Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-11

nate experience Ia that way" rator;cd |
Barbara ungratefully. at 10 only dc. |
fcrrod In this case. and am In no hurr, |
lot few days"
Days" echoed John. "a man IN OUT |
Office has waited years, aud Is likely 10 |
wait, ~ far as can SEQ"
Ton days later cUno the much looked |
for communication from Dodd * Soni
1--WE are Ia receipt Of Miss Rood's
paper. and would assure her tho matter
shall have our best attention." etc.
Barbara flung 1t into her desk with q
disappointed fa1o. IL was tedious to lc
obliged 90 wait IN suspense like this She
woullscarccly know how 20 got through
the timo bat for Mr. Luwrcuco's attcn.
tion and warm interest Ia the upshot.
John Grants Indifference. not 90 say
akcpiicism. oD the subject. threw mp HE
rivals superior qualities In full rllici,
and yet thorc were times when Barbara
felt just u little puzzled that Mr. Law.
renee went no further With all hia
folicitude AID looks that meant moro
than words, he never absolutely com
mittcd himself to anything more lind
ing than the mcrcHt friendship
II can't ask him." she said one day
uudor her breath. aq sho walked slowly
home after one OF those accidental
meetings but DO wish he would say
straight out what ho means or else stay
away altogether 1t makes ono feel IN.
settled"
Poor Barbara felt moro unsettled otill
before she reached homo. II wasa lovely
summer evening and iiftyyaris further
on she was Joined by another cavalier,
John Grant this time. She shrnnk back
at first, half afraid Of some icsiinF re-
mark about the Legacy, but she soon die.
covered that ho had quito forgotten tho
matter. There was something else on
his mind, aud he lost no time in saying
very straight out what it was
~ may not be- able 10 oifcr you fine
house and luxurics." hosaid. "but hnyn
saved plenty 10 begin In comfort. and !
think we might b. worry, happy together
u YOU would ogly try. ! have thought
abont 1t for tho last two years, anl
worked hard to be able 10 tell you 10"
Barbara looked up at him with gonu-
inc tears In her eyes.
III am 20 torryr she said ri mover
thought OF such % thing least, not Ia
earnest" ~ sho remembered gundry ~.
marks Of Mrs. Slowart's. "Besilcs,
ihcro's lots Of other better girls you
, might find"
"Thnt l. not 10 tho roint." ho inter.
rupied. eli i, Won. no. othor rirl,.
wnut. TRY aud thipi; of II, Bnfbarn,
I dont want l,hutry Won. hut lot mo hay,
! limo as soon rs you can; It means d
5 good d1al TO me-"
! For another week or two things con
iinued to 20 Ia much Tho samo fashion
, Mr.. Stewart wore "a chronic air Of di.
t approyul. john Grant was invisible
Q Only Mr.. Lawrence WIS 10 the fore will
r his ryinpathot,c Inquiries. but In somi
inystcriouE way Barbara bogun 20 CHS
r them Irritating rather than nattafing
: She got tired Of diving tho simo 10
= sponso "Nothlug yct." and OF hcarni
u the sarno polio reii,rks about bis con
r Germ aud admiration OF her. They Ill,
Il mot 20 deop enough.
At last on SATURDAY morning. as sht
Y WIS setting ont FOR Mrs. stcwart's, sh
+ met the posiuau, who gave hor u blue
official looking envelope. Barbara ftoo,
. still ON tio step, holding her breath q
= sho opened Il.
: "Messrs. Dodd & son'1 compliment
: TO Mis- Reed, aud beg TO inform he
. that Mrs. Elizabeth Drake has beef
4 proved the nearest OF kin. and conac
uucnily hcir.at-law 10 the $500 loft b,
the iatc Mr.. Jamga landlord"
, Miss Rocd folded up the letter am
u put II soberly into her ilckot poke,
She had scarcely realized before ho,
, much slo had been counting upnn II
u There was nothing lott NOW but TO pa
70 on u bravo face and make tho best ct II
As Barbara crossed tho hall TO III
l' tchoolruom that afternoon sho a.
y" countored Nj. Lawrence lilo wa
s standing ut tho table buttoning HI
Z" light glovcg. She saw at the flint glauc
D that Mrs Stewart had told him Of ho
disappointment. She hcsi,alcd ono IL
n slant, then went straight mp to him,
~ lyon SEQ am not come Into u forum
!. after all. b" she said quietly.
y $50 Il seems, " he said coldly, not lool
- ing up from refractory button. "Bu
- 1t was not much Of fortune. anywa,
thought it was to DO hyo or six time
TINT ntnouut
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