The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-24
You're afraid. "
tfIF-, 81 -


I'm not"
You are! You are!" Her laughing
eyes challenged him to deny IL.
We'll, perhaps I am" he admitted
you must remember that he used to
be my professor Of zoology. ! can't
get over my awe Of him all at ence'
ITO think that l should have been
so deceived in you" she mourned.
Why, the heroes OF your stories
would march forward to death with
fearless tread for their loves"
Henry Hilton condemned his crea-
lions cheerfully
Tassie fled up the stairway, laugh.
ing at him over her shoulder. Good.
by! And | hope papa won't eat you
up. You'll find me in the trellis seat
when you get through--if you're still
alive"
He contemplated pursuit, but decid-
ed that ineffective chase would be
hand on the door knob till she had
disappeared, then turned the handle
and went into the room.
A half.hour later Henry Hilton
emerged from the room with a shin
ing exaltation in his eyes and a sense
of lifted resolve in his heart
The young man made his way to the
trellis seat at the end of the garden
and came quietly round the lilac
bushes, expecting to take the girl UNI
awares. But she was moi there.
There was however, a penciled note
pinned by a rose thorn to the lattice
work
Jean Willis has just come to call
She is ringing the doorbel now, and
| must scamper to the house. VIII
be back when she leaves"
Hilton, in large content, sat him
down and basked In the sun-beat
which so generously contributed to his
sense of being wrapped about by a
warm happiness.
Through the lilacs he saw Tasse
speeding Miss Willis on her way.
The girls chatted together for min.
ute or two on the porch before Hilton
heard the front door close again. He
gave Tassie FIVE minutes. as a conces-
sion to a girls diplomacy of delay, to
reach the arbor seat where he was.
But the FIVE minutes passed, and ten
more on top of them. The young
mans impotence sent him sauntering
toward the house. In the hall a maid
met him with sealed note from
Tassie.
go away, please! | don't want to
see you now, don't think ever want
to see you again"
That was all. The young man
stared at 1t with a mind dazed. scarce
comprehending even while the shock
OF 1t made his heart stand still. Pres.
emily, though his mind CROPPED in vain
for causes, the significance OF the
words came home to him. She did
not want to see him now--dld not
want ever TO see him again. But
why? What could It mean7 What
had he done? He tore leaf from his
note book and sent It up to Miss
Farrar by the maid, who presently re-
turned with another note.
Il can't see you. II you are kind
| you viii go away"
Hilton left sadly, perplexed and
worried to the bottom of his heart
His mind cast back and forth for the
causes OF her strange conduct. He
tried to reason. but his logic could
find no ground on which to stand. In
the end he sent a messenger boy with
a letter begging for an immediate ex
! PLANTATION.
He paced the floor In a stress OF
emotion till the boy returned. The
messenger brought note from Tas
sic. The envelope contained also an
other Enclosure. Her note had neither
heading nor signature.
Il found this letter by the hall.tree
where II must have fallen from YOU
overcoat. The envelope was addressed
to you In my handwriting. and sup
posed II TO be one of my old letters
to you. For fun began to read 1t
and then You will understand VIII,
l do not care to see you again. You
letters viii be returned at once"
Hilton opened the envelope of tn,
Enclosed letter and found within Il I
note that he must have slipped insid,
the wrong envelope inadvertently
He could imagine how Tassie hat
looked at II first in puzzled bewilder
ment and then in the sudden horro
of a shameful discovery.
Dearest Prince Hal-Why have Won no
been TO see me to-day. you bad hoy
Let me see. it's two days since you hay,
--'---S-- t---t---rrr--- -----1-r7- -rrr-
sweetheart And you promised on YOU
word OF honor sir. that you would al
ways be mine. Have you forgotten how
you told me l was your only loverY An
l? believe there is another girl. Their,
are stories 10 that effect and some o
them have reached me. Have a care. sir
| bid you TO come up at once and ex
plain 10 Your Sweetheart.
PEGGY ARNET.
A great relief cleared Hiltont
troubled face. Here was somethin,
tangible 10 lay hold on. something {,
be explained and cleared up. At leas
he knew now where he stood. Fifteei
minutes later another scrubbed not,
went up to Tassle and this time sh,
came down In person to meet IN,
young man waiting below. But Hilton
saw at once that the last two hour
had made its mark on her She face,
him critically now white.face,
judge, no longer vivid and alert, Blu
cold as marble.
She stood near the door Il re
ceived your card saying that there 4
mistake you can explain an
waiting" Her attitude told him tina