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

Might | ask he inquired.
No" I continued, Il will not listen.
You have got to hear me. l am going
to give you a piece of my mind"
That is very kind he murmured.
You have no right to behave as you
have. It's outrageous. Because Sally
was 6. little eXacting-and, perhaps, I'M
reasonable-yOu should not complain. -
sally" he said
He did not look stupid, but the com
plete absence of understanding which
at times he appeared to have was most
extraordinary.
Miss Osborne"
"OhI Miss Sally Osborne" he cried,
a CLEAN of Intelligence appearing at
last It's her affairs you have taken
in hand. Aren't you afraid. perhaps
just perhaps, you know-afraid of get
ting them and-yOurself into a mud
dle?"
4 can take care of myself" 1 replied
reliantly
But if you are making a mistake ."
You need not think that you can set
me right" 1 answered abruptly.
You do not want me to try to do
what / camp"
NO" I answered 81 take all the re-
sponsibility on myself
'Oh, very we'll" he replied with the
air of one dismissing a doubt from his
mind.
Il think she was very foolish to say
that she would marry you. She did,
though, and you ought to be very
thankful-and considerate of her-and
not dare to have any ideas of your
own You are only too lucky to have
her care about you at any price"
she does care?' he asked. as if de-
liberately DESTROYS of information.
About th7-the prisoner at the bar?'
She's been crying out her eyes, she's
so miserable"
I'm glad" he said amiably.
You heartless brute" i calculated.
why" he exclaimed again, gazing
at me in CONSERVATION. "Oh. yes, l
see, of course. / am extremely sorry.
tut as a sign that she does care it is to
be welcomed"
''She has only seen De Poisson, and
she is only going TO accept him out of
pique-"
Miss Osborne Sally is thinking of
marrying that little beast De Polls
SOM"
she will if she isn't stopped"
Then she must be stopped" he re-
piled quickly.
That's the reason I'm in such a
hurry" I exclaimed. Hes coming to
see here this afternoon. 1 want to get
yOu EtlOfC he COIIlSS- IL Sfle OndY
knew that this was all a mistake. and
that the man she loves is as heart
broken as she is, as 1 believe is the
case
"As I am able, as It happens, to as
sure you is the case" he answered.
bowling slowly.
shell be only too glad to make I'D
again, and will throw De Poisson over
without thought"
Then for Miss Osborne's-SaIly's in
terest-the best thing we can do is to
see her as soon as possible"
IL you can assure her that there has
been a mistake and can comfort her"
Il can" he said with conviction.
Then we must beat De Poisson"
cried, land not give him a chance"
a level stretch of road lay before US
and put on speed.
sally" / explained, Should never
have given thought TO De Poisson, or
you, or Tom, Dick or Harry. She
should have fallen in love with your
friend, Mr.. Gilbert Ramsay, about
whom she has been telling me-"
The automobile bounded over q slight
inequality in the road. To be sure my
companions appearance of disconcer-
ton might have been caused by the
way in which he had been catapulted
into the air. There was, however, an
expression for which no cavorting Of
the car could fnlly account.
That's the man for me-" said bold
ly.
1 did not understand it. I could not
help it. I longed to say sharp aud dis
agreeable things to him, and yet liked
him. 1 had to steel myself against the
liking. Did he not belong TO Sally?
Was L not taking him to her 1T that
moment for the express purpose of re-
conciling them? l had to remind N.Y.
self that I was not on in this scene
There's a man." I announced, who
would be worthy of any girl When he
hasn't been climbing the highest noun
tain he could find unclimbed he has
beer poking down in the slums to i'm
prove the lives of the people. When he
hasn't been riding steeplechases he's
been running for Office"
You approve of him2'
He gives a girl a chance to think
interesting things about him. 1 be-
lieve that I'm half in love with bin
self"
Gould you be wholly?"
IF he's as nice as | think he is
well, you see, he is rather a friend
of mine and l may be prejudiced." The
speaker paused for a moment 81 think
1 have heard him speak of you. Miss
Osborne-Sally, you see has talked a
great deal about you"
I could see that we had come more
than half way. The village lay before
US. beyond which was the Osborne
country place. I could SPY the houses
through the trees, and reaching cross
road 1 turned abruptly off. 1t the speed
we we're going l could not tear through
the main streets without an accident,
and / should gain time by going round
My companion looked at me, discover
ing that l was not taking the most di-
rect route.
Wen 80 there quicker this way"
said, concz<ing that the most dignified
course WY tpr me TO appear perfectly