The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-11-25

vr-..r TFar<fess returned it was too
-..-.r..a Dr. Holt to the haIL The chat
and LAUGHTER seemed to have died away
There lis something gruesome in a mid
...r- summons when it breaks i'm upon
seem. of mirth and gladness. A sense
.r for holding. or at least OF constraint
had fallen on the company. The ne
.--... Glanced at each other with fear
same faces and fell back whispering, to
rr. doorway. Henry, with obvious con-
earn i'm his earnest face, had started
as though to follow and support his
Gather It was Norman who arose TO
sine occasion and who bade black Pomp
fl strike up at once with his liveliest
music. X seemed to recall the many
CHESTS to a sense of ones duty to ones
rrfghb8r Kate Ray was foremost in
IN. effort to Danish the sudden gloom,
Eu9 her cordial joyous tones gave cOur-
age Mr. Lane. with appreciative eyes. |
nodded Smi}iugly 70 Norman. as though
go e0mmeId his geBeralShip, and raised
his glass once more 10 bis lips. Then,
clanciHg roWeTd his wife and daughter,
his ewes fell upon MallOy. who. aEan-
aruiug his station by Daisy's chair,
bad stepped JJ the nearest window and.
drawing aside The heavy curtain. was
striving ID peer into the night. His face
had gone suddenly pale. and the lawyer
marked and muUvgled. Then again
came lhe old butler from the hallway,
and do spite of themselves. women
end men. too found il impossible
pot Io look To see whom next he
might summon. Tt was Lane himself,
d. quietly stole out into the hallway.
Dr. was then that Mr.. MalIoy was seen
r1 quit the window, and. with strange
and unaccountab}e palOr. to edge his
way among the groups and couples re-
forming for The dance, until he reached
the main doorway. There he hung, as
though listening for tidings from be-
y1ud- Kate Ray. whose bright eyes
were active as her hIthe tongue, noted
20 an. even as she rhJtted-uoted that,
as for The third time HAIRLESS noise
less.y entered. the stranger placed a
dFraiuIug hand upon the neCTO's arm
and whispered a question; heard old
HarkIe~s gray ely answer. 4 do not
know. sun and with an apologize
bow t1 mis- masters guest saw him
pass on. and. meeting the eyes of young
Narse Henry, bow again. It meant
chat the elder son was wanted and
now. as though drawn by some dread
or power he could not resist MaiIoy
followed. In three minutes Henry was
back The situation WasA- becoming
strained and he felt il. THE guests
could unr should not. longer Dee kept in
Ignorance of the cause of the midnight
summons. in quiet tones he announced
t' the nearest group that a dispatch
had come from Cincinnati. Judge Nc
".Er- Was quite ili and business de
HantaI hat Air Lane fhould hasten
homie sc once. Airs. Lane bidding Daisy
remain. left the room and poined her
husband. Pray go on with the dance
SAID Henry. though his face. too. had
taken an a shade of gray. and 0bed-
i"E... F'mp and his satellites fiddIed
AWAY ana loyalty aid they strive, men
and women both. not to show that they
mad lost all heart for merriment.
SIIFe as they might, there We're men
ID .-aE room thar felt well assured that
81. H@a nnI been told. and that matters
'- grave import would Vet be an
N"an.ed The doctor himself came In
.'E d moment. as though he felt it due
MS friends On maintain a Semhlance OF
H"H0tu.neS~ aud eff the old hospitality.
Ha. -re glow. the radiance. had fled
Nom his fine old face. Even in his
smile the lips would culver almost
.....--.- There was trouble i'm the
N."..l eyes There was grief i'm the
Stout n.- heart some kind Of a
S...N.. was the next rUWor that fit
.. about from 'ip To- lip. and Mr.. Lane
s~ making prepare lions to go at once
.. H.. Pray keep up the dance" the
D..'r pleaded. Come. another nip OF
r~--.- Min me Harold" ne hailed a
.a.. S."-#art young KeuuclCiau. who
-.. slipped out i'm search II the family
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