The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-29

think. his blessed Hbr'y, Starry Ami
she said. But she'll have to have the
pass key since he's ordered" She stop
ped Miss billiard as she commenced
her tOilsOme fight to the fourth floor
and delivered the message and the
keys. which the woman whom she
knew but slightly, biushing and Won
dering much, accepted Mary Hilliard
spent a glorious hour, curled up in the
big chair reading "Pendeunis." When
she closed the door softly and went up
stairs the tenseness had left her face
and her eyes were humid.
Every afternoon she read thus, al
ways curled up in the biggest chair
chasing the tired look from her face
by those blessed wrinkle eradicatOrs-
new and pleasant thoughts. There was
only one thing to mar her pleasure
the thought that the owner of that
haven might return sooner than usual
and find her there She watched the
OTmolu clock anXiously, looking up at
il in a frightened way in the most in
teresting situation in a plot, or the
most exquisite portion of a poem, to
see how far of the dreaded half past
might be. And promptly at twenty
minutes past she closed the book
however interesting the portion, and
ran away to avoid the good-natuTed
ogre
It was exactly nineteen minutes past
s one evening when the dreaded hap
pened. The door opened and the mas
ter Of the library entered Mary strug
gled painfully to her fleet. Martin
Chuzzlewit' fell from her hand and
her bushes scOrched her thin face.
I beg your pardon" she said ear
nestly Il thought you never came I'M
til half-past 8, and 1 was just going.
II wouldn't have had this happen for
the world. II sent my thanks by Mrs.
Gilhooly. You are very good. Good
evening"
She escaped and ran upstairs. Cliff
ton smiled. then frowned. Finally he
laughed and did an extraordinary
thing. He picked up that traitOrous
ormolu and turned it back twenty min
Utes.
You must do better next time" he
advised the offender. as he set it down
with a peculiar smile.
why. I'm home earlier than usual"
said Miss HilliaTd the next evening. 1t
is just as we'll for L shall leave at a
quarter past this evening"
And so she would have done had not
Mr.. Clifton arrived at 6. This time
tears of chagrin filed her eyes.
Please DO not go he said, leaving
the door very much ajar. Pardon me-
but I like TO see you here. Let me
show you a new set Of BalZac that has
Just arrived"
She fingered a few minutes, admiring
the BaIzac edition. thanking him shyly
for the privilege of the library, then
hurried away.
What bright eyes and pink cheeksI"
he unused BY JoVe- she is almost
pretty. ] wish she would come back"
He winked and nodded at the clock,
and turned il back ten more minutes
Miss Hilliard became accustomed to
these Interruptions, but never tarri~3
long after them. She grew suspicious
of the traitorous clock, and brought
her own with her to regulate her read
ings.
Mr.. Clifton SURPRISED Mrs. Giihooly
by complaining that the light at his
table was too strong. 1T hurts my
eyes, he declared. crafty Now, why
can't I sit at that third table on the
right?"
ITS dark, and the fixtures amt as
good" objected Mrs. GilbOOly.
7 prefer that" he said, and so it
came about that he sat at the same
table with Miss billiard, who was
forced to the alternative of running
away or starving. She stayed
The guileful Mr.. Clifton had his re-
ward. Acquaintance progresses over
steak and coffee, and Miss Hilliard
grew less afraid of him. Once she even
remained in the library fifteen minutes.
long enough for a man of his directness
Of speech and purpose to propose
This dear library" she said, ten
! derby, after he had made some Of the
suDerlative remarks to which lovers
! are addicted TT has been our match
maker"
1--WE will duplicate it in our new
I home he said; and I'm going to have
! a picture of you as you stood looking
/ into 1t like an eager little girl.
I knew then what was going to hap
! pen" he said. oracularly; then, more
humbly, cor hoped it would happen"