The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-27

BY KAT. 81. EIlHAHF
Fllst ~ ~ D1lg story Fna cd
vas toecE ION Kennedy. He
had nlncet completed sorting ont tie
lelele g d delivered along his beat
Wlen - came On that one addrs "a
20 Nora Dillon. Re recoFnized the
chirosfaphy Instantly. Re had seen
4 many tines. The letter had been
written b. Bertram Ryder. RYDER vas
not only 9 fslloW-postman, but his
Warmest and most intimate friend
WY. be had not known that Ryder
vas even acquainted with Eora-the
glrI whom be had come to love vita
8 passion quite incommensurate with
Aie pay and his prospects.
Not hat this latter tact would nat
Ger q they really loved each other.
So Car kennedy had not dared 10 put
AS affection % tie test of q deolara-
ton. But he had been ecreWing hla
courage % 70 that point for weeks,
and-although he vas Ear from being
q concelted felloT-he had felt that
he vas being encouraged By TIE pretty
daughter 81 the prosperous contractor
en- Kim avenue
u only ere would cone 10 tha door
Cor tie nah todlyl Re would watch
her-8ould notlce her acceptance Of
tbe envelope ad1roEoa ~ RYDER. The
thooght spurrea him 10 activity. he
Aastened tAEoush with his work as
ralidly IS possible. and vent trudgIng
- Ga his afteruoo1 delivery, his we'll
pecEed hag slung over his shoulder.
TIE glare Of early summer lay hot
and yellow on the city streets. Crowds
&c Weli-dressed people were coming
and going The laughter Of children
mingled With the silver dripping Of
q fountain IN q little green square.
Bat Jim Kennedy could only think Of
one opening door. which framed q
straight. young. giFlish form in q gay
little gown. That vas one Of the
things which had first attracted him
70 Nora DiIlon-the fact that her pref
". bright garments, pink and hello
trOpe, and azure seemed somehow to
suit vel her swift. sunny smile and |
laughing blue eyes.
Kennedy's bag was considerably !
lighter BY the time he turned into /
Kim street. His heart was beating /
hard when he reached the comfortable |
home Of the billions he rang the bell. /
and stood waiting, the letter In his
hand. He could hear the light, famil-
far step he had learned to know and
listen for coming along the hau with
ln. and suddenly the door had swung
back, and she was standing there, fair
and radiant IN her crisp white gown,
her elm. erect young figure clearly cut
as a cameo against the soft green
gloom Of the interior.
Good afternoon. Miss N0rai" He
suatehed on his cap. and stood look
ing down upon her. a letter for you
this tine
For me- she laughed, and held
out her hand. 4 don't get many let
hers" \
jim did not ofieF to 60 ct once. In
stead be stood Ia the same attitude.
his keen grey eyes striving to read her
-hozghts-her every motion. He was
conscious Of a sharp Tightening in his
.hsoat &C sight Of the blush that Way-
red instantly over her soft cheeks at
light Of the superscription.
oh, she said in a low Voice-her
one surprised but comprehensive. !
Oh. she put the missiEe hastily In !
Ier pocket He fancied some embar- :
ssment fingered In her blue eyes-or- (
lnrily frank as a chiId's as She I
danced up at him.
You look dreadtully Warmir she S
reclaimed. 1T Is 8 hot day, isn't itl
FONT you wait q moment until / :
ring you glass Of lemonade? Nam 5
- and were Just drinking some" Q
be vanished before he could refuse, =
I'd was quickly back. 8 goblet cor
lining an ice-tinkling beverage in her n
and. =
Thank you." be said, and drank Il Il
) ven as be could for that dreadful
instruction IN his throat Then he had =,
Iturned the glass. bowed. and vas n
me. Al, with what q heavy heart, n