The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-14

they are as ugly as they used to be.
Miss Virginia Dare-FOrtunately not.
At least 1 should hope so.
Miss kathlyn LennOX (musingly)-
Aunt Virginia, you Go not often lay
down the law so wildly. L believe that
you have a secret, a dark, deep secret,
somewhere. Perhaps you once broke
somebody's heart with a similar
weapon
Miss Virginia Dare (unguardedly)-
Rather the other way.
Miss kathryn Lennon (eagerly)-NOw
auntie, you have confessed l scent a
love story. A mystery and a history
Turk behind it, A gOod-looking, attrac-
tive woman like you surely could have
married over and over again, and Vet
you are still in single blessedness. Do
tell your poor little innocent niece all
about it,
Miss Virginia Dare-AIy little inno-
cent niece indeed Whose love affairs
would fill a Sunday paper. What IS it
you want to know?
Miss Kathlyn LennOX-WhO was he2
Where is he? and why am l an uncle
less orphan, if there is such q condition
in life?
Miss Virginia Dare-Your questions
are TO the point. You should take po-
sition as reporter. Question first, Who
is hep" You would not know if 1 We're
TO tell you. You were reposing in your
little cradle in those centennial days
when Fate and 1 had our little mis-
understanding.
Miss kathryn LennOX. tpersiStently)
Question second, where is he?
Miss Virginia Dare-Answer second,
DO not know.
Miss Kathlyn LennOx-But above all,
why have 1 no dear, delightful uncle to
tease and worry?
Miss Virginia Dare (smiling)-YOu
will never lack knowledge by modesty
in demanding it. You are ''uncleless,"
as you say, all on account of a valen
tine-an ugly, insulting valentine, OF
the same kind that you are longing to
send Ray, just because you are put out
with him about not taking you out at
the cotillion the other light-
Miss Kathlyn LennOX Qaughing)-I
will torswear the pleasure il you will
only do the confidence act, and tell
me the secrets of the hoary past
Miss Virginia Dare (reminiscently)-
Twenty years ago / was about your
age and like you was adored by and
also adOred society. 1 went every
where that those days of limitations
permitted, and also like you had had
and was having my harmless nirta-
tions Among my friends was one who
stood. however in q. very different
light. and Nh -, as we VIII call him,
seemed destined to drive all rivals
from the field.
Miss kathryn Lennox-HOnest con-
fession is good for the soul-yOu loved
him.
Miss Virginia Dare-I did, and he was
devoted to me. Indeed. / had every
reason to think so, for he took no pains
to hide his regard.
Miss Kathlyn LennOx-Oh, dear,
auntiel don't draw it SO miid-his re-
gard
Miss Virginia Dare (smiling)-You
impudent little niece, let me tell my
story in my own way. Yes, he had been
attentive to me for several months: l
danced the germans with him and
drove in the park, and paraded Charles
street on Sundays. all three outward
and visible signs of tremendous ador-
alton in that prehistoric time. Every
one supposed we were engaged, and al
though he had said nothing definite,
our understanding was perfect. [ never
doubted for an instant his love.
Pauses.)
Miss kathryn Lennox (eagerly)-Oh,
don't stop; pray go on. there's deari
Miss Virginia Dare-The story is
nearly told. Valentines day drew near,
and that season it happened that the
old custom of sending and receiving
valentines was partly revived. He
talked a great deal about them, and l
felt sure that he meant to put in the
valentine the words he had not then
spoken And what was the result?
Miss kathryn Lennox-Aunt Virginia.
you pause in such a dramatic manner
you would put to the blush the profess
sional story teller
Miss Virginia Dare (sadly)-After all,
ones tragedies become of use when
they can be made to thrill the next
genera ton; but I must hurry on with
my tale. 1 expected Il beautiful valen-
tine; 1 fancied even ring or a favorite
bangle would be conveyed in it-and-