Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-30
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allow me to introduce 10 YOU Miss BaS.
ter. who has done mo the honor OF
promising 20 be my WIFE
Jennie blushcd In the searching rays
OF the electric light NJ the old man turn.
ed quickly toward her Sir James held
her hand I'm his for some moments be-
fore he spoke, gazing intenuy ~ hcr'
Then he said slowly, An, DOnnl, Donnl,
you always had keen oyo for the
beautiful"
nhaAhcd at his unclc's frankncas. =
don't call that n diplomatic remark at
all, you know"
Indeed, Sir James" said the girl.
laughing meTily. IT ~ better than
diplomatic; II II complimentary, and !
assure you I appreciate IT, Tho hrHt
time he met me he took me TOT quite
'srhcn whoever that person IL. my
dear" replied the old man, TN guar.
nntec that she was lovely woman, and
you mustn't mind what J nay, nobody
elise does, othorWire my boy Donm here
would be much higher In the service
than he a.. hut pin pleased 20 tell you
that tho Journey he has now finished
win prove greatly TO hlH advantage
Indeed. uncle. that II true said
the young man, looking nj his betroth-
Cd, FOR on this journey l met again
Miss Baxter, who 10 my great grief,
] had Lost track ~ for some time Ana
now, uncle. / want you 10 do me n
great favor 20 you know MI Hard
Yes I know him. but 1 don't like
him or his paper either
well, neither do the Russians, for
that matter by this time, and 1 merely
wish 10 tell you that II Il hadn't been
Tor his action ana Tor the prumptncss
Of a member Of his stan l should have
failed In this mission. ] was dtugEed by
tho Russian police and robbed. Miss
BnNtor. who was on the train, saw
something Of what was going forward
aud succeeded most dofuy In dcapoil-
ing the robbers. / was lying inacnsihle
at tho time and helpless, She secured
tho document and handed Il back 90
me when We had crossed the frontier
leaving IN tho hands the ltursirnH u
similar envelope con ming copy Of
The Daily BuElo, Therefore, uncle, N
IN future you can DO AHy thing to ohllge
Mr. Hardwick. you viii help IN n meas
urc TO cancel the obligation which our
family owes 10 him.
MY dear boy, shall be 1'llEhtod q
do 20. l am afraid / have been rather
uIcivll TO him. n you wish H. I shall
so at once and apologize 10 him.
"Oh. no." cried Jennie, you mustn't
do that. but II you can help him With
out ieopardlalng the service for one
would he very glad"
$50 should l." said Donnl.
The old man took out his cnrdcnsc
aud on tho back of his card scrubbed q
most cordial invitation TO Hardwlck
asking him 20 call on him. He handed
this 10 jennie ana said;
Tell Mr.. Hnrdwick that shall be
/ pleased 60 see him at any lime"
And now" said Lord ponal, you
must let US both escort you homo In the
/ carriage"
/ will 70 directly To the office Of The
/ Bugle. for Mr.. HardWlck VIII be there
/ By this time"
nut We can drive you thorc."
mo, please"
She hold out hcr hand 20 Sir Jume8
| and said. with tho llst bit Of he9lta-
| tion before tutoring the last word,
! GOOD night-uuCle'
] Good night. my dear" Hnid the Old
| man, "and God bless you he added
| with n tenderness which hin appear
ancc 90 solemn and stately, LETT one
/ uuprcparod for.
Lord Donal saw hls hothothod into a
hanson, protesting an the while at thus
having 10 allow her 10 go on unprotoct-
U Cd.