The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-29

went with the old boy. He's got some
| of. the best Scotch I've tasted in this
! internal country, and a ripping looking
daughter" he added with enthusiasm.
| Mr.. Drayton's face grew dangerously
purple, especially as he observed that
! his gardener was turning away his
head and coughing suspiciously.
well" he resumed with an effort,
| Pm glad he took ii so we'll Mordaunt.
Come, it's time to dress for dinner"
Socially. dinner was even less of a
success than luncheon After dinner
the whist table was brought out and
! the Englishman and his charming,
| though frightened fiancee. beat the
master of the house and his son with
an ease that was almost insulting, and
which sent the elder Drayton Tuning
up to the library. Algernon shortly
retiring, Eleanor and Arlington were
left alone.
Scored again." observed the guest.
| carefully selecting one of his hosts
best cigars. What dye think of run
ming so far-eh?"
Eleanor's face was a study and for
moment she did not reply.
L think" she said at length, rather
frOstily. that possibly your efforts are
trifie extreme, Lord Arlington.
should hardly expect a man of your
traditions to be rude to his host, and
ass for what you told him about your
Irritation with that common Miller girl
that is indicate if mot positively in
decent!'
Lord Arlington arose and walked to
the fireplace under pretense of Kidding
himself of the tip of his cigar; really to
hide the somewhat expansive smile
that arose to his patrician lips.
You do her an injustice, Eleanor
Really, when you get to know her she's
an uncommon fine girl. Smashing
lOOker-What2'
1T seems to me that you have lost
no time in getting to know her" OBJ
served Eleanor, icily.
"Shes very sympathetic" observed
Arlington.
Then possibly when you have rid
yourself of present obligations you
might try again in that quarter. Mr.
Miller's fortune is quite equal to ia
ther'sr'
I'D. thought.of that" admitted Alb
biEgton, his face still averted.
/ Eleanor's bosom rose and fell con-
, vulsively. All of the color had re-
! turned to her charming face and her
great blue eyes sparkled with anger.
She drew the light cashmere shawl up
over her bare, rounded shoulders and
about the full white neck.
You seem to have very quickly re-
covered from the malady TO which you
were sufficiently artistic to refer"
MY headache2 Oh, they never last
more than an hour or two, you known
Eleanor's turned-up little nose de-
| scribed a greater angle.
Il was referring less to your physi-
cal condition than 10 your declaration
| Of-of-" There was the suspicion of
tears in the sweet voice, and at the
sound Arlington turned 50 quickly that
she was startled.
about my having got to love you,
Eleanor" he demanded fiercely. And
do you think that I will ever outlive
that? Can't you see that the whole
wretched business is hurting me no
end? Do you think that it's lark to
be a nasty man who with all his short
comings has opened his heart and home
to you? Whose suggestion was it, any
way / should like to KNOW
Her golden head sank forward and
/ the swimming blue eyes were fastened
upon the tiger skin rug at her feet. The
beasts great gaping jaws were beneath
her little bronze-slippered feet, and the