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

at the back. a wide, middle passage and
a deep, hospitable piazza across the
front. Only last night she had sat upon
the piazza, hearing a voice whose tim
bre left her soul seriously vibrant. As
she listened the moon flowers had kept
1 opening all around her. and the sparse
! white honeysuckle sprays had made the
air odorous. She wondered if she would
ever again smell the flowers without
/ bringing back the thrills, the tremor.
Memory of them was half terror, half
!, delight. She might have promised-any
| thing. and she was free.
Daddy DeWell came around the hOus-
| corner His sense of Difference never
| allowed him to approach quality white
! folks" by the front way. He was very
tall. very black. witheced but hale, with
a fringe of grizzled wool around a
shiny bald head. He held a SLOUGH hat
at his side, and dropped il before speak
ing. So did his son. and his three
grandsons, who came behind with fid-
dies. banjo, a flute and a tamborinel
Dixie. the youngest granddaughter, beat
time upon the triangle, She was small
and neat and precise in speech. as be-
came the show pupil of the free school.
Red Mary leaned upon Tandys arm,
flushed and bright-eysd, more than ever
beautiful. Willoughby glanced covertly
from her 20 Mary Spec, and almost
swore at himself. in thinking that he
could not find himself charmed by the
girl 50 evidently within reach as by the
one Of whom he had such faint hope.
Still ne did not quite despair II she
had refused him thrice, she had done il
hesitatingly. more than gently, with
eyes that had seemed TO say: Il am not
sure of you. 1 am not sure of any
thing"
It was that as much as the strings
Of xr+l,f h,l
try for mans part. Il mans place.
He was doubly bent on winning in the
contest now in hand. because he felt
it might mean d winning ever so much
more vital. Selby's rivalry had at first
seemed TO him eNquisitely humorous.
He was rapidly finding out that il was
no joke. Only today had he learned
that Seiby contented with him in a
dearer field. He was furious over the
knowledge. I ought to shoot the oaf,
conf0und him. ne had said to Amos
Tandy, who had answered with a
shrug: 20. well. wait till after election.
If you kin him before, you kill yourself
at the polls
This is no place for you, Daddyr'
Red Mary said severely NO place at
all Go away! If we can't be first we
won't be last
"Lawd love de young mistis, You all
wus fust all de time" Daddy answer
ed with his very best bow. Il dest had
ter fool dam yother gentemuns. Marse
Bert; he had took n tole me ter cum
we're ternight and sarrynade you all,
but he say l must not tell nobody I
wus gwine do it, ner who tole me ter
do it after / come"
Daddy waved his bow. The band
broke into waltz. Amos caught Red
Mary's hand, saying, THAT is some
thing like! Now we can twistify."
They shot away with twenty couples
in their wake Mary Spec sat down on
a bench. Willoughby kept beside her.
You are cruel" he said. 4 would
give a great deal for one waltz with
you" She smiled and drew a little
way from him. 1T will not last" she (
said. Uncle Bob will stop it, 1t is 1
funny what a difference the music /
makes to his way of thinking"
who's taking my name in Yain?'' |
Uncle Bob said, coming up to them. |
Barbecue is most done, and my how .
good it smells, If that rascal Bert 1
Selby, don't hurry, he'll lose deal en- !
tirely. Promised he'd come at 5 O'clock: !
then sends word by the major that he /
has to go somewhere else-on a FOOLS .
GRAND, I've no doubt in the world
Il have a doubt" Mary Spec said 4
with a soft laugh. Il believe Mr.. Selby /
mas good reasons for whatever he does"
Just then a clear voice called cheer
lily across the gate: Halo! Halo the
nousei'
Light, stranger. and look at your
saddle" Uncle Bob responded without
turning an eyelash. The newcomer sat
leaning little from his horse. looking
he assemblage critically over. VIII
oughby and Mary Spec were
II the foreground. He kept his
Eye on them as he got down
md walked inside He was
ailer than Willoughby. and was
broader, but had no suggestion of
)urliness. His bronzed face was clear
tut. Commonly its expression was a
sort of humorous patience. Tonight it
vas touched to gravity strongly tine
ured with concern. He started to-
ward Willoughby, but Maj Dade drew
him almost forcibly out of earshot of
he rest.
Did you see the fellow" he asked: