The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-11


him.
Cousin, if you give us the shake
we're up against it for sure, urged
Pink, wringing her hands, real despera-
ton in her eyes
Shake? up against what?" he de-
manded turning upon her angrily.
Now ple-e-ease come off your perch!
You can catch on like a bird If you
only want, l know there is an English
half to you, but there's an American
half, too Won't you give the English
er day off and let the American play
ball! Won't ycu?''
His eyes grew less angry as he real
lied her evident suffering, but he still
spoke holly.
How can 1 help people against their
will? You heard how they turned me
down."
Did what?" whispered Pink
He broke into a laugh and caught her
hand in his and patted and petted it
while he talked
Little girl, you seem to have two
ideas in your heaG-if you are a Petit
son!-now, if you see path for me,
point it out"
We'll" suggested Pink, hopefully.
Rex is not the chump he looks
You mean"
Go ahead"
- that left to himself he would
accept an inferior position rather than
remain idle?"
You're there"
Very good. will keep this one for
him. Tell him TO see me about it to-
morrow"
Gratitude and relief sent a brilliant
color into the girls face, but she said
nothing, contenting herself by squeez-
ing the great hand which covered hers.
rs there anything else?" he asked.
Regina thinks Rex Is the whole
thing. She's a great deal of a copy-cat.
If he goes to work she will"
Then / am to tell my friend that her
little boy is to have his governess?''
Wouldn't be scared to risk it if 1
We're you.
Good again. Is there anything else?"
Dads on the bargain counter too"
offered Pink. with the nonchalance of
extreme need.
God bless my soul, You don't mean
it. How have you managed to live?"
con our uppers," said Pink. She
looked back over the near past and her
face paled. Humiliation and want gen.
orally go hand in hand
your father unemployed Dear,
dear, dear. Here is where / am pow
erless, I am afraid. / know of 10 po-
sition-"
Pink. guilelessly.
invent? Well. WELL Well Perhaps
| might use a secretary
Perhaps nothing sang Pink. joy
ously. You bet you'll use one. and in
a blooming hurry, too! May I tell Dad ?"
Tell him. Is there anything else?"
mo. Except-except that think you
are goodp' said Pink. growing whittier
with suppressed feeling. Again she
wrung his hand.
II want a daughter he cried. ex-
plosively. II want you, / am an old
man, my dear, childless and lonely. If
you come back to England with me
there's not a rational wish you can form
that I won't crafty! If you want
learning, pick out your seminary, II
you want travel, off we go! If you want
society, I'll buy it for your'
Every variety of expression. delight
amusement, excitement-aI danced
over Pink's TRANSPORTED face as she
listened. But finally she shook her
head.
TOO sudden" she said "I'lI be sis
ter to you. And stay here"
Wont Gomez"
mo"
"Why?"
well, because"-here she waved her
hand toward her honie-"Tm rather
useful around the menagerie. I know
how to ease the p. VS. liver. for one
thing. For another, / know where to
OF! the running gear of the Poor-but-
HonestS when it gets out of fix. And
its always too tough for me when it
comes to cutting the gang
Suddenly the color rushed again to
her face and she flung I'D her sleek
head, shy and deerlike once more. radi
ant with a new idea.
Could you stand the P w. in Eng
land for one year?" she demanded.
breathlessly.
MOI he thundered.
On, you musti you mustI She's not
half badl Her liver's mostly a fake.
Ma and dad Just pick her to death.
Now, II you'll ship her TO England for
year, Clipped as she is. and send her
back mended, I'll, I'LL don't know
what 1 wouldn't do for your
II know what you wouldn't do for
me-" he observed orI1ff7v