The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-16

'"TIeTr | aln to undeTsta nd said Mr.
Carlitg saC1y. that YOU decline to
marry me be cause / am d BOstOnian?"
No. replied Miss Chester, resting
her lar; e. gray eyes upon him with an
cxpressi on OF polite regret. 1T is be-
cause 90 , car never for one second for
get that you are BOstonian.'
1T is precisely the same thing"
sighed Mr., ca Ring.
Also" ,urs ued Miss Chester re-
Iuorselesslyi you seem TO feel it a
pleasant duty TO keep reminding the
rest of us that we are NOT Boston,
ians."
quite supe utlous, I admit" said Mr..
CARING.
Then you ;me such a soft pedal to
the enthusiasm Of youth. Although we
have taken thi s clubhouse for a fort
night for Chr Stmas house party, and
filled il up with a jolly crowd of young
people. one won 81 think that you were
attending a syn ID! You can ride and
golf and shoot ducks and play bridge
all night and lets of thipgs-and yet
you stalk around like the family spook
That's because I'm in love-" eX-
planned Mr. CARING calmly.
It's because you are lazy" retorted
Miss Chester indie naItly. Besides"
she continued with feminine irrele-
vance, II don't like your methods. The
idea of going TO papa and asking his
consent to pay yo1E addresses to his
en- to me alone! 1t gives me the
Creeps!"
"A tribute 80 your CHAINS" began
Mr.. CarlIig. II r.
"A tribute TO your own powers of
fascination retorted Miss Chester.
ITS so absolut ely Wl-Americanr'
faint color crept into Mr.. CARING S
fif- oh 1a7It
ner lost none of IT'S gentleness.
1T struck me as being rather de-
cent, Doris" he protested. You see,
if l had your parents consent and then
failed to secure yours i would be the
only one to be unhappy, whereas if 1
was to secure yours and then find your
parents opposed you would be unhappy
also.
Miss Chester threw out her pretty
hands with gesture OF despair
THAT is just it, Your reasons are al
ways so infaIlibly and wearisomely ex-
cellentl Are you never angry, nor ex-
cited. nor foolish"
There was a modest rap at the door
and at Miss Chester's reply the stew
ard of the Poccamaw Fishing club en-
tered. CARING arose.
Il presume that you and Chaplin
must discuss ways and means" he re-
marked and, eXcusing himself, passed
into the main hall, which group OF
men and girls were busily engaged in
decorating with holly and mistletoe
While CARING was cautioning them
against a fall from tine stepladders Miss
Chester entered.
THE plans for tomorrow are these,
she announced to her chattering guests
1.-The men are going out at O'Clock to.
morrow morning TO shoot ducks
Handy hour we car go right Ou
after bridge; saves the trouble of GO
ing to bed at all" murmuTed one of the
gentlemen.
Please don't interrupt. The autOmO
bile launch will tow them to their sta
tons. In the afternoon papa is going
to take the girls out in the steam
launch. and. if the water is still, they
will sail around and break up the duel
RATS so that the men will get som'
shooting. After luncheon / must 81
over to town after our supplies, or W.
will have very incomplete Christina!
dinner"
But who's going to run the bubble
boat if the captain is away on tn
launch?'
The rudy hue of the fire was re
fIected from Miss Chester's pretty face
II had counted on Jones, but JOne
has insisted on spending Christina
day at home, so l am afraid that / vii
have TO call upon Mr.. CARING, as 1 be
- lieve he is the only one in the part!
who can run the machine"
Lucky dogr' said one of the duel
shooters. why didn't L take an cleo
tive course in gas engines senior yea
instead of psychology
Probably because psychology wa
easier" suggested Mr.. CARING.
Have the bubble-boat ready for Ii
at 4 O'Clock sharp. CARING ordere'
another of the men who had looke'
init no
-'Eh-what?" exclaimed Mr.. Carlini
with a startled look at Miss Chester.
"Oh, [ forgot to speak Of that" crie'
Miss Chester demurely. You. don
mind taking the men out, do you, MI
CARING? There is every indication o
a fine day-and don't you adore a win
ter sunrise?"
Christmas morning broke bright AM
clear, but with q suspicious banking o
heavy clouds to the northward. Day
light found the duck hunters upon thei
allotted stands. and as CARING tUrne
his speed launch toward the dubious
the sun was creeping out of the sea,
great, Iurid, disk of fire. There wa
something feVerish and congeste
about its appearance which aroused tn
sympathy of the young man.
Know just how you feel, old chap,
he observed. Must be an awful Dor
to have 10 break out at this unrighte
Gus hour every day." He glanced abou
with the interest of one enjoying a nat
uraI phenomenon. A faint breeze wa
stirring, which the high speed of tn
Iaunch converted into an icy blast a
he drove straight into it. Glancin
astern. CARING looked out through tn
inlet and across the fiat, gray water {
where on the horizon tWinkled the twil