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

It Made Hit With the Natives.
Mr. Gaylord is really gomez" She held
a note in her hand, which Stubs at
once saw was in his departed patron S
handwriting.
he is gone, madame" said Stubs,
bowling profoundly.
She walked back and forth in the
! room, in apparent distress of mind.
You are his MANI" she asked at
length. stopping suddenly and facing
Stubs.
Il am: and if l can be of any service
to you, pray let me know, ma am. I'm
sure Mr.. Gaylord would wish me to do
anything in my power-or-or his.
ma am"
Mr.. Gaylord" said the lady. was
was a friend of mine. He has gone just
when 1 needed him most. / do not
know what to do-what to do-what to
/ dor She wrung her pretty little hands
| together.
Won't you tell me what I can do
for you, ma'am? There is certainly
something"
LISTEN she said, drawing near the
valet ard looking at him with dilated
eyes. I have something SO terrible to
! say that you will hardly believe mel
No one knows yet-not a soul. As
soon as found it out locked the door
and came here. I ran all the way 1
knew the number of his room, and 1
came right here-and he is gone. 1 had
I note saying he was going, but 1
thought 1 might get here in time. Do
you know what has happened? Ny
father" she took hold of the Wallets
sleeve, cropping for human sympathy
my poor father has killed himself"
Stubs instinctively and respectfully
supported her swaying body
BV and nv she oraxv "a Ir,7ar apJ
mltted him to inform the proper per-
sons and to send for her carriage and
see her safe home. He sent out teIe-
grams after the departing train on
which his patron, had gone. but no re-
spouse came. Gaylord himself had had
no idea of his destination. He did not
Know, when he left, whether ne would
stop in the mountains after he crossed
the divide, or go on to the Pacific
coast, or still further. to Honolulu.
The death of George Lowman at
tracted but little attention. When the
news of his insolvency and his suicide
went abroad people simply concluded
that they had overestimated his wealth
and had been mistaken as to the source
from which itScame. -
IFS daushter's existence was I'M
Known TO many of those who had an
acquaintance with her father. for it
was but a few weeks since she came to
the city. The women who had taken it
upon themselves, to introduce her and
to show her courtesies were kind now.
and visited her, and invited her TO their
houses, AID seat flowers.
The poor child turned toward them a
white face of refusal, and shut her
doors on all the world She dismissed
the servants the next morning. and
bent herself to the task of looking after
her fathers affairs. She gave the whole
thing over finallU into ha no 90 ~
attorneys, and quilted the place at twi-
light, when none might see her, with
no attendant save the faithful Stubs.
He had sent her trunks to a quiet
place In the suburbs, where the noun
talns looked down on a grass grown
lakeland and white streets. irrigating
dltcheS and ciumps of wild willows
For several days she did little but lie
on the settee and watch the rise and |
fall of the fire. The consciousness that
she would soon be penniless had |
prompted her to. forbid Stubs to let |
any of her few friends know her where |
abouts. a few days more would bring !
her TO perjury. Her proud little spirit |
would not endure the idea of merdi- |
cancy, even in its most agreeable forms. !
and she shut herself close in the house. |
and kept her heartache as her only |
guest.
AS time went on, her little purse suf- I
fered perfect depletion. She might have /
given lessons in had French or mis- /
taught pupils on the piano, only 80 one /.
in Denver was paying for luxuries of ,
that sort just then. Denver was econo- |
MIXING dramatically. It was in fact.
in an ecstacy of conscious martyrdom. |
and II made the most of it. Heth Low
man. however, had no call to be his
trionic, because she had no audience
She kept diary and made notes of her
emotions, ard she watched the mails,
and was forever expecting letter from
Gaylord, who had gone, as he explain
ed to her in his farewell note to re-
trieve himself, and would return to her
only when he was once more rich
man.
She was convinced that he was keep
ing watchful care over her when, about
a month after her misfortunes, and just
when her fortune looked the blacklist |
IN envelope came, containing a number
Of bills--cuite enough to keep her in
comfort for several weeks to come. She
told Stubbs about the money-she was
confidential with Stubbs-and asked
him if he didn't suppose Mr.. Gaylord
had caused his banker to send the
money, which would account for the
Denver stamp mark on the envelope.
Stubs said that it was a reasonable
and little Miss Lowman
vas perfectly happy
Though she had entertained such vio-
ent scruoles against accepting any
lelp from any one else, she had no
at all at receiving it from
rhaddeus Gaylord. He had told her,
With frenZied iterations, that he loved
ler. that he must marry her. that he ,
lad never loved any one else. and that
;he wes the loveliest woman in the
world. She found nothing irritating in
he fact that Gaylord. bewi,dered at
lis own misfortunes, had forgotten to
inquire about her condition.
As the months went by the -,yster-
Gus stipend continued to come unfail-
ngly, and Heth kept up her spirits, and
made herself useful She loved the spot
where size lived. The eagles flew over
t sometimes. and the mountains were
eldom hidden. One day that which
Ieth expected happened.
Stubs had not called in the morning.
Il, Ir.I