The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-17
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. The fire wifi come into your jew
eied sea when the sun sinks lower ne
said, in an oddly charming voice, with
little. sudden, unexpected turns in II
AS ne spoke a long red beam flashed
across the water. That means the end
Of the day ! said in the hushed tones
the stiffness imposed on US. he mace
no answer and we both stood quite sun
for long, long time. watching the pro-
digious sight that sunset over the sea
always is II was like being present at
a great and memorable event. so slow
" and impOsingIy did the waves swal-
low up the flaming disk. When the last
fiery CLEAN was quenched a quick cool
ness fell about US and, partly from the
cold and partly from an underlined feel
ing Of grave doubt, ] drew long
breath, almost a sigh, and shivered-
Nv companion turned toward me and
said seriously, as If in answer TO my
last remark. If il means the end OF
that day. it means also the beginning
Of new one, and that may always be
the beginning Of a new life
Il gave another little shiver as I
thought Of the pleasant, empty years
that had nlled my life up to that time
and of their probable continuance in
Just such emptiness. Sister Ruth called
sleepily to me: Margaret, aren't you
cold2 Wouldn't you better put your
wrap on2' Little black Polite came
toward me. holding il out. and as she
helped me on with it she said COM
plsiningly: Miss MahgTet, doan' yO'
think it's getting powerful late Amt
IL most time dat boat was heah? Yo'
watch done stop and / doan' know
what time 'tisi Ask dat foreign GEM
man, why doan' your ] did so, and
inf rra1r1z-
o'clock. Polite went on; Say, Miss
Mahgret, why kyan't we eat that lunch
we brought now? I'm powerful hongry.
and there amt no tellin' when de boatH
be here
Upon my consenting, her nimble,
black fingers soon had the lunch ar
ranged on a fallen stone pillar and Sis
ter Ruth and I were sitting, with a
sandwich and a glass Of wine, exchang
ing comments on the lateness of the
boat The young man Of the sunset had
Withdrawn as far as possible to the
ether end Of the wharf. and stood with
his back to US. Sister Ruth was seized
with hospitsble computations, and
asked me If / didn't think It would be
pleasant to invite the polite young gen.
tienan who had given her the chair to
share our meal I stood up and called
him by the only name I ever knew.
Monsieur. 1 said. and then. waiting
till he had come, with a graceful eager
ness that | found charming. / asked
him To lunch with US. He took off his
hat. with bow of thanks, and, touch
ing his hair with that quaint gesture,
2 seated himself beside the improvised
table A great good fortune to me
your kindness, he said. I have not
touched food since ] left Paris in such
haste I found no time for lunch. I was
10 be sure to meet the boat, so as TO
get some plans for a fellow architect
one must indeed put himself out pro-
digiously to met a boat so punctilious
He laughed a little at his mild pleas
antry. so contagiously that I felt
childlike bubble Of mirth rise in my own
throat. and surprised myself by laugh
ing outright in sheer ight-heartedness.
Sister Ruth asked what the joke was
and ON hearing of our guests cause for
appetite she began pressing food on him
with true English horror OF fasting
He ate heartily as we chatted of the