direction, she
appeared like delightful vision. do
light considerably influenced, OF courso.
by tho fact that she belonged to the right
''sot' Of visions, or Berthe. being 40 little
man. would not have looked q second
tune. Indeed. IL IL doubtful whether
anything short OF Mis-, Dorothys goneai-
ogy on tho maternal aide would have
induced him 10 give up his daily game
Of dominoes at the club and wheel about
20 join her promenade with such urbane
oblivion to tho GOODNESS Of his reception.
And Il Is not likely that nj any other
time Miss Dempsey would have resented
his intrusion quite 20 holly; bat. unfor-
tunhtely for hun. her memory still
rotained with yigor a graphic description
detailed to her only the previous evening
by her Cousin Jack. during which, excit.
ed 20 unusual emphasis by Carrys last
faus pas, be mad sons 40 far as to declare
hiin "a consummate asr. not III for
decent society," Dorothy. having agreed
with him in spirit II not to the letter
felt that she was justified In taking
strong measures ON this occasion.
70 walk down the avenue In hts com.
pany. nj AN hour when all her dear
-Four Hundred friends would b.
abroad and glanoing curiously from
their brougham windows or over their
shoulders, was reflection upon her
taste and discrimination which she WIS
not ready 10 endure, Accordingly. be
fore the preliminary greetings were
fairly over, she was hacking her brain Tor
Goino wny OF Diminishing hun In vain
she mcditattd dozen clever feminine
inaneuvrrs that, under any other cir
cuuistancss ct Ia any other locality
would have been practicable Il was
Carey himself who finally provided her
with the means OF escape
"Awfully Jolly, this unexpected pleas
urc OF n stroll with you, he murmufed,
ignorlng the gait that was rapidly redue.
ing him to breathlossness,
'ies. Indeed. returned Dorothy, with
false serenity, "only II can't be a very
loug one M | intend making n call in
this block" This with unblushing Of.
frontsfy, although well aware that she
could walk on 10 tho North river with
out finding a name on her list.
"a mutual iriendy' inquired Carey.
4 think not
tins must be the house. then. since
II H. N. las, one"
Mia Dempsey gave hasty, surrepti.
tiola glance az the window curtains and
evidently found some reinsurance In
their design
Thanks, yes suppose you will b,
at the 0reys, Coed afternoon.
oh, tln Greysr cried Carey, fired &
fresh recolleetonA; haven't you heard
Then, II may, viii wait and seo Il
your ireHd Is In, II not. We can con
unue our chat"
Now. Miss Dorothy being an indepeu
dent and somewhat peremptoty younp
lady, and having gone TO Hll the troubl,
and risk of this subteriugc. was any
thing but pleased at turn which left hei
unwittlngly outwitted. But having gon,
10 far 1t was necessary 10 play the fare,
out and, ascending the steps with
good deal OF suppressed indignation. Oh,
pressed tho bell. The door was prompt,
opened by neat capped maid.
lis DIR, Robinson iny' she inquired
gibly, improyis!ng tho hnt name tina
came 10 her
Il believe 80, msSm, will you wall
iny
For an instant Dorothy wAvered q
total DISNEY This was contingenc,
Tor which she found herself completed,
unprepared. Then, a. hor glance rove
from the waiting Carey below 70 III
girl who had stepped hosptably back
her resolution was tal,en; TO 20 In am
explain, on Meeting the doctor. that D.
was the wrong man, seemed the slnplos
and most natural way out Of the ala
Guilty, and II would rid her Of Carey
which waA tho main thing.
The room INTO which she wasushero
gave her, as q first impression, a sens.
fan VI cheer aRd comfort and goo