Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-08-20

us voice and slow speech.
with the advent of Bran and Neil.
he consultation ended. The elder
yrumbling at the chill and mist.
wrapped himself in his plaid and
Gaming on his sons arm. cautiously
licked his way home by the light of a
antern. Van Heemskirk put aside his
,ipe, nodded gravely to his son. and
vent thoughtfully upstairs.
In his own room he sat down on
big oak chest; and as he thought. his
wrath slowly gathered. Semple knew
hat gay young English officers were
coming and going about his house,
and he had not told him until he
feared they would interfere with his
own plans for Keeping Neil near to
him. He remembered that Semple
had spoken with touching emphasis of
his longing to keep his last son near
home; but must he give up his darling
Katherine to further this plan?
II like not 1.-THE muttered. God
for the Dutchman made the Dutch
woman. That is the right way; but |
will not make angry myself for so
much of passion, so much of nothing
at all to the purpose. That is the
truth. Always have found it So"
Then Lysbet, having finished her
second locking up, entered the room.
She came in as one wearied and trou
bled, and said with a sigh, as she un
tied her apron:
"Jorls, the elders words have made
trouble in my heart What did the
man mean?"
who can tell? What man says.
we know; but only God understands
what he means. But | will say this.
Lysbet, and 1t is what | mean: If
Semple has led BAY daughter into the
way of temptation, then, for all that
is past and gone, we shall be UNI
friends"
Give yourself no kommer on that
matter, Joris. Hove not some of our
best maidens married into the Eng
fish set? There is no harm. think.
in girl taking a few steps up when
she puts on the wedding ring"
Mean you that our little daughter
should marry some English good.for.
nothing? Look, then, | would rather
see her white and cold in the dead
chamber. l will have no Englishman
among the Van Heemskirks. There,
let us sleep. Tonight will speak no
more"
But madam could not sleep. She
was quite sensible that she had tacitly
encouraged Katherines visits to Sem.
pie House, even after she understood
that Capt. Hyde and other fashion.
able and notable persons were fire.
quent visitors there. Lysbet Van
Heemskiyk sawAsa reason why her
younger children should not move
with the current, when 1t might set
them among the growing aristocracy
of the New World.
She tried to recall Katherines de-
meanor and words during the past
day, and she could find no cause for
alarm in them. She could not remem.
Der anything at all which ought to
make her uneasy; and what Lysbet
did not see or hear, she could not
imagine.
Yet the past ten hours had really
been full of danger to the young girl.
Early in the afternoon. some hours
before Joanna was ready to go. Kath-
crime was dressed for her visit to
Semple House. It stood, like Van
Heemskirks, at the head of a garden
sloping to the river; and there was a
good deal of pleasant rivalry about
these gardens, both proprietors hay
ing impressed their own individuality
upon their pleasure grounds.
The space between the two houses
was an enclosed meadow: and this af.
ternoon, tho grass being warm and
dry and full of wild flowers, RATHER.
Inc followed the narrow footpatb
through 1t, and entered the Semple
garden by the small side gate. Near
this gate was stone dairy. sunk be-
low the level of the ground-a deli
ciously cool, clean spot even in the
hottest weather. Passing It, she saw
that the door was open, and Madam
Semple was busy among it's large,
pewter, cream-dishes. She
was beating some rich curd with eggs
and currants and spices; and Rather.
inc, with a sympathetic smile, asked
delightedly:
"Cheesecakes, MADAME"
Gust cheesecakes, dearie."
ooh, am glad! Let me fill some Of
these pretty little patty-pans."
"I'll do naething O. the kind, Kath-
crime. You'd be spelling the bonnie
silk dress you hae put on. Go to the
house and sit wi Mistress Gordon.
She was asking for you mo- an hour
ago. And, Katherine, my bonnie las
sic, dinna gle a thought to one word
that black-eyed nephew o. hers may
say to you. He's here the day and
game tomorrow, and the lasses that