Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-03

NfiaH INffenct. hVNtNttf ~ -
an the world to her. iieiena-iike, she
,,er,d not worlds Of company. The
Il, me, on the walk In front Of Captain
fanrng'a quarters.
Lansing was cynic who observed
h,s Kind and told the result Of his OBJ
~.-,a,lon. such are deservediy I'M
,opuiar, but command apprvciative
audiences that are the envy OF the
sood.hsariod. It was to an audience
n The sort that he recountcd the meet
Inc the same afternoon. when the band
h.a .topped playing and the invading
40 frurr the town had scattered and
Nm ,hs post to It's rlghtful owners.
oporothy Terrence"-he began. lay
Inc his s,ber across his lsneen and set.
pirr hack 10 the temporary repoae
which alone can fall TO the lot Of the
ofiosr OF the day-"Doro,hy Tcrrcnc"
came up the walk. she had Lancaster
with her. and she was looking happy
Afi,a I.eeds-thc bankers daughter.ypu
tnnw-cams down the walk. She had
Kant and Dnrtmoor and FcrEucHson
with her. and she was looking like
ccics,iai being They were both dressed
IN wnte-but there was diherehy..
MIN. Lansing says " lay IN rnk
foundation. BE that a. u may, more
was a fcarfully and wonderfully maui
hat. all drifts and mlstt ana rpiag, ~
white. atop Of Miss Leeds, ana hul
fy.all.r1und sort Of paresol atop o.
that Dorothy saw Miss Leeds from
nf1r. but the latter did not see Doro-
thy, They came along together IN iipht
Of my qunricrl-'and I with my hatp
was there Dorothy moved 20 one nlhr
II WIS her Instant attitude. ana ! ienr,
prouhptic. The woman Who steps
aside can always stay there. hut ah
might have gone well. and this story
might never have i,ccn told " Kant
had not INDUCED his vulxnr prop,h-
atty for lntroductiOnH. hiss letah v.-
slowed sweet and tranllt0fy sinlie
unon Miss Terrence. but Lancaster ~
not the bcat-iooklng fellow Va the DIV
aldlo Tor nothing. u any on yee hap'
pen 10 share my good fortune 81 Know
inr her you will understand what-in
me nature ~ things and ~ men-hhp-
rsned whom rhe turned her eyes upon
hlm w., a trick she has OF seeming
~ look into ones very soul. hhr mas
ths most beautiful voice outside Of the
hs.v0niv choir, and she brought II into
NAV alro. Dorothy stood II na long
AZ INC could. and then she tried 70 get
him away. lie never even heard hef'
N Miss Leeds had not EaEed n9ul.
searohlngly az him. and told him inv
shs must be going. but would sc MN
AT the hop, he doubtless woulu a.,
-tanain~ there still. With Dorothy
s,,is,,siv watching him. II VIII be
worth going 10 the hop 20 see thihsa
lancaster stood at the door OF inc
dfeasing. room and watched Miss boras
willie he waited for Dorothy. Ito raw
Nor throw back her gorgeous cloak nhu
drop IL from her with the careless JUS
dain Of n celestial creature DISCERNING
re,ne temporary earthly garment.
That IL fell ON n chair ana ervHh.'l
other less splendid wrappingn benea.h
n was a detail which escaped I'm. he
watched her Ms the budding feminine
mass made way for her AZ tho inltrni
ana she stood unchnllengcd. leisutely
touching her ElimmerinH brONn hail
and pinning a great white ross upo'
her shoulder.
Dorothy waited nj his side Tor fuliy
1--WE minutes before he raw her. Then
she laughed mocklirly up mi his '.'t,
and wished that her laughter miEh'
have been a blow,
As roon nH he could leave her he
went running and sliding across thg
floor TO where Miss Leeds stood against
the wall. AID HunburHt Of aabofs WA
Just above her head
There arc only twenty dances" she
iOpt repeating. "and I never divide"
Lancaster took two Of his fellow ON
Gers by the shoulders and put ihcin
6ut Of his way. Miss Leeds looked int
his eyes and smiled as, II seemed 70
him. no woman had ever smiled before
She nut her card into his hand.
The two with the crosses nrs ths
ones | promised you" she said. And
at she had promised and hs had asked
nothing. his seart beat high with tri'
umph.
Not that II was a case OF love NJ first
sight lie was In love with Dorothy
But the most faithful Of men may pay
the court she expects to belle. and
may allow himself to be nattercd by
her marked favorH.
lilo could honestly then md FOR sew
ern weeks aftcrward. give Doroth,
the comfort she Horcly needed. ana ~,
that he did not even think Miss i.eedi
BEAUTIFUL. "she has style and charm,
he passed Judgment hut not beauty
And she II nlrt." He meant that
Miss Terrence should underntand how
entirely he ahhorred that.
ibid she try to nirt when you eallrt
unon herr"
Ito had made point OF confcaslnf
me eau directly II wns made. and h
thought II tnotleas OF Dorothy g. inSis
unou H. lie shrugged his shoulders
She does that with every man"
" was truth which he fully appre'
slated, but It's feeble light no longer fel
npon the path % duty when tho tins
ane that the sun Of Miss Leeds eorn'
ienhnee shed It's glow upon the high,
way ~ inclination. And yet she dix
h.r best 90 make II clear TO him.
wow, listen TO something I mean &
eu you" she said TO him. She Fe
Town her teacup and leaned toward
uHi' with hcr elbows upon her knH'
inf her chin between her soft, plnl
aims Her eyes were looking straight
,n'o NE, and they filled his heart will
anticipation. "Do you know that Thu
risky gume we are playing, nnt
nav we have been playing II for all j
worth this last fortnight or ao5'
lancaster knit his browH.
-, u not worth while 10 pretend yot
~ understand, We both know ex
10y what | mean. But ! want 60 HI
w. We both know Il ls'only a game
Ut ho' IN earnest and you must no
ie gised AZ her speeohlee.
Anppue You are thinking that tn
ksesnn u serious Intentions mlgh
III hrf, from you" she said. "tha
ny DO your way OF looking NJ II, bu
NOT mine. 1 don't care 10 lee yoi
i've any,hing 20 rcpr>aeh me with
~ had enough Of tiIat in the past