The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-19

having been more accustomed 10 the pillow
than TO the hunting field. IL was Iohg
after midnight when Peter reached the
county town. and then there was much
delay in finding his lordShip ana ~ con-
vincing him that his daughter haq dcIu-
ally elOped with the son OF q oiachslnltn :
No stobcross since the days of Moan had
ever so demeaned herself. Ltb earl lhdln-
tanned. He saw that If TINS were indeed
true he could not in future Keep MS cnln
so nigh in the air, and a. ne haQ become
accustomed To il in that position ne
hated TO change. He was very conServa-
tive, anyhow. and had always mated
change. never having any OF Il IN his
pocket. At last, however, ne rode grUm-
bling to his castle, and arrived there ABOUT
daylight, fully expecting 10 mo &#en-
dOlen in her room. and then ne told MINI
self hi. would make it lively for old Peter,
who had thus unnecessarily disturbed MS
rest He even cOn6ded this resolve TO
Peter. but the latter had conhdent air
that troubled his lordship.
Sure enough the castle was empty. me
bird had fOwni Madly the earl gauoped
to Puddlebury. He called first, raglnS, on
the established clergyman of the place,
but found that placid old gentleman mad
married no one for weeks. Then crashieS
on the purturbed nObleman S distracted
brain came the thought that the black
smiths son was sure 10 be a disSenter and
had doubtless been married bF one or the
numerous ministers Of that taith- lie VS.
tied in turn all the reverend seillleilieh ~, IN
Puddlebury but without hearing OF the
fugitives. There was now leIU Only tne
registrar. The last Of the cloth on whom
he called had suggested TINS oIilGlali ~ II
had never occurred TO the earl that
daughter of his would descend 10 civil
The earl called upon the registrar in a
Il am an the earl Of stobcross and have
70 YES. my lord. About the little affair
I was hOnored in carrying out tor your
daughter, Lady Gwendolen- quite so,
quite so. / am delighted 90 he able To as
sure your lordship that there was nor
hitch in the proceedings ana every IhlnS
went off exactly as arranged. and J. am
sure I most heartily congratulate your
lordship" said the official. volubly.
Congratulated! On blaeksmith's
The naughty earl became marticuIate
with anger. The registrar went on
suavely.
doubt if she could have had a better part
ner She had the ideas, and he had the
mechanical ability. Experts say that the
bicycle saddle they have invented IS Just
the thing that the public have long been
waiting for. and waiting Tor IN vain.
do a little business in a financial way, and
the young man was good enough 70 IN
| trust the arrangements 10 me- sue
ceeded in interesting the great company
promoter GillOOley, in the invention after
We had secured the patents all over the
world for it, and this morning the con-
tracts were signed. The young man IS 10
be made managing director of the COM
pany a a large salary when the saddle
Is put on the public.
''I-I-really don't know what you are
| talking about" stammered the earl The
| saddle on the public? / thought you said
| it was to be put on a bicycle,
Quite so. quite so. GillOOley has paid
| your daughter 100000 cash less my little
| commission. and he intends to pass it on
( to the public for two millions. And he Il
| do il. too.
| Then you-yOu-have married nobody
| recently. / take it," gasped the earl.
| Not likely There is too much money
| in the cycle business for me to bother
| about marrying people. I send them OF
| to a neighbOring minister.
| ''WiH YOU excuse me If / bid you good
| morning. stammered his lordship.
Delighted to have you do So" replied
| the registrar.