The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-14

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done the same under the same circum-
stances. That a desperate case at
times iustiies a desperate remedy,
every one must admit. I do not know
otherwise how / could defend my con-
duct
sill. as the automobile, under my
management. stole down the lane for
The second time felt nervous enough
Nv life had not prepared me for such
an undertaking as kidnapping a perfect
" unknown young man. | was bold
and frightened by turns. One moment
wanted to fly, the next l was carried
away bv the excitement of the adVen-
ture and ready for anything.
As to the desperate nature of the
case. there could be no doubt at all.
When I ran over-I made the twenty
TWO miles under three quarters of an
haur-to see Sally Osborne the very
first afternoon after l got home 1 found
her in tea gown and in tears. For
Two DAYS she had refused sympathy
and solid food. Shut up alone, she had
lived on memories and dry toast. She
had put aside life with her engagement
ring and surrendered all hope in send
iug back every thing which Arthur
FrAwen had ever given her.
OF course, I insisted on seeing her.
found that she and Arthur had quar-
relied irretrieyably, irrevocably, irrecon-
cilably. or so she said.
I think I cheered her up. At least,
before / went she had got over the
droopy state and into the angry one.
She had found fault with her maid and
decided she would go down to dinner.
The next morning when I arrived
discovered her on the terrace with De
Poisson. 7 put myself down in chair
and did not stir until he went. She
asked him to stay to luncheon. but my
frOWning cOuntenance showed him what
he might expect. No. ] was not going
10 have that. just because she was an
CRY with Arthur FreWen. she must not
throw herself away on any little mon
key Of a fOTtune-hunting foreigner
That Arthur, whom I had never seen,
was rather a colorless young man, I
understood. 7 had, however, seen De
Poisson. and from what / knew about
the other / was sure that he would al
ways behave himself and be nice to
Sally
I might have asked something more
myself Sally, however. appeared per-
fectly satisfied, and saw that she was
only longing for the chance TO throw
herself into her former lovers arms.
Ny duty, l concluded, was to give her
that chance, How this was to be man
aged did not quite know. That, hav-
ing bitten off their own noses, they were
now eating out their hearts Just from
pride I was convinced Consequently
I was determined to do something
and the thing to do seemed to be to
bring them together as soon as possible.
That neither would listen to any plan
for a meeting I was aware. Conse-
quently, / should be obliged to play the
part of small destiny and willy-nilly,-
nolens-vOlens, -coute-que-co make
them see one another.
I found myself lodging about the ap-
proach TO the Matagansett Country
club. I looked hither and thither anx-
iously. The small caddy by my side
did the same. l had not liked to OBJ
tain information from any one l. knew,
and had impressed him into the SER
vice
Hes mostly along at this time" my
guide informed me confidently. There"
he cried, and pointed excitedly. There's
Mr.. Frewen now"
Looking up the road I saw a tall
young man swinging vigorously for
ward. I studied the lines of his broad
shoulders and the shape of his head
with interest. The moment had come.
] must make a dash for it or I should
Atoc courage. put Oh a hILle
speed and started in pursuit. AS L
thought of myself thus tracking down
an utter stranger 1 wished I was any
where else than in the automobile.
In an instant I was up with the I'M
known and beside him.
OH" I cried. as L brought the car
70 a standStiH.
Hearing the warning toot of my horn,
observing the sudden stop of the ma
chine, catching my short exclamation,
the young man also paused. He raised
MS hat Il little, and stood watching me
expectantly.
oh. comet Comet" l cried in little
Shrek of Importantly.
He took another doubtful step for
ward, looking at me in natural aston
ishment.
Come" 1 repeated.
! had arranged a number of more OF
less plausible tales with which to bait
my trap. which was the automobile,
and lure my victim into my tolls. had
ueVised a story of an accident, with a
need for instant assistance. All thought
or my carefully invented histories went
rom my mind on the instant 1 could
hot bring myself to capture him under
ialse pretenses. In the moment of ex-
eeution that did not strike me as being
spur tSfnanlike.
All I could do was TO sit and utter
vague applications. gazing with what
! ielt were imploring eyes. Anyway.
me performance appeared TO be suffi-
gently effective. He drew nearer.
don't understand" he said.
Never mind" I continued mystic
TTlously. There Is no time 10 be lost
III tell you"
ne threw hesitation and the cigarette
Sileh he had i'm his amazement uncon-
ssSSieusly retained between his fingeds TO
one wind. He put his foot on the step
a eid the next instant he was seated ne
~ ae me- The caddy, having been iced
lure had slipped out as he had been
uSlructed to do. We were alone.
threw on the second speed at once.