The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-04

But if he plays badly when she's
nice to him and worse when she's hor-
rid-what can be done?"
Love and polo don't agree" groaned
Lathom.
Love and anything don't do" added
WiliCughby, who was the proud pos
SCISSOR Of a mild reputation for
cynicism.
Certainly it's very unfortunate" ad-
mitted Mrs. Lindsay.
why did you bring her here?" COM
planned Raikes. All was going so
well. We were sure to win and
now"
Just because a girl happens to ap-
pear we're lost"
"a young woman is the deuce" de-
clared Willoughby.
Couldn't you send her away" sug-
gested Raikes boldly.
Impossible" cried Mrs. Lindsay.
Besides the match is tomorrow
Something like q groan arose from
the three in response to her words.
It's all up" announced Raikes with
solemn inality.
The big flag blew out gayly from the
high club house fiagpole. On the
striped green and white tent raised al
one end of the field the smaller pen
nants fiuttered tremendously With
the brightness and stir they seemed in
some way to characteristic sum VI
| the scene. The last carriage and coach
turned into its place. The line behind
| the white ribbon of board extended
nearly to the end. The terraces and
steps of the club house itself were
| crowded to overlooking. From the
south goal post to the western corner
where the ponies were collected wa!
an unbroken row Of spectators. TIL,
band discreetly placed at a distanc'
broke into ragtime with a Cheerful
| bray.
| AS Sherwin swung himself onto hi
first mount and trotted out on the fielc
he appeared out of accord with tim
and place. His brow was heavy; hi
eyes troubled. A little further alonj
the Eastleas were mounting-a lot o
men who looked as if they were read.
to ''go strong" each with a string o
ponies that would give every man o
them the chance to do his best.
"Who wants a deaths head for mum
Der four" said Raikes observing Sher
win.
IF that little girl had only seen fl
to defer her visit" muttered Lathom.
With the expression of a forlorn hop
the Westmeads came on the ground
No one addressed SherWin. He spok
to no one. Grimly all approached tn
work before them. In the distrust an
lack of fellowship occasioned by Sher
wins detection. if in nothing else
might have been found assurance O
defeat. Waiting for the ball to b
thrown, the Westmeads stood-a sorry
discouraged line.
Ready" cried the Eastlea captain.
SherWin merely nodded
Down between the row of waiting DO
MES rolled the glittering white object
Straight toward Sherwin at the en-
of the line it came.
A groan Of dismay went up fror
the Westmead ranks. Sherwin ha
dropped his stick. With a rush tn
Eastlea's number four was up, was o
the ball, had driven 1t on-away. Pas
: Sherwin the hurrying riders few. leay
ing him alone ANONYMOUSLY to dis
!, mount At that instant a voice sound
! ! ed clearly through the comparativ
stiffness
MIR. Sherwini Mr.. Sherwinw
He looked up. Not a hundred ward
! away Winifred Norris sat on the DO
, of the Lindsay victoria from whic
the horses had been taken. At this
instant the ball was driven out {
: bounds on the other side of the field,
With a skip Sherwin's pony was ov.
the board. In an instant he stood wit
I the girl looking down on him.
| oh she cried as she leaned TO
ward with her hands cIasped. II car
bear it. On your account-on my a.
7 count, on account of the team. I can
have it,
Sherwin looked up in her eyes que
: tioningly.
Z Il did not mean to be horrid to 70
They said they thought that / w:
{ making you play badly, and l wantt
s you to play well. 1 believe that if
did as did
He brought his pony closer to Il
r wheel.
J., And I can't bear to have you
= badly now-for my sake" she said.
r You care?" he asked
!. II should think I did," she declare
t more than anything else-because-
= "Why?" he asked, bending forwar
I "Oh, it is awful for me to say. II
e almost like proposing to you. Becau
e because care about you"
e You mean that?" he said. with
: quick upward glance.
|. More than ] ever meant anythin
o More than I ever shall mean an
d thing she replied in a low tone
e From the other side of the groul
? came frantic calls.
|. "Sherwin' Sherwin,"
e You know" he answered, 81 lo'
e you"
r Eyes, yes!" she cried. Il know.
e know. That keeps what 1 said fro