The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-10

armed they pursued the robbers. They
We're brave as lions. One proved TO
be the brother of that Miss Rankin
Mr. Ostermann could not thank them
enough"
"They must have been much sur
prised To see a young lady with hair
down running through the streets
without chaperOn or escort" said Nine
Won Heller, mOurnfully.
Suddenly she began to cry.
Regina rushed no to her. seized her
warmly in her arms, and, snatching
her hands. kissed first one and then
the other i'm distress.
Heaven knows you are all I have
IN the world" said Nine. Won Heller.
when you turn on me where shall
| go? Reckless as you are, you will
bring misfortune by sucn ways
The tears streamed down her face.
Regina, instantly worked upon by
any neighboring emotion, began To-
weep too.
What would the private pupils and
the ladies teaching at Miss Tyson's
say could they know that in the midst
OF the night my daughter rushes mad
ly about with streaming hair chatter
ing to unknOwns in the muddy streets?''
Nine. Won Heller's chin quivered. But
all this has come because Ge are Door
and alone. Were I wealthy and DOW
erful YOU would do nothing but with
respect TO me. And Miss Rankin. what
must she think, refined one that she
is, a true lady, when her brother
speaks of all? To her we must seem
the most miserable outcasts of the
earth. In sqalid dressing gowns.
thrusting our heads out to be beat on
by the storm"
"Oh, no. Mother. mother" sobbed
Regina.
Her whole body was shaken by sobs.
Even her feet under the table. very
small and pretty, with high arches. but
in Tapping pink slippers, shook with
emotion.
Look at me, my daughter" said
Nine. Won Heller. Il have grieved YOU.
and anything is better than this hat
We tear and bite each other. Speak
no more of the horrors of the past
night. All is over and must be borne.
Should you see Mr. Rankin we viii
implore him to reveal morning. You
say he has a noble heart" She EN-
braced Regina.
Within a few minutes she was sit
ting quietly at the table correcting
German lessons in perfect calm with
small gold pen presented by a pu-
Pill.
She was entirely appeased when on
the following day Ralph, meeting her
as she dispersed her French class in
his parlor. seemed to address her with
the utmost respect, and to show no
disposition to refer to the low cpl
sode of the Ostermanns and their
thieves
The truth is that, having once dashed
from the wilderness at this outer cry,
Ralph was refreshed by his adven-
tuTe.
He had been charmed with the street,
charmed with the rainy spring even
ing. He liked To have the neighbors
and the policemen trooping about as
though they were i'm "a comic opera, and
Regina sitting talking beside him, her
hair sparkling with rain and her face
eager and excited.
When he saw her again in her seal
skin cap and fur-lined circular at a
musicale in the rooms OF her master,
an excellent artist. her apps arance
seemed TO him one Of high romantic
distinction.
AIr. Lowski. a man of the world as
well as an excellent artist was a good
friend of Ralph's, and after this the
young man sometimes visited him
when Miss Won Heller took her les
SONS
He mentioned this casually to his
aunt and Ellie. saying: 81 saw your
friend, Miss Won Heller, today" But
to impart that he found a keen in
terest in a person capable of craning
from a window 10 see n neighboring
scrimmage would SO have shaken the
foundation of these ladies' understand
ing of him that he could hardly at
tempt il.
He sometimes put Regina on the