Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-22

zard nil. \ turning, had hid the sol
itary walker moinniiarily from sight,
but presently the figure appeared again,
relieved iauntily against tho sky. with
the white parssol like a nimbus around
its head. There was a coquottiah, world.
ly air about is slender height, suggest.
ing forcibly the Newport Casino. OF the
beach at Narragausett Pier, or the fish
pond at Rodick's, and graceful case in
It's languid gait which could only have
been acquired ON City pnvcmcnts. But
these were Lost on tho observer, whose
eyes rested hungrily upon the crisp
white gown invested with the indoscrib.
able something of Style and distinction
recognized md offered homage by every
woman W haicvcr her degree.
Poor Mrs, hinklcy had never owned
we'll fitting dres in her life. She had
nevor seen ono Of Doucot's masterpieces
before.
II guess" sho said to horself IN nstuto
reelection. IL guess she has her things
made out"
All, didn't she have her thingn made
out Miss Mary GTinnell's poor papa
could have answered for that az he filed
away the bills for her summer wardrobe
An array OF marvellous CONNECTIONS IN.
tended TO do execution at half dozen
Watering places. Why, after nil those
expensive preparations made with gleo.
ful anticipations, his charming daughter
should have elected suddenly TO spend
the summer with Aunt Matilda, on
New Hampshire farm, was a mystery
that this wise parent did not attempt to
solve.
He simply set It down at once as one
Of those things never 60 be revealed, like
tho whereabouts Of tho north pole and
the real author Of Shakespearos plays.
asked no questions, raised no objections,
checked The trunks and saw the two
ladies safely into tho train. Aunt Ma.
tilia, with u kodak, library of French
fiction and small botanical press, aud
her niece, wearing n curous. half dc.
FAINT expression, not at all unbccoming.
In fact, 1t gave her now attraction IN
the eyes OF u young man who watched
tho parting from the distance smiling TO
himself, rs IL secretly amused, and talk.
ing his seat in another car MS the train
rolled out 81 the station, snorting aud
putting mockingly.
Tho farmhouse was a blow to Miss
Mary's feelings. There had been plain
supper Of baked beans, aud smoked beef,
and soggy bread, and pie and cheese,
with plenty Of milk, 20 be sure, but milk
just warm from the COW. Aud then tho
evening had settled down--thc long,
lonely summer evening. Aunt Matilda
sat by the student lamp inside absorbed
Ia ono Of Gyp's novels and ohlivious Of
mosquitoes, while Mary, strolling out.
side. fingered on tho piazza, while
sickly moon ponred at her between the
pino boughs. and through tho mir, sweet
with tho scent * honeysuckle. camo
the shrill squeak Of the cricket aid tho
complaining Of whippoorwill. 1t
was not o silence, and yet stiller than
any silence could be. Sho criod herself
to sleep By and by.
Bat with the morning her elastic
young spirits revived. In froal; OF mis-.
chief she drew cut from her boxes the
elaborate and very unsuitable toilet
which had stirred Mrs. Hinkley's soul
TO its depths. and she appeared at tho
breakfast table as vision of loyeliness
and freshness, at which tho shy old
farmer gazed entranced and at which