The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-03
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IN moan, and stood struggling with
~ smeess fear for several moments.
Che nerved herself, put the upper
a - cf her body through the window
~ t;nned tightly the twisted sheets
is ;,s,sna forward with reckless plunge,
~ ofor a moment in midair, her face
car GyEing the wall. and then; with
pa;, ~ and prayer, let go. Her gasp
: Sa,'cdy collided with a warm human
fame, great arms were wrapped round
az strong whiskers brushed her face,
ro,.,n3 in moment all was blank.
When she recovered consciousness
tallcaary was lying in bed, and the sweet
\, hIden sunlight flooded the room. She
.c vas stiff and aching, and as the events
: S5ar she was startled at unusual sounds
to : the house There was much running
* and down stairs, the humping of
,favy things upon the floors, and Aunt
Sethia s. strident voice raised IN shrll-
= sst nrotest. Then the room door burst
nv ,s@ men. and Jane Ann came dancing IN
'ut TSha g gooin', ] owd baggage is
'ay hin then stopping she ran TO the
eral }oor, and putting out her long red arm,
,nts,Fs;ned in general Boo-ooo-ooo; finally
,ousba came back to explain in excited
CON- yssos that the Master had turned mas
y Stsr at last, and Bethia was going for
sin food and all
They were seated on an old bench in
uWthe orchard a. week later, she quietly
,rocheting, and he pulling obviously at
strsbis nine. They was more color IN her
sbeeks but she looked worried even
SiThen you couldn It put up wi far
lfmeri" he was asking.
Dv 4 "No-oh, yes, | like you, Ben, l love
:. Soul You have been like father to
Whine
;n.f Heaven and hell in breath; poor
Ben lifted a long sigh.
rad fBut couldn I like them If Could
Y. could l, Benz
to- coorse not. " this with puckered
brow and heavy emphasis.
= "And I couldn't be so vulgar as to
t dset my cap at them. now. could Is''
uO' coorse mott heavier than ever.
ed "4nd I couldn't tell her ! was en-
,.paeed to Arthur when l Z, could
v "Arthurs" this with gasping sur
'prise and sudden all OF face.
le sYes.-er Oh, well, but ! couldn t.
II tell anything to any OF you when there
- was nothing, to tell, could ~
hunk against which he was leaning;
his lips formed for invariable "O'
-. coorse." but not a sound came.
|ly Mary was disturbed; the converse
,at lion was not going as she wished IT,
Ind Ben looked most surprisingly glum
OVEN we always known Arthur, you
.,tiow; he is only workman s son, but
'el ssSrot friends as children, loved him
nfo@Hlys. and love HIM now, but L
~Soifidn I be engaged when we were only
anthildrcn. now could -
Ben had never heard Of Arthur be-
!ufore. and his whole soul was up in arms
Ie Iagalnst the Introduction of his name
nj this point but she was waiting, and
ulibc had to squeeze out a dazed 'Coourse
moi
"He was poor and fighting his way
dSwitb scholarships and trying to be-
y GONE doctor, and ! couldn t hinder
1t him. could I?'
.g "A vague hope began 10 rise in Ben S
Flsboring breast, and he chimcd in more
a hcheerfnIly, "Coourse not.
:. :. "And when he went away he wanted
4, 10 be engaged but ! was only h6. and
person can I be engaged at l6, can
-fhey. Benz
u.k r Coourse not very hot and eager
IL IL And when dear father died he came
y Fight home, and wanted 70 find me
hcme there and then, but ] couldn :
' sss.epoil his career, could now?
Ben wanted to cry, but ono emotion
rridiculouslv. ''Coourse not.
And ] couldn t be engaged when
u: he Il SO brilliant and ! am so simple, at
lleast not until he got his diploma and
2 land-and had seen other girls, now
Gould I?'
This sentence had break in it. and
-(Ben felt like wriDging Young Arthur s
neck and so 10 save his face he NUT
ierSA Coourse not.
~ Nd knowing what he would in
(stantly do | couldn Z let him know
was unhappy with Auntie. could I?'
'Coourse not, very thick and
grumpy
"And ! couldn't know beforehand
that she wanted me TO marry one of
these mon; and when ] found IL out
couldn Z tell her was engaged when
WASH I, could I?'
No reply, but as Mary was going for
"A hnsh she did not notice, but hurried
on. And couldn I be untrue to my