The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-20

isn't it? hadn't any graduating frock
either, and l didn't know what to get
And-O, I don't know But / just
thought 1 would come and see you"
You're as welcome as you can be
my dear, and you look just like yOul
mother-which makes you even more
welcome"
But I must tell you why I have my
hat on. I'm invited to luncheon with a
gentleman from your own town, from
Denver, who is a. friend of Mr.. Worces-
ter's. My friend will be delighted to
have you come with me. Half an hour
later Thaddeus Gaylord took her PHI
able little hand in his.
Il call this kind of Mrs. Worcester, -
said he. q count myself complimented,
Mrs. Worcester, madam, you have hon.
ored me-" He led the way to the dining
room, talking all the way, and the la
dies were seated where they could over
look the lake, at a table half-hidden in
Violets and pink roses.
Gaylord was Of uncertain age. He ap-
peared 10 be a man who would never
grow old. His dark red hair was wiry'
and intractable. His eyes were blue and
full of frankness. His mustache was so
volaminous, 50 long, and so generally
reckless in its appearance that it
seemed ike the caricature of a mus
tache. His white hands had certain
prot Iberances on them, which indi-
Gated that he knew the shovel and
pick-but that's no shame-and his skin,
naturally tender and sensitive, bore
marks Of exposure. As for his clothes
they We're quite impossible. But Miss
LOwman did rot know that, and Mrs.
HaddOn Worcester did not care. She
was too correct herself to be more than
amused at incorrectness.
The luncheon was quite wonderful.
even for that hosiery, and the CONVEX
sation was so interesting that a number
of listeners made a feint OF lingering
over their dessert to hear as much of it
as possible.
After dinner Gaylord called for the
best rig in the establishment But no
sooner had he laid his eyes upon it than
his jocund spirit seemed to undergo
some transformation.
THAT hearsey' said he to the attend
ant, lis intended for me, is it?"
Yes. sir. 1t is quite the most correct
thing we have. SIR
Mr.. Reynolds" said Gaylord to the
clerk, Il asked you for q rig to take
two ladies riding. 1 didn't ask you for
& hearse, sir. I'm not one Of the mourn
ersi No, nor the corpse, id if 1 ami
Get me a wagon, sra road cart
something yellow"
A few minutes later Gaylord was
driving two bright chestnuts I'd the
y 2
cart, and every time the chestnuts lifted
their dainty legs there was a clanking
OF brazen chains.
''Now, this," said Gaylord, fairly IN
furling his splendid mustache to the
wind in the eXUberance of his enjoy
ment, reminds me of Denver Now. I
feel at home
Mrs. Worcester, who was meeting her
friends, grew trifle pale. Her western
acquaintance was even more startling
than she had apprehended. But the
grave little Miss LOwman was glowing
like q rose As the excitable animals
flew along the perfect boulevard. ana
all eyes were turned in their direction.
she felt like = Roman empress ii a tri-
S1mphal car and said to herself that she
was really seeing life.
After that Gaylord called every day
at the Worcesters and saw the ladi. s
Two punches of roses came daily TO the
house now. and the roses for Miss Low
man were invariably white-an1 some I
times the flowers were not res IS at all, (
but lilies.
but she rather FASTENED |
The departure OF her guest. and a.
planned afterward to Gaylord that she I
had been summoned by her father. who 1
wanted her at home.
why didn't you telegraph ne. mad /
amp I'd have gone with her-indeel, I +
would. I would have seen Ter safe to +
her journeys end. Who knows what
anncyances she may encounter? You
ought TO have told me, ana ! can't IN
derstand why you didn't"
II is necessary to record the fact thai
Thaddeus was not known to the fash