Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-31

echo in the little Maine town where the young
Ill man and the young woman played the ageold
n game Within the horizon OF their lives was
scarce a shadow, though the kin of both moved
where clouds gathered most darkly They were con.
tent if their idyl might find its quiet growth from day
70 day where love and happiness nonrished It.
81 find your uncle has been grumblng again Mt
q the prlcks of my cousins pen" said Charles Davis
one afternoon, The handsome lawyer sat upon a
lower STEP where he could look up at her in a man
ner9 dctatcd for summer courtshp. Margaret Bells
dark eyes played upon his she answered.
"By altering that figure somewhat you would make
it more TRUTHFUL" she said "Your cousin reminds
me OF nothing much tiny dancing insect--with
sting, perhaps, but merely thing to be waved
aslde.''
I. Come now. that's n little hard on man of the
Importance of James Watson Webb. He's a pretty
big figure in New York. Quite overops your uncle,
I assure you. doubt if there really twenty
persons In the metropolis who could tell offhand
whether Jonathan. Cilley is Representative from
Maine or from Florida. but every one knows the
editor of the Courier and Enquirer
b another proof OF your provncalism down there
rctorted the girl There's one in New England so
wholly lacking in true perspective. Uncle is ma
tional figure We expect to him Senator soon and
tben-wlo knows? He is IL big man. But that fussy,
annoying editor who tries to manufacture an i'm
portance by rappng every the knuckles--.s
You just needn't ask him to the wedding" she flashed
OUT
Hc thought her adorable in her stimulation of
anger against his cousin and, always in discus
sions between them yielded the opposition he was
supposed to hold for sweet compensation
Approaching an Issue.
tFrom what i hear these two ouarrelsome relatives
Of ours seem bent bringing their affair to ISSUE"
he said more seriously n moment later. SAT least
your uncle has given intimation that he will answer
Webbin Congress It will stir things up If he does"
1T all started through those insulting criticisms OF
Congressman he printed and Endorsed iii his paper"
she nterposed quickly.
Il admit it freely answered Davis. .A1y cousin
said some very biting things and the unfortunate part
Of it is that he gave them bitter personal tinge. I
have sympathy with What he said How do your
people regard it,"
.rhey think it shameful" she said decidedly.
He nodded.
"rhey would, of course. / never saw n family with
such a pronounced clan feeling as Your own. It's
admirable, suppose he added hastily, .but some
how 1t seems, little out of date. Each one OF them
seems to think that his or her own honor is personally
ataintcd by anything rejecting in the slightest upon
relative"
If you find us so very savage, sir" she began
severely, but her mood changed the second and
she sprang to the walk.
Come, can see excuse in this tiresonle business
for missing a glorious day. and your vacation ending
this week. Betty can beat that pony of yours to the
lake. Ill show you the difference between a thor
oughbred and cold blood"
Matthias Bell watched the two with frown rs
they tore past in cloud OF dust down the road a
few minutes later. He turned from the window tc
his wife, who sat at her sewing Within
when is Margaret to be marriedtn he asked
abruptly.
some time early in March, answered the plain
sombre faced little woman
Have you heard from your brother by today