The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-31
CHAPTER VII.
The Moment Draws Near.

jamie Iver had been brought up to
know her own mind lit was the eleventh
commandment in the Iver household
Iver entertained the intellectual, his
wife the moral, objection to shilly-
shaliying; their daughters training
while conducted with all kindness. had
been eminently sensible, and early days
had offered few temptations to stray
from the path Of the obviously de-
sirable. The case was different now;
riches brought a change; the world re-
Vedled its resources, life was spread
ing out its divers wares. jamie was
much puzzled as to what she ought TO
do. more as 10 what she wanted to do,
most of all as to what she would in the
end dO-u1less. indeed. the fact that she
was puzzled continued to rank as the
greatest puzzle of all
Naturally the puzzles We're personi-
fed. or the persons made into puzzles.
Men became lives to her, as well as in
dividUals-the Tristram, the Duplay,
the BrOadley life; her opinion of the
life complicated her feeling toward the
person. The Tristram life attracted her
strongly, the life OF the great lady:
Harry had his fascination, too; yet she
did not think that she and Harry would
he very happy together, woman and
man. The Duplay life promised another
sort Of joy; the majors experience was
worldwide. his knowledge various, his
conversation full of hints of the uneX-
plored: she would be broadening her
life if SHE identified it with his. Lastly,
there was that quiet BrOadley life, to
be transformed in some degree dOub--
less by her wealth, yet likely to remain
in essentials the peaceful, hOmely eX-
istence, which she knew very well.
She found herself thinking in terms
superficially repugnant TO convention,
that she would like to pay long visits
To the other men, but have Bob TO come
home to when she was inclined for rest
and tranquility. Her DerpleXity was not
strange i'm itself. but II was strange ana
new TO her; and, imOued with the pa
rental views about shiily-shallying, she
was angry with herself and 1nchned 20
he ashamed.
Judged from the outside, she was
rot open to blame in her attitude
towards Harry; he was not in love
with her and hardly pretended to be
Nor had Duplay any cause OF com
plant in being kept waiting; he would
be held exceedingly lucky not 10 be
sent to the right-about instantly But
with Bob Broddley the matter was dit-
ferent on the subtle question of what
exactly . constitutes announcement
Git is the technical term in these cases
il is not perhaps necessary TO enter;
but false hopes might, no doubt, arise
from her visits to Mingham, from her
habit Of riding UP the road by the river
about the time when Bob would be
tering by the pool on the days when
he drove his gig into BlentmOuth on
business-all this being beyond and
outside legitimate meetings at Fair
holme itself Unless she meant to
marry him she might indeed raise
hopes that were false
Yes. but it did not seem as though
she did. Bob was humble. She had
tyrannized over him even before the
Ivers grew so rich.
send the gig home and stay and
talk" she commanded. and he stopped
by her on the road; he was returning
from Blentmouth to Mingham and
found her strolling by the pool. i
want to speak with you"
He had his bailiff with him-they had
been selling a cow--and left him to
take the gig home. He shook hands
with frank cordiality.
That's awfully nice of you" he said.
What about
Nothing in Particular said she.
'Mayn't J want it just generaIly?"
'Sh, well, ] thought you meant there
was something special. Bye sold the
cow well, Miss JAMIE,
Bother the GOVT Why haven't Won
been to FairhOlme?"
well, in fact. I'm not sure that Mr..
Ive- is death on seeing me there too
often, But I shall turn up all right
soon"
Have you been going about any
mo. Been up at Mingham most of
the time
Isn't that rather lonely2~
Lonely? Good heavens, no I've
got too much q do.
jamie glanced II him. What was TO
Socative suggestions as though they