Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-03
YES, DARLING.

Hclen Morton tearfully.
And think you're very selfish, said
Dick Morton angrlly.
well, am going TO that masquerade
party, and you may Just as well mako up
-FOUR mind to It right now"
~ may just Ms well make up my mind,
then, that you are going to do Just exactly
hs you please, regardless Of my wishes or
my Judgment, said Dick
"Whon your judgment IL NJ much nj
fnult as it appears TO be In this instance,
you may mako up your mind that | shall
exercise my own judgment"
Your WHAT" inquired Dick sarcastic.
ally, and Helen was so angry ut this last
shot that sho lounccd herself out Of tho
room.
They had been married Just six months
Helen was 10 and Dick was a9 They
had always agreed perfectly about their
mutual affairs til the question u tho mask
ball came up
Dick did not like the young fellow who
had sent them tho Invitation. Paul ~.
lott had been q ilttlo too attentive to Hell
en- Of late TO suit Dick. who was trino
Jealous, rs most husbands OF young, pref
~ women nrc.
Hclcn was fond Of attention. But shp
was perfectly devoted to her husband. al
though she did love to tease him at times.
SO sho pretended to firt with Paul ~.
lott, TO Dicks intonso annoyance aud
shngrn.
He lighted cigar aud started OF down
town without sooing Helen. II wa, tho
first time no had ever left the houfo with.
out kissing her goodby, aud she watched
him from an upper window with lump
IN hor throat and an angry puokor between
her pretty bruws
IAN right, Mr. Dick, " sho said denantly,
brushing n tear away Mt tho same time.
you can be spunky and 80 uan /. III
so to that mask ball II 1 have TO act di.
voroe 10 do &C."
And tho silly girl Immediately began
her arrangements for her costume and
mask She tolophoned 10 her friends, the
Browns, who she know, wcro going. md
Hsked them TO take her with them.
Helen decided to wear an old fashioned
gown made In the style Of tho frocks Of
colonial days IL was Of a rich yellow
brooado, and, hs tho modesto said 20 her
would suit her brunette beauty wonderful.
ly vol. Then she bought yellow ostrich
feather fan and amber satin slippers and
silk stockings Of the same hue. Long,
yellow suede gloves completed her pur.
ohascs, and she went homo TO luncheon
tired and unhappy, but with removed do
termination.
The next night at o O'Clock Holon stood
In her room, gazing Ia the long ohoyal
mirror at horaolf. Hor powdered hAlr was
very becoming, and She turned instructive.
ly TO whore Dick always stood when they
were dressing TO go out 20 seek his Admi
ration. But Dick was not there and with
smothoted sob she gathered up hor fan,
ulUNNa humuNtaN a
slowly down stairs
IL was n brilliant party, but Helen en-
ioyed IL not Mt all. Sho could not forget
Dick, try as she would, and aho felt all
the timo rs II she must 20 on somewhere
aud have u good cry"
Once two tears did run down behind her
little black mask, but sho quickly wiped
them away and danced and laughed and
ohhtted on. Presently she saw a tail man
coming toward hor
81 wonder II that Is Paul Elliott" sho
eald TO herself. Ho was masked, Of course,
but wore simply n domino over his even.
ing suit.
MAY I have tho pleasure OF this dancci"
he asked.
Holen's heart stood stlll moment and
then went galloping away with her. IL
was Dicks voice.
Certainly" she said in u queer tone.
They wnltSed away together, she think.
ingi Surely ho Will know my step. No
one else ever danced 80 we'll with him; ho
always tolls me 80"
hut tho tall man said Sing except
some commonplacos about music and
the costumes.
when they stopped, no drew her into tho
conservatory, and, having found quiet
nook behind some big palms, no sank
down beside her and began tho most I'm.
iahed Irritation tho heart Of ooquettc
could doairc.
Helen was dumfoundcd, Could this
be hor Dlok-hcr loyal, devoted hushnndp
a spasm Of Jealousy contracted her heart
rms then, was tho way he acted In her
hbeencc'
sho replied wittily 10 his pretty speeches