The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-21
So EcILY GAMsBoRoUGH. said


60 ECILY GAINSBOROUGH." said
she. with a distant manner. in
clined to be offended that their
meeting should be by accident
Yes. i was sure. The moment
thought 7 was sure He took no heed
OF her manner. eugrossed in some pre-
occupation of his own. AT first 1 was
startled.' He smiled now. as he offered
her his hand Then ne recolIected.
You must forgive me for being out.
have been hard at work all day. and
the craving for the evening was on
me went out without thinking"
They said you were engaged on some
pressing business
''They lied for me. forgot to leave
airy message I'm not generally dis
courteous.
His apology disarmed her, and made
her reseHtmepS seem petty.
How could YOU think OF us at such
a time? IT'S good of YOU to have us at
all"
H-NIy mother wanted you 90 come"
He added no welcome Of his own.
'HoR never saw her, did your he asked
a moment later.
Ceoily shook her head She was rather
confused " the steady gaze of his eyes
Did cousin Harry always stare at peo-
pie as hard as that? Yet # Was not
exactly a STARE: it VS. too thoughtful,
To ruminStive, TOO unconscious for that.
Let's walk back together. You've
had look at the place already. per-
haas"
.'Its very beautiful"
Yes he -assented, absentiy. as they
began to walk
If she did not stare. still she used her
eyes curiously studying his face. with
its suggestion Of strength, and that
somewhat rather Inconsistent hint of
sensitivencss- He was gloomy. That
was just now only proper. she saw
something that puzzled her. Nina Ia
brislSa could have told her what IL was.
hut she herself did not succeed in fden-
tifying HarFy's Watchful look She was
more puZaied at n certain shade of
expression in the eyes. She had not
seen it ~ TIE first o1Oment brit it was
there now, as he turned to her from
along.
That's Merriou. our dover house.
But it's let now 20 n funny little
woman Nine. Habriska. She's very
much Interested I'm --nss,
"Tn ms9 Has she heard of me?H
she hears &C most things she's as
sharp as "a needle. I like her. though.
He said ms more tilI they We're back
they should sit down on the seat By the
river.
fATv mother used to sit here often r.
he said. "Shc always loved tn see the
Suu so down frJm the garden She
didrt read or CiG anything just ssst
.sThinking2" ceciIy suggested.
.'Wel hardly. Letting thoughts hap
pen If they wanted TO, perhaps She
wars always Tather-rather passive
q frfHTr TnnE
hold or her-Well as I say II they
wanted to-. He turned 20 her quickly
- ne asked: Are you at All ike that
n believe I'm only just beginning 70
fad out that I'm anything or Ike any
thing Ard, anyhow. f'm quite different
from what 7 was Yesterday"
From yesterday2''
Yes; Just b. coming here. I think.
That's WHAT 1 mean Things dc
take hold of YOU. them"
-'This place does. apparently" she an
s1vered laughing. 0s she leaned back OF
the seat. throwing her arm behind hei
and resting her head on it. She caught
him looking at her again with marked
aud almost startled Intensity
TEL me about yourself he asked
or rather uvmmandef-so brusque and
direct was the request.
She told him about the small house
and the small life she bad led in IL
even about the furniture and the bric-
n-hrgc- cOnfessing to her Occasional
al aT1uceE ana the deception .Sner nat
TO practice on her father about them
lie was very silent. bGt he was a good
lister er. soon he began to smoke, and
did not ask leave. This might be rude
ness. but seemed rather CousinIy sOr
OF iudPness, and was readily forgiven
And suddenly I come TO all this
she rnurmured. Thea. WITH q start, sh'
added. But I'm forgetting your moth
ef's death and what you must feel, anC
Ichattering about myself"
70 "a oh al
is il such 2 great change rS. come here2
"Tmmenset To come here even for
day Inmensei'- She waved her hant
a moment. and found him following +
with his eyes as It moved
f'Ecu don't look" he said slowly, "a.
II II was any change at ALL"
What do yOu mean2' she asked, in
terested in what he seemd to suggest
you 1T in" he murmured. 1ool1ir:
up at the house--at the wipdow OF Ad
die Tristram's room--'and you're yer,
POOR" he asked.
Eyes. And s'ou2"
20. I'm not rich, as such things 60
The estate has fallen in value YER
much. you know. But He broke of
frowning a little. "Still we're comfort
able enough ne resumed.
II should think so. You'd alway
have IL TO look at. anyhow What di
you think should be likS2"
'.Anything in the world but what 20
are"
The tone was at once too sincere an
too absent Tor a compliment Cecil
knew herself not to be T. ain; but h
was referring ~ something else thai
that.
I'm fact hardly ahousht of you a
an individual at all. You were tn
Csa1GsbOroughs.r
And you didn't like the Gainsbor
oughs2' she cried, in a Hash Of intui
ton.