The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-01-11
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FELT horribly sorry for Katherine
| when Landry died. II must have
been an awful blow. for she seemed to
lose every bit Of her spirit and went
about pale and llstless for months.
You see, Landry was fine fellow,
an unusual fellow | don't believe
there was a selfish fbsr in the mans
whole makeup He was essentially
big-hearted and loyable. Homely in
feature to positive ugliness, he was
still attractive in appearance He was
famous In a small way as the author
of certain delicate love sketches. very
tender and dainty In sentiment and 20
unlike him as to seem Inconsistent
with what we knew OF his character
A right Jolly good fellow, with plenty
of sense and cheerful lot of brains
under his sandy poll.
lie and Kit had been engaged for a
long time. and ! knew that he fairly
worshiped her, though he was very
quiet about II. | felt a mild sort OF
envy. for ! had never plumbed the
depths OF love myself I'd had my
little affairs, but | always hated my
self during their progress, because
couldn't really fell was only amused
and entertained. never touched My
friendship with Kit wss the one real
sentiment OF my life, for we had been
like brother and sister for ten years
Ever since she had begun To yearn- for
long skirts and put her pig-tails up
into the crown ~ womanly dignity
Whenever Landry was away | took
his place at her side, and jolly good
times we had, and many OF them.
A few months before Landry's death
Kit semed TO change some way. She
took to incoming about for all the
world like a disappointed lover. Lam
dry, too. went into the dumps He
grew thin and pale and more imper-
sonaI than ever. lie was very tender
with Katherine. and so knew that I,
was no lovers quarrel that was wear
Ing on them. She sort of chung to him
as though she felt him slipping from
her. and I've sometimes thought since
that she must have had premonition
of what WIS coming.
One morning. ON my way home from
an all-night vigil. old Damon lost his
head and | came a pretty cropper. II
wasn't far from home, as luck would
have II, and managed TO get TO the
house. ! was pretty much used up
taking my WEAKNESS and the shaking
up together and my knees shook as II
I'd been officiating at my first opera
ton Afterward. whom Kit came in "a
see me. tried TO laugh It OF. and
jollied her up
Landry n be good and jealous II
you don't watch out ] told her. 81
believe you're in love with me, old
girl" Her face famed a sudden erin
son over IFS old pallor. and she looked
at me sharply Then | caught her
hand and pulled her down to me.
kissed her. as always had. and for q
moment she laid her face against my
cheek.
What II you'd been killed?" she
whispered. What II you'd been
killed."
you'd still have Landry" retort-
ed and Kit slapped me II wasn't the
nrst time by any means. for you see
we'd been boy and girl together |
couldn't help seeing that her eyes
looked funny. A new expression. I'D
never seen there before and won
dered.
II was shortly after that poor Landry
came down with typhoid. II was a hard
case from the start Sometimes Il gets a
grip on a man and an NJ D. can see
that there's no hope whatever Thank
80 odness. we were all there with him
lie wasn't alone, as he had been the
greater part OF his life since he'll
been little chap, Ia fact Ne wasn't
lonely. Sometimes Il seemed to me
that he was happier than had ever
seen him l felt that he was glad 10
60 and I couldn't understand Il. II
broke us all M. every one OF US, for
we loved the poor follow
found her on the veranda one eve
ming, alone In the soft darkness.
felt Bit down myself Things weren't
going very well, aud began to think
that / was not fitted for a profession
al life after all fen toe sorry for
my patients ! couldn't give q judicial.
impersonal sympathy, as physician
must 10 be among the ranks OF the
successful Every death that came
under my notice worked on my mind
10 such degree that Il untitled ms 20
care for the living.