The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-10
BY ROBERT BARR.

fee. He refused you and you were
angry then. l thought at the time you
were merely disappointed, and l spoke
to him on your behalf, but he said l
knew nothing about you, and l see
didn't. I never thought you were a
person who would plot behind your
employers back"
Miss SartweH," said Marsten, speak
ing slowly, you are entirely wrong in
your opinion of me. l feel no resent
ment against Mr.. Sartwell, and 1 hope
he has none against me. You s.,oke
Of treachery just now. My treachery,
as 1 have said, is against Gibbons. L
mean to depose him if 1 can get enough
of the men to vote with me. Then the
way will be smooth for Mr.. Sartwell TO
put an end to this trouble, which / am
sure is causing him more worry than
perhaps any one else"
But why, if that is the case, don't
you want him to know this?"
Don't you see why? 1t is so that he
won't make the same mistake that you
have made. You have kindly allowed
me to explain; Mr.. Sartwell might not
have waited for explanations"
I have not been very kind, have I?'
said Edna, contritely, holding out her
hand to him. Please forgive me. Now
l want to understand all about this, so
come with me into the garden, where
" Z Stle1il L NC iilIGlA QylEl. 1lCLC
at the gate some one might call, and
then l would have to go into the house,
for my mother has gone to Surbiton to
see how Mr.. Hope is. Was he injured
yesterday"
No. 1 will go with you, Miss Sart-
well, on one condition
What is that asked the girl, in
some surprise. She had turned to go,
expecting him to follow
THAT Won will not fell Mr. Sartwp1I
you have been talking with me"
oh, cannot promise that. l tell my
father everything
Very we'll. That is quite right of
course, but in this instance. when you
tell him you talked with me, say that
came to see him; that the servant said
neither he nor Mrs. Sartwell were in,
and asked me if 1 would see you Tell
your father that 1 said No. and that
L was leaving when you spoke to me-
The girl looked frankly at him-a lit
tie DerpleXed wrinkle on her smooth
brow. She was puzzled
You say that because you do not
understand him. He wouldn't mind in
the least your talking with me about
the strike, because am entirely in his
confidence, but he might not like it if
he knew you had been to see Mr.
Hope"
Exactly. Now, don't you see that if
You tell him YOU have been talking
; With me. YOU Will have to- tell him
| what was said. He will learn indi-
rectly that I have been to Surbiton,
and VIII undoubtedly be angry, the
more so when he hears 7 did not in
tend to tell him. In fact, now that this
/ conversation has taken place. | shall
! go straight to him and tell him | have
talked with Mr.. Hope, although l feel
sure my doing SO will nullify all my
And this simply because L talked
with you for few minutes?"
Yes
The girl bent her perplexed face upon
/ the ground, absent-mindedly disturb
ing the gravel on the walk with the
tiny toe of her very neat boot. The
young man devoured her with his eyes,
and vearned toward her in his heart
At last she looked suddenly up at him
with a Wavering smile.
4 am sorry l stopped you" she said
Perhaps yOn don't know what it is to
think more Of one person than all the
rest of the world together. Ny father
is everything to me, and wheE | saw
you / was afraid something had hap
pened TO him. 1t doesn't seem right
that l should keep anything from him.
and it doesn't seem right that l should
put anything IL the way of a quick
settlement. I don't know what to do
When die a woman ever waver with
out the man in the case taking instant
advantage of her indecision. turning
her own weapons against her?'
Don't you see" said Marsten, eager
~, that Mr. Sartwell has already as
much on his mind as a man should
bear? Why, then add to his anxiety
by telling him that I have been here