The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-23
neck. and her face was close to his, as.

Never before had John Horton been
so tempted. Should he now tell her
what for two years had been in mis-
heart of hearts, unknown to any one,
despite his loquacious enthusiasm con-
| corning herr Or should he take adj
vantage Of her dependent position and
| her IS years, or Whereabouts, and con-
Tess himself?
II was but a momentary struggle,
| then Horton was himself again-a
mute worshiper OF the goddess he him
self had created-or found and devel-
ooed.
Yes, you have, dear. Please don't
speak OF my friends again in that
way" he said, disengaging her arms
Clga's mouth dropped, and there was
Diteous look in her eyes. as she re-
piled:
4 won't, John Then, with sud
den kiss she walked away as though
she intended to go to her room for a
big, feminine cry: but she didn't A
half hour later found her at the piano
trying to MARBLE Mexican song Wn1le
she fondled the cat with one hand and
picked out the accompaniment with the
the other
Horton stood in the gallery for some
seconds. her parting kiss burning upon
his cheek, her pathetic face as she
left him still before his minds eye.
L
"A man of my age Che was 2S) talking
to a bouyant, irrepressible child in that
manner. merely because l am supposed
10 be her guardian, Jack, you old
scoundrel, you ought to be ashamed OF
YOURSELF"
If there was a made person in south
western New Mexico who did not fall
down and worship that ''L-tle Nor
wegian Apache" he failed, probably
through fear to declare himself; but,
Of all the loye-stricken young idiots
that ever commanded a first platoon
with credit in times Of peace and in
times of war, and fell ignobly before
the initial onslaught of the ll-tle fellow
with the arrows OF love, Mr.. DANNY OF
the Ninth was the bell-mule
With him Olga's affair was serious
to the young lieutenant He all but
neglected his duties to be at her side
when she and Mrs. Horton We're
gpopplng at the post; and, even in his
infaruatfon, almost compromised her
by falling in with one of her mao
fanc:es. one day when he had obtained
leave of absence, and riding Win her
unchaperoned TO Lordsburg and back,
returning at dead of night.
For this Horton. took both of them
seriously to task, as soon as he learned
OF the affair. as he did the everfng fol-
lowing through his shocked and dis
dressed mother, who rode into Town in
an army ambulance in order 90 tell
him.
To Dandy, whom he found in his
bachelors quarters, he said, in his low
est, quietest tones:
Dan, if it were almost any one but
you, if 1 didn't know you for a gentle
man. I'd punch your head and call you
out beside. But for Olga's sake
Perhaps you couldn't punch my
head, Jack" interrupted his friend,
calmly. nor if I were present. But
let's say nothing more, and-lt shan't
happen again. You don't know how
sorry 1 am. 1 suppose she'll never
speak TO me again, after all this,
he concluded, sadly.
But she did, and she also officiated
as pall-bearer at the funeral OF his
hopes. a week or two later, when he
proposed to her at a picnic given by
the ladies Of the garrison in honor of
Olga's departure from the fort. She
was kind enough 10 him, and all that,
bulc Dandy took II rather hard, and
swore he'd resign hts commission, re-
tire to the mountains and adopt her
mftage as a profession. Instead, how
ever. he exchanged to a northern post,
fell in love again. and married his col
onels wife's sister, who was plain, bur
who had money enough 20 disguise the
fact somewhat
Fielding comes next. He was lead
ing light of the local bar at one of the
larger Arizona towns, and attended to
a good deal of business for Horton,
who was interested in copper over
there He came to Silver City to con-
suit with hissclient, met the ''papOose,
and a heart heretofore considered i'm
pregnable capitulated at first glance,
and Fielding was lost. He neglected
his other suits to attend to this one to
such a degree that it hurt his practice.
and in the end he met the same fate
at the charmer's hands as had poor
DanbY-w,th a difference. Miss Olga
told him that if he remained of the
same mind until the following year, he
might propose again, and she might
then consider the matter. Meanwhile,
if Mrs. Horton did not object, he might
write TO her at school, but she would
Lot answer his letters.
Poor Fielding was utterly cast down,
rot even the permission to write af-
foTding him any hope, and all that kept
him from suicide was an earnest re-
quest from Horton neither 20 make an
ass of himself nor TO die on his prem
ises: after which that severe guardian
lectured his ward quite harshly for her
firtatious ways, especially when her
arts were practiced upon his own per-
sonal friends
don't. What makes them act so? 1
can't help it," sobbed the culprft
Yes, you cam" said her mentor. Sc
verely. adding, mentally, but chey
can's."
He looked out of the window a mo-
ment, then turned 60 her and, in a
strained voice, said:
'Papoose, l think 1t best you and
neither should curtafl your visit and
go back TO Ohio as soon as you can
pack up. I'll speak to mother about
III tonight, and-well, I'll see you at
Christmas. anyway"
There was a quiet sob from the sofa
which gave Horton suicidal feelings,
and in another moment he would have
then he heard his mothers step On the
walk, and when she entered, Olga had
fled 10 the privacy of her room.
Two days later there was an aching
void in Silver City social circles, caused
ward Many there were who wondered
at their early departure, but nobody
asked any questions. John Horton was
vastly approachable up to a certain
limit. This limit was arrived at when
curiOsity's interrogatiOnS involved his
ward or his business.
Over a year later, Horton wrote his
ward letter somewhat to the follow
ing effect:
There has been enough of this sort
of thing. l suppose you do your flirt-
ing now with the callow sophomores
and the hitherto sedate and dignified