The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-28

Harry said, and Cecily treasured the.
thought. teasing him now sometimes, as
they grew intimate, with a pufPosed
repetition of ,a~-pose or trick that she
had first displayed uneonsciouslX, and
found had power to make him froWn
sor smile. She smiled herself in mis-
ChievOus Triumph when she hit her
mark. or She would break into the rich
gurgle of delig1t. that he rememb ered.
hearing from his young. mother when
he himself was a child. The life was to
her all pure delight: she had no sharc
in the thoughts that often darkened his
brow, no know edge of the thing which
again and agaia. filled him with that
wondering despair.
On the eFeuing of the day when Ma
jor Duplax went to Fafrholnae. the two
sat together. in the garden after dinner.
It was 9 O'Clock, q olbse. still night
with dark el67ids NOW and then slowly
moving OFF and on the face of The moon,
some minutes slipping. coffee scecily
pointed TO the row OF windows in the
left wing OF the house. $50
i've never been theFe," she said.
Whats thatT'
The long gaiiery-all one long room.
you know he answered.
: One room, All that Wha is In it2''
Well everything. mostly he
smiled All treasures, and our
pictures, and so on
WHY haven't You taken me there?"
Harry shrugged his shoulders. You
never asked me" he said.
We'll : xvii ; YOU take me there nov
when you've finished your cigar2"
There was a pause before he an
swered, yes. II Won ike He turned
to the secvSat who had come TO take
away the coafeS Light up the long
gallery at once -.
yes, my. lord a slight surprise
broke through The respectful accept
ance Of the order -
1T was lighted last for nv mother
months ago. Ha1sy said, as though he
were explaining his servants surprise.
She sst there the last evening before.
she tooEsto her room
4 exnset i is His tone was not
very confident
And yeU don't much want to now p,
NO. / don't know that.I do But his
sreluctance seeuod vak5uesand weak.
50, I must go" CecfIy decided. but
you needn't come unless ECU Ike. you
know.
fA3l right. YOU go alone. he agreed. 8.
Window after window sprang into
light. Cecily roses waved her hand 20.
Harry and ran Of INTO the house Wzst1l
a Laugh. The next moment ne s7w her
figure 81 the llrst window; she threw it
openk waved her hand again and again
laughCtss the moon, clear for a moment
sbone on her face and turned Il pale
He sat watching the lighted windows
From time to time she darted into
sieht. Once he. heard the big window
facing the river at the end dung open
The next instant she was IN sight at
the other exremits 81 the gaIlerv Evil
IDENTIFY she was running about, examin-
ing all the things. She came 10 win.
dow presently and cried, II wish you'd
come and tel me al about it.
I don't think viii he called back.
Or welILis ja'ughed. fnpatientIX
and Disappeared Minutes passed. and
he aid not see her again. She must
have settled down souoewh ere; he. sup
posed. Or perhaps her interest was ex-
h9usted, and she had gone of u her
fathers room. No. there she was fit
ting past a window again His reiilct-|
ance gave. way before curiosity aTrd a
tract iOn Flinging away his cfgar he
got up and walked slowly into the
house.
IL The passage outside Che gallery was
dimly lighted, and the door OF the gals
lery, was OPEN Harry stood in the
shadow, unseen. watching ihtenttvs
every movement Of the girl She was
looking at a case of miniatures and
medals memorable Of he7lftiess and ,tsf
warriors. She turned from them to tne
picture Of an Flfzabeflian couDtess