The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1896-05-07

~ ceIta.ulvis too bad when you can
find nothing worse than that "a say
nEaipgt him" replied Mrs. LHdlow. II
was in hopes YOU would ike him"
81 do Hike him, but I'd adore him II
he wasn't quito so correct" rejoincd
Hester, mischicyously "Just think
low delightful II would be II ne would
only do something drcadfully wicked
or ahwrd just Che very thing one OF
his handsome heroes wouldn't do"
You're quite too ircorrigible, Hes
ter. Ton NOT going TO say another word.
Here comes MIR Rinchrcn with Tom.
uow. and shall let him fight his own
Lattice"
At Tire dinncrtablc the conversation
turned upon Ringbrands stroll on the
mcWtln.
"Nh." did YOU go, Mr.. Eingbraud?'
asked Hester
I'm hardly familiar enough with To-
calili's urouud here 20 know, lut |
tlliil tUcut 81, far as McNabb's Cove"
"Thw YOU agW the home OF our
hereditary onrmhs' she eald Did
you notice log house in the bottom of
The coyc2' ~ -
~ did"
Eve been telling Hugh the history of
the fcud," said Ludlow; "hc threatens
to write itup.'
"Why, Ludlow you know never
hintcd at such a thing. Miss Hester,
hope you won't believe anything that
he SAYS"
I'm not at all afraid OF your put
ting the fcud into a story" replied Hes
ter, with an air Of conviction.
Bmgbrand could not let well enough
alone, and he aslled "WhyP
because the characters are all too
drc0dfully impulsi,c and natural. No1
couldn't possibly tone them down into
correctness, IL you were TO try ever SO
hard"
Ludlow laughed uproariously "YoI
don't know how much good that does
me, Hester. I've been telling Hugh all
along that hc didn't know the first prin-
ciplcs Of story-wrtnF."
I'm sure | don't know why you
should say that" responded the girl,
changing front with an easy facility
that made Mrs Ludlow catch her
breath. 81 think Mr.. Ringbrand's
stories are perfectly delightful. only
meant that he wouldn't care TO use such
rough materials"
Ringbrand glanced up gratefully and
saw Mrs. Ludlow trying to look re-
proachfully at Hester; then the uncon-
vcntionality OF it all appealed to him
like the turning of new lcaf in tn,
book of experience. and he laughed
pleasantly. DO you know it's quit,
charming to hear ones self discussed
in open mceting?" he said. I'm all my
life I've never heard so much franl
criticism as Miss I4atimer and Ton
have given me in the last few weeks
It's decidedly refreshing, after half {
lifetime of meaningless praise on ON,
hand set of by an equal amount o.
spiteful abuse on the other. I'll Civ,
fair warning now. though, that NEAR
TO turn the tables some fine day, ant
you'll hear ne telling Ludlow how Il
run an iron-furnacc, and"
And Miss Latimer how TO hold he
tongue" interrupted Hester, mali
ciously.
Indeed, l wasn't going to say an,
such ungolIant thing" protested Ring
, brand.
| You might as well say It MS to thinl
r It, "reioincd Hester, mcekly. IL kno,
2 ! shall catch myself hooking for an In
y PcCmcnt young woman ~ all. your II
/. iure stories" 80" =
+ tficr that the talk driftcd back t.
Z the feud. and Hester rclutcd tho Incl
S tent of the evening before. II suppos
I must have been one OF the nynums.
4, he concluded; though ! cau't imag
{ ~ what his Object codd have be, n
Perhaps IL was Uncle Ephrain
. lf;er chicken" suggested Mra. Lud
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