The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-27

with litter Of objects inscribed tiles, broken in
aeTptions cracked mosaics, torn Dapyr rusty metal
"I interfere with your treasured rove, but
should very much ike TO hear about it, he continued
while Burger very deliberately lit cigar 1T is evil
IDENTIFY discovery of the first Importance. These in
scriptions viii make sensation throughout Europe
For every one here there are a million there
saNants might spend lifetime over them and build
zap reputation as solid as the castle Of ST. Angelo
Kennedy sat thinking. with his fine forehead
uustacha
You have given yourself away Burger," said he
~ IA your WORDS can only apply to one thing
You have discovered new catacomb'
quite SO. There is mystery about that.
have discovered new catacomb
An that is my secret. my dear kennedy Suffice
st that it is situated that there is not chance
JIM million of anyone else coming upon IT, Its date
IS different from that of any known catacomb and
Christians so that the remains and the relies are
quite different from anything which has ever been
Kennedy loved his subject with a love which was
almost mania love which held him true it
amidst an the distractions which come a wealthy
Look here, Burger" said ne. earnestly II assure
you that you trust most implicitly in the mat
Burger smiled thoughtfuly over his cigar. 7 have
iouceu. friend Kennedy. said he that when want
information over any point you are not always so
What You are driving at I cannot imagine" said
the Engshman "but IL you that you will
answer my question about the catacomb if I
tiny question which you may put to me- assure you
Wen, then" said Burger leaning Iuxuriously back
into The air tel me am about your relations with
Kennedy sprang up i'm his chair and glared anErIy
az his impressive companion.
What the devil do you meau?~ lie cried What
sort of question is this? You may mean it as n
Joke, but You never made a worse one"
No don't mean il AIS "a joke" said Burger sim
ply Il am really rather Interested r the details of
the matter ] don't know much about the world and
women and social life that sort OF thing, and
such an incident has the fascination the unknown
Tor me- know YOU and knew her by sight had
even spoken to her once twice should very much
which occurred between you
y won't tell you ii word
That's IN right tt was only my whim to see II
YOU would give mp a secret easily you expected
u'P 10 give up my secret or the new catacoub. You
Mou 1 T. and didn't expect you to But why should
striking TO- II is quite time was going nome"
NO wait q Bit Burger. said Kennedy. This is
about an old love affair which has burned out
months You know look upon man who
possible"
Certainly" said the German gathering I'M his
basket OF curioses. when he tells anything about
girl which is previously unknown, he must he
in this case, you must be aware, it was a public
matter. which was the common talk of Rome so that
You are not really doing Miss Mary Saunderson any
injury by discussing her case with me- But stin
respect your grrUpes. and so good night"
Wait a Bit Burger" said Kennedy. laying his
catacomb business, and 7 can't let il drop quite SO
eas,l[. Would you mind asking me something else
IN return something not quite so eccentric this timer?
No. no; YOU have refused. and there is end of
st." said Burger. with his basket on his arm. No
doubt You are quite right aso-and SO again. dear
tu ne 3a MS mana ON the handle OF the door before
his host sprans up with the air of n who is
Hold on. old fellow" said he; 81 think you are
behaving i'm most ridiculous fashion; but stm if
this is your condition. 7 suppose that I must submit
Won saw r. is s S 'ss 5 'T' i 5'.. OuJ. as
can tell anything which YOU do know al 4
ready. What was it YOU wanted to know"
The German came back to the stove and laying
down his basket he sank into his chair once more.
May have another cigar said he Thank
enjoy chat much more when I am under the inhu-
ence of tobacco Now. as regards this young lady
with whom you had this little adventure: What in
the world has become of herr"
''She is ut home I'm England with her own people"
What part of EnEland-London?'
You must excuse my curiosity. my dear Kennedy
and must put it down my Ignorance Of the
world. No doubt it is quite simple thing persuade
so and Their to hand her over 90 her own fa,niIy
what did you call the place.
quite so-at Twickenham But it is something SO
entirely outside my own experience that cannot
IN three weeks SO presume tbaf Won, ild u t pear
loved her at all But if You did not love her whv
should YOU make this great scandal which has dam
Kennedy looked modify into the red eye Of the
THAT'S logical way of looking at it, certainly.
said he Love is a big word and it represents
good many different shades of feeling 7 liked her.
and-wel. you say you've seen her-you know how
admit looking back, that I could never have really
Then my dear Kennedy why did you do it?~
The adventure of the thing had "a great deal to
DO with st."
What You are so fond OF adventures"
wv here would the variety of life be without them
IT was for an adventure that first began to pay my
attentions 10 her. I've chased a good deal game
IN my time but there's chase like u pretty
woman. There the piquant difficulty of il also.
FOR as she was The companion of Lady Emily Rood
= was almost impossible to her alone the ton
Of all the other obstacles which attracted me
learned from her lips very early in the proceed
ings that she engaged"
"Nen Gotti To whom
'She mentioned name"
OF do not think that anyone knows tbat So that
made the adventure more aIuring. did ito
Wen il did certainly give spice TO it. Don't you
think 500"
u ten you that very ignorant about these
things"
My dear fellow YOU can remember that the apple
YOU stole from YOUR neighbor's tree was alw.vs
sweeter than that which fell from your own And
then found that she cared for me-"
What onCc2'
"Oh. no; it took about three months OF sappine
and mining. But at last won her under
stood that my judicial separation from my wife made
impossible for me to do the right thing by hcr-hu
she came an the same and we had delightful time
as long as It lasted"