The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-06
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What was she nke-this woman9 Tell me about herF'
The first one? Tall and sad-lookng like" He gazed
into space IL watching the figure he described She
grand with her and her had the look of the
very stones-bright and glowing like top. know.
mem-but Deep"
Miss LeadhaH nodded Her own eyes the
ring. She turning it slowly her finger.
She was glad to sell it. 1 could see from the first
Twas not the she needed 1 dealt fair by her.
he added cautiously Il give her good price But she
have taken anything offered She wanted to be rid Of It,
mem" He leaned counter. looking at her
nesy In depths his eyes Miss Leadhan fancied
she caught glimpse of something uncapny-or was it
keenness? She drew back little. looking at him
searchngy.
she could have thrown 1t away" she said slowly
thrown away dropped it the river hidden it,
He returned the look cannily You'd not say it,
mem, not If you knew way they have with EN-
like that" He eyed dstrustfuly. Its
must get for EN- Find living soul as is foolish
enough, and will take off hands and for EN-
in good. clean gold" He softly chnked together the
pieces that he still held In his hand
She smiled little shook her head, unconvinced
"And the other one? Was she like that, too?"
1.-The other one? She like yourself. mem
Same build, but bit shorter maybe kind of
peaceful face quietke. with brown hair brushed soft
and blue eyes She gentle lady, and she took
fancy to the ring. much you have lem"
And she bought it?p
"she did. And it away" He seemed
considering 1T was six monthsayb be little more or
little lessthat she brought 1t day, wrapped in
a papers, wanted to sell it back to me-
He looked her significantly.
Was she poor?'
Poor she not. She had furs coming
to her worth price of ring hundred times
She said she had longer for it. so took
1T from her allowed her good price for 1.-THE same
I'd given the tall lady in black, two before.
And she has been in to redeem itf1e - Is AZ
Never has been, m EN-, ever will be- he said,
solemny.
She looked at him a little startled
For when she had give the ring and had paid
price and her ticket. she took it like
this, m em"-he held fingers with awkward
attempt at graceshe took 1t like this. and tore IT
again. then again like this. TIL the pieces
fell in bits the counter and lay there. That's how
know she'll back for it. mem.''
They regarded each other for a mnuate in silence.
Nor the other, either?" she said last.
Nor the other, either It's bit uncanny, mem, to
know that she did the like herself - ~
Tore up?"
well, not just tore it up. speak'-he moved
nearer to the window and peered out Il standing
here much like this men, watching her down the
and thinking what grand o. carrying herself she
had, when she stopped down there by the gratng-ybu
the place from hereand flnbled at it, and thea
and went on, looking about in quick sort of
way; and when she sight just strayed
the grating looked and there the bit of
yellow paper lodged the side. got a crooked stick
and hooked and brought it in and dried off by
the Then locked up in the safe. It's there
show 1t to you if you like
NO said the woman hastily. She looked at the
ring refectvely so that is its hstory?" she said.
so l know it mem; and I'm glad you turned
back. For doubling in my mind that I'd a right
let you go without telling you what But. you
may be there's to 1t than what I've told you
Mayhap you'll be finding it out for yourself and bringing
it within the year"
Il shall always keep it," she said. with emphasis
She drew her glove swiftly covering the ring from