The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-17


his hard, challenging glance to Pres
colt.
DO you know that young LADY,"
he asked in his haTshest voice
Miss Page? Certainly I know her,
said Prescott out of his surprise
Johnny's gloomy eyes dwelt ques-
| tioningIy on the sanguine man for an
/ instant. Come now, Prescott" he de-
manded: Just man to man, is she on
! the square?"
J Prescott flushed angrily. You must
/ be drunk he said.
/ The politicians hard glance still rest
/ ed upon him a second. IT hell with
YOU" he gTowled and went into the
| hotel.
] Inside Mrs Randall was settling her
: self with a sigh Of relief at the break
/ fast table and Mr. Winthrop was dis
/ appearing from Miss Pages straining
( eyes. It was 9:30-when Emmett would
soon be started for the capitol; and
/ these men were free to find him. To
have a mans freedom of action for ten
minutes! SO far she had carried things
but to what end2 Why. to sit down
/ and eat breakfast while the OppOrtu-
nifty escaped. She had the sense in
| every nerve of his walking into the trap
which she had prepared for him. At
I moments it seemed quite pTOba bic that
she should be suddenly hailed out some
where and compelled to reaffirm the
ruinoUS admission she had made to
! Winthrop, while Emmett was dragged
| away to some everlasting disgrace.
| She detained the waiter. got a card
| from her purse and scrubbed: Let me
| see you a moment in the parloT at
| Once-pIease."
I'D like to see Mr.. Emmett a minute
/ before he gets away" she explained TO
Mrs. Randall, trying as hard as she
could to keep her voice quite steady.
| Il should have done no such thing.
! Helen" said Mrs Randall, with an ad-
ditiOn to her injuries. It's quite use
. less Mr.. Winthrop is going to ar
range a conference for me after break
/ fast, If Mr.. Emmett chooses to come.
4. very we'll Be sure the chops are hot"
/ she added. for the waiter had returned.
The minutes dragged Unfortunately.
1 A boy of many brass buttons. bearing
a tiny tray came into the dining room.
/ Miss Pages heart missed beat OF SO.
( The boy inquired Of the usher: was
/ waited in her direction. She remem-
/ beTed to try to look calm He was al
( her side. Her OWL card lay on the
tray. Mr.. Emmett amt in his room"
/ said the boy
/ She attempted to sip the coffee.
( which seemed likely to choke her.
I'll wait for you upstairs" she said.
I reckless of the chin, and, without look
/ ing around, arose and walked from the
room.
The dining room was on the ground
/ floor. She walked deliberately by the
/ elevator on one side and the stairway
on the other into the hotel office. wherr
she drew the eyes of dozen Iounging
/ men There was a little smoking and
1 writing room off to the left She walked
! coOily and with a negligent ease
1 through the Office TO the front win
dows that gave upon the street. looked
out for a mOn1ent. and calmly saun-
tered back. Going and coming. she
threw swift glance over the writing
room. But sheesaw no one she knew.
Inc elevator boy leaned acainst the
| wire lattice by the ODen door Of tn D
! cage. She stepped in. The hoy fol
( lowed and started the machine pa
Tor floor she said. ana they stopped at
the first landing. The lock of the wire
coor did not yield at the first pressure
Of the boys fingers.
is Mr. Emmett on this f1oo-2'' sd.
asked To get the lay of the LAM
would be something.
Mr.. Emmett Nom: on the fourth
floor, number 421." The boy had ,s-
gun to close the door Of the cage when
she spoke. and was turning the lever of
the machine Now ne brought the Ie,e..
back. and held the door open. as though
, ne were uncertain whether she would
i get in again.
oh. l was mistaken" she said. with
out the least hesitation. and Stcp0c,I
! into the cage. She did rot know Why.
She did lot know whether the bow
, would take her IN 10 the fourth floor nr
down again. The cage started IN II
occurred % her that she had quite lost
, her head and Wa doing something
Urea dfuI.
straight ahead to the first corridor
On your light. about halfway down:
number 421," said the boy
Thank You" said Miss Page. as she
stepped out. and the cage disappeared
The empty corridors stretched before
her. She dared net go q step further
Already sac lGd thrown away neT dig.
uity and seIf-TeSpect- She simply wait
Cd IN a kind of 92onized heIplesSness,
This face and figure struck upon En-
NETS eye as he came DULY along the
!, corridor. his Ovcrccat on his arm II
the first moment il seemed MOI SO re-
m2rk2bIe that she should be there. fuI
! Z figure of this sort. reserved. aCCuSiTE
: cOniemniCg hal been rising in his
: thoughts through the night and morn
l ing
: He came up. I lost your bill" he
| SAID. I'D Ike to tell you how" Wher
he took off his hat his hair was seen
; 10 he. rumple1 His face looked a LITTLE
haggard which helped on the f)rlcrH
note in his voice. Such was the effect
CT his forlornness that Miss Page did
not trust herself to speak.
! y let Gallagher give me an interest
. in a concern called the MetropOltaa
Electric company" he sad. 1t WASH
an honest concern. and knew it. bUJ
! didn't care much then We PRETENDED
that nv interest was to pay for my le-
/ gal services. There wasn't any prear-
rancomcnt about this consolidation bill
: for that was before was elected: ami {
> h3G done some little legal work for the
company. and we were all good fellows
together
, He had bcen trying most Of the hight
and morning TO arrange the order Of rs
speech. but he had not been able TO 90
t Now. uncOnsciCusiv, lie took up tie
simple facts as Trey had beef. in his
mind.
John Just thought I was good 81
? low and ne handed over the stock, ana
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