The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-13


II suppose { ougHltn & but Some
times think 1t is a hnrrid world,
don't you, Mr. NansittaPt2 Oh, be care
full There's Lord mean. there's
somebody coming
It's nothing to me who's coming
SAID y am only being refnssd-.and
< y don't mind, why should your
Then Lady Amy said in a curious
fone-quite low. you know. and net
aliFe STEADY, and-0h, hang it.
cstn' describe
You mustn't be Gnlxind 70 me, Mr.
yansittaft
looked at Lady Amy. MY cousin
lslo never allows that she was pretty.
Well, don't know
IT IS rather a beast Of a world,
7 Just shouldn't dare. said Lady
y was an internal brute ever to-
on, you weren't II didn't mind
lt-nlaeh, You know. But you must
nave known It was absurd, mustn't
ss y knew i E said I. gloOmily "tia
Then you forgot it??'' she asked.
lifting her iaShes for an instant
Yes-clean, said ].
J A pause followed. Then Lady Amy
gave another little laugh, and said:
e,Heighol II nearly forgot It. too.
had been upon the stairs.)
ing
In a minute said Lady Amy; and
she took a. little lace spiders web.
and delicately- Am all right nowg''
she asked.
No one would ever suspect It," said
], giving her my arm.
Shf took 1t, and we set out. Just az
we reached the door of the room
felt a sudden little pressure on my
arm. and a sudden grip of SLIM
fingers, and a voice said in my ear.
/ 1t was rather dear Of you to for
get, Dick
And before could answer-for lust
at first / couldn't answer-Lady Amy
was gone, and drifted alone across
the room till found myself opposite
the n1archioness.
"Of1, Mr.. Nansittart, have you seen
my daughter? I've been looking Tor
/ her everywhere. and Lord Stevenags
has been helping me, but we can't ind
4 lost sight Of her only a minute
ago. said /.
! What can she have been doing?'s
asked the naarchioness.
oh. she's been all right" said 7,
treassuringIy.
I want to introduce Mr.. Br-a On.
why, there she is now with Mr.
1'LditlptOlt. Iuduk you, MI. NdnS1L@
tart" and the gnarchionesS, having no
more need of me, moved on.
looked and beleld her with Mr..
Brampton- She sat down with Mr.
Brampt0n. Brampton is a decent
enough fellow, andA1p is supposed to
have $500 a day. After had looked
from round a corneD as long as I
wanted, I went and got my coat Tt
CHANGED that Sewerage was getting.
his coat, and we walked off together,
smoking our cigars. Suddenly Steven
age observed:
Thought Lady Amy looked well to-
night; didn't you?''
''Deuced," said I. licking the stump
of my cigar.
Il say who's that chap Brampton "a
"Oh. he's got pile" said T.
Stevenage stopped short in the mid
die of the pavement.
Hang the fellow" said he-and
walked on again.
He's just as good a fellow as
most" said /
"Oh, it's all very well for you he
broke out. Look here, yansittart,
: you're good sort. I don't mind tell
ing you. wish wasn't so con-
foundedly poor"
1 took Lord Stevenage's arm I felt
very friendly towards him
asked.
.'Of course, the old lady-well, you
{; know the old lady! was well enough
till Brompton came along, don't you
e known
1 pressed his arm sympatheticaIly.
!. ..And 1 tell you what, Van, 1 believe
: that if it wasn't for the beastly
money, Lady Amy would have"
> Upon my word" I cried suddenly.
II believe she wouIdI''