Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-19

do not care TO listen to you" He caught her and 81
faced him dehantly.
Listen" he said "If you love the man It Is an
right. have nothing more TO say. As for him. II he
means well by and acts as it now becomes neces
sary he should that also Will be none Of my affair.
But shall watch She broke from him With an
exclamation and movement Of repugnance and ran up
the steps. He turned back toward his home
week later It was common report throughout the
county that Diana Moore had broken her engagement
to DIR. White and TO he married to Barton john
son. Comment was not favorable. The young ply
sclon was known and respected as man OF ability
and OF greater promise. johnson had led life that
left crop OF ugly stories along his track. Il was
not merely that he had been reckless or disspated,
for that the community was ever ready 10 look upon
with a lenient eye. But forgery and theft though
legally cancelled according to the rumOrs, by the
sacrifice Of the parimonia estate were more serious
matters.
White went quietly about his duties. Ashton, who
kept fathery watch upon him, could discern no OUT
ward signs Of stress suffering, Only the brilliant
boy he had loved gone, and n his stead was the
repressed grave eyed man who had looked into the
cold fireplace. lie no longer had Whites full conf
dence aud he never Inquired into the meaning of sew
era long Journeys taken by the physician during the
next month. lie grieved little over this withdrawal,
but made no protest
Twill He Fight7"
The aged man sat over ripe AT his door one even
ing when he White walking rapidly toward him
up the street The physician had been absent for three
DAYS and evidently had just returned from long and
dusty Journey. Ashton hailed him cheerfully ana
pushed forward a chair into which the other sank.
Ashton noted that he looked fatgued. with drawn,
"Will he hghtT asked White suddenly
perhaps he win and perhaps he want said Ash.
ton But who Is heT
Johnson"
"seem 10 have heard somewhere that he was pretty
likely nt them games. Whyr
Because I've found him out He's married. ! fol-
lowed his tran back into Illinois. I've seen his wife.
She's in on insane asylum under her name. Her mind
is not seriously affected. She showed me picture ~
him and the wedding certificate. They were married
In New York six years ago"
whats that got 10 do with hghilngT
81 must. rs just another test Sieve, that's ALL and
I've got 10 meet H. ] can't go sneakng 20 her father
or to her with the story, ~ can't strike him In
the dark that way No I've got 10 do my best 90 rid
her Of him honorably, acting AS her brother would II
she had one
and what n be- gets your
Then my obligation 20 keep MS secret T. cancelled,
III take care 10 have the truth known. Meanwhile,
The clean way and the straight way aud the only
way for me Is 90 Kin him"
IAN right, son." said Ashton. "Im here"
10 WAS not a difhcult matter 10 bring 10 a head.
White had been conscious OF the hostile gances Of
johnson when they passed IN the street, aware that
Diana must have repeated enough OF his warning Ia
awaken hatred In bis successful rival. With Ashton
40 his elbow the physician waited for Johnson at the
post Office next morning Few persons observed the
little scene that followed When johnson entered the
door White stepped up 90 him and. shoulderng him
10 one side, glanced al him significantly. Johnson