The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-19

his friendship with The girl on a firm
footing
''By the way" Lesley was saying,
''wc saw in the visitors book that
Lord Believer is in the hotel. He seems
to have arrived today. for his name is
Just under ours, Do you happen to
know him?p
Lesley had glanced curiously as sho
spoke along the row OF diners bnger-
ing over their nuts, and now she turned
| full TO her companion. In spite OF
himself he flushed scarlet He was
| beginning a stammering reply, when
| the look on the girl S face checked his
words. The truth had flashed into her
understanding like lightning stroke
and she was enduring bitter mortifca-
:ion when she remembered how freely
she had spoken of him in his own
hearing Her face first crimsoned, then
froze into icy haughtiness. Believer
looked at her beseechingly and would
have spoken had she not stopped him
with q gesture. She murmuTed some,
thing TO her mother. both ladies rose
and, Turning their backs on Believer
without word or sign, they Joined
the crowd moving from the room, The
young man had risen also and stood
helplesslv staring after them. At a
touch his card castle had tumbled into
ruin.
The lamps in the long, white house
were nearly all cXtinguished when at
Hast Believer went to bed, but not To
sleep. AS soon as it was light next
morning he was dressed and out, and
taking small boat on the beach. he
ruled out beyond the tiny pier that
forms the harbor of Amalfi. Resting
OH his oars, he looked up to the quaint
white hotel.
Suddenly a window was thrown opeI
and graceful figure, dressed in some
loose. white morning wrapper, stepped
out on the balcony. 1t was she! BE
LEVERS heart beat fast as he looked NJ
at the girl he had loved at first sigh
standing with one little hand shading
her eyes from the sun, drinking in thu
beauty Of the scene. Presently sh'
looked down, as it seemed, into his very
eyes. He thought she recognized him
for with an impatient movement sb,
hastily went in. closing the window af
tor her.
Deicctedly Believer rowed ashore ant
mounted the long flights of steps to thu
hotel He thought of packing up hi
things at once and finding another lodg
ing until his own place should be read,
for habitation; but n certain obstjnac'
III his nature held him from his course
After all, was he so much to blame
Had he done a thing too bad for for
giveness? If he frankly apologiZed It
the ladies, ought they not TO forget hi
impulsive error of taste and receiy
him again on a footing of friendship
He determined to seize the first oppor
tunity for an explanation.
He had not long TO wait, for as h
was passing down the long corridor OF
his way to the salle.a manger for brSak
fast door opened in front Of him am
Lesley herself appeared from her bed
room in becoming dress of poppy-col
ored cloth. She had not seen him. bu
he overlook her at the head Of the stair
that led down TO the dining ROOM
"Miss Fleetwood-' He had begu
appealingly. when she turned ON hir
"A look so full of resentment that th
words died on his lips. She passed hir
with hardening Of the dainty feature
aud her pretty chin in the air. Believe
fell back. biting his lip. For the mex
two or three hours he wandered wretch
edly about the ancient town and pres
emily found himself again Mt the littl
port, where he began to talk with on
Of the Italian masons employed on tn
works for strengthening the pier. Sud
denly this man broke Off in an explana
tion he was giving Of the means b
which they transported and sunk th
heavy blocks Of concrete and raised
warning finger. With startled ewes h
was looking up at the great cl6 tina
rose above the harbor.