The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-24

ii for You. You're not q had sort of
flow as boys go. l don't want to
get you into trouble. / hate family
jars-2nd you're very young. What
about your people?''
People be hangedr' vas the reply
I'm my own master, I'd have you
know. Here-COme on, We can't tax
in the street" He swung around and
noisily hailed a passing hanson. and
began to drag the other man toward IL
We'll l suppose I'd better see you
home, at all events" muttered the
other.
The boy shouted an address in KEN
sington and the cab ratified off. The
boy talked Observation-Disclosures broke
into song noW and then. The other
man leaned back in the cab and looked
before him down the almost deserted
streets. He was thinking in a dull
fashion: thinking Of the hours, long
since gone by, when he had been as
this boy, with al life opening before
him. a road sweet and pleasant to be
tuoGden with head erect and confident
eyes that watched for victory; think
sng of how often he had been content
10 crawl in the duss of uGhanoWed by
ways. 1t anEered him a little that he
should think of that now. Such
thoughts had troubled him once. but
he had since learned 10 dismiss them
4
JudeS Of virtue which had once meant
so much 10 him
He reused himself with 4 start, to
find that the cab vas stopping. He
saw, with something Of contempt, that
tha hoy had fallen asleep. his head
nodding down stupidity on his breast.
He reused him sharply, almost shaking
him oul of the cab to the pavement.
The boy put some silver into the dri-
Ver'S hand and then thrust his arm
through that OF his companion.
Here we are!" he exclaimed. "Ry
JoVe, I'm half asleep. | Want some
thing to liVen me up. Come on-1his
way"
NO, I shan't come in" replied the
other. glancing IN at the windows Of
the place, and catching the CLEAN OF
the summer dawn, that was struggling
in the sky. You'd better get 10 bed,
young IN"
You're not going to leave me like
this was the reply. Red, indeed
Come, ! tell YOU. you shan't so"
II had been the mood of the man 10
yield to every passing impulse through
out his life; it was 50 much easier than
10 struggle. He yielded now. and Ment
up the stairs After all he thought. it
would be q tighter matter to get rid Of
this importunate youth in an hours
time than 10 have a discussion With
him in the street.
The dat into which the hoy noisily
stumbled was well and DFettily fur-
riShed; seemed almost TO shOsY The
touch of q feminine hand in its ar
rangemeut of flowers and knicll llnackS
One small electric light gIowed at Che
side Of the room; the boy turned all
the others fully on; they showed
Shssly white against the dun rosy
light which was coming family in
through the curtains.
The visitor had strolled across to the
fireplace, and stood there, moodily look
ing AZ scene photographs ranged % The
shelf: he had picked up one. and waS
examining it 1te SIT il down starDly
ana turned to his young host
"NoN, he said is the time Tor for
malities-for intlOducti6ns. In a nrosaic
woFid We must he careful Of the con-
Yentfous, you know. I am Richard Eel
Eate'-te bowed q NttIe IronlraIIy-'ss
nlan Ct whom his acquaintance land
they are nunerGus) have but little good
50 say when they choose to sneak of
him al all: and of whom his trends
iii NJ happened 20 possess any, Yould
probably speak with an i'll placed pity.
4 Dea~ rogue il fact. who has but one
merit: that b. eiYes duller rosues
something TO talk about"
% come you know you're running
YOURSELF DOWN. replied the other You
must be eui OF eorts-haye y drink.
Nv name you know. IS Roughton-Bai-
ley EoUghton-
"Weli, Mr. Bailey Boughton, give me
something il which TO drink your
health Snug place YOU have here
and all to yourself. eh9"
20 yes-an TO myself-of course re-
piled Roughton, pouring out whisky
with an UNSTEADY hand. and glancing
toward door at the end of the room.
"Come-here you are; cheer yourself
up bit!'
Richard Felsate took the glass With a
laugh and drank deep. Contempt for
himsell-contempt for this bSy-pricl1ed