The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-23

hand loose IKE streets are slippery
They walked on for three or four min
utes. Suddenly Dolly's foot slipped.
Tom, with remarkable presence of
mind prevented her from falling by putt
ting his arm round her waist. That was
new experience for Dolly. 1t had new
er happened before, and she was over
I come by. the strangeness Of it. She
| didn't say anything, but she blushed.
| nd here face looked exquisitely pretty.
[ don't think Tom was to be blamed
| very much for bending down and ks
| ing it, He should not have done it, of
| course; 1t was wrong; but the tempta-
herself Indignantly, pushing him from
her. They walked a short distance in
awkward silence.
Dolly. are you angry with me?'
No reply.
.Dolly''-very 4lumbly-"I,m awfully
5orry;i but you looked so pretty that I
| couldn't help it"
| Still a severe silence.
Won't you forgive me. Dolly?"
| The gray eyes were fixed on the
ground, and the pretty lips were
pressed firmly together. He caught her
| fingers. She tried to pull them away,
| but it was useless.
won't you forgive me, Dolly?" he
said again.
| She found her voice at lengln-
Il wish you wouldn't make me say
| things. OF course, I forgive you, but
YOU oughtn't to have done II
Il am really very sorry, Dolly he
| said, repentantly.
Then the snow came down.
There was no mistake about it, either;
| it did come down, with vengeance.
| The fakes were nearly as large as a
mans hand, and the sky was full of
them.
polly" said Tom, firmly, .you must
| take my arm and hold it tightly. We
| are going to catch it"
She took his arm, and he hurried her
along as fast as he could 1t was no
use The snow pelted their faces so
| severely that in less than two minutes
| hey were nearly nunbed with the cold.
I'VE must shelter somewhere till the
violence of the storm is spent" said
Tom. He looked about him for con-
venient doorway. Fortunately, there
was one near. He placed Dolly inside
it, so that the snow could not get to
her, and stationed himself at her side.
Are you cold, Dolly?" he said
mot very, thank you" she replied.
| Are you?'
81? Oh, it doesn't matter about me,
dear. You are the important member
| # this small community. Are you sure
muffier?"
He commenced to take it off.
mo. indeed!' exclaimed Dolly, pre-
venting him. DO you think l would
| take it from you? But it was kind of
YOU to offer livery kind! You are
lind to me-
''Kindr' said Tom, warmly. 'Fwho
could help being kind?'
He pressed more closely to her. Out
I Ia ba I'M 1Yao vii
Dolly" said Tom, speaking low,
have you quite forgiven me?''
She smiled, but did not say anything.
| His arm stole round her waist again.
| She made no effort to repulse it. He
| looked at her face. The cold had
turned it a dead white, but it was be-
Ginning to glow again, and he thought
| it had never looked prettier.
Dolly" he whispered, 81 love you
Her heart bounded. He loved her,
| On, the blissful thought!
Dolly" he whispered again, could
YOU care for me ever so little?"
Yes she murmured.
Their eyes, and then their lips, met.
After that 1 don't think either of them
minded the cold much.
They were prisoned in that sanctified
| doorway an hour before the snow abat-
| I'd, and then it took them another
twenty minutes to get home. They were
| received with rejoicines
eve thought you had got lost said
the master of the house.
Dolly ran straight into her aunt S
| arms. and burst into a fit Of sobbing.
My poor childr' said the lady, car
essing her, you are overwrought; and
no wonder. Tom, you haven't taken
proper care of her"
"ohi but he has" said Dolly, smiling
! through her tears. ct isn't that
| She has promised TO be my wiferr
said Tom.
The rest isn't worth telling.