The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-17

Laid Her Head on Her Fathers
Knee
smoothing her hair, said more gently
than she expected:
What's wrong, lassie? Art hun
gry?"
No. no." murmured the girl, eagerly.
I'VE had tea before we came in. I'm
not hungry"
Langly, slow as he was to compre-
bend, saw that Braunt, at least, had
been without food, perhaps for long.
He had several times offered him money
from his own scanty store. but it had
always been refused, sometimes in a
manner not altogether friendly. The
organist went quietly out, leaving
father and daughter alone together.
Would you like me TO get some one
to come in-some woman?" said
Braunt. anXiously. I'VE don't know
our neighbors, but one of the women
would come in il. she knew you were
ILL.,
The girl shook her head.
Il want none-naught but just to
rest little. 1t will all pass away soon.
7 need but rest"
The father returned to his chair. and
they sat silent in the gathering dark
ness.
Presently the door was pushed open,
and Iangly entered with parcels in his
arms. He placed d loaf on the table
with the rest of his burdens. and put on
the empty hearth the newspaper that
held = pennyworth of Goals.
Braunt glared at him. speechIess for a
moment then cried out, Indignantly:
I'll ha' none O thy charity, my lad,
id if l will!'
Before Langly could reply. Jessie rose
tremblingly TO her feet.
Don't, father. don't" she walled: then.
swaying as she attempted TO walk to-
ward him, she fell suddenly in heap on
the floor.
Langiy sprang forward, but Braunt
brushed him roughly aside. and, STOPPING
over his daughter. lifted her light form
in his arms. speaking soothingly and
the bed and placed her lovingly upon it.
Rum he cried to Langly. Run for a
doctor. There's one down Light street.
There's something main wrong here i m
feared"
The young man needed no second tell
ing. The doctor objected to go to Rose
Garden court he had his own patients
TO attend TO. he said. lie know there
was little to be got out of the court.
L am organist at St. Martyrs. replied
the messenger, eagerly. Il will see you
paid
Who generally attends to people in the
court? There must be some one.
Il don't know" answered Langly,
land ! have no time to find out The case
is urgent Gomez
So the doctor. grumblng-for this kind
of practice was out of his line-went with
nm,
They found Braunt anxiously chaftiing
the hands of the girl.
you've been long about it. he cried,
as they entered.
Neither answered, and the doctor went
quickly to the bed, with the seem [,l1gi!I
callous Indifference of man to whom
such scenes are matters of hourly ROT
tine He placed his fingers upon hel
wrist bent his ear down to her breast,
then put his hand on he smooth WHITE
Has she been long nl?" he asked,
Jesse was always weakly" answered
all well, poor girl.
Who has attended herr
oh. well you know. I can't grant a
stances. There will most likely be an IN
Good Godr' shrieked Braunt. An in
quest. You don't mean to say-you can I
mean it,-Jessie is not dead?
YES. she is dead. l can do no good
here. I'll let the coroner know, and he
can do rs he Dleases. l have no DOUBT
il is all right but we are bound to act
according TO the law you know. Good
Braunt threw himself upon the bed in
a storm of grief: Langly stood by the
side Of the dead girl stunned. He took
her limp. thin hand in his. ana gaZed
down unon her. daZed and fearless. Her
father rose and paced the room. after
nately pleading with fate ana Gurslils IL
Suddenly he turned on Langly like a mad
man. -, $1,000,
what are you doing here?" he roared.
ct was your interference that caused her
last words to be troubled yet YOU SOHe'
and leave us alone.
Langly turned from the bed and walked
slowly to the door without q word
Braunt following him with his towering;
rresollitAlv at the door leaned his arm
against it, and bowed his head IN hopeless
a s Heaven faa help me- he said, despairing-
Braunt looked at him moment, not not
communicating at first. Gradually the
anger faded from his face.
did YOU So lad?" he said gently at
last Il didn't know didn't know. For
give me nv british temper God knows
il should be broken bv TINS Tune. III u
crazv lad. and know not what say
have not n penny piece in the world. nor
Ilrhere to 90 TO get aught My lassie shall
not have n Dauper'S funeral in TINS neart-
less town. No, not if have TO taAe Ger
in my arms as ha' oft done. and trudge
wi her 10 the north. sleeping unCef re
hedges by the way. Yes. that's what u
do. We'll be tramping the Dead March,
then. 1t will keen us company " II
rest at night in the green heiuS uilueI
the trees away from the smoke and
din. alone together. All. God, I'll begin
the tourney now and tramp all night TO
be quit o. this Babylon ere the morning.
NO. ne" cried Langly, catching his
arm. You mustn't do that. You must
hear what the coroner says.
s.What has the coroner or anyone else
to do with me or herr?
1T is the law; you must obey it
.syvhat care l for the law? What's 1t
dove for either me or Jessie? I'll have
no pauper funeral. law or no law.
There won't be p pauper funeral.
There are kind hearts in London as well
as in the north. Promise me you'll do
nothing until l see if l can get the
money"
II promise said Braunt. sinking into
his chair. Il doubt if could walk far
tonight, even if l tried. But leave me,
now, lad. and come back later. l want
to l1e alone and think
Lanrlv- left the loom and on the land