The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-09

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She, silly Isolde" as old Sagan was
little bit of information they would
give their ears to possess, but she
would keep it and use it at her leisure
Meanwhile she must strike while the
iron of old Counsellor's nature was yet
hot.
But the occasion will arise, believe
met Perhaps soon, at Sagani" AS she
spoke she started violently, and her
face turned white as Count Sagan
stood before them.
DO you feel inclined for hand al
whist, COUNSELLOR he said. abruptly
with a wrathful, questioning glance at
his wife. Has my wife been boring
you with her chatter
''On the contrary. Major Counsellor
has promised to join us at the castle
next week. exclaimed his wife.
Sagan's bloodshot eyes darkened. He
had the guile of a plotter. but lacked
something of the self-control. Coun-
sell6r. who appeared to he watching
the dancers, turned upon this and add
ed:
And I have been thanking Nine de
Sagan for the invitation"
''Ah. l knew YOU wouldn't comet Well.
you will lose nothing We shall have a
houseful of FOOLS interrupted the
count roughly.
Il have already accepted, and will
with your permission, count. be one of
the FOOLS" replied Counsellor. genially.
The countess understood she had in
some way put her foot in it, but as the
men walked away together she nodded
complacently to herself, with the
words, Il know what l know"
The tide of dancers still swept back
ward and forward as Nine. de Sagan
idly observed them, until her glance
CHANGED to fall upon the opposite couple
at the further end of the saloon. Some
thing in Valerie's air fixed her wander
ing attention at once with a little
shock What was Hollywood saying to
her? And where was Anthony Unfair?
The Countess Isolde had to the full
the all-devouring vanity of her type,
but now. for once in her life. she
felt DESTROYS of forwarding a love af
fair that was not her own.
You are going to Sagan. of course?"
Valerie had said to her partner, as they
stood together.
I think not" Hollywood replied.
Il thought you would be sure to be
in attendance'-she glanced carelessly
toward the dais, where the countess
was at that moment laying her fan on
knee-"as usual
mo. Unfair is the lucky man. Raj
lywood answered, without significance
in his tone
NONSENSE Anthony is her cousini"
said the girl impatiently.
Rallywood's gray eyes were on her
face.
he asked, innocently.
Valerie bit her lip. She hated this
OF all her acquaintance
he alone. in his laundering way. was
able to put her, somehow, at a disad-
vantage.
when the duke goes to Sagan.'' she
said, without noticing his question,
the count has the privilege, as colonel
n-chief of the guard. of inviting any
TWO officers he pleases to act with the
escort. So we shall see"
Il wonder said Hollywood. after a
pause, where YOU get your impress
,ions, mademoiselle?"
L See-like other people. We all form
)ur judgments on what we see-and
lnow.''
What do you know, for instance?"
81 heard of you when you were at
<ofn Ford, near the castle of Sagan,"
he answered.
Hollywood was only human. and
however moderately he may have re-
urned Nine. Sagan's preference, he
vas fully aware of its existence. In !
hose days on the frontier he had, |
ather from fastidiousness than prin-
iple, perhaps, avoided her and her in |
-itations whenever possible. But that |
vas one thing. It was another TO hear |
he matter coolly alluded to by the girl |
eside him. Involuntary he drew a |
title away from her. His notions were |
ounded less on actual knowledge and |
Experience of women-for of that he
iealiZed version of the sex with which
he right-minded male animal is usual
' furnished by his own mental and
motional processes. So far his inter-
curse with Isolde of Sagan had been
mited to certain sentimental passages:
ne initiative lay with the lady, but
had once or twice been dis
nctly wrought upon by the appeals
} his sympathy and pity. Now, how
YER, looked at from a fresh standpoint,
lie one. in fact, from which Valerie
epellent, and he slid away from the
scussion with another question.
What has Unfair been saying of
e? You have treated me differently
nce-that night"
There appeared to be no need to par
the night.
Mile. Selpdorf understood both the
rst involuntary movement and the
lange of subject, and resented them
lually.
Anthony is generous, SO generous,"
lie said with some warmth. Il sup
use it is an English trait to take
-erything and to give nothing in re-
I'm. Anthony told me of all that took
ace in the cloister of st. Anthony. ,
our action seemed to him so fine, Door
not to me. You believed in ,
,ur luck, of course. and took the haz- {
d and won, leaving him hopelessly
a disadvantage. / should not have Z
cepted the position as he did, ,
ould have forced you TO fight it out ,
oner or later. had rather a hundred
mes have died by your bullet than
red to endure your triumph" G
pondered this view of the
alter before he spoke. /
Il dare say YOU are right" he said
last: "at least no woman could have {
en- so generous to another woman j
he was TO me-" a
You are complimentary, Captain I
illywood!" /
Il beg your pardon. I only meant S
at women are not generous as be- .
cen themselves. Looked at from /
ur point of view, I see that 1 was
'ong about that affair with Unfair h
1t more than all, it proves that he is /
splendid fellow" @
Vow, Unziar's praise from Rally b
.ods lips displeased Mademoiselle \
lpdorf almost more than all which r
d gone before. 2
1t is easy to see these things. but h
e arose eagerly-"at last that figure C
ended. What stupid interval it has I
en,' she added. with little smile.
/ am sorry. ] always have the mis- il
tune to bore you" Hollywood said, Il
,epting his snub meekly.