The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-15
CHAPTER VI.

-pidIne you DO not even understand
now. There is still time will go back
TO the convent with you at once. You
shall tell me anything; will tell you
everything on the way
She had already completely resum-
ed her austere garb, and drew the
veil across her face. With the putting
on her Golf she seemed to have ex-
tinguished ali the joyous youthfulness
of her spirit, and moved with the de-
Iiberateness of Remuneration toward the
door They descended the staircase to-
gether without a word. Those who saw
them pass made way for them with
formal respect.
When they were in the street she
said quietly, Don't give me your arm.
Sisters don't take it," When they had
reached the street corner she turned
it, saying, This is the shortest way"
1t was Key who was now restrain
ed, awkward and embarrassed. The fire
of his spirit, the passion he had felt
moment before, had gone out of him.
as if she really We're the character
she had assumed He said at last des-
perately:
How long did you live in the hol-
low?''
only two days. My brother was
bringing me here to school, but in the
stage coach there was some one with
whom ne had quarreled, and he didn't
want to meet him with me. So we got
out at SINNERS and came to the hol-
low. where his old friends Mr.. and Mrs
Barker lived"
There was no hesitation nor affecta-
tton in her voice. Again he felt that he
WOuid COpy7 ava don fba IrrnyIc
of the Sister she represented as her
own.
And your brother-did you live
with him?"
mo. L was at school at MsrysvilIe
until he took me away. saw little of
him for the past two years, for he had
business in the mountains-very rough
business, where he couldn't take me,
for it kept him away from the settle
ments for weeks. 1 think it had some
1hing to do with cattle, for he was al
ways haviNg a new horse. 1 was all
alone before that, too; [ had no other
relations; 1 had no friends We had al
ways been moving about so much, my
brother and me. l never saw any one
that l liked, except you, and until
yesterday l had only heard you"
Her perfect naivete alternately
thrilled him with pain and doubt. In
MS awkwardness and uneasiness he
was brutal
Yes. but you must have met some
bodyt-other men-here even, when
you were out with your schoolfellows,
or perhaps on an adventure like this
Her white Golf turned towards him
quickly. i never wanted to know any
body else. never cared to see anybody
else. / never would have gone out in
this way but for YOU" she said hur-
riedly. After a pause she added in a
frightened tone: THAT didn't sound
like your voice then. 1t didn't sound
like it a moment ago, either
But you are sure that you know
my voice he said, with affected gay
ETY.. There were two others in the hol-
low with me that night
II know that, too. But 1 know even
what you said You reproved them for
throwing & lighted match in the dry
grass. You were thinking of US then
] know it,
.'Of us?" said Key, quickly.
of L1rs. Barker and myself We
were alone in the house, for my broth
er and her husband were both away.
What you said seemed to forewarn me, |
and l told her So we were prepared
when the fire came nearer, and we
both escaped on the same horse"
And YOU dropped your shoes in
your flight" said Key laughingly, land
I picked them up the next day when I
came to search for you. 1 have kept
them still"
They were her shoes" said the girl
quickly. Il couldn't find mine in our
hurry. and hers were too large for me. |
and dropped OFF, She stopped and |
with a faint return of her old glad |
ness said: Then you did come back? |
] knew you would
81 should have stayed then, but we
got no reply when we shouted. Why
was that" he demanded suddenly
oh, we were warned against speak /
ing to any stranger, or even being seen |
by any one while we were alone,'' re-
+urned the girl simply.
But why?" persisted Key.
"Oh, because there were so many
woods. Why, they had stopped the /
coach only a few weeks before, and /
only q day or two ago when Mrs. Bar
ker came down. She saw themr'
Key with difficulty suppressed a |
groan. They walked on in silence for |
some moments, he scarcely daring to
lift his eyes to the decorous little fig |
ure Fastening by his side. Alternately I
touched by mistrust and pain, at last I
an infinite pity not unningled with a |
desperate resolution, took possession of |
him.
81 must make a confession to you, !
Miss Rivers" he began with the bash
ful haste of a very boy. that is"
he stammered with a half hysterical |
laugh, That iS-a confession as if you
were really a. Sister or a priest, you
aSnow-a sor1 of confidence to you-to |
your dress. have seen you, or thought |
q eaw you, before. 1t was that which /
brought me here. that which made me |
follow Mrs. -Barker-my only clue to I
you-to the door of that convent. That !
night in the hollow / saw a profile at |
sne lighted window which 1 thought I
was yours.
81 never was near the window" said I
the young girl quickly. 1T must have
been Mrs. Barker"
s'I know that now" returned Key. !
s'But remember it was my only clue to
you-I mean" he added awkwardly, at
was the means of my finding you
Il don't see how it made you think of
me whom you never saw, to see an
other woman's profile she retorted,
with the faintest touch of asperity in
u,er childlike voice. But she added, /
more gently, and with a relapse into
her adorable naivete, most peoples
profiles look alike"
ut was not that" protested Key,
still awkwardly, st was only that L
realized something-only a dream per-
haps."
She did not reply. and they contin-
sod on n, silence The gray wall of /