The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-04

copyright, 1896. The S. S. Mcclure Coz
IN the chaos Of trunks upon the
eamship dock. the portmanteau and
e Saratoga trunk found themselves
de by side. Under the circumstances
was awkward; but the portmanteau
lenged to a man of the world and
n ficult positions were his forte.
The ice must be broken; and the port
7 anteau made the first plunge.
n I believe we have met before, Mad
fnoiselie?" he remarked to the trunk
~ should not have thought" rather
&ldly replied the Saratoga, that you
sould care TO recall the circumstances.
hey were, at the least, distinctly pain
o."
y You allude mademoiselle, to the ep-
lode Of or two proprietors? That
Jas undoubtedly painful: but 1 cannot
fe why It should affect our relations.
= The Saratoga trunk was silent Tor
4oment, and then answered in molli-
&ed tones: You are right, monsieur.
uf owners love quarrel need not ex-
4nd to us. We are not in love"
N Mademoiselle must speak for her
II, said the pOrtmanteau, CALAMITY.
HBy the way, the first scene OF that I'M
&appy drama occurred
AT Waterloo station. You remem-
en-, he intended crossing with her to
Sew York, and settling their difficult
les en- route. But she cut him dead at
be station"
\ / remember" cried the portmanteau.
&@ha >,
r. 10 the luggage-Van at the time. l
by on the Platform ready and labelled;
futs after her cruel behavior he had me
.ant back to the hotel. Two days after
re left London for the east
An, the dear east! 1t was there we
pet first. was it not?"
Yes; at Shepard's hotel. Ny master
as coming back from India, and OF
purse he had 10 see Cairo
And we belonged to a party of globe
fotting Americans, on a, Nile voyage.
remember being placed next
|ou on the Eeranda at Shephard's.
py mistress stole a look at your la
|els; and I heard her say to her mar
FED sister: This valise belongs to d
|a9taia Richard Assheton. l wonder
rhat he is ike, and why he spells his
ame with a double I"
The idea Of calling me valisei So
interjected the portnran-
eau. Still your mistress was a very
harming young woman, and delicious
y sprightly.,"
She is charming still, though scarce
7 SO sprightiy. DO you know, mon
her, l actually believe that she felt
hat episode sadly"
Tne pcrtmanteau shifted impatiently
Then why did she act SOP" he ex-
laimed. 1T was all her fault
Nothing of the kind" the Saratoga
etorted. 1T was the fault of your Cap
ain AssheSon."
There was another silence, broken by
he portmanteau. "Well,'' he said, I'VE
eed not quarrel about it. IL
emember when my master saw your
distress first. He asked a servant her
anne; and / heard him repeating sew
raj times: BY joyei This Miss Car
lie Durham is deucedly pretty girl "
1t certainly showed his good taste. |
he noticed him too; because [ heard |
er talking about him to her sister.
hen they met on the excursion to the |
rand Pyramid
so / heard. And the acquaintance
pened into his joining the party"
The Saratoga Uttered. I can recall
le tender fashion in which he looked
6ter me at Port Said" She murmured. |
You were quite neglected, mon ami"
ION, but Miss Durham kept me in /
ind ! can still hear her begging the |
lptain not TO forget his dear old port |
THE first proposal occurred at Malta. |
he came down TO the state room and |
ID the whole story 60 her sister. She |
az sitting on me at the time.
'She had put him on probation. I |
sard him tell his friend MCLEAN. He |
as to meet her in London and receive |
sr final answer. All. that an /