The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-14

look growing on other races IN d.
hemia; it had grown upon his own,
and he knew the meaning of it.
You understand about needing
money!" he asked her.
Il should think l de- she answered
sharply. DO you suppose l should be
here now If | didn't
Sometimes people work al trade
because they like IT,
If it were a trade ! liked, everv-
thing would be different. ! as9ired TO
literature once, but / could not even
make dry bread by it. Ever since l
have been hanging on TO the-skirts OF
Journalism, and sometimes there is a
great deal OF mud on them II YOU
only knew how people treat me now
and again when / go to interview them,
You may thank your stars and Your
genius for having placed you above all
that at any rate"
was?" he asked gently. Il am awfully
sorry: won't you forgive me?'
Don't mind about it, she said
huskily Il know very well what 1
must have seemed like to you-an i'm
pudent, brazen little wretch. am nor
ribIy nervous by nature, and | put all
that side on just TO cover up the
fright. and impress peorse with the
idea that | intend 10 get any informa-
ton I want no matter how retlcent
they try to be. Often they tell me
more than they intend-as you did just
now-merely TO get rid of me, because
they think | am writing down whole
lot that they don't want said about
them. 1 should stand a bad chance
if they only knew that l am quite as
anxious to get away from them as they
are TO get away from me-
IF this interview is any object to
you," he said. in an awkward, shame
faced way, Il will tell you all you want
to know. [ am not quite such churl
as l pretended to be. Only-well, am
proud as well as poor, and | suppose
there is no need to make the details of
my poverty public?" He glanced first
at the meager furnishing of the room.
and then at his threadbare clothes
''Ohr' 1t was actually little cry of
pain. DO you think so badly of me
as that still? I will go now. wish L
had not come
She turned her white face as she
rose, and caught at her chair to steady
herself.
For heavens sake, don't faintr'
cried Jeremy desperately. He made a
stride toward her, and without a word
Of apology he caught her by the arm
and pushed her back into the chair.
What did you do it for?" he asked
with a great show of indignation.
What is the matter with you?''
II couldn't help it," she said. IF
had gone on walking / should have
been all right. but the short rest fin
ished me. l am very tired. and"-she
gave a little gasp, and her eyehds fiut-
tered.
Jeremy dived into a wall-cupboard,
and came forth with a brandy bottle.
There was very little in it, but enough
for the purpose. He stood over her in a
threatening manner until she consent
ed to drink a teaspoonful. He tried TO
insist on = second.
Il cannot really" she said. Il dare
not. II would go to my head at once.
because-because"-
Jeremy Gregson knelt down beside
her and took her hand.
rs IL because you have had no
luncheon he asked.
Yes" she said; and her color began
TO return. DO you know how il feels?"
He nodded with sympathetic gravity.
Been there dozens of tines he
said; and he did not let go her hand.
neither did she withdraw it, Possibly
you have walked the whole way from
The Chatterer's' office to this house? ''
Il had no choice. This represents my
whole fortune until such time as | am
paid for the interview"
She pulled three half-pence out of
her pocket and showed it to him ly-
ing on the worn palm of her little gray
glove.
Quite involuntarily he lifted to his
lips the hand he was holding. Then
she drew II away and tried to return
to her former manner
Just tell me where you were born"
she said, and how the central idea of
your book first occurred to you, and l
viii co.
You will do nothing of the kind"
said Jeremy firmly Il am just going
to have my tea-'high tea because |
am a homely sort of fellow. / Will not
tell you another word unless you stay
and share it with me-"
But have to write up the interview
now at once. Il must be put into tyne
tonight"
Very well You can do it here while
our outlets are being cooked. Tou will
find plenty of paper, pens and ink on
my writing table, such as it is. Here
are a few notes for YOU" He filled
half sheet of paper quickly in a small.
clear hand. Now l shall leave you
for an hour to your work, if you will
solemnly promise me not to run off
while | am away"
I don't want to run off in the very
iCdctf enc SctO- anu clt lCOk6t away
from him to hide the tears in her eyes.
But he saw them all the same.
When he came back ne was accom-
panied by waiter laden with material
for feast, brought from the nearest
and he had letters in his
hand, because he had encountered the
evening Dostman on the doorstep
She wanted to help him spread the
tablecloth and arrange the food, but
he said ii would make him i'll if he did
not wait on himself. because he was so
used to doing it. So she read her man
uscript aloud to him instead, and he
criticised it as he stumbled about with
plates. knives and forks
They took their meal together in
merry, picnic fashion. like children who
had known each other all their lives,
and when hunger was satisfied they ex-
some further condolences. They
were both alone in the world. both de-
pendent on their pens. although in
vastly different lines, and they were
beth young. Notwithstanding the fact
that Jeremy's hair had a sprinkling of
gray in it. Her name was Margaret,
and he told her that had been his
mothers name. She was very glad.
she scarcely knew why.
u have several literary irons in the
ire'' he said presently. and those let
-ers hook like business May l open
hem? Thanks. Then. if the news is
good. you win be the first to eongratu-
ate me; if it is bad, it will be some