Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-06-28
THE SILENT MAN.

Mahauaddyr
"NUa. %
Ormun, a person Of great gravity. o.
cCnds the luat two steps Uf tHH EHugvH
and finds himself ou the historic d.aa col
Che Nah8u1dIy lfs shake. hands viI
Evelyn Mluonu, young NlrDnu of .h,
Sikbs aud looks round tu ao tbHt tl,
buafm1n is bringing his luggage
"Old Omlu. we'll nm surprised Sol
enu Gs ever tool What brings you wan
dcring Co Bamhay."
"OId nrsc-arstlra-ncaa.n
Mnrtcuu laughs and links arms. ~, 90
frank, h1yish. spontaneous, despite hIl
heavy musinohe and lew Er1y hairs over
his close cropped temples
"Come uit, ola man, and toll me Hll
your news The deck s quite deserted
aban The smoking room. We can have r.
louy talk You going home. OF counsel"
"NfaH
"Tbatsaii rght-t9 Do mauIcii"
"No."
There 81 something curt iu th. mono.
syllable that serves t1 check Cor m0muut
Mlrlguua easy, social How of questions.
They walk uu together and take posses.
sion % two deck clHiu which d1 boo ba.
long 90 ihrm.
"Arc you mar..i'" aat.d che taller
mnu, with tIc gravity which nothing ever
mUar
$50. Ola ehnr. with a chcary laugh
"I'he N|hha don't mprFyatl.y only mlI
Ia love. oouiourd them"
Mnu,lu ends Dis generality with n con.
vrnu'ual littio nigh, which BE- not echoed
ny hH hrlrar in frt OmBu looks sud.
denly brighter l'H changes thn subject
calmly These solemn mon, never thrown
on tH,Ir balance bytluh0uut laughter coy
che lHifH0i creating BE- in other. urudi1l.
cult 90 follow Their motive ia NOT always
clear
shave come right through from Tash
kcHd, hu Gays AN interesting Jour
uey'
"lHmInceUomy r0IuT Co vr'tr 70 book"
"Not 10 he knows iti Arc you going
home on leave, NHueuu
"Yca, dix months, Hll "a grateful coun. I
try will allow mr.'
Ormnu does not appear 20 BE- listening. /
lie ~ gazing abseufly nt che forest ~
mHsts that covers Che inner harbor Hs
face certainly IuatInrs Mureuua cheerful
mil'Ury lfla wlvo to "a fault A long
strong face. with longitudinal lines from |
uosiril tumusiHDhr which Hru deeper than I
bis years might warrant
"Whut are you going 20 doi" be bufts /
out rather hurr.adly after the manner OF /
oncto whom questions urc ubhorrcnt SEQ |
ing 90 sh0ou'
Mur;cnu's quick blue eyes Cash round |
for moment
at siancmhlcn"
"io|cs, or elsewhere
MnrtUuu pushes thc big. fair mustacho
upward with bis knucklrs Relatively.
Don't know. Not likely. / had not
Thought 81 g.
They VIC side by side in silence flr some
minutes, while confusion accumulate
strength on the forward deck Of tina gang
way.
MHrimu Is thc frat 10 speak. looking
critically ut the toes OF bis own SHOES.
"Whnt a good timowc had at stauomblcu
"A uptop time
"Ac-os.'
"With Sir Horny good old boy--swcar.
ing at us " we missed a bird or passed The
dccnutcr hy, aud Lady Iassctt uud-aut
Edith
"Yc.cs"
Best grl that ever stepped
That awkward silence comics over them
again. Mlrieuu puts % mentally down 20
bis compauiuu' lnmgutuble snlcmuity, 10
brealH H. however, with au effort
81 always Thought. you know. old chap
had ana idw-mny have bcgn wrong,
probably was, though duu't SEQ why 4
should have hoon-thlt YOU were rather
taken with Edith Fassoit"
81 had tho same idea about YOU"
Maricnu give au awkward little laugh,
draws IN his fcD, and pushes them out
again
ayes, quito right Hut then I'm that
sort 81 fellow, You know fm liable 10 10.
Get u often, hut never very badly. Yes.
waafludof Edith fassrtt, hutall lifetime
know she was tnu good formc-tou much
on the Cop of tho luskrt, while I'm very
ordinary stun in tho lower middle OF tho
snmc. got over &c. always do some.
bow
"Got over whlt."
Mnrtguu r.uHgH round sharply.
uh-er props 10 Go her, you know
81 uldu know thHt"
"Oh, yes, and shr was very ulcr about
81. think she know That was the sort
Of fellow Go got over Co. Hgsldra. shr know
her own mind ru jolly wriI. l--u-tlofr
was some one cleo. shr did mot tulI mo.
but understood tHpt 10 was su. 90 was
after you had lrit, now that 1 come 10
thluk OF o."
eyes, 30 was ofier had lcft."
you went Oh hurry lUmpmbFr"
eye, went afI Boo 20 hurry
They lapse into r.mlNyurss again. % o.
Ormuu who lruaa- ihr silence this time.
~ wish had known that before"
The color slowly leaves Ngrtuuus facr
He looks straight iu front Ut him with
painful intensity.
But perhaps 10 o. mot zoo late. DO tho sol.
emu voice goes on. "Whpn Wr r,t 90 Eng.
lnudl / shall so aud have my try.
Quito suddenly M1uuu gets up. lie