The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-19
CHAPTER XVI.
The Shadow Of a Girl

Certain things about the dinner at
the Dallas house will always be obscure
! TO me. Dallas was something in the
| Fish Commission. and ] remember his
reeling off fish eggs in billions while we
ate caviar, He had some particular
stunt he had been urging the govern
ment TO for years-somctbing about
forbidding the establishment OF mills
and factories on river banks-it seems
they XIII the FISH, either the smoke, or
the noise. or something they pour into
the water
Mrs. Dallas was there. J think. or
course, ] suppose she must have been:
and there Was a woman in yellow: |
took her in TO dinner, and ! remember
she Ioosened ny clans for me SO
could get them. But the only real
person Mt the table was girl across
IN white, sublimated Young woman
who was as brilliant rs | was stupid.
who never by any chance looked direct.
/ ~ at me. and who appeared and dis
appeared across the candles and orchids
IN sort of halo OF radiance.
When the, dinner had progressed from
salmon 70 roast, and the conversation
had done the same thing-from fish TO
scandal-thc yellow gown turned 10 me.
We have been awfulIy good, haven L
we, Mr. Blakelev?' she asked. "Al.
though anu crazy to hear, / have
not sad wreck once | IN sure YOU
must feel like the survivor of Water.
Zoo, or something of that sort. -
III you want me 20 tell Won about
we wreck: ! saId. glanciug agross the
tAblc. m sorry 10 he disappointing.
but | don { remember a-,ything. -
on are Fortunate 10 be able 10
forget II. - II was the first word Miss
West had spoken directly 10 me, and 4,
went 10 my head
There arc some things | have not
forgotten, / said. o>>cr the candles
| recall coming to myself some yi,nc
aiter' and that girl, a beautiful
"Ah!i' SAID The lady in yellow, lean.
ing forward breathlessly, Miss Yves.
was staring at rue coIdlv, Int. once
started, | had to stumble ON.
That girl was trying To rouse me
ana that she told me 7 had been ON
hrc twl"c already. \ shudder wont
around the table.
" But surely that isn't the cud of
INC story, Mrs, Dallas put in agrricy.
edlS Why, that's the most tantnIiz-
ing thing | ever heard -
I m afraid that s all, - said. 3'Shc
went her way and ! went mine. If she
recalls nc al all, she probably thinks nr
me as a.wcak kneeded individual who
is over - 'i''iS
"What did tell you!'' Mrs DsII,s
asserted, triumphantly, ''IIe tainted,
did you, hearl when everything was
over! lie hasn ( begun 10 tell If :
! would have given lot nv ,ho.
timc II ! had not mentioned the oiri
bnt Mcknight took il up there and
carried il on ''
BlakGlcy is = regular ecvscr', H..
sa'd. Tie never spouts until he reach..
tnS boiling point. And by that same
token. although he hasn't ~ai,I
much about tho Lady of the Wreck
thlnk he IS crazy about her. I'm fact
am sure of il. lie thinks he las
locked hIs secret in the caves of his
soul bnt call vou To witness that he
himl = ''ooN ''
Sonirmcd miscrably aud tried fo
AVOID the startled ewes of the girl across
the table, | wanted TO choke McKniphf
and murder the rest of thc PARTY
1t lsm fair ] snd as coolly ~
could. 81 have my fingers crossed.
You are bvo against ono. -
And To think that there was Il mur.
ucr on That very train - hrokc in tho