Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-17
SHE WAS TO OBEY.

Nora"
Tho girl biushcs bright pink. but doc,
not appear to resent his familiarity.
Nora, he repeats, taking hold of the
little hand In bis, you know already
what would shy. do you not. my darling
Nora, love you; lovo you more. think.
than ever man loved before. Nora, viii
you be my wito7'
The blue Dyes wore raised for ono second,
and Ia their misty radiance Jack Dalton
read hls answer
Nora" broke In voice in tones Of
measured severity. which mado Morn start
Ike guilty creature II have boon look
Ing Tor you everywhere Nora Mr Pom.
Tick has arrived Unexpectedly no home
aud apparently from what l can Rathri
does not wish 90 meet you first hero. r.
Of course you will ~ once leave and o.
~ do not SEQ why GLADYS nid Nora.
but her voice tromblDd. and hur fair face
was very white
"Thon allow othor, 10 judge oi'whnt Il
right aud lifting under the circumstance DO
said Mrs llnsting. shSply 81 have
made your apologies 90 NJ Pelham. -ho
quito understand. the circumstances. Run
quickly and gct your cloak. "
A. the glrl goes reluctantly forward
Jack Dalton makes hnsty stop towlrl
Der hut Mrs. iinaiIHg. gently obtains him
Pardon mo. shu said Ia slft voice
ia which thure H. slight ring " pity,
"hut | cannot but fear you do not quite
know the facts about my little Asiur 10
you have been led o. think anything from
her mannui ! ana sorry, but 10 happens .r
often. Naughty uhl.dl SHE g. snd ilirt "
Mr.. Hastings gave % gentle amused
laugh, which died suddenly ns her eyes full
on jacks white, stern fncr.
Excuse mr' hu said In naughty
tone, but de- not understand what yuu
arc cndcnyoring 20 convey ~ mo Why
docs tho advent " this gentleman appear
% Important 10 hur, aud -
An, 10 BE- ~ Hlid You do not undor.
stand the fnCts, " laughed Mrs. Hastings.
"Thry Aru briefly thrsrs Nora f. engaged
" Mr.. pontiirA, has been since tho pud ~
the season, and they arc to bo married Ia
the autumn
Tho place seemed 10 swim round Jacks
eyes bat, with firm resolve not % be-
beaten, be- sut bis tooth hard, and, with
absolute CUmpusuro, surveyed Morn ~ sho
returned to hor sisters slide
as this truof" be- demanded. aud lis
voice ~ himself sounded far away els
it true that you Aru now going ~ meet
your aiiiancgd hushnud" Nora looked
up. startled, into DIS white, stern face.
III She tailored, bat her yulc,
broke, and she turned away
THAT isuuswur sufficient " be- returned
~ fully induf,o your sisters sentiment
Miss Cnruw you ara u sad nirtl"
With - harsh laugh BIO turned AWAY ~
Nora, white and trembling. followed Mrs
a. D.. ID
standing alone dpsUlatu amid tho wealth
Of flowers and sweet scents, o bitter, bro.
ken hearted man
II have come for my answer Nora"
sid Alr. PongIfcH Ia bis calm, measured
voice.
Something In his assured confidence
mnde the girl liush with sudden anger
"By what right do you call mo by my
nancy shc asked passlonntoly, aud ~ her
eyes dwell ON his cumplhCunt uninterrst.
Ing face the girl tolls herself sho hntUs him
by what right Ny dear Nora surely
your future husband may ito ends
abruptly, Tor Nuras eyes aro flashing with
unconcrnlcd rage.
My future husband" shr exclaimed.
"NOyarl by what right have you followed
mo about tortured mo ~ the last few
munthsf never liked you; never said
would marry you, How dnro you try to
Imply that you wUro ever treated by mo
with moro than ordinary ciyillty'"
Your sister he says but with more
uneaslness In his assured tones
My sister & not me- Mr. p0ntlfpx.
She apparently thinks sho can dispose ~
me ~ she chooses. 1 claim tho right 90
choose Tor myself In tho most important.
holiost act Of a womnn'- life. Mr. punti.
n 81. Il o q.
DO generous enough 90 IN futurr. WHOM wa
meet, abstain from remarks save those uf
ordinary Clvillyl
With . bow a young empress night have
given, Nora swept frum the room
She fult choLrd, sunooating with con.
niotinR emotions
"Oh, for suiuu hirl" she cried. and catch.
ing up her hat shn rnu from the house
down tho garden % tho downs beyond,
whore she paused, exhausted, By large
ulump NJ trees
A. she raised her head at sudden rus.
ting man came quickly from within tho
thickut, and Nora confronted Jack Dalton.
iiaggard, white. uushny,n, hr looked aged
by many years from tho handsome Jack
Dalton " the night before
lie raised his hat mechanically aud WA
passing on but Nora spoke
Mr.. Dalton, shn said In u trembling
voice which reached Jack n uhrs.
Ito raised his eyebrows slightly.
81 am ~ your service, Miss Carow, he
said iclly,
Nora looked ncryously Ht him Would
be not help huri 40, no wns gazing be-.
foro him with "a blank, set expression.
IL don't know how 10 say IL " Nora
broke out impotuuu.ly, "but heard you
were going away today, lnd-uh, Jack.
don't look away from mo, listen ~ mo
first IL WAS mover engaged 90 him. I
mover oven liked him, but GLADYS wanted
me 60 marry him. Aud-aud l cared Tor no
ono else. And one day before we came
here whom hu had wonrIod me out, said
would give him m answer thrpr months
later Tho three months Aruu't up yet,
Jack, but no cAmo down yesterday and
i told him today that ] could mover Doc
his wife. Oh, jack, n you are going away
today say glpdby 60 mo kindly, for-I
lOyp you, jack"