The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-03-25

anu SUCH DIS lay beyond his bower to
eradicate. He wished he might be able to
put the episode aside forever and be HIM
self again; but what was the use of wish
ing? Among the boys he tried to be as
Waruly he was so. The boys however,
had learned the secret of his clandestine
visits TO the Oregon shore, and had guyed
him unmercifully; but they did not know
the extent of his infatuation, nor realize
now deeply some of their idle shafts
wounded him.
after all Lon Hampstead was about as
Vulnerable as the majority of them, if he
had made grardiloquent boasts concerning
MS 1mperVioUsneSS.
Three weeks had come and gone. In the
meantime Sara Osborne had had time to
analNze her feelings with ali the deliber-
ateness she generally employed in coming
TO on important conclusion.
NO, did not love hin-I do not love
him., and IL did right" she was think
ing but her thoughts slipped into words,
almost without her knowledge. She had
not loved hinl-that was trIe-but some
how now that he was gone she missed HIM
Yes, she missed him and that explains
the argument between her head and her
heart. Besides she pitied him. But why
should she miss him? And why should
she pity him? She could not answer the
InqulSltor within. She had never felt 50
before. Perhaps she had been too hasty.
l5ut no, she was right. she contended with
herself, However the longer she thought
about it. the more it all perpleXed her.
nCWledged at last. and was sorry in her
heart that she had dismissed him so sum-
malily: 1t was almost rude and she re
GREETED for his sake of course that she
had not acceded TO his last wish. But it
was all over now and no doubt 1t was Tor
the best as it was.
Very soul. She tried to think Of other
things, bat her mind kept reVerting to this
incident and this man as to no other she
had ever known. And the more she pitied
she
became aware that she did not understand
her own feelings
And then one night after she had prayed
long and earnestly she crept trembling to
bed and sobbed and wept bitterly, o so
bitterly!
buried her face in the pillow.
An yes; at last she knew herself. She
did love him! But he should never know
it. Her pride came TO her relief and
though her eyes grew dry and hot when
the tears refused to flow, and she tossed
in feVerish wakefulness, she set ner teeth
and resolved to hide her secret in her
heart and live with it forever She missed
MIN. she pitied him, she regretted her
haste in diSmisslng him and more than
than all, now that she knew her own
heart she loved him She had no means
of recalling him, even if she could, and
besides it would not be womanly.
Would he continue to love her? she
asked. but the thought that he would dill
not console her. Would he return? Her
heart answered no.
So when Mrs. Osborne received a letter
/ from her husband requesting her to come
Sone earlier than she had expected to go.
sara was glad of the opportunity ii would
AFFORD her to get away from those things
and scenes, which so reminded her of him
she was trying in vain to forget
Ii was Monday morning in the early
part OF September. On Tuesday they
would take steamer on their way home
to the sunny southland Miss Osborne
had gone over to the island to pay the
! little lake a long last visit. She had gone
alone that she might sit ON its rim and
I LOOK into It's smiling face and think over
the immediate past
4 The lake was as lovely as ever: but
Sanehow 1t had no message and the trees
J sighed disconsolately. Nothing SPOKE of
! hope. she sat long and looked wistfully.
! And then she read again that mysterious
! letter and passionately kissed the locket
J Clasping her hands in an attitude of wild
/ cold gray Sky she cried in tones of bitter
( anguish, Too iatei too later and turned
( to 60.
/ But she had not noticed that the wind
MAS high and that a storm was imminent
! 5OWever. she must cross the river as il
} vas growing late in the afternoon and her
mother would be alarmed ut her absence
- she hastened Gown and stepped conf
IDENTIFY into her small light boat and was
soon scudding across the already rough
river
OF lightning and a terrible clap of thun-
: .ier 1t frightened her and she lost an
+ oar.
! In frantic effort to grasp the oar. ere
/ il got beyond her reach she leaned toe
far and Merciful Heaven! the boat car
| sized! She sank Of course and on COM
! ing to the surface she found that her
boat had swung around and the wind was
| carrying it every moment farther and
| farther beyond her reach. o what a try
! ing moment! There was no help she
1 Knew. She could swim and her clothes
! We're light but the angry waves rolled over
/ her mead IN quick succession and she felt
her strength gradually failing;
Too latel too latei" she cried again hui
was not afraid 10 die, as she realized
/ that she could never reach the shore ever
with the aid Of the car she had chung tc
3 in her desperation. Just then with singu-
lar distinctness there came to her across
| the Infatuated waters these electric words
! BE braVei / am coming! Head up
! Head upi' She knew there was Succor if
it could only reach her but doubted
| whether it could.
She economical her strength in merely
Keeping her head above the waves, but il
was going. going-she sank. Again she
arose but only for a moment and then sh;
went down, dnwn-neVer-
But a strong arm went beneath the
waves and Sara OSborne's head was once
more lifted above the angry waters ano
she realized in her selni-consciousness
that she was being borne along with as
much speed as possible under the circum
/ ST; noes.
At last the shore was reached. The linn
! form of the unconscious girl was stretched
chafed and otheI simple remedies were
applied for restoring a person in such /.
condition of consciousness.
Presently she opened her eyes anC
looked about her in bewildered sort Of
way and then she remembered. I3u
who
that her tongue was incapable Of express
ing at the time.
He knelt by her side and took one of hei
hands in both of his and covered it witt
rs it true?" he said softly, still fearfu
of the answer he might receive.
1T is true" she whispered and turned
her pale. sweet face lovingly toward his
My God.' he exclaimed, how happy
ami and he rained hot kisses upon hel
livid lips till they grew red again. ..
Il was wrong" she said, forgive mel
And then she laid her head against hi.
manly breast and sobbed like child. HI
cried too--but for joy,
After the storm which was sweepin:
their emotional natures, came the sunshine
and they relaxed into speech. He eX
planned why he had came back to tn,
island and she told Kim the object of he
last visit TO the little lake and all abou
the letter and the locket.,
Mrs. Osborne, who had known nothini
about the terrible accident was much sur
prised TO see Mr.. Hampstead appear OF
the big porch with Sara, both bareheadeC
and wet to the skin, Sara pale and tremb
ling and Lon parefooted and in his shir
sleeves; but when she was given the de
| tails she sank into chair pale and linn
with fright. 1t required the aid of Aun
Amanda's big campfire bottle to keel
her from swooning. And then she triet
to thank Mr.. Hampstead for the miracle
| he had helped to perform.
But have already paid him, mamma,
said Sara iii her sweetest way.
Mrs Osborne did not understand ant
looked from one TO the other in hopeless
you explain" Sara said to Lon, an,
darted away. leaving her afiianced alon
with her mother.
Two wears have rassed. 1t has heen ON