Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-27
THE SKENE- DIIU.

'Betlcr let the girl go, Arthur. I
would not worry myself about her If
were you. If she prefers the other
fellow you can never make her
transfer her affection by running
after her. Besides, such conduct on
your part would be unmanly and
utterly unmanly in n Macgregor."
who's going 10 run after herr I
simply state that intend TO be present
at the ball tomorrow night, and you
intimate that shall be running
Helen Jamisonl cannot help Il If
she chooses TO go, At these public
charity balls anybody of average ~
spectability, with tho ability to pay
five dollars for admission. IL wei
come, suppose, and / have no
doubt that that valuable institution,
the Asylum for Office Seekers Wild.
ows, or whatever IL IL, will bc benc-
fitted to the extent Of five dollars
from the pocketbook Of Jamison
pcrc for his daughters ticket"
"Woll, Arthur, ! am glad you are
not going 10 make n fool Of yourself.
From what you say, imagine Miss
Jamison does not look upon You
with such favor as we thought. L.
Sam Bangs going TO take her to the
hallfn
How the deuce should / known
responded Arthur, with sudden feroc.
ity, and did not say any more.
Arthur Macgregor was my chum,
and knew his disposition so well
that / could forgive his little ebulli-
ton Of temper, especially when /
knew that l had given him ample
provocation. My regard for him
was fully returned, l know, but no
often used TO say, when speaking Of
me, that Ned Pierce could say aggra.
waiting things in cold blooded way
that would dangerously strain the
strongest ties of friendship. Per
haps Arthur was right, but / am
sure il was unintentional on my part.
81 shall 60 in costume" Arthur
announced after n pause, during
which we had both smoked 80 vigor.
ously that my little den looked moro
like the private room of German
student than the business Office of u
respectable rising young lawyer.
''As n Highlander, suppose, Ar
thur, said !, waving my hand TO dis
pei tho smoke, 30 that / could look
at his face.
"Of course. have the dress, and
l feel more at home in a plaidie aud
kilt than in anything else, except NJ
ordinary coat and vost.n
Tho ball, which was TO bring to
close the fair held for tho benefit o
deserving charity, was TO be III,
social event Of the season. Will,
not absolutely II fancy dress gather
ing, 1t was left to the option OF thos,
attending whether they appeared il
costume or in evening dress. Manl
OF tho gentlemen had signiiied thei
intention of going in fancy cos
tunes, while it was understood tina
most of tho ladies would appear onl.
in the gorgeous productions of III
modern modiste.
Arthur MacPegor, though n
American, pided himself on hi
blue blooded Scottish descent. TIL
Macgregors Of the olden time ha'
been terrible fellows, who took
prominent part in tho Border wa,
with the Douglases and others G
that ilk, and who, with claymor
and large, led their ncighbors u 50
life of it when they took it into thei
heads to organize u sheep stealth
expedition, or TO ayenge some rel
or fancied afrront offered to the
clan.
What do You think Of my co
tuner asked Arthur, us he shove
himself to me before we started f.
the ball on the following evening
DO you think / should have passC
muster If | had lived in the 81
teenth century, when tho Macgre
ors We're Il power in the bonny Ian
of cakes"
Twas obliged TO admit that he d
look well. A tall, handsome fellow
with II massive, sinewy frame
which his legs, bare at the knc
We're somehow the most conspicuol
portion, the picturesque dress Of
Highlander suited him exactly. Fro
the tip of the long, raven bla,
feather in his bonnet to the heels
his bucllod shoes he looked oyei
inch Scotch warrior.
"What is that in your stocliin
Arthur asked.
He stopped aud drew forth n nj
row bladod dagger fitted into
black hilt with a white butt. ~
steel, though spotted here and thei
as II the rust OF blood from u &c