The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-20

cent view" called out Norris from one
of the iron easements.
Blue were the afternoon shadows,
the grass of that startling green which
/ prevails in the pictures of the French
impressiOnists. for it was young, and
spring was regnant in the land. I'm
mediately below us was Outspread a.
charming little park, cris-crossed with
geometric walks of asphaltum. while
in the middle thereof surrounding a
marble pedestal, was the unveiled bust
of a famous general who had once been
defeated for the presidency. The
weather-stained wrappings which
lightly bound the head suggested a bad
case Of tOothache- Robins were wills
ting for worms in the green triangles
of the little park and getting them,
too. Beyond in the streets, occasional
grocery wagons were passing. and far
TO the left arose the spider-legged tres
ties OF the elevated road. fifty back
grounded by the greenery Of the big
gest park on Manhattan island and the
tall buildings which environ it. More
directly in range sprang the majestic
parapets OF high arched bridge above
a tidal river.
We turned and looked at each other
and then ciasped hands. once we had
stood upon that bridge at sunset, in
our early cOurtShip days. and the result
had been our engagement.
Suppose now, Bessie, said Morris,
really your last look at the great beau
tiful world which you enjoy so much:
suppose that you were actually about
to be imprisoned for an indefinite pc
riod for some uncOmmitted crime (aS
in Russia for instance). and had been
granted one last lingering look at the
distant hills yonder-the river, the
park, The spires and minarets and roof
tops of Gotham-befOre being hustled
off to your cell of doom.s Fancy how
every detail OF il would be electro
typed upon your BRAIN
What has that to do with our quest
for the. missing SevreS2''
Brought back thus suddenly to the
present. he turned and confronted the
brawny trio Of pOrters who were await
ing his orders. Presently. all Of the
various articles on the list. including
the piano. had been set aside for ship
ment but the SeVres clock and vases
could nowhere, by searching. be found
"Oh. ! can't give them up" was my
fervent declaration WAS papa right,
after alp Where on earth do you sup
pose they can be-
Morris sucked the top of his cane and
looked dubious.
Cant imagine. I'm sure. unless in
some of those old trunks"
Then I told him what mamma had
said at the breakfast table. Turn that
one around - said he to the porters.
''There may be a tag upon it some
where"
A tag with a list was discovered fas-
tened to one of the handles. II con-
tanned books on landscape gardening
Another revealed bound magazines and
a third photographs. We We're Just he
ginning to desna'r. when. on moving
still another. q distinct crockery rattle
was given out.
TRY that one said Morris. kick
ing IL with his foot
The tag Indicted that the precious
Sevres was inside and we eazed at
each other with the satisfied joy Of
successful exnlOrers.
1.-THE key. the keyi" demanded Nor
RE
The men stared blantly: so did I.
Nobody knew anything about any
KEYS
why. your father has all Of them
of course Bessie, said Norris. impa-
tiently Vow STUPID in us not to
have thought to bring them.''
cant we teiephone?' I asked. un-
willing to be baf1ed at this moment
Of happy discovery.
Nonsense: there's only one thing to
be dons-I must 20 DOWN town and ret
them. myself--that is, IL you still in
sist''-
"Oh. I do. I do: we must have them
now. but do YOU think shat you could
return before
He was studying his watch dial at
tentively.