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

bis going to spend this winter in the Lon
don hospitals, and | know you will like
| him. l hear a hustle now. I believe he
has come VIII you excuse me till l go
down and see?"
OF course iona would. and Louise
/ soon ran up a@ain.
Yes. it is he; and now dear, inner is
ready. Let me help you.
20 Louise dear, you.srnust excuse me
| from dinner. L can't go down with this
| horrible black eye
Thus Louise went down alone to din
ner. where she related in full the sad
| journey which her friend had.
Would she recognize the villain, do
you suDDose?' asked DR.. PierDont who
had listened with much interest to
Louises recital.
II don't know indeed. said Louise.
She says he was a tall, powerful fellow
very sinister looking"
You had better let me see her eye,
at all events, said her cousin. If you
don't she will no be fit for duty to-
morrow"
'Zona.'' said Louise. as she came In
after dinner" Cousin John thinks you
had better let him examine your eye
lie SAYS 1T is dangerous 10 let the in
fiammation run on. and he thinks il will
be cutie well tomorrow. if you get a
good nights rest
We'll. if you wish it. 1 don't want to
SPOIL your wedding. after ALL"
Mss Sheldon, my cousin, DR.. Pier
pont, said Louise, she ushered in
the doctor iona, whose vision was
much impaired by the sore eye, did not
recognize him as the man in the corner
He merely bowed.
"A clean pocket handkerchief Louise"
he said cheeriy.
At the sound of his voice IONA looked
up quickly. A twinkle shone in John
Pierponts blue eyes.
Now, Miss Shelton, one moment, and
it IS out he said.
What instant reliefr exr lined IONA.
THANK you, doctor"
''You are quite welcome, e re- ed
forgotten it,
There was little sleep that night for
iona Shelton.
What little idiot 1 have been, How
could l have imagined such things of
him? He is tall and powerful-that was
right. But dark and murderous-lookingr
eyes, and what a pleasant smile! Oh.
how can 1 meet him in the morning?
wish Louise had not told him.
But sleep came at last, and iona woke
radiant as ever. She dressed, and went
out into the park, to settle how she
should meet DR.. Pierpont. But it was
settled for her; a sudden turn in the
path brought her face to face with him.
A moments confuSiOn-a flush that dyed
her whole face. and then the smile on
his became contagious, and she burst
into peals of merry laughter, which he
echoed.
DIR. Pierpont." she said Il hope you
will be merciful and keep my secret"
Il am not likely to tell a secret SO much |
famous"
Please. DOCTOR" she impIorcd. st did
not notice your looks at all. [ had part !
ed with my senses"
Very well. then" he said, 1T is a |
compact. Let US go back to the house |
for breakfast and say no more about |
Had not the whole household been alb
sorbed in the wedding, they must have !
seen that there was d secret understand |
ing between the compatriots, which |
quickly ripened into intimacy.
And iona is 10 60 back to London |
under your escort, John" said Louise. |
Provided she IS not afraid TO travel |
with me-" he said with laughing bow |
TO Zona.
A smile was her only answer.
They were seated-the sole occupants
OF a compartment.
''Will you tell me one thing?" said
iona. What was It you took out of
your satchel and put in your side
pocket?"
yet he said with smile. 1T was a
mirror You looked at me with such
horrifed face that ! thought there must
be something wrong VIII my looks. Now
made up your mind what TO do if worst
carse to Worst?'
Yes" she said. laughing. Il was going
to take off my watch and ring and offer
them to you, as well as my purse. /
fancied you looked at my ring particu-
arly.'
II did" he said after a pause. be
cause, you know, the finger you wear it
IN May / ask Miss Shelton. if there is
my particular significance in it?"
ut was given me by my mother" she
said simply.
light to put one on that finger?"
II am very grateful. indeed Mr. Pier
DON'T" said Mrs. Shelton late in the
evening. as the three sat in her parlOr
that my daughter has had Your com
1any. / never feel safe to have lady
ravel unattended in a compart-'
Here her auditors glanced at each
)ther and burst into untrolable laugh
err Mrs Shelton looked amazed
Thereby hangs a tale. mother" said
iona when she had recovered her voice,
md she related the story.
Miss iona has omitted the sequel"
said DR.. Pierpont gravely. (which is that
have won from her a consent, subject
o your approval to be her protector
md yours too. for the rest of our lives"
To say that Mrs. Sheldon was aston
shed would be putting it mildly. but I
I'm happy to say that neither she nor
hey ever had reason TO regret that they
travelled in the same compartment.
MARY Z. NETTING.
Merrine, Asia Minor.