The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03

out Of burning building, and after
wan he chose to live like a hermit
He doesn't exist except for me-"
Couldn't ] see him ?" she asked Il
owe him a good deal I'd like to say
thank you to him"
Il don't know don't know that.
he said. You see promised I would
never tell. and I've broken my promise
I never would have except to you-to-
night
They drove back in silence, and Field
ing left her at her boarding house snc
then went on to his own room and
waited until it was time to go to Pleas
ant Harbor. The first train started
while the stars were still shining and
the sun was not long up when he
reached his destination. Kerrigan had
not expected him until the first morn
ing express train. which arrived sonie
time after the slow local Fielding had
decided to take at the last moment
There was no one at the station to meet
him. so he started to walk to the farm
shortening his journey by trampiae
through the fields still wet with dew
and heavy with the scent OF Wild
flowers.
When he reached the white farm
house, he softly opened the door. be-
lieving that Kerrigan was still asleep.
But he found him standing in the sit
ting room, looking tired and worn, as If
he, too. had had a bad night He was
leaning against the side OF the fire.
place and looking at the picture of Ruth
Emery, which he held between his two
SCARED fingers. When he heard Field
ing he looked up, and then slowly pr
the photograph back in its place.
''WsIl?" he asked.
Fielding threw a bundle of the morn
ing papers on the desk. Its fine. Ker-
ry!" he said. IT'S big hit and the
papers say your work is wonderful
Bronson and Miss Carew and every one
were delighted-absoIutely satisfied"
And then the two men sat down be-
fore the fire and Fielding read each no.
tice aloud several times and told KERR
gan everything that had happened. fros,
the rise of the first to the fall Of the
last curtain and afterward. He told
him. too, of his drive with Miss Emery
and of all that he had said to her.
You must see her. Kerry he begged
- If it's only for a moment. She fees.
that she owes you so much"
And so. although Kerrigan had not
seen or spoken 70 a girl since the dav of
the fire, it was arranged before Field
ing went back to town the next day
70 TAKE up MS WoEk on the neWSDaDeF
again, that ne was to return on Sun
day morning and bring Miss Emery
with him.
1t was brilliant November morning
that they arrived at the little station
and found Ferguson waiting for then.
When they reached the white farm
house Fielding opened the door into
kerrigan's sitting room and Ruth En<
cry went in to meet her host. Every
curtain had been pulled aside. every
shade had been raised. so that the place
was flooded with sunlight. In the
golden haze they found Kerrigan stans-
ing in the center Of the room leaning on
his cane and waiting. The girl moved
quickly across the room with her hand
toward him. Kerrigan
tried to stand very erect. but at TIE
touch Of her hand he crumpled up ara
she put her arms about him as II he
had been a child Fielding closed the
door softly behind him and walked
around the house and over the meadow
to the river When he had reached the
pier he got into the catboat and quite
hpisted the sail and. cast
ing off. went sailing away down the Is
tie river.
Those of US who follow the drama