The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1896-04-09

A VACATION vAaARY.

70 re Inc last ElNCc IN inc Wpilu ~ ere
an authO could hope 10 find matte A..
"Who has been accusing me-oi any
such inteurion. Mira. Ludlow2"
"Why. an accusation isn't necessary,
everyone knows that when an author
can be induced tocNcbangc the lite airy
atmosphere Of his respected BostDn. or
his helotcd New Work. for the prosaic
mining Village i'm The Tennessee noun
tains. there must be stronger motive
than ~ mere sightseer's curiosity."
Perhaps you are right. And yet
think you are little severe; il one were
seeking inspiration, what could bc
more uplifting than that 2"-waNiBg his
hand with n comprehensive estnie TO.
ward the moonlit picture of valley and
mountain framed by The pillars OF the
vcranda. but assure you, as said
n moment ago, | couldn't give q sen
sible reason for coming here-inasmuch
rs | did not know that you were hiber-
mating IN Tregarthcn. I'm not sure
which was the more surprised when
We met this morning, Ludlow or my
self. Ihad lost track of you years ngo."
But we hadn't of you--thanks to the
magazines. And that brings me back;
what can you find worth studying
here?"
Ringbrand laughed. "You positive
ly refuse TO be diverted, don't you? FER
haps ! couldn't find anything, but from
the little I've seen OF place and people
| should say there was n perfect mine
OF storytelling material II one would
take the trouble to develop IT,"
II can't see where you would find IT,"
THAT'S because you live here: you're
unable TO get the perspective OF nm
familiarity on the quaintncss of the
people or the beauty of the scenery.
The things that are curious and inter
esting 10 q newcomer are commonplace
TO you, because you see them every day
I'm sure it's very nice OF ycu = put
II in that way; one likes TO bc told ilat
one comes short of FeniHs only iu un-
familiarity. But you haven't i1l me
yet why you came to Trcgnuhrr
Mrs. Ludlow, you're positively in.
corrigiblc. | assure you ] icft "ow
York a week ago with only une cis ris-
worked and weary and nccdc1 taca
tion. Everybody goes TO Eurog 1ad
to the resorts in summer and $50 sod
to get away from toe crowd; 4 to9
please, you inny call that @ rtue fof
my coming south. My titlCt au cUi
at Nashville, bul tie quiet oi pur
beautiful capital city didu cowi 'ote
for the unareahaLIc hcat so : to9 10
,he road Ggain, with Ashevil!e Tor dcs.
tinntion."
"fha's all beautifully clear md
reasonable up TO a certain point SIR.
Rnghrand. Now, II you viii oulytc
mo what possessed you TO lea,c your
comfortable parlor car to come tfay
up here Oh a coal train. I'll hr satisfied"
The shadow on the ycrandn prevent
ed the lady from seeing the look OF em-
barrnssmcnt that Fitted across the fac,
OF her visitor, and his hesitation ia rc-
plying was fortunately covered by tbs
entrance OF his host. "St down here,
Ludlow" he said; Mrs. Ludlow has
had Inc In the confessional for the last
half hour. and / was Just upon tic
point OF conoocting a pure fabrication
to account for my being in TrcEartlien.
Can't you cxplain 10 her that man
may sometimes do unaccountable
thngs2"
"one would think an explanation
wouldn't be necessary replied LuC ow.
cynically, tossing his hat into the hail
and drawing up chair Lets sec,
how long hayewe been marie :, llehn"'
Long enough TO make me ycri Gu
rious and inquisliye, as Mr. Riugb md
IL Just finding out. lie confcsscs ma;
be didn't know we were here, and be
can't give any plausible reason forgiv.
ing up his trip to AsheVille.'
I'm not surprised; il the Tregar-
then Coal g. Iron company co,il'tgei |
along without superintendent for a
month or ouch matter, | belhye III "a
oil and do something unaceonniablc
myself; It's a part of my creed tl.nt a
man should bc totally iruspoHalhlo Oh
a vacation. hut see here, nirg'IRpG, 1
il you're going to stay IA Trcrarttrp
you've got TO como TO us; I'm nos galrs
to have you put IN AZ that migelable
eSanse for hotel down in the village.
You'ii die of dyspepsia in week"
"You are Good samaritans," replied
Ringbrand, laughingi I've got IL al.
ready--dyspepsia, | mean. Why, Mrs.
Ludlow, you've no conception of what
they've been making me cntdown there.
For breakfast had salt bacon, biscuits
and potatoes; for dinner there were
potatoes. biscuits aud salt bacon; and
for supper they varied the bill of fare
by leaving out the potatoes, And the
Jiseuits-upon my soul, you never saw
anything like them in your life!"
"Oh, yes. have" responded the lady,
cheerfully; "let me describe them:
they were about half an inch thick, and
when yon took one between your
thumb and finger, so, you could press
the grease out OF the edge. lint didn't
they give you any coffeeP'
II think not; [ certainly had some
thing 10 drink. but I'm quite positive
Il wasn't coffee. Indeed now that you
mention II, ] remember having made o
note OF IL with the intention Of az. ing
tho landlord to define IT FOR me-
II don't know what we've lW
thinking Of, TO let you stay thcrc at
all" inifrposod Ludlow. 4f yonlI oN-
c,,sc ms for few minutes, D5 d0ar
wo'll just step down and eyt Nor
brands luggage tonight fr. 1870
YOU travel in Il Frip, do1tyeh i.7s
"Yea. or at least n two OF ihsmi
they're not heavy, nouch'
Two days earlier while his boin vo3
stopping az ChIlVonec JWc,'n 'o
transfer pasHcug to tle l'nrm2Hf
Valley branch, iuah hns aaI .r.'
seen q r,il descend ftom Che lfeu A