Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-20
MY RIVAL

7 esnno, say ths, I thought much of
Mankintosh. lie seemed TO mo - great
prig. Good lookinga Well, yes-in a bar.
bcr's biool. sort Of way. Curly, oiled hair,
pink complexion, white teeth. ilis teeth
were good, must say, aud when be smiled
his appearance varied fron that Of a skull
10 that Of a dog out Of temper about bones.
am In tie horse artillery. and Macklntosh
wa. non military. aud lofty, on occasions.
OF having passed tho Indian civil. Bnt
do not believe ha could do nnihcmatic7.
anil without them be- could neither have
passsd Ia or out Of Woolwich.
We were both home n England On abort
leave from India.
Down At brighton, IN the summer. had
met DR.. aud Mrs Cherry. whoever, friends
Of mine We had been stationed at Delhi
once together Thoywrrc going out again
ia December, and intending 20 take their
daughter Elien with them. She was an
exceptionally nice girl. with light hair and
blnc eyc- and low musical voice u must
my like blondes. and q harsh yoice i one
Of mr. crosscsl, and eiw good deal Of
her and should have sson moro only Mack
intnsh was rather In the way. Ito was
with bis people, who live nj Hove.
should not have cared AZ on about his tame
cat visits II Ellen had been entirely her
own mistress. hut there was mamma.
And thosr blessed civilians arr worth a
certain sum, dead or alive. balloyo tho
pensions fetch tho maternal MUD moro
than anything.
llowevcr,sf found out that my friends
proposed 10 10 10 India By tho atsamer
leaving MHrsclllsn on Jan. . And that
was Just the time my leave wss mp. Il
VIZ IN the days when ono steamer started
from Southampton, and few days after
ward another from Mar,cillcn, and they
met Ia Egypt Tho journey was cheaper
by tho bay. and had intended TO take that
route, but urt Mnoklntosh AZ tho Office,
md found he was going from souihamp'
ton 10 pleasc ohuin. Non would scarcely
believe Il. but itwaa the case, nevertheless,
that thu Marsollles passungur. thought
themselves TatLur morn In society than the
souihsinp,ons. So ponderdi III my
agcnta will find tho money will give
Master Mhekintosh tho 80 by took a
southampton berth. but the clcfk said l
might change u Tor MErsellles one after.
ward n liked. Aud this did. started
from Dover the day after Christmas day,
and NJ Paris went straight 20 the Hotel
byron, where | knew ,4o ChoTrys wop
staying.
Friend Mao,"I ssld TO myhelf. with
the brand 81 Southampton on his brow.
will never he able 10 cope with my eontl'
Mental prestige"
Travelled with nv friends In lelsurrly
way, We gave twcnt y.four hours 20 Lyons.
and reached Marsailles on tho evening Of
Dec. u. Our Inn, the Du Midi. was on the
mad TO the New Quarter, and have been
told, Sims the hrlidlng apeculations we're
not no aucuesxful, IL has bccn altered aud
let out In Data. Int at that day II WIS a
high, wcll.likn house. having courtyard
~ the middle, adorned with pomfgranAteA
in green bozrs, where We sat after table
u'hots aud drank ronee and cognnc.
Mr~. Cherry had letter that evening by
by the post, ard l observed that ia receipt
created interest aud ! heard ono or two
observations which aid not, however, in
amy way interpret Themselves 10 mo NJ the
time. "Iirtlly, after aliin "But u there
nmow "ilow has Il been maRagcdn and
10 gu.
And when asked what projects were In
Wow for seeing tho place next day Mrs
Cherry only replied. "somsthlug Will Sug
gost itself"
Jan. 1 was n general holiday, and from
Au early hour the streets began 10 on, fnI
the peasants came Ia from the neighhur
hood. and all tho artisans turned out Va
their gaycst costumes. The Cherrys had
breakfast In their own apartments. and
on returning from the al a.mangcr went
into my own bedroom, which was high M
aud ant nj The window smoking cigar
sttc. Hearing noise below | looked out
and saw tho Chcrrys starting without civ
ing mo any notice. Ellen. however. oh
ieryei me.
where arr you Oh TOT" called down to
her
I'VE are going" she sali. 10 walk IN
tlio caneblere. itwlll be great iunl Com,
hlonEi"
Come along, or course would |
rnntchei mp my bat and dustcnAt, and
ON rushing from my roam observed Sigh,
iron gates aud within, ~ III, stationary.
There was no gns In u nor any attendant,
aud had not n0ticnd II before or heard OF
people going up or down. Hut the thought
ntruck me. II may ~ well uss it--tlms
Will be uaycd.' The grating wns unlocked
entered, took a seat and pulled the rope
The ut began 10 descend. Darkness but
only iur a moment or two--and then an
o'her grating, and on--lnto tho darknes.
again. Suddenly fclt that the sent WA
occupying was losing is horizontal POSI-
position. IL sunk on one side There wa.
rfleyous orcaking sernplng, crashing aud
then Atoppage. Half way between tive
landing places the machine had stuck i'm
inoyahly fast
OF aourto u was very awkward. But
There was apparently no cause for alarm
knew / should got out Ia timo, hut still
II might b. longsh joh I did not heal
much nolse, aud concluded | was amonr
Thick walls and not near grating. But
there was some rumhling and shouts 49,
thought In u short time. however, NJ
was siili ha1 not cnliel out, Tor 1 wni
anxious To show ! was cool and not dls
turbcd byn trlllng accident Of the sort
Indeed, had planned 10 come ont smok
ing, foe had fusec and n cigar case Will
me. Ar there was no vent, however, PM
OF lighting up tlll my release WAS near n
hand did not wish the air 10 be- close
than II was.
had inst thought vaguely, "They vii
SET me out and VIII emerge smoking
hut two things abruptly ocuurtrd 20 me
'llow will thoy gct you outfn and then
Are you sure thuy will look FOR yOut'
by heaycnl thla later idea he mo serious
Tie liit must have been ont of rcnair-un
~ for use 1t was careless 10 leave TN
grating unlocked; but siill there was M
attendant, ~ there would hnyp been n tn
thing had been In worhlhg trlm The,
might perhaps think the lili passed dow
OF ~ own accord, and thai no one wAs la ID
In nolnt Of TACT this was 10. Tho Chnfrys
II teemel walked slowly on, and, as 1 Ill,
not follow, thought | was engaged. an,
busted Themselves about the drama vi thl
,ireots. No one was near WHOM cntcrei
The machine, aud IL had sunk AWAY Que
before, II was said, without any Que touch
Ing IT, Aud, Indeed, It VIA d.sorganigt,