The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-09

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them. including several things which it
is to be hoped were not true; he seemed
to view them from an altitude of good
humOred contempt. Nina discovered
after ward that he was q. cousin of Lady
Flora s, and occupied a position in
8Iessrs. C0utts bank He chuckled
once, remarking:
"Flora's talking to Tristram all the
time, instead of being pleasant to
Tommy Hove. Fact is, she hates Tom
my, and she'd be glad if the chief
would give him the boot But the chief
doesn't want to, because TOmny's well
ia at court, and the chief ism [.
why does Lady. Flora hate Lord
Hover He's very handsome.
Think so? Well. / see so many fell
lows like that, that I'm beginnin' to
hate EN-. Like the sweet girl, don't
you knOw2 L hear the chief thinks
Tristramu train on.
DO what2'' asked Nina. absently,
locking across at Harry. Harry was
quite lively, and deep in conversation
with MS hostess
well, they might put him in the
house, and so on. you know. See that
woman next but three? That's Ger
trude Melrose: spends more on clothes
than any woman in London, and she
only got goo year. Queer He smiled
as he consumed an almond.
she must get into debt, said Nina,
gazing at the clothes of ineXplicable
origin.
"Gettin' in isn't the mystery" re-
marked the youth. It's the gettin out,
1Isdam-er-2abris He had taken
a swift glance at lMina's card
Nina looked around. Is it in this
room they have the councils? - she
asked.
cabinets? Don't know. Downstairs
somewhere, I believe, anyhow He
smOtheTed a yaWn. Queer thlnS, that
thing was known, you know, ] should
not wonder if a lot of other fellows
found themselves '-
He was interrupted, fortunately, per-
haps. in these speculatlons, by q queS-
ton from his other neighbOr. Nina was
left alone for some minutes, and set TO
work to observe the scene. She was
toIerably at ease now. Harry saw
her sitting silent, and smiled across
at her while he listened to Lady Flora
The smile seemed to come from a great
way off. The longer she sat there the
more that impression grew. The sense
of difference and distance troubled her-
She thought of Cecily alone at nome,
and grew more troubled still. She felt
absurd too, because she had been try
ing to help Harry. If that had TO be
done, she supposed Lady Flora would
j
She turned her head by chance and
found Mr.. Disney silent, too, and look
ing at her The next moment ne
spoke to the easy Hannered youth.
Wen, Theo. what's the world say
ing and dOing?"
"Sarne as last. year, Cousin Robert, :
answered Thee, cheerfully IoVern-
ment's d year older of course.
In an instant Nina was pleased; she
detected an unexpected, but pleasing
friendship between Mr.. Disney ana Tue
youth. She credited Disney with more
humanity-the humOr necessary she
knew ne had-and liked hln even pet
ter.
THE drawing rooms have kicked us
out already, suppose?
90. yes, rather. But the banks not
sure" 49,
against drawing rooms for me, Ma
dame Zabriska." He brought her INTO
the conversation almost with tact; ne
must have had a strong desire TO make
her comfortable. &c.
should say you're all right in the coun-
try. too Crops been pretty good, you
know, and now the rain comm down
nicely"
well. I ordered it. said Mr., Disney.
"Takin' all the credit you can get'
observed TheO. Like the man ~ nc
carved mis- name on the knife before he
stabbed his mOJher-in-laW-
What did he do that rorg cried
Nina a guffaw from Disney quite
amazed her
+ Harry looked across with q surprised
air. he seemed to wonder that she
should be enjoying herself. Nina was
ANNOYED and set herself 10 DE merry, a
glance from Lady Flora converted YeX-
alton into rage She turned back "a
Theo: somehow Mr.. Disney had taught
her how to like him-often a valuable
lesson If people would keep their eyes
open for it.
Everybody else I've met has been
horribly afraid of Mr. Disney, she Salq
in half whisper.
20, you aren't in a funk Of a nan
who's .smacked your head p
That seemed a. better paradox than
most. Nina nodded approvingly-
What does the bank say about Bar
Inland. Theo," called Disney. Lord
Hove paused in the act of drinking q
glass of wine.
well. they're just wonderin' who's
goin' to do the kiclSin'.' SAID EheO-
And who's going to take it?''- Dis
ney seemed much amused Lord Hove
had turned a little pink. Nina had g
3 vague sense that serious things were
/ being joked about Harry had turned
from his. hostess and was listening.
That's what It comes to- concluded
( Theo.
/ Disney glanced ICuuQy- SIAilA4l5 GRIM
/ ~ Everybody had become silent
+ Baril1and had produced the question
on which Lord Hove was supposed u
\ be FESTIVE. Disney laughed and looked
at his wife, She rose from the table
Mr.. Disney had either learned what III
4 wanted or mad finished amusing him
I self. Nina did not know which; n'
4 more, oddly enough, did Lord Hove,
Mr. Disney was by the door, say1nj
goodby to the ladies'; he would not b
coming to the drawing room. II
stopped Nina, who went out last, jus
\ before his wife.
We've done all we could, Madam
( Zabriska," he said. I'VE must leav
/ him alone, eh?'
tn afraid so. You've been YER
kind. Mr.. Disney"
Better as it is, I fancy. Now ther
! Floral At this peremptory summon
I Lady Flora, left TheO, by whom she ha
halted, and followed Nina through tn
door.
Two of the women left directly. Th
other two went off into q corner. He
hostess sat down and talked to he
Lady Flora was not distant and dt
not make Nina feel an outsider. tn
fault was the other way. She was con
fdential-and about Harry She as
sumed- an intimacy with him equal c
4 more than equal. to Mina's own. Sh
even told Nina things about him. Sh
said eweS thought him an enormou
acquisition and hoped to see a grea
deal of him.
And I suppose the cousin is quite
A gentle motion OF Lady Flopa's IA
Tr.eE rIrF9 q