The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-06-01
CHAPTER vii.-Continued.
seLAckLocK GOES INTO TRAIN.
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shall never forget the smallest
detail of that dinner-it was a purely
family" affair, only the Ellerslys and
I. ] can feel now the oppressive at.
mosphere, the look rs of impending
sacrilege upon the faces of the old
servants; | can see Mrs. Ellersly try
ing to condescend to be gracious,
and treating me as IL were some sort
of museum freak or menagerie exhibit
can see Anita. She was like statue
of snow: she spoke not word; IL she
lifted her eyes, failed to note 1t. And
when | was leaving-I with my collar
wilted from the fierce, nervous stSain
had been enduring-Mrs. Ellersly, in
that voice of hers into which l don't
believe any shade of real human
emotion ever penetrated. said: you
must come to see us. Mr.. Blackjack.
We are always at home after five"
looked at Miss Ellersly. She was
white to the lips now, and the span
giles on her white dress seemed bits
% of ice glittering there. She said moth
that 1t froze the ice the more closely
in around her heart. Thank you,"
muttered.
stumbled in the hall; I almost fell
down the broad steps. I stopped at
the first bar and took three drinks in
quick succession. went on down
the avenue, breathing like an exhaust
Oh u,,, aI'II uiua hnr unfb
cried aloud, so upset was l.
am a man of impulse; but | have
trained myself not to be a creature OF
impulse, at least not in matters of i'm
portance. Without that patient and
painful schooling, shouldn't have got
where I now am; probably I'd still be
backing boots, or sheet-writing for
some bookmaker. or clerking it for
some broker. Before ! got my rooms,
the night air and my habit Of the
sober second thought" had cooled me
back to nationality.
II want her, ! need her." l was say
ing to myself. II am worthier OF her
than are those mincing manikins she
has been bred to regard as men. She
abandon her to no Sinking puppet
who'd wear her as a donkey would a
diamond. Why should | do myself
and her an injury simply because she
has been too badly brought up to
know her own INTEREST,""
When this was clear to me I sent
for my trainer. He was one of those
Snora univ, Tn bp,an with ekip lik q
tanned and painted hide-brown ex-
cept where the bones seem about to
push their sharp angles through, and
there frosty, winter apple red. He
dressed like Deadwood gambler, he
talked like a stable boy; but for ali
that, you couldn't fail to see he was
a gentleman born and bred. Yes, he
was gentleman, though he mixed
profanity into his ordinary flow OF
conversation more literally than did
l when in rage.
stood up before him, threw my
coat back, thrust my thumbs into my
trousers pockets and slowly turned
about like ready-made tailor's dunn
my. "Monson," said |, what do you
think Of me?''
He looked me over as II | were q
horse he was about to buy. Sound,
I'd say" was his verdict. Good
wind--uncommon good wind. A goer
and slayer. Not lump, Not hair
out of place" He laughed. Action
bit high perhaps-for the track. But
grand reach"
III ,tgo
my point Suppose you wanted to
enter mo for-say, the Society Sweep
stakes-what then"
"Um-um." he muttered refectively
That's different"
Don't | look-sort of--new-as II
the varnish was still sticky and might
come off on the ladies' dresses and on
the fine furniture?"
"Oh-that!" said he obviously But
all those kinds OF things are matters
of taste"
"Out with it," | commanded. Don't
be afraid. I'm not one OF those damn
fools that ask for criticism when they
want only fattery, as you ought 10
know by this time. I'm aware OF my
good points, know how good they are
better than anybody else in the world
And / suspect my weak points-al-
ways did I've got on chiefly because
made people tell me to my face what
they'd rather have grinned over be-
hind my back"
Whats your gamer" asked Monson.
"I'm in the dark"
TN tell you. Monsoon hired you
TO train horses. Now ! want to hire
you to train me, too, AS it's double
work, it's double pay"
Say on" said he, and say 1t
slow"
II want to marry" explained. II
want to inspect all the offerings before
I decide. You are to train me so that
can go among the herds that'd shy
of from me II wasn't on to their lit
tie ways" ru.
He looked suspiciousy at me. doubt
less thinking this some new develop
ment OF american h,lmor."
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