The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-17

One pleasant day "A few weeks later
tillihry was pacing mp and down the
! garden beds where the flowers, released
! from throttlin% weeds, were rioting In all
| their pristine splendor, The trees and
! ShTupDery had been Druncd, but not
hewn down or uprooted, and elms and
! naples sun tossed their branches over
! head. while great syrlngas. liiacs and
arched the walks. Both fence and house
were dazzling in a coat of fresh white
| paint. and green shutters shaded the
windows. A stout armed German maid
was hanging up dish towels In a delight
! ful clothes yard" which was surround
| ed by n hedge OF arbor-vitae.
! Hillary regarded the whole with a look
! OF dawning resignation induced by the
| soothing influence of a good cigar and
| an excellent luncheon.
1T might be worse he conceded. gem
! erously. Glancing toward the street he
caught sight of n girl seated in an cleo
| tric motor, gliding swiftly and silently
along the smooth asphalt. He stared and
stared again, passing his hand across his
| eyes as If to clear their vision.
1T isn't-it can't be Cynthia!" he NUT
| tered inCredulouSly.
| The girls intuitons were quicker. The
| little car stopped short. and Cynthia
| Lambert held out both her hands. crying.
! 'Oh. Tom-Tom"
Hillary flung down his cigar and vault
ed over The fence. With Cyuthias slen-
der hands again In his. and Cynthias
| beautiful eyes meeting his ycarning gaze
with that look at once shy and tender
which he so well remembered the young
man could have stood indefinitely. dncon-
| Scious Of his surroundings. But Miss
Lambert was suddenly recalled TO a sense
of the proprieties by the impertincnt re-
gard of passing Srocer's boy who was
| surveying the pretty tablcau with inter-
| est.
Blushing furlous!y she withdrew her
hands from Hillary's grasp and assumed
a demeanor of such cool indifference that
J the big fellows heart sank and lie be-
gan TO wonder IL lie could have mistaken
the look in those dark blue eyes, But
the next instant his spirits rose again,
for as she glanced from his bare head
TO the house from whence he came her
cheeks whitened mmistakably.
"Why. Tom-Mr. Hillary" she fall
tered. 'is it you who have made such
changes in tho old Willard place. II
hadn't heard OF your marriage"
ut hasn't taken place-yet," Hillary
replied calmly,
IL hope you Will be very happy.
Tom" she murmured.
Then as she bent forward and the lit
Tie car responded to her touch, he ex-
''Oh Cynthia don't go! The girl I'm
10 marry hasn't seen her future home
and Ia he so awfliliy obliged IL you'd
come in and look it over and see if
everything is all right"
Miss Lambert's pretty face flushed and
then paled again. But she was far too
proud to shrink from the proposed ordeal
and with no perceptible hesitation she ac-
ccded TO HIIlary's request and walked w
the GIaveled walk by his side her grace
fu head erect. chatting and laughing
gaily In the hall they encountered
Gretchen and brilliant idea flashed into
lIillary's mind.
Ushering Cynthia into the drawing
room he excused himself and FASTENED
back To the maid.
81 say. Gretchen he began. cant you
get something FOR us 10 cat?"
Then. with the impulse to offer his
sovereign lady the best his larder afford
ed. he added tentatively:
How would il do 10 broil that stcnk
sent up for supper"
YAH / get him rctty by sefcn o'clock "
said Gretchen, phlcematically
1t was evident from the stolId OBJ
stlnacy OF Gretchen's face that she had
no intention OF being cajoIed into pre-
pairing what Hillary called "a square
meal mt the uncanonical hour OF four
man hastily captulated.
"Wen. never mind the steak" he said.
''but Miss Lamhcrts lately been living IN
OF day. read about ii in some fool
novel" he went on. coniidentially "But
now I think of II. the food was mostly
crumpets and plum cake and gallons OF
tea Do you know what 'crumpets' are
Gretchen he asked. anXiously watching
her face for some sign OF intelligence
They put the whole business on Il tray
YOU know, aud eat in the parlor instead
of the dining room"
Gretchen's face lighted into something
resembling animation
Yah! Yah!' she exclaimed eagerly. !
J "Naehmlttos kaffee. NIGHT wahr?'