The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-02-01
BEN Q RIX
RANDOLPH.
BY JULIAN HAWTHORNE.
CoPYwRlGHT BY AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION.

ways in which you might cultivate mu-
sic without keeping in opera. You could
sing at a church, or, when you felt in
the mood, at private or public concert
But there is something else in the pro-
fession besides the singing there is the
audience. Do you know what l mean?''
eyes," said she, in low voice.
at is magnificent stilnulant," he
consumed. s'There is no other to COM
pare with it in the world. They say
when you have once felt the delight of
it nothing is so difficult as to give it up.
There is nothing that you would ex-
change for it.
'That is not true!" said she, lifting
her head. In a moment she added: But
I have felt that it would be great con-
ISOLATION" Wallie glanced up, and she
blushed
''Do you think, Miss Randolph" he
asked, ''that the time would ever come
when you would prefer the consolation
to the thing it consoled you for?"
ga consolation is only-a consolation"
she replied, with a little smile. ''But
you must not think that 1 am-was
meaning anything except in general
way. 1 should only find it more tire
some than usual to have nothing to do
now that know what it is to do some
thing.
Speaking in general way, however,
don't you think it would be unwise
to seek consolation as such until one
was quite certain, beyond the possibility
of doubt, that consolation was the
thing one needed?"
'sOh, of course there can be no Doubt"
she answered. But there was in her
tone, and in the sudden, inquiring ex-
pansion of her eyes, a feeling less of con-
viction than of misgiving and suspense,
as if the earnest emphasis with which he
had spoken had led her to suspect that
he might know something of great mo-
ment to her. He had no such knowl-
edge, but he had strong persuasion
that she was the victim of a misfortune
that might be set right: and he per-
ceived that the time was now come
when he might speak to her openly on
the subject which had all along been in
both their minds But as he opened his
mouth to do so there was "a knock at the
door, and the servant came in with a
letter.
''The messenger boys waiting, sir,
he said, land wants to know if there's
an answer"
''Tell him. said Wallie sternly, ''to
go to- Hestopped The handwriting
on the envelope had caught his eye. ''n
you viii excuse me:" he said, glancing
at his visitor, while he tore the letter
open. He took in its contents with d
look. mo answer-I'n answer it IL
person" he said to the servant, who with
drew.
miss Randolph" said Wallie, stand
ing in front of her with the letter in hi
hand, and peculiar smile on his face
this is from friend of mine whom yor
know. There's nothing in it that yor
may not see; will you read it,
She took the letter, saw the signature
let her hand fall to her lap for a mo
ment, then lifted it again and read a
follows:
DEAR WALLET returned this morning. L
Ireland met q young fellow named Randolph
with lady, who turned out to be lille. Mariana
didn't know what 10 think but came on at one
in order to warn her nauesalIe here At tn
hotel l found Randolph and his father 1t az
pears that the former and Mariana had arrived
few hours before me another steamer Gu
Mariana went out this morning, one know
!. where From something happened To hear oil
Randolph say to his son begin to suspect hav
made an astonishing and wicked blunder. l WI
explain when l see you, which must be at onc
The two ladies must not meet ct present if "
can help it. II you get this in time meet ne he1
az o'clock G. BELLIEGEAA.
''Shall we go to The hotel together:
said Wallie, when she had read the LET
ter
: ''No. cannot see him. Oh, my broth
: er" she pressed her hands over her face
and bent her head down on the arm @
the chair.
J Il think" said Wallie gently, after
pause, ''that Mrs. Dinsmore has jus
come in. I know she'll want you to sta
to lunch. Shall 1 tell her you're here?'
LET me go to her." said Beatrix, ri:
ing suddenly and moving blindly towar
+ the door. Wallie drew her arm beneat
his and led her out. Ten minutes late
he was on his way up town.