The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-22

Matthew Halliday sighed. She was
50 wayward. 50 provoking. 50 lovable,
30 pretty!
But he was much too old.
Matthew came of Quaker stock in
the city Of Brotherly Love; he was
tempramentalIy sedate, and at IS felt
himself quite a MethUsslah- Besides,
she had, so to speak, grown up at Mat
thew's knee. he having stood TO her and
her brother in loco PARENTS fur some
thing like twelve years-ever since Mat
thew's best beloved friend. Howard JOY,
took his invalid wife away for a sea
voyage, leaving his two children in the
good care of a maiden aunt. and his
business affairs in the safe hands of
Matthew Halliday, baniSer-even since
the good ship Aurora went down in q
fearful gale in the West Indies
Aunt Patty tried to do her duty by
the children thus suddenly bereft, but
she was one of those dear, dumpy
yielding spinsters born To be the prey
of youthful vandals- The young people
loved her dearly, ruled her ruthlessly.
and laughed at her little code of laws
III LlAE OA4EL u L45lL nE4nE-
1t was at her hysterical benest that
Ne THEW stepped ia at this juncture
and took the reins Oh government. 1t
was he who planned the education of
the children. and who, deaf to their
wailings, kept them steadily to their
tasks. II was he. too, who made their
holidays glorious and gave them splen-
did rewards of merit.
But now the term of Matthew'S self
imposed guardianship was over. How
ard JOY, jr., had made a successful
start in the world, and was quite ready
to give dear old Mat any pointers he
needed about life in general
As for Miss Evelyn Russell Joy tas
she invariably and unabbreviatingly
subscribed he's 3elf)-whCm Matthew
called Eve" OF Oftener Miss Idle
wild-well, she, too, had made a sue
ceesful start in life after the manner
of girls. She was 10 Gust half my agei
Matthew often dismally reflected); she
had charm with all its power Of win
ming love; she was cOque.te to the fin
ger tips, and she was most fair to see.
Besides all this She was a little bit OF
an heiress-and many SWANS came
rioing bv.
Matthew watched all this with a pa
tient sort of despair. Fool! he called
himself, with very hearty self-con-
tempt. a girl who patrOnized, cOaXed,
leased or snubbed him as though he
were an elderly relative! The man
who would subdue this Dear Lady
Disdain" was some dashing hero VINO
would take her heart by storm.
She walked over him with ruthless
little feet and he was her patient, adOr-
ing slave. Dreading her ridicule, and
desiring above all things to preserve
the status quo (wherein he enjoyed a
certain miserable species Of happineSs),
he had never spoken a word Of love to
her
She frankly told him all her love af-
fairs often GnnOcently?) stabbing hIm
with her condolences, and beguiled him
Cor bu'lied him) into disposing of her
adOrers when they became troublesome.
This she required him to do by virtue
of his whiiom guardianship, the pres
tige of which she carefully preserved
for such occasions.
She was the more dependent on Mat
thew in such matters, as Howard was
straightlaced. somewhat of a prig, and
very severe on her frivollties.
1t was TO qUash a darling plan Of his
pretty sisters that he stalked into Mat
thew's Office one morning, his brow
wrinlkled in a portentious frOwn-
Mat" ne said, abruptly, cit seems
to me Evelyn has been spending money
like the deuce lately Haven't you
been letting her draw her interest
ahead Of timer
Matthew REDEEMED guilty. He still
had charge of Evelyn's finances,
though the Joy property had been di-
vided and Howard had drawn out his
share.
Sometimes she has anticipated
little" he said slowly, but it is no
great matter"
But it is very bad for her" said
Howard. with a parental air. You
know yourself Mat, she has no more
idea Of business than a butterfly. She
ought TO learn to live within her in
come. And she is becoming quite reck-
less about money matters and-Other
things"
Matthew pricked up his ears. What
other things?"
Well to tell YOU the truth. I think
she has gotten into a rather fast SGT"
Matthews Quaker hair rose. What
do you mean2" he asked, starting at
Howard in alarm.
Why, it is chiefly that play-writing
fellow. Duval. He has a comedy to be
brought out in New York next week,
and about twenty young people here
pTOpOsa 10 make up party for the
first night. Evelyn is among them.
They have q rather good chapsrone,
as it happens but"
'She must not &c" said Matthew.
I thought you'd s5e it that way
Howard replied with a satisfied air..
so all you have to do when she de-
say No You can do this. because
she has overdrawn her account.
Is that the only way2" he asked,
while he thought with parg. Il must
refuse her-I must cause her disap-
pointment"
THE only way. I tried to reason
With her: Aunt Patty c0axed her-all
to no effect. She is bent on going"
Two or three days after this visit Of
Towards Miss Idlewild went down
town to see Matthew in his Office at
the b6nk-"On business, as she said,
demurcly.
Matthew felt like an ogre in the task
before him. and what made it harder
10 bear, he knew that she never
dreamed he would refuse her. 50 ac-
cuatomed was she TO his indulging her
every whim.
Give the poor cripple q dime she
began IN her absurd way.
Certainly said Matthew with
grave pohteness and he took a bright
new dime out Of little roll of COINS
fresh from the mint and handed it to
her. So she looked a little Disconnected
ard abandoned this method Of attack
Matthew I am bankrupt, insOivent,
forced TO make an assignment she
said i'm a pIaintive spoiled-child tone.
Il want some money! lot of money.
in factor a very special purpose
Nav I have it2'
a LOTT" repeated Matthew.
Yes. that is. at least a hundred"
Matthew looked grave, What is the
special purpose he inquired, fervent-
~ hoping she would tell him all about
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