The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-19


it just a fash in the PAM"
, I saw him all right enough. He had
pretty good ammunition. At least, he
thought So Selby said. looking down
please don't ask nothin more, major
I'll tell you the whole story-as soon as
the convention is over
You VIII? Nice way to treat your
fathers oldest friend and your own
political godfather" the major said,
half pettishIy.
NO. II don't look nice" Selby said
humbly- But, major, you know me
clean through. Did you ever know me
do anything, no matter how it looked,
that thar wasn't white mans reason
Tor when you got to the bottom?"
No, sir. But YOU have never befnre
been running for congress-nor in love
with the finest young woman in the
world, the major retorted.
so YOU found out it is Miss Mary
Spec" Selby said. Major. you're right
Heaven and the angels amt hardly
| TO the very bottom o my soul. Be
! cause / do feel it. II won't do a
mean thing that might help me ter
git her.
Il hate riddles. Men usually take
leave of their senses when they fall in
love | wish you had waited until. at
least, the convention was over" Mai
Dade said impatiently. Bert hardly
heard him. He was walking with long
strides toward Mary Spec and VIII
| loughby.
"Howdy. Miss Spee!" he said, with
awkward brevity. AS she put her hand
within his broad palm he felt it tremble
| delicateiy. AS he held it Mrs. Lisen-
bee waddled up to them. and said in a
] 1nud V-hiSnar- ssIDraainrre.
| blame you-not the least bit! You
couldn't help losing sleep and vittes
over her. She is the only living woman
ever seen / was willing should have
you. and my best feather bed"
! Maj Dade said in his throat, Con
| found her," Then aloud, Mrs. Lisen-
bee, won't You be kind enough to come
and tell me again about that pepper
cure?"
I'll come in er deeanter, major.
whenever you may want me-" Mrs.
Lisenbee returned, with a ianguishing
glance. She went off, clinging happily
to his arm. Willoughby, who had fallen
back a pace, laughed significantly. The
band was playing loudly, but Selby
caught the laugh. He stood a little
straighter and said. I'm glad you've
seen Nanny, Miss Mary Spec. She is
the best woman. She was pretty once.
Now, poor thing, she CANT seem to
understand that she amt young no
more, and has fattened out O. her good
looks
'She seems very-kind." Mary Spec
said, constrainedly. She, too, mad
caught the amused contempt of Will
loughby's laugh She shivered q little,
remembering the moon flowers, and the
honeysuckle breath. and the subtle
compelling of Selby'S unspoken love.
She knew he loved her. The knowledge
laad n hAt. daF, rel 70
loving him. In many ways she was
brave, even heroic, yet she grew wom-
an-cowardly at the thought of affront
TO the conventions of her world. Will
loughby typified her world. Still she
would be kind to Selby. Mrs. Lisenbee
even should not make her slight him.
Support Supper! Come! All you that
amt lost your senses ner your ape
tites." Uncle Bob shouted, coming
around from the back yard.
''Lemme take you out, Miss Mary
Spec" Selby said. offering mis- arm.
She is going with me-" Willoughby
said, almost roughly, stepping to the.
other side. Mary Spec flushed painfully,
but tried to laugh. Il believe l want to
go with a better-looking man than
either of you" she said, darling away
after Uncle Bob. In time, TO the strains
of Lexington" the crowd streamed
after them, laughing, chattering, tumb-
ling over itself. the merriest mob of
healthy aDpetites.
Selby and his rival had stepped out of
its way. The locust leaves let through |
a fine silver rain of sunbeams, full in /
Selby's face. Willoughby saw that 1t /
was strangely agitated. He set his |
teeth, and said, 7arrogantly: I am Miss I
Dickersons friend-I Will not have her /
annoyed further. You had better stop |
hanging about her
You say l had better?' Selby ask
ed.
Are you deaf?" Wfloughby re.orted.
angrily,
Selby shook his head. No he said,
but that is sorter new wod to my
ears. You see, nobody ANTI old me l
had better before, sence L wore
beard
IAN the same, tell you here and
now. you had better let Miss VIII
mouth like a wise. IN have no names
he said. EFF you wanter
quarrel, wanter fight, even, thar's poll
ties handy"
you'll take what ! choose TO give
you. Take that" WillOughby said, furi-
1usly. striking Selby on the cheek. Sell
b. stood still for half a minute, his
breath coming hard, then took out his
handkerchief, wiped the place that had
felt the blow, and began to step of
eight aaces on the turf. When ne had
counted them he made a mark with / is
heel, and turned 10 Wil.oughby, say
ng:
is your gun ready? We better settle
his right here and now"
No, We win settle it tomorrow. 1
lave too much respect- Willoughby
began.
PITY it was so sleepy headed-that
aspect o yourn." Selby Interrupted,
With little drawl. Eff it had been
wake. maybe you might awaited tell
omorroN TO insult a man, that is IS
much in place here as you da ar to be- +
You don't mean to insinuate l am
fraid?" Willoughby said. husf1ly. Sell
~ folded his arms. No! not of a
run he said, TN do We that justice. ;
But you are afraid O what folks Will Z
az"
We could not explain Willoughby
,egan.
Selby held up his hand.
Explanations won't signify to one
f us, certain" he said: maybe to
10Th. But Wen agree right now, the ]
ivin' one can tell what tale he likes.
At the last word his revolver gave
n ominous click that set Willoughby (
Wild. He had been livid all along. His
ace grew white and deadly as he said:
Agreed! You shall have the satiseac- {
ion of a gentleman-little as you de- {
erve it,
Selby looked at him, smiling almost {
reamily. As though to himself, he
aid: i've read in u fine old book, that
he man who knows how to ride aad
boot and tell the truth, has the full
ducation of a gentleman. l am a pref :
y poor sort compared with what |
rant ter be-but anybody that knows }
ne knows l can do them three things
AS we have no seconds, shall we not '