The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-01

would forget all about it. He Knew now
she was married. He was presented to
Nita, but had hardly a word and never
a look for her when Margaret was near.
He was dumb and miserable all the day
they drove in the park and later dined
at Delmonico's with Colonel Frost. He
was sick, even when mounted ON his
favorite English thoroughbred and
scampering about the bride path for
peeps at the drives. when she was at
the park again with that gray-haired
reprobate, that money shark, Cashton-
a Wall street broker, black-balled at
every decent club in New York. Why
should she go with him? He had been
| most kind, she said, i'm the advice and
aid he had given her in the investment
of her little fortune. She told the lie
with downcast eyes and cheeks that
burned, for most of that little fortune
was already frittered away, and Cash
toms reports seemed to require many
personal visits that had set tongues
wagging at the hotel so mich frequent
ed of the army, where she had taken a
room until Mia should have been grad
uated and they could GO to the sea-
shore. She had promised to beat home
to her boy adorer~ that very evening
and to go with him to Daly's, and he
had secured the seats four days ahead.
Poor Gov" had trotted swiftly
home from the park, striving to
comfort himself over his bath and ire
proachable evening clothes, that there,
with her by his side, the wild jealousy
of the day would vanish. Sharply ON
time he had sent up his card and list
ened, incredulous, TO the reply: Mrs.
Garrison has not yet returned" He
would wait, he said. and did wait. bit
ing his nails, tTeading the floor, Tuning
in, doubt and despair until nearly 10,
when a. carriage dashed up to the la
dies, entrance sand that vfleaCashton
handed her out. escorted her lin and
vanished. She came hurrying to her
boy lover with both little hands out
stretched, with a face deeply flushed,
and words of pleading and distress
rushing from her lips Indeed | could
not help it, Gov" she cried. 81 told
him of my engagement and said we
must not go so far. but away at the
north end something happened, L don't
know what, a wheel was bent and the
harness wrenched by too short a turn
on a stone post at a corner. Something
had to be repaired. They said it
wouldn't take ten minutes and he led
me out and UP TO the piazza of that big
hotef-you know. we saw it the day |
drove with you''- (..He was q black
guard to take you therei' burst in
Prime the blood boiling In his veins.)
Then we waited ana waited, and he
went to hurry them. and then he Came
back and said they had found more
serious DANA ges--that III Would take an
hour. and meantime dinner Had been
ordered and was served. He had tele-
pIloned to YOU, and the butler had an
swered all right Hes a doubie-dyed
liar," rayed s"Guv.f' furiously. And
Iiart.s raVed Cow furiouslys And
was delicious, but ~ couldn't eat a
nouthfu1" tThist timeit wasn't Cash
ton who lied0 j was worrying about
YOU, and-and-about myself, too, Gov.
had set my heart ON going with you.
1t was to be- almost cur last evening.
oh, il you only didn't have to&sail Sat-
urday. and could Be here next week.
YOU dear boy YOU should have no cause
for complaint Won Y you tfy to for
give ne A.
4 And. actually. tears stood ins her eyes
as again she held out both hands Tney
were the only people inGthe parloFs and
IN an instant, with quick, sudden ire
sistible action he had clasDedaq and
drawn her to his breast, and though
she hid her face and strue gle,l, passions
ate kisses We're printed on her disheV-
eled hair. It was the first time he had
dared.
And then she did not sail Saturday.
Prime Senior was held by most import
ant business. They gave up the Satur-
day Cunarder and took the rnidweek
White Star. and those four additional
days rivetted poor Cows chains and
left her well-nigh GREATNESS with ex-
element The strain had been intense.
1t was all she could do to make the boy
try to behave in a rational way IN the
presence of Others When alone with
her he raved A fearful load was lifted