The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1908-01-02

II
Not upon my heart; no-upon my
arm"
But I do not understand" I said
rs HAT girls name tattooed upon your
arm? What an absurd idea? can.
not believe t."
Then | shall show you, just to
prove my folly" He unfastened his
cuff and quickly barred his arm to the
elbow. There in the white flesh Of
the forearm, entwined in a wreath of
forget-me-nots, was the name Jessie,
written in indelible blue dye
'Jessie-so that was her name?" |
murmured.
Yes, JESSIE he answered softly,
with a long, pensive gaze out over the
moonllghted water
My thoughts that night as / tossed
to and fro upon my pillow we're not
| enviable ones The name Jessie,
Jessie" echoed and reechocd through
my brain. How could she have de.
ceived him and scorned the love of
man like that--so handsome, SO ami.
able, so altogether attractive?
IF only her name were not written
upon his body forever and forever"
reflected, 81 belleve--yes-I really be.
lieve | might even yet make him for.
get " and with this thought sleep
came to calm my troubled spirit
In the few days that followed be.
fore we landed at Melbourne, It
seemed as If Mr. Dallas-West was also
possessed with this belief Never had
he been so kind, so gentle, so tender
even. His eyes lost that habit OF
strayiDg dreamily off over the railing
and fixed themselves with entire inter
est upon me. He was so constantly
by my side that even Margaret, who
had never been quite willing to con
TESS his devotion TO me, was ready to
do so now. Toward the end of the
last day, as she and ! went below to
prepare for landing, she said with a
sentimental sigh:
"Ah, me, all our shipboard friend
ships must now come to an end-all
except yours, Elizabeth I suppose
yours will go on forever"
But alas, my shipboard friendship
came to an end with the rest. /
scarcely realized how this happened
for Mr.. Dallas.West and ! made many
plans to meet again during our travels
In Australia Whether the frustra.
ton Of these was owing to the mis-.
carriage of my note to his hotel in
Sydney in answer to one from him
or whether 1t was only that destiny
took matters into her own hands, / do
not know, but for three long months
after landing in Australia did not see
Mr. Dallas West.
In the diversion of rapid travel !
had almost ceased to think of the ex
pressive dark eyes of Mr. Dallas-West !
when one day at our hotel in Mel.
bourne, / ran straight AGAINST him
We stared at each other moment m
bewilderment, and then both burst
into explosive expressions Of pleas
ure
Mrs. Matthews, Margaret and Lou
ise who had been Just behind me
hastened forward TO greet him with
hurried questions:
Where have you been? Why have
we not seen your
was so eagerly and delightedly
scanning his features that | did not
at first notice a girlish figure standing
shyly behind him. When Mr.. Dallas
West saw that my gaze was resting
inquiringly upon her a slight color
came into his face, and with a quick
movement he led her forward.
This Is my wife" he said we are
to sail in two days for India. Jessie.
these are the ladies of whom | told
you, who were so very kind to me
during the voyage out"
"Jessie!" ] gave him a quick look,
but he turned his eyes away and
busted himself in answering Mrs
Matthews questions
How did it happen?" When were
you married." And so you are re
turning with your bride to India? How
nlce-like an idyl!" But you must
dine with us tonight. Olive cannot
take no; we must all drink champagne
together in honor of your marriage"
They accepted Mrs. Matthews iny
tation to dinner, and came again that
night to our hotel It was not how
ever, until dinner was almost at an
end that had an opportunity to speak
alone with Mr. Dallas.West
Now tell me" said in a low voice.
how has II all come about? Did she
repent and follow you away from India
TO Australian" He stared at me
Jessie, mean, ! explained,
"Oh, no." he answered a little ap.
prehensively, DO you not under
stand? This is not tho same Jessie
but another, met her in Adelaide
shortly after | parted from YOU"
But how-how--wil you explain
your tattoo mark?"
Il have already done so, and-and-
this leads me TO what ] have been
wanting to ask you all evening. You
are so good-so true. ! want to ask
you not 10 betray me to her. IL have
told her that l had done It for her.
The name, you know, curiously
enough, is the same"
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