The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-16

~NE day when her aunt was specially busy,
(Nv Mora went the Riding Academy
1t was at luncheon that Aun, Laura
said: This is my afternoon TO visit tho
hall f-orphans classes manual training
MORA asked "Arc the whoc-orphans trained
differently Aunt Laura"
And her explained quite seriously that the
new assistant rector had some excellent ideas OF
helping the half-orphans that they might be of
sistance to the remaining parent, and might become
self-supportiug at the earliest possible moment
You Sec" She elaborated in ambiguous plurals, 'f
they have mothers, they aren't often able support
them let alone having them taught anything; and
II they have fathers they almost always marry again
and the first wfe's children usually neglected
1t is most worthy object, and one am glad to
add to my list Nothing, my dear MORA IS so pathetic
and helpless as an orphan"
That is quite true.' asscnted Mora
would have done much better not to have made
that remark, for tho small, pale niece sitting opposite
both mother and father.
Out Of the West had come MORA. out of the
Golden State that she loved with all her heart; sad
dcned, bcwildcred by her fathers death, straight
the broad, and seemed to her endless,
continent, the train had borne her to the Eastern
Gate. and here in New York, she was beating the
wings of her soul against the padded prison bars
of her aunts ugly, comfortable home
Il wonder" she said tmidly "if there's any way
could ride tins aftcrnoonr ! think ] would like
The very thing" broke in her aunt; cordially;
Gertrude Talbots girls go every Thursday and I'll
drive you to the Academy. You can get a horse
there. and if you go often your guardian can
select
thing. Moral I'm glad you spoke OF it,
Mora sorry The keen longing i'll her heart
had been for plenty of space, road, long road,
and something of springy muscle, steady stride,
and obcdient intelligence under her; something
sailed ho5Ie 1 not hoss G mindless SIS iH . the 1 pnd
she judged their horses accordingly
She went to her and put her habit. crowd
ing back the memories which lcapcd from its folds,
Ieaped from the gaunteted gloves, lcaped from the
gold-knobbed crop with MORA" scratched on it in
her fathers hand.
She looked very calm and sweet as she met
Aunt Laura in the hall below. And her aunt put up
a lorgnctte and said in pleased surprise; A really
York? Well, really
Then they got into the broueham with only the
top Of one window down; any air must conc in
on the side where Aunt Laura's neuralgia was and
they drove off behind the tat horses and the lat
backs of Thomas and Burns. Aunt Laura looked
out and bowed to passing friends but Mora looked
straight ahead at the broad green coat OF Thomas,
Aunt Laura didn't say much for she was thinking
OF the new assistant rector and the manual classes
for the poor children, and what noble work was It,
and how glad she that the ord had chosen
her help, and how well it was that the assistant
rector had concurred with the Lords choice be-
cause Gertrude Talbot would have given her very
eyes to have been the chairman of the committee
So they came to the Riding Academy. The Talbot
girls there waiting for them and Their
horses were tanned, trained creatures. correct IN
every appointment, were their young mistresseS,
who expressed their pleasure IN polite, well-choscn
terms. at seeing Mora.
Park in charge of two grooms Aunt Laura
watched them out of sight and with sigh or rel'cf
rc-cntcrcd the brougham.
Jig, jig jig Jig. jig, jig. This wasn't riding, IT
was pottcrng along on horSs &c, and she & n1ted II.
She wished she hadn't come. She made polite re-
plies to the Talbot girls inquiries as to how She
liked New York, and she responded as gratefully as
possible to their hope and pehe mat WI Te% od ,"S ro
forth in radiant garments into that WONDERFUL l"sI
cnating land called Society where one daneed snd
dued and received auehtoH-'e'9 ny b
Mora doubtfuly.
The elder Of the Tabos told her sister aiterward
that she didn't think MORA would make much ot
hit with the men (he elder sister was inclined
10 be little careless i'll her expressions wien on
guard) but the younger reminded her hat MOTIF
fortnnc was az many figures and she added honestly
"Shc has quite svoy when she smiles OF spe'S; H.
Whercupon the elder recalled with unpleas'n' + U.s.
tuctncss a speech OF mn she kneW:-d ~ InoSl
eligible man Ii was after he had talked TO Mora Cad
what eyes You can't forget, en-
Il was while they riding scaatey up oS t"e
river that someone on horseback passed them Someone
whose hat was pulled down over his eyes whose mouth
was stern and whose whole bearing was re rcekiIss -
Mora glanced at him because he rode as she loved 10
ride Size caught only the general outline OF INC man, man
and sighed euyiously She Jig-Jgged along oy ,nc
Talbot girls But her face fe under his gloomy eyes
and as faces do sometimes photographed itself upon
ms vision; developed and fixed he rode along pene
tratcd his unpleasant reflections and would not le"Ne
him, ,e e
lie shook his head mpatientiy as If 10 rid hmse OF
something that prevented him from returning TO ms
thoughts: thoughts that weren't pleasant o,lcS. pt N
hauutcd threatened. tempted and reproaehed nm
FINALLY nc wheeled his horse and ealoped up inc
drive The three girls had turned also and were eatI
lg back the two grooms the right number OF lengths
III the rear. re-. 49,
Moira's face had frightened little The fresh AR
and tho exercise even ii inadequate and in unsympa-
hctic company had given tnge OF color to her CHECKS
But she was lonely desperately lonely. Conversation
with the Talbots was a dispiriting affair. carried on
across the high fence of nco1patb!ty Was this what
~ .:e With Aunt Laura was going TO be always?
dalt-orI.ans Tab-t girls calls from the assistant
rector shut-up brougham with wide green backs TO
look at and 4 milcsawoy aunt beside her. IL was a
horrible itc unnatural sufocating c, and tears OF
nope'essncss rose to Mora's eyes She looked away
rom ,hE Talbot girls wondering how she could get
ncT handkerchief to remove tho without attracting
attention. and she found herself looking straight into
uyhr, hal 4 thoN NvaVS Snc liked