The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-07
CHAPTER x.
Behold the Heir.

Addie Tristram died with all her old
uncommonness. Death was to her an
end more fully than it is to most; had
she been herself responsible for it. she
could hardly have thought less OF any
pOsSibie consequences. And il was TO
her such a beginning as it can seldom
seem. She had been living in anticipa-
ton of dying, but in a sense utterly
remote from that contemplation OF
their latter end which is enjoined on
the pious. During the last day or two
she was delirious at intervals; as q
precaution Harry was with her then,
instead of the. nurse, the measure was
superfiuous; there was nothing on Lads
Tristrams mind, and when she spoke
unconsciOuSly she spoke of trifies. The
Intelligent. although very weak Just
at the end a curious idea got hold of
her. She was a little distressed that
the GainSboroughS were not there, she
whispered her feelings to Harry apollo
getically, well remembering his objec-
ton to that branch of the family and
his disinclination to have them or any
of them at Blent- tCecily ought TO be
here she murmured. Harry started a,
little: he was not accustomed in his
His mothers fear of offending him by
the suggestion was very obvious.
Shed come after you, you see. If
she said once or twice; there did not
pass between them a WOfU OIL aCNnyWl-
edgment that Cecily ought TO come be-
fore him. The barest hint of this kind
would have raised Harry's suspicion
and anger a few weeks before; the new
mood which Nina Zabriska had
marked in him made him take IL Quiet
/ ly now and even affectionately. For
/ this Addie Tristram> was grateful: she
had always the rare grace of seeming
surprised at her own power over men.
Harry promised to ask the Gaiasbor-
conscientious scruples were entirely
! laid to rest with sigh of peace she
settled herself to die. Il was the fead-
! al feeling. Harry decided, which in
sisted that the family must not he ig-
nOred; it did not deny their humble
them from the succession. Yet he
was vaguely vexed, even while he
agreed TO what she wanted
/ So she passed away in the full tide
/ of the darkness of night. The doctor
had left her some hours before, the
nurse had been sent to bed. for there
/ was nothing that could be done. Harry
was alone with her; heskissed her When
/ she was dead, and stood many minutes
| by her, looking from her to the picture
/ of her that hung upon the wall. 4
/ strange loneliness was on him, q Lone
illness which there seemed nobody To
solace. He had said that Blent would
not be much without his mother. 1ha;
was not quite IJSHl' lt was Hlucu, tul
different She had carried away with
her the atmosphere of the place, the
essence of the life that he lad lived
/ there with her. Who would make that
the same to him again2 Suddenly he
recollected that in four days ne was
/ tosask jamie Iyer for her answer. Say
a week now; for the funeral would en-
1 force or excuse so much postponesnent
jamie Iver would not give him lack
the life or the atmosphere. he -sas
/ Tristran1 of Blent now. that he must
and would remain; but it was not the
same Blent and did not seem as
though it could be again. So much 81
/ the poetry had gone out of it with Adj
/ die Tristram-
/ After he had left the room he walked
through the house carrying a shaded
candle in his hand along the dark cor