The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-19

. Sbu htiON-eS ptNidltN III an tieNdlpE.
/ But. as 1 didn't know them. you can't
expect me to feel very bad about it,
can your"
Don't you realize how it will affect
WiHiam?'
"Oh. he'll be terribly cut up about
his aunt She was the only person who
was ever kind to him. The only one in
England he ever wrote tor who
wrote TO him"
This makes him Lord Tranton."
said the captain.
4 suppose it does she said I had
never thought of that
We've thought of it a good deal"
said Anstruther.
Lord Tranton," she repeated. ''Then
won't his wife be Lady Tranton?"
That's just it, you see" said the
captain. She will be Lady Tranton."
What do you mean by ft'2' said
the girl
You'll hardly believe it, said the
captain, disregarding her question,
but for a time we didn't know where
under the sun to find him. Then some
body said about Lady Grace. you know
I believe it was her maid or house
keeper-and we went over all her let
tiers to try and get track OF him"
We'll you've succeeded she re-
marked, as he hesitated
I'VE got on the track of something
else" he went on significantly. 1T
seenned-indeed, there was no doubt
about this affections-er-were Sc
riOusly engaged-er-to a young lady
Err
Me, L suppose" she said quite calm
~
Yes. you" he returned: though it
is only fair to William to say that his
letters We're expressed-er-with con-
siderable reserve-with what you
might call perfect respect, you know,
on Ill IL, 1.
"Of course, L know that she ex-
claimed
1T was very alarming" said the
captain.
who for? For you. or the young
lady, or Bill?"
The captain tugged at his yellow
mustacEc
L must really beg your indulgence"
he said at last Il am sure the very
last thing in the world l wish to do is
to offend you. l had hoped, as 1 told
you, to discuss the matter first with
your father
Wen just leave pa out" she said.
Its me that Bills in love with-not
pa"
still, it's very awkward" murmured
the captain. VERY awkward"
so YOU read Bill's letters and got
quite discouraged" she said. smiling.
He seemed on the verge of commit
the captain.
rs that how you'd describe his mar
rying me2" she asked.
There was a pause.
''Frankly-yes. said the captain
There are people here who think the
IrreVocable mistake might be the other
way she remarked.
Then. my dear young lady" he went
on briskly, the people here have your
true interests at heart. Believe me.
there can be no lasting happiness in a
union that involves a great inequality
of station. 1t is currently said that a
man raises his wife to his own level.
but a knowledge of the world teaches
US that only too often he-er-sinks TO
hers
bill seems quite satisfied to sink"
she returned In fact, he's been in a
panic lest he wouldn't get the chance"
THE Bill of yesterday and the Bill of
today are two different men, said the
captain. He has now a great place TO
NIL He becomes the head of one of
the proudest and most aristocratic fam
lies in England. It would be too un-
utterably sad if he failed in the duty
he owes both to his class and to his
rank"
His class and his rank never both
cred very much about him out here"
she said They seemed quite happy.
in fact, to be quit of him. He might
have starved to death for all they
cared"
Il know we lay ourselves open TO
that lmputatiOn." went on the captain
in tone Of depressed suaVity. s.Rur
as the dear duke said in the family
council we held at Holdertou Abbey
circumstances alter cases.
Its not Bill they're thinking about -
| she said, lite their noble and splendid
! selves"
They cannot very we'll detach them
selves from the affair, even if they
would, continued the captain Tran
toms disgrace is necessarily rheirS,'
If the dear duke doesn't want to know
me. he needn't" she retorted. with a
/ heightened color IF he doesn't want to
pay IN my yard he can always have the
aristocratic privilege of staying out
Inen there. 5 the DOwager Lady Tran
ton, said the captain; "Bnl's step
She. too. then" said the girl.
she really feels it more than anvbodv -
know The possibility of mistakes being
made-the inevitable confusion Of
ITS Just what you said before Can
/ tain she exclaimed. mOckingIy 'sIt:s
| 100 unutterably sad. isn't it?'
know 1 am expressing myself very
nauly. ne SAID, i told them at the
/ time they ought to choose somebody bet
| ter fltted for the task than l. But the
/ dear duke was so peremptorv and LADY
iranton cried on my shoulder. and the
memory OF lifelong obligation naturally
turned the scale-and so here I am and
D
! Whitcombe said I would
1T was certainly a long way to como
! Just TO talk to a girl. she said
And then to do il so badly" added
! the captain.
II can't see it's any of their business. -
! she exclaimed
Il was charged TO observation-disclosures -
| said the captain, with barrassment
Inducements? What sort OF induce
ments2''
"Oh. I am almost ashamed to say-er-
/ of a monetary nature
We'll. you ought to be-" she said.
/ How much -
/ s5.O 600 a.
: off at?''
/ Ten thousand
! Why didn't YOU say so SOoner?''
| me fact iS-er-thc dear duke thought
I-eT-Whitcombe SAID
] mat you might pull it off Without
| The captain hung his head.
! they must have thought YOU more of
| a spellbinder than you are" she re-
I marked. cruelty
! i tod WhitcOmbe myself 7 was the.
! iasl man TO talk anybody into doing any
| thing said the captain
] w ell, Its not enough for Bill said