Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-02
A FATHERS DREAD

"Why IA Hho htill unmarried, II Hhf
has 20 many ndmircrs--is sho a man
haiory'
mot In the least. Her niTabilily to
ward thom clearly proves her apprccia.
ton Of men. The difficulty IL all with
her father, who appears To suffer untold
tormonlB every timo ho secs man ncal
her"
"How very extraordinary And 4,
sho lcautifulY'
decidedly 30. Beautiful, young
charming In manner. rich. What NOR,
could bo askedy'
Nothing. 1t is quite sufficient.
am going TO go presently and pay most
devoted court TO her. despite tho eau
tankcrous antics Of hor father"
'Arc you speaking OF Miss Tulldng
hami" naked another youthful clubman
who was sitting in tho same alcoyo.
"Wo arc"
"Then | advise you TO lower youi
voices. Young Greenwood over yonder
Is very desperate about her, and he is
the sort OF fellow who could be trouble.
some IL tho occasion required It,"
The person designated. though deli.
cately featured, wns NO tall and brawny
that he looked Us IL he could indeed bo
troublesome in tho broadcast sense Of thl
term.
He was obliyious 20 the conversation.
however, and 10 all other present things
II the expression on his faco was q truo
index TO his feelings. Ho was holding a
newspaper In his hands, but 1t was up
side down. aud though he was mechan.
ieally sucking on his cigar, IL had been
out several minutes.
At length he pulled himself together
with u start, dropping both paper and
cigar. A hasty glance about tho room
satisfied him that no ono had witnessed
his abstraction.
Presently he left tho clubhouse, saun.
tcring up Fifth avenue till no reached
Thirty-fourth street. where for mo-
inent he paused W eye the wavoring
shadows Of his colossal self which a
Pickering electric light cast upon tho
crosswalk.
a few minutes later no WA on ferry,
journeying toward an elegant but quiet
Long Island residence quarter.
Exactly two hours after leaving tho
club he was standing before handsome
house ringing for adinittancc, but with
a hand whose shakinoB bo,olcned sadly
unsettled nerves.
The face OF tho man into whose pres
enco he was shown boro tho STAMP OF
premature old age. Aside from the deep
burrows In I'm otherwise fresh, fair skin,
his beard aud hair were OF nearly snowy
whiteness.
He arose with considerable difficulty.
when his library door was thrown open,
and twingo of pain drew down tho
corners Of his mouth when ho saw who
his visitor was
"Againl" he said reproachfully.
Yes am hore now FOR tho truth"
ut has already been told YOU"
"only portion Of it, want tho
rest"
"But'-
"Mr. Tulhinghan. you have refused
me your daughters hand In marriage"
yes"
"foa have also done mo the honor TO
say that that refusal Is In no sonso o
personal reflection upon mo-"
Certainly, and can go much further
j can also add that not only have no
fault to find with you, but that so far rs
you arc personally concerned am alto
gether prcdiSposod in your favor"
Sir, l speak plainly because it Is u
time for PLAN speech, " continued Green
wood. III believe Miss Tulldngham to
be all that thorc Is OF chastc and holy
spotlcssness; but l shall wed her lust tho
same wore sho corruption personiilcd.
Mr.. Tulkingham, love your daughter,
and that love is great enough to excuse
and obliterato everything. no matter
what. which you might think 1t natural
for me to consider. Aside from my own
feelings In tho affair. II ia my delight 10
know that l am not altogether indiffor.
emit 20 her, and no, whatever your obiec-
ton. sooner or later shall marry hor."
Tho old man brushed ono hand swiftly
across his brow.
"Thoro Is no other way than 10 bo
plain with YOU no said, "though what
viii force mo to destroy your peace Of
mind forever. VIII you not waive this
thing, which ! can solcmnly assure you
that you will repent hearing
Greenwood gave one hand IN impa.
ticnt ilirt.
Go on he said coldly.
twenty-five years ago, them said
Tulkinghnm, II was one Of party Of
seven gold seekers in tho California
Siorras. That year at tho beginning o!
winter we pushed northward into tho
mountains OF Bonner lake.
"Iho weather WAS severe, and for
several days the skies were laden and
ominoua.
Then II began showing. Lightly, at
first, but more and more heavily as tho
days wore ON. No person who was not
there ever saw such snow. Soon 1t had
no changed the appearance Of both
mountains and valleys that but for our
compass We should have ban homeless,