Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-05
ROSE JAFFREY'S LOVER.

Was there q madder little biz Of beauty
10 all the town than Rose Ji1cys WASH
Mad In her love 1f dancing, Of music. VI
dress. OF lovers, Of lifai Not that she loved
the lovers. nor one Of them. She let them
love her and hover around her for want u
b,ticr But the one sho might, she could.
she would have loved only looked on while
she danced.
"why shouldn't ! dance" she said 20 her
dcmurc cousin Margaret, because Gordon
pcnmorc looks dagger. " the dancersi
You should see his lGordon's) eyes ms he
watches iue lying Ia Hayden Roth, arms
IN that new figure, and floating floating.
floating Aud Pm not really lying In biz
arms at all, you know, but taking care Of
myalf like piece Of cur steel. don't
know why Gordon pcnmorc should make
Il his affair at all. Oh, how should hate TO
bc obodient 10 bis whims 90 to any mans
whims"
And before she had we'll ceased speaking
the litte sprito's face was buried among
the sofa cushions. aud she was shaking
with a gust OF sobs. "rhe idcnW she cried
npHnging TO her feet the next moment
Crying for all | am worth because Cor
don pcumure Isis in oxistcucrl What
should caro- for the great arrow pointed
cycsf will let him see tonightW
And she did. a. she danced at Mrs. Bad
dons ball-danced a. the waves dance, rs
lightly. as gayly. rs tirolessly. She stopped
Huddenly--ftoppcd just where be stood. nj
the conservatory door.
ut makes one almost glldy.n she said.
smiling family
quite" said he grayclyl
"rhanks, Mr Roth. Now ! am going
% remember my promise Tor the rest "
the waltz To favor Of my cousin Margaret
n you want to do me favor you will tuko
her out. Aud will say beside Mr.. Pea.
more I'll you bring heg here"
"You don't approve Of sll this. do youW
she said, looking up No Gordon.
"Dou't approve, ho repeated.
"No. you don't approve Of II. And
wonder what you nrc here for. You know
you Rre just as-as wicked la couhtcnanc
ing the wrong by looking on NJ am IN do
ing t. On. what lovely airl How can
you keep your feet stilli"
"lou can't" he said, smiling
"Oh, II you only knew anything about
dancing" she exclaimed, you couldn't
either. It is Ike having wings. Abb that
air Is simply delicious"
"weil. lot us try IT," said Gordon Pen.
more, 81 can waltz on occasion. let mo
sec II dancing is all you say II is-that H."
remembering himself III you will do me
the honor"
"Oh, honori" said Rose, laughing like
mischoyous -prite.' You know you don't
regard IL 40 atall. You look ut II almost
as a degradation. All the same, you arc
dhncingl Aud will show you that you
have never danced BEFORE And then
l. A. Al
her soft check flushing under his oye, her
sweet breath warm on bis bending face
her hchrt beating 40 that ho could feel lts
thtobs. was whirliug IN the mnddest
waltz u the night But waking from the
dream they wurn Just beside the conserva'
tory door once more. aud, neither exactly
knowing how, they had wandered down
one Of the dewy allcys, and had paused us
" to breathe the bcwlldcrlng oiors In the
shadow Of group of lemon trees. Nci.
Their of them spoke. tlll slowly. a. II drawn
by nu unwilling fate, their eyes met In
long deep gaze, and his head bent, his
arms were around her, and their lips mot
IN the strong sweet kiss Of u passion that
belonged 20 the cternitiea
When uSst morning Gordon pcnmorc
came, Rose crcpt into the drawing room
like n guilty child.
IL thought-oh, thought she wills
pcrcd, after he had roassurod her. "that
you-you lesplsed me-"
II shall never even dcsplsc dancing
again, now that II has given me yuu,h he
exclaimed. GLOW could | dream you
loved mcl" he said.
When he LEFT her that day he left on her
hand ring Of a strange aud fragile set.
ting. that held an old mine stone u rare
brillinnce. 1T is the most sacred thing
have he said ut was my mothers be
trothal ring, IL shall be yours"
"Oh,h She cried 81 nm not good enough. |
l am not half good enough for you. You |
should have chosen Cousin Margaret, who |
s. saint, instead Of frivolous butterfly |
like me. whose feet arc her wings"
you have wings" hc said, but they |
are angels wings. Oh, never spread them |
10 leave my arms"
Aud how lac loved her. or seemed 20 love
hori lie would have layished tho world |
upon her; Jewels aud all costly things, but |
her cousin Margaret would let her have |
none OF them, aud 10 Instead he allied the
house every day with flowers. Hut her
dancing days We're over after that I
night said he. 81 eau never dance again
You cannot repeat heaven" Nor could he
syer sec her thus In the arms OF another.
Ignorant oi the crown that Rose had be.
itowed on his rival, Hayden Roth still de
voted himself to her with the ardor that
,omcs from love and hope And Gordon,
who was Jealous of the wind that touched |
ier, became unensy aud sometimes spoke |
,corningly vt him. Sometimes he spoke |
tormingy, aud once lac went out having |
Rose TO Recognize the persistent |
elbow when next she met him. 1
But Rose did not mind, "Of course he |
M not mean IT, she said. when mp IN her |
Dom with Margaret, a. she eombed out |
icr long lovely hAlr-hair like spun gold |
He couldn't mean anything 80 unklnh ~ |
hat. Don't you see how he IL reforming |
ne, Cousin Margarotl shall some day |
ie ~ much saint a. you Are. lie uy- | |
I'M un angel nowl Oh, no, he will come In
text time very likely arm Ia arm with
Hayden Roth"
"iic Il coming 10 take rs 10 the opera to
light, Cousin Margaret" she said coming
rto the drawing room after luncheon
'Oh, how happy AMI | am so happy TINT
fell ~ II something wrro going 70 hap
punl But suppose" she added. chat It
i only because don't deserve himl lie is
10 grpnt aud good and line aud noble
iudn-- Aud then, with her hands olnspcd
above her head. she was oil all alone by
herself, swimming down che room Ia u
waltz On The time u her own carollng
Ana suddenly strong arm ma stolen
trnUpd H.r "A hand had Frugu,l ma af