The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-24

roguish laugh lowering around Ruth's
mouth made Gertrude eXClaim: Why
you two know each other; why did you
never tell me2"
1--WE knew each other through your
letters. Gertie," replied Ruth. with
quick woman's wit and 1 hope we
VIII be the besc of friends, DT. StanIy."
Herbert Stanlv looked at Ruth re-
proachfully, as he bit his lip nervOUsly
He was not used TO descending, and
did not do il well, unfortunately.
Gertrude, proud and hurt, asked no
more questions. She felt sure that
Herbert would tell her what it meant:
but he did not, and there arose a cloud
which grew darker and darker until it
threatened to destroy the happiness Of
the twain At last the storm burst.
GertrGdo had twice happened upon her
lover and friend when they were too
much occupied with their own CONVEX
sation TO notice her entrance Once
Ruth was in ears, and when DR.. Stan
ly had patted her cheek affeCtiOnately
she had seized his hand and kissed il.
That same evening at the opera Ruth
had left her escort in the front of the
box with her friend while she sat back,
waiting for Ut Stanly, who had been
delayed. Miss lowering made no sign
that She noticed il, but when her fiance
entered and slyly gave Ruth letter,
which the impulsive girl kissed before
conCealing It in her bosom, the climax
was reached, war was declared. Ris-
ing like an outraged 81, Ieen. Gertrude
asked hIr Richards to take her home.
Both Herbert and Ruth jumped TO their
feet and asked in,alarm: Are you i'll,
Gertie@"
Turning her eyes full o scOrn upon
the man whose wife she had promised
to be, she turned from him 70 Ruth
and said: Miss Cameron, you viii
make yourself comfortable and COM
mand my servants so long as you re-
main I'm my house, but I shall not
again appear. for I refuse longer TO
come in contact with deceit and treach-
cry Sweeping past them without a
word to her lover. she left them. Her
bert Stanly stood watching her. his
face white and stern.
"Oh. Bert what have 7 dOne?" cried
Ruth i'm a tragic whisper Il have
ruined your happiness; take me home
and I viii tell Gertie everything.
mo, I viii be the one to make eX-s.
plantations, she should have trusted
me-"
~You don't know girls, Bert; she has
fought with her suspicious ever since
the day we first met here; ] had 40
llEIl 40 tOLliE anu spun eDNA AA-N tAAlA
hers after all you have done for me. L
snail tel her everything about It, no
MISTER whether Tom likes 1t OF not
The first thing that greeted Gertrude
LeVerng's eyes when she left her bed.
where she had tossed i'm an agony OF
heartache was a large bunch of sweet
viCIets and this note:
Ny Darung-I have an explanation
10 make watch I have delayed for the
sake of another. You have misjudged
both uth and myself but I do not
wonder. and I want 20 tell you the Sc
cret we have kept from you. Let me
know when I may see you. and believe
me always, devotedly yours,
HERBERT STANLY."
The messenger returned laden with
pacalzages. among them the viOlets and
the reply TO his note.
Miss Levering declines 10 see Dr.
StanIv. and with the return of MS
gifts cancels her obligation and ac-
ouaintauce with him. That n ht DR..
.Stanlv left home afte: having written
and mailed the following letter to the
girl he loved better than his own life.
Gertrude, stin dear TO me, I write
BECAUSE It is due not only TO myself, but
Ia voU and TO Ruth that YOU should
know the truth, although { shall be be-
yOnd recall when YOU read It, kuIn I
Cameron Stanly is my brothers wife. /
They were married secretly one year
ago i'm Paris. / came across them and
IL was lucky that ii was no one else. /
as Tom would lave lost his large for
tune had our uncle found out that he /
was married. Uncle John was a wom-
an hater of the most bitter kind. and /
he chose Ton for his heir because ne (
believed him 30 share the same send- /
faents. 7 gave ny word - honor that /
j would Keep the secret tg this mar /
rage until Uncle Johns death. and !
have done so at the cost of all that /
made life dear to me. The letter ] gave /
Ruth q the opera was the one which /
made ~ free to tell the world. VIII I
YOU grant her the protection of your 1
home a day or two. as her husband /
viii be there as soon as Uncle John is /
buried. ] have always been true TO /
you ia thought and deed. and I curse !
the hour in which I made q promise !
even 10 my brother which has ruined /
my life and made it yalueless to me.