The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-05

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world. You are in an impossible stu
alton, my dear young lady Nature
never meant you for an adventures.
There is no necessity for you to become
one. Why do you look at me like
| that?"
There was terror in her face. He had
| hoped TO reassure her, to give her
courage. On the contrary every word
he spoke only seemed TO increase her
distress.
':Oh, I am afraid" she murmured.
| Il wish 1 had taken my chance.
ought not to have burdened you for
moment with my affairs. | have :
given you the right to ask me- Ques<
tions which ! cannot answer"
He was perplexed.
IF you have given promises to these
people he began.
"Oh, there is no question OF prom
ises,'' she interrupted. Il am here OF
! my own free will. l refuse to answer
any questions. | pray only II you
would be generous that you ask
me none. that you keep me
until tomorrow and let me CO. not only
from this place. but out of your life.
I, Then indeed i will be grateful to you"
| He took her hand i'm his. She yield
ed it without any attempt at resist
ance, but it lay in his palm cold.
dead thing.
Il am only concerned for your good"
he said gently 1T is your happiness
only that l am anxious for. You were
not born or trained for life of lies
and crime. want to save you from it
before il is too late"
| What / do" she said slowly, II do
| of my own free will"
Not quite. I think" he answered.
''but let that pass. Listen! If you will
not talk TO me about these things. will
you talk to my friend. Jarvis Spencer?
He is a gentleman, and journalist by
| profession, but he is also one of the
l-cleverest amateur detectives in Eng
land
gesture of horror. Her eyes were alight
with fear.
mo" she cried mo! A Thousand
times, no, Don't let him come near
me, please. Oh, I wish l could make
you understand she continued help
lessly. You yourself in Paris only a
few weeks ago were in terrible danger.
A girl who only gave, or meant TO give,
you information about my brother and
me was murdered. You too would have
been killed if you had found anything
out"
He would have answered her lightly,
but the memory of Mademoiselle Flos-
sic lying dead upon the bed in that
gloomy little room suddenly rose up
Diiil, anu NOIQS QlcU away
upon her lips. He was silent for a
moment, and glanced again at his
watch. 1t wanted only five minutes 10
II. He came and leaned over her chair.
Phyllis he said, what am / 10 do
about you? / cannot let you go out OF
my life like this. No. you must listen
to me for a moment. When Pelham
sent for me after you had disappeared
he showed me your picture. / am not
RyaCflX 10 of Of
knight-errants are made. I have never
gone a mile out of my way to meet any
woman in my life. My life here has
seemed of all things the best to me.
1 am settled down here, and I expect
ed to go on for the rest, of my days
pretty, much in the same Way. And
yet when Pelham showed me you<-pic<s
ture it was different / made him give
a copy TO me. I told him--liar that I
was-that l could not carry the men,
DRY of your face in my mind, when il
was already engraven in my heart. And
l went off TO Paris, Phyllis, like the
veriest Don Quixote, and / came back
very sad indeed when 1 could not find
you. Then you came to Runton Place
and the trouble began. I did not care
who you were. Phyllis Poynton. SybiI
| Fielding or any one else. / let the
others dispute. You were-yourself, and
love you, dear. Now do you under
stand why I cannot let you go away
like this?"
He had both her hands in his now.
but her face was turned away. Then.
without any warning, there came a soft
rapping at the door which led into the
library.
Duncombe reached il in a couple of
strides. He opened it cautiously and
found Spencer standing there
Il thought it best TO let you know"
he said, that carriage has stopped
in the lane, If 1 can be of any assist
ance / shall be here-and ready"
Duncombe nodded and closed the door.
The girl was sitting upright In her
, chair, with the old look of fear In her
eyes
WHO was that?" she asked quickly.
Spencer" he answered. He discov-
cred your presence here. but he is per-
fectly discreet. He knocked to tell me
that carriage had stopped in the lane
outside"
She was white with fear but he only
laughed. and STOPPING down would have
taken her hands once more. But at
that moment an unexpected sound in
tervened. The deep silence OF the house
was broken by the ringing of the front
door bell.
Duncombe started back The girl half
rose TO her feet.
servants will have gone TO bed. must
answer it myself
She chung TO him with a sudden aban-
don. She was white to the lips.
II am afraid" she moaned. Don't
leave me alone"
| He glanced toward the window
by Jove. il may be a trap.' he ex-
claimed. Let them ring. I'll stay here
with you
They stood hand In hand listening
His head was turned toward the door.
but the gentle pressure of her fingers
, dreW him around. Her face was up-
turned TO his Something OF the fear
had gone. There was an eager, almost
desperate. light in her softened ewes.
and tinge of color in her cheeks. He
caught her into his arms and their Inns
met. She disengaged herself almost
Immediately.
II don't care" she said with a little
laugh. That is the first kiss I have
ever given to a man. and very likely il
will be the last. You won't be able 10
say that l have gone away without