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

to the ripping waters edge, and she
seated herself ON a. stone ledge, while
in reckless abandonment he threw
himself full length on the dewy grass.
Instantly the last doubt vanished.
Bending over him, her soft hand caTess-
ing his hair, she whispered: Gov,
dear boy, is it so very hard2 Would
you like to goSfo4her at once?''
And the boy. buried his face in her
lap twined his, arms about the slender
waist, and almost gToaned aloud as he
answered. For PHYS sake help ME if
you can, Mildred, I'm almost mad
EaElyrin August the swiftest steamer
of the line was splitting the Atlantic
surges and driving hard for home, with
Gov cursing her for a canal boat.
The day after he reached New York
he had traced and followed the. White
Sisters to West Point, and Margaret
Garrison stared inr mingled delight, tri-
umph and dishay at the card in her
hand. Delight that she could show
these exclusive Pointers that the heir
to one of the Oldest and best names
in Gotham's Four Hundred was slave
to her beck and call. Dismay to think
of the scene that might occur through
his jealousy when he saw. the devoted
attentions she received from so many
men-ofFicers, civilians and cadets. Old
Saturday night came around-and
there were others. Margaret Garrison
was more talked about than any wom-
an in Orange county, yet, who could
report anything of her beyond that she
was a universal favorite,- and danced,
walked possibly fiirted with a dozen
different cavaliers every day of her
life? There were some few among her
accusers, dernure and most proper
even Prudish-won1en, of whom. were
the truth to be told. so little could not
be said IA 80 ly4,
Gov Prime took the only kind of
room to be had in the house, so, full
was it-a little seven by ten box on the
office floor. He would have slept n the
coal bin rather than leave her He saw
her go off to the hop looking radiant,
giancing back over her shoulder and
smiling sweetly at him. He rushed to
his trunk. dragged out his evening
clothes and stood at the wall lookfn.
ON until the last note of the last dance
he a noted german leader in the
younger set and the best dancer of his
Years in Gotham. Not so much as
single. spin had he. and he 1onged to
show those tight-waisteG, button-be-
streWed fellows in gray and white how
little they really knew about dancing
we'll as many of them appeared on the
floor. His reward was rendered as the
hop broke up. She came gliding to him
with such witchery I'M her appraised
face. Now, sir. lit Isl your turn. r
couldn't give YOU a dance, for my card
was made out days ago, but Mr.. La
trobe was glad enough 10 get rid Of
taking me home. He is daft about
Mia, and of course she can't let him
take her to more than one hop a. week
Mir. Stanton is her escort tonight. .
/ Then she placed her little hand5 O.
his arm. and drew herself to5 his side.
and when he would have followed the
others. going straight across the broad
plain to the lights at the hotel. turned
him to the left. I'm going to take
You all the way round. sir. she said
ioyously. Then We can be By our-
selves at least ten minutes longer.
And so began the second perfod Of
! Gouverneur Primes thraIldon,. al yoiIna
/ civilian Il the Point has few opportuIii-
4 ties at any time, but when the iady OF
his love IS a belle in thefeorps,s he would
| much better take a long ocean voyage
than. Re where he could hear and see,
and live in daily torment One comfort
came to him wheH he could not be with
Mrs. Garrison Cwf1o naiyely explained
that Gov was such a dear boy and
they were such stanch friends, real
comrades, you know. He had early
made the acquaintance of Pat Latrobe
and there was bond CT sympathy be-
tween them, which was none the less
strong because, ON Primes side. il
could neither be admitted nor alluded
to-that they were desperately in love
with the sisters. and it was not lang
before 1t began to dawn on Prime that
pretty little Nita was playing a double
game-that even while assuring her