Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-06-06
"JADIS."

Over the fiat fon country there were
white nists rising It WINS already
growing dusk, but Il was not going TO
BE- very dark this summer night Tho
weeds had been cut and drifted down
stream In thick masses. a thin, middle
aged man stood by tho lock gates,
watching an approaching boat lie was
dressed in country clo;hea. but no had
not the air OF acounirymanih c was pale,
and had look Of experience. Save for
tho regular sound of the sculls every
thing was quite still Save for the man
at the lock gates and tho solitary occu-
pant OF tho boat thure wns no one In
sight. 1t was wide. Hat, dosolatc
scene.
Tho boat WINS rathr heavy tub. and
the man who wns NC ulling was tired and
out Of temper. Asa rulo, he WINS thought
20 DO q distinctly brilliant and genial
young man; but h o wanted TO get on TO
Nunnisham, which was Ave miles be.
yond tho lock, that night, and he had
been delayed by tho weeds. Tho gods
had given aim extraordinarily good
looks and mary other good things:
enough to keep him genial, unless, ~
on tho prcacnt occasion. circumstances
tried him severely. At the lock no
drew into tho bank and hailed the mid
die aged man who still stood watching
him.
"IIi, what arc tho weeds like above
tho lools1'
"vny bad, SIR The answer was
given In serious, respectful voice.
Tho young. man Eworo gently to him
self. 81. thoro any place near hero
where could pnt up for the nighiy'
There Is only public house, sir.
am tho landlord Of Tiny nano is Ilill.
could give you bedroom, little
rough pcrhapi, butt
"Good-a he'd and some suppcr-cap-
itall That In tho only bit Of luck I've
had today" As no WINS spealsing tbs
young man picked up small knapsael;
which was lying m the stern OF tho boat
and jumped out. Ho made tho boat
fast and Joined the landlord on tho tow
path.
at Ia this way. You will let mo carry
that for you, SIR"
As they walked Along the brilliant
young nan-his nano was Philip Vince
-chatted freely. Ho was taking holi.
day up tho river and WIS 10 have goinel
frispd at Nunnisham that night and
thcn{Eono on with him tho day after.
lie told the landlord all this and also
surmised that Hill was not native Of
tho fen country.
mo. SIR" was the answer, Il was
yalot to Sir Charles Sulmont. You have
perhaps heard Of him."
Philip had nmer heard OF him. bu,
baid that he had.
"When Sir Charles died he left me q
littlo money aud married maid who
was then In Lady Sulmont's service.
bought this house with littlo assistance
from her ladyslEip and settled here.
was very young then and have been
hero eighteen yean."
Philip gathered from further talk rs
they went along that Mrs. Hill wa,
dead, and that abe had left ono child
Jeanne. girl Of seventeen, who lived
with her father. When they reached
the inn, Hill showed Philip bedroom
large. comfortable room, and began u
make some apology about supper. They
very rarely Ind arS ono staying in tn,
house, and there was nothin. left bu
hero Philip interrupted;
"You would DO doing mo n kindness
II you would let me have sul, .sr will
you and your daughter. Ihatc solitude
mean, II your-h Miss Hill wouldn'
object"
"lf you really wish It, sir, l should b.
very pleased; 10 also. am sure, woul,
Jeanne" Hill was u born valet; he Ia,
the manner; II no had lived out o
service for o hundred years no woult
have been valet still When Hill lof
him, Philip looked around tho room
and congratulated himself. Everything
was very neat and cAean. The landlor
was capital fellow--a lit,lo solemn
perhaps, but still n capital fellow. Thi
was far above the accommodation whic
he had expected.
Just then light football came up III
stairs, and Philip caught snatch OF
French song. The song stopped shoi
Just before the football passed his doc
Philip conjoctured that this must DO III
daughter, and that II had boon Frenc
maid that Hill had marriod--honce II
name Jeanne and that snatch OF SOM
also that tho daughter had been warnl
Of his arrival, and had gone TO put q
her prottiest dress. All OF these COZ
lectures wero quite correct. And y
when Jeanne entered tho sitting room,
few minutes afterward, and saw Phil
for the first time, she was no startl,
that she showed 1t slightly. Philip W
also n little surprised, for u diferc
reason, and did not show II mt all. ]
had thought of the possibility tn
Jeanne might be pretty, and she was
beauty-a brunette, childlilso In maj
ways, but with wOman's eyes. II
voice was good, and hor first wor
showed that she had some education.
II took her about ten minutes to z
from decided shyness 70 complete con
dence. Philip was feeling far too goo
tempered to let any one be shy with hii
he nade Hill and his daughter talk, al
he talked freely himself. He liked {
simplicity OF everything about him;
had grown tired Of fornalites in Lo
don. He liked cold beef and salad, 4
he was very hungry, Gnd--yes, above Il
ho liked Jeanne, What on earth We
that tane and that mannar dnins ia