The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-24
Copyright, 1896, by Robert Barr.)
CHAPTER XVIII


CHAPTER XVIII.
On the day after Marsten's failure to
win a majority of the men to his side
IN the strike controversy, the young
man went to Wimbledon, hoping 10
find consolation for mis- defeat in the
company of the girl he loved. He felt
that he was perhaps taking rather
unfair advantage of Sartwen in thus
making a clandestine appointment with
his daughter, but he justified himself,
as lovers have always justified them
selves, by claiming that a man was
1901 10 lose a trick when he had the
card IN his hand to take 1t. IL was
evident that Sartwell had no objection
TO the visits of Barnard Hope, and mat
he would be quite willing TO have MS
daughter marry the son of his en-
ployer. If Marsten had known this
the day before he would not have been
SO self-denying as to refuse to see
Edna SaFtwell, and now that fate had
lnterpOsed in his behalf. giving MN
the knowledge that he had rival ne
was not going TO be idiot enough 10
throw away his chance.
He entered the vacant plot sur
rounding the empty house, and looked
anXiously along the glass-topped wall
for the signal that Edna promised,
under compulsion. TO display 1t was
not in sight. He wondered Il, after az,
the girl had told her father Of his visit
Let Sartwell get but the slightest ink
ling of it, and Marsten was certain
the whole particulars would soon be
within the managers knowledge
He wandered up and down the wrong
side Of the wall disconsOlately, not
knowing what to do. Once he paused
near where he had on the day previous
aG0 IL OH no a.
slight cough on the other side 1t
might he a warning. or an invitation;
the question was, which, She must
know that he would be there, waiting
for her signal or perhaps-the thought
was bitter-she might have forgotten
all about him.
At the further end of the garden
was park fence, lower than the for
bidding stone wall, which it joined at
right angles. AS anything is better
than suspense, the young man resolved
TO take the risk Of accommodating. He
mounted the park fence and peered
over the wall, but the trees and shrub
berry were So thick that he could not
see whether anyone was in Sartwelrs
garden or not; even the house was
hidden from his view. Faint heart
never climbed a stone wall; MarSten
hesltated but a moment. seized branch
of an overhanging tree. pulled himself
leaped down among the Shrubbery on
the other side. He listened intently
for awhile, but there was no sound;
then he moved cautiously through the
bushes to the open space under the
trees where he had talked with her
the day before. No one was there,
but he caught his breath as he saw a
red silk scarf hanging over the back of
one of the chairs. She had at least
thought of him, for that was I'M
doubtedly the unused signal
He was now in a greater quandarv
than he had been on the other side of
the wall She had apparently intended
to throw the scarf over the broken |
glass, otherwise why had she brought /
it to their rendezvous: but. as she had !
not given the signal agreed upon, might |
there not be danger that the father |
was at nome? The young man knit his |
brOWS as he pOndered on what eXpla- |
nation he would give Sartwell if he |
We're discovered standing under the /
trees.
Marsten had half made up his mind /
to return by the way he came, when |
he saw Edna approaching from the /
house. The girl held out her hand to |
him with smile that went to his
heart, but her words were not so re-
assuring.
4 was watching for you" she said,
hoping you would not come"
Hoping ! would not Gomez echoed /
Marsten. with a suggestion OF dismay
in his tone.
''At least hoping you would not come
excepting by way OF the gate. l don't
ike this. It seems secret and mean
as if we were doing something we were
ashamed of. Now, we may not accom-
plish much good, talking about the
strike but we are certainly not do
ing anything either of us would fear
to have the whole world know. There
s no reason, now that your plans of
have failed. why you should
not have come to the front door like
any other visitor is there?"
4 suppose not.
"Of course not" cried the girl eager
v, and SO I intend to tell my father
iE about this visit. even if I could not
mention yesterdays.
"Oh, out you must not do anything
If the kind" pleaded Marsten, thor