Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-01

say conft, oua that he was making a
spectacle u himself, aud that in all
PROBABILITY tho whole noighhorhood
heard him.
sun the old gentleman shook his
mend dcfphiringly and said; Como into
the house. Ny daughtor will make me
nndoraland; you tall; too rapidly anl
loudly"
just rs he said It q door opened softly
and girls voice, trembling with laugh.
ter saidi "What Is Il. father Docs tho
gtntlaman want somo.hingY'
~ think hc does, Bertha, but I cannot
understand what"
After one glance at tho girl's face Jaci,
"sized himself mp as nm as, " ~ 10 would
have expressed It. aud ho know she had
overheard the whole interview. He
really had not the courage 10 toll her
outright that her father wnfaccusod Of
iiirting'with bic Aunt Sophia, or else he
was lunutic, and that neither lac nor
his aunt approved Of his conduct
The girl let him founder and get red
~ the iaco for nbout ten minutes, enjoy
mr. TING situation az only mischicyuus
girl can, but ho managed TO convey his
meaning.
Then che said; ~ understand YOU
perfectly, and can perhaps explain 1t
fati1iactorily TO both you aud your aunt.
Father keeps weather record. and hc
has a. longas can romembcr lie takes
observations three times dny-nt 2 IN
tho afternoon, az in the evening and
early In the morning. probably before
your aunt gcis up" llw3 two ire
prcssible dimplCs broke ont and limited
that laughter was not far behind. Jack.
WHO had recovered his cquanimiiy. ud.
mirod them immensely. but he Yves not
20 be- diverted from bis purpose, 10 no
said iudicially;
But why docs no uso handl,cr-
chicn'
"For the very rimplo reason that II
there "a a light wind tiirring ho cannot
tell It's direction any other way"
"Woll, why does he stare ~ at ms
aunt ~ she sits 10 her Window"
II tlinl, Il isnot at her but"-hcro she
paused long enough 10 make impress i've
what should follow-"at the smoke.
stack from the furnace. The smoke that
comes from It makes first ratio weather
yano"
Interpolation wac made 20 dUnurc.
~ aud with such evident enjoyment NJ
tho righteousness Of tho situation that
Jack WAS slightly provoked ut hcr and
fuid rather sharply;
"Wcll. you must admit That It looltl
queer TO follow not accustomed 20 it,
I've NO doubt 1t DOES" she replied
with smile, "but We have always
lived hcrc, and tathor has always taken
observations just in this way, and every.
body knows his pcculiaritios, ~ Of course
1t awaliens no comment
a, Jack had NO reply ready, she said;
"Ploase make my apologies to your
aunt for any annoyance shc may have
fclt." and ~ the conical sid1 came up
pornoyt again she broke into u laugh
and said Poor old atllr' Tho idy,
Of him being accused of iirtingr Juck
Joined In tho laugh, and the innocent
cause OF all the troublo and fun sat star
INK out OF the window W. mild and placid
a. though no such charge lay at his door
As yet 10 did not oven know the reason
of the visit Of tho crstwlhlo angry but
now smiling young mnn.
Jack apolugizcd humbly, but he had
no idea Of l9tting the story get ont on
him. 10 he tried in an elegant manner,
which turned ont n Hat failure, 30 init
mlto TO the gigl That It should be socrct
between themselves. a. he saidi
81 hope you Will uot-l mean, ali, err
but you WON'T
Won't tell It on YOU" she raid. with
uniccliug bluuincss. "Fathcr would b.
avenged rather more than tho case calls
for II the students should get hold OF.
the story" Then taking pity on him
she said swcctly, II will never mention
ii again Of course, aud will not oven tell
father"
Jack asked her 10 call on his aunt.
which she promised 10 do, and he tool.
his departure 10 explain to Miss Sophia
that she had only mndo the yamo blum.
der that many another woman had done
Jumped az % conclusion too readily.
Jack yiaitcl his aunt with great rcgl.
larity but spent tho major portion of
his timo at the weather prophets ucros3
Che way, sothat the ngighbor concluded
he was taking postgraduate course IN
motcor0lOgy-o something. -ROchcstlr
Times.