The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-18

when she would have snatchcd it, smouldering from the
blaze. A moment later it blackened Then
he released her.
you are mean cad| She cried beside herself with
anger I suppose there copy"
"Oh, yes" he returned cooy. But it is in my
possession"
"Wc, | shall tell Pamela and everybody" she
threatened, as she left him
She met him two days later in a lane He raised his
hat and would have passed her. But she stopped in
front of him
John" she appealed Il said much the other
evening | took much for granted l hnd you had
already told Pamela
His eyes wandered
Did Pamela tell you soi' he asked.
"Ycs She quite angry with me She said you
told her long ago and offered make everything right
Will you forgive me?'
Never he said. cmphatically.
Then, as though the subject had no interest: "What
reason did Pamela givei"
oh some nonsense about not caring for money, It's
plain. of course that she's in love with you"
He WINGED though he had been struck Great
heavens he cried are you made of hemp and straw?'
I'm sure don't know what you mean"
Possibly not nc rctortcd "And have you told
everybody clse7"
"Of course. haven't she said sueny "And 1
apologize for all / said to you"
Don't give 1t second thought" he said, with absent
looks He lifted his hat again and left her looking after
him.
When it known that the engagement between
1Icrrles and Lillian broken off everybody asked
everybody else TO bear witness that it was exactly
what she had forctod. For, said each. il had been
palmer than pke-staf that he had never cared two
pins about her. Such love as there had been had
been wholly on her side And when later she became
IN tI,o che b,J
thrown over Herres still palmer. There arc per-
it is impossible to hoodwink.
These persons knew also that Herrics engaged him
self presently to Pamela Redwood merely from pquc
Others there were, however who insisted that Pamela
had never been so full of spirits and gay laughter
she had been Immediately after Lillian had accepted
HerricS
Pamela, you i'll, dcar7' Hcrrcs inquired Of her,
rucfuly once during their engagement. She would
sit lost i'll thought her hands elapsed her knees her
eyes and mouth downcast. SO she had been sitting
now for some minutes apparently forgetting him.
She reused herself with flush and start She
forced laugh ZIP" she cried. Il have never been
I'LL merely thinking"
He pressed nearer to her He took her hand and
kissed 1t Darling" he said. "arc you lot happy
Pamela, there is something troubling you
She broke away from hm-shc almost always broke
away from his caresscs There is nothing troubling
"Of course. there IS always rift in the lule' she
added, and fed weeping
The subject OF the will had not been broachcd Once
or twice the conversation had led up to it, but each
had shed ncrvously and evadcd it.
lhc wedding was over. Slippers for luck and con-
fctu for confusion had been thrown The bride and
groom had seated themselves in the railway car re-
served for them. There tcn-mnutc run 10 a
junction. after which there would be no stoppagc for
two hours when they were due at the beautiful noun
tain resort where the honeymoon was to be spent
Pamela silent. pald bride. as she had been
reserved during her engagement Her nature seemed
to have wholly changed Hcrrics found her quite in
comprehensive In large and tolerant fashion hc
had made the best of it
Women said to have moods he told himself
"In time she will grow used TO me- and / will learn
how to manage her
Hc seated her carefully facing the engine He ar
ranged the window to her taste, so far as he could
elicit from her prcoccuped answers what might chance
to be her taste Then, placing himself opposite he
turned admirng, smiling looks upon his beautiful bride
She forced faint smiles RETURN obviously forced and
unsatisfactory.
The rain has cleared" he said. Darling VIC shall
have heavenly fortnight"
She avoided his ardent eyes and muFnured some In
conference.
After have passed the Junction" he reflected "a
shall take her IN arms and kiss her and melt away
this intoerablc icc-wall"
But tho plans of mice and men going aft sgley"
At the junction. just the about to start
Pamela, who had risen and standing by the door
said suddenly. excited voice John, feel faint
Quick, please, get flask of eau-dc-Coogne from m,
dressing bag She put key into his hand and pointcc
bag at the further end of the carriage. Con
ccrned he hurried to open it, He found flask amic
its many furnishings With nervous hands he tool
out one silvcr-capped bottle after another
The train began slowly to move. What sort Of
bottle is it, dcar2" he demanded
Receiving answer. Pam, dear" he insisted
what Of bottlcl"
Still receiving no reply, he turned, surprised Their
was nobody there,
The train moving rapidly out OF the sta
ton In two strides he was at the carriage door. bu
porter was before him and. with running cffor
banged and fastened it By the time he could re