The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-28

Would she expect him to explain cx-
travagont passages in his correspond :
| encc? 1t would be very embarrassing IL
she did.
Come up to my balcony" she said.
with Il slightly sarcastic smile; there
YOU will find plenty OF subjects for
poems He climbed heavily after her,
breathing short and moppng his fore
head.
rora lay among the red cushions. She
| sprang up with glowing color she was
radiant
rs 1t not rather sudden, Aurora"
"Oh. no, aunt-siX weeks" There was
touch of condescension about Aurora;
She was trying TO explain the a Il G
| Of love to backward old child; -,
color flushed 10 her bright eyes. that
/ was his Inspiration" Miss Penrose
closed one eye and examined her canvas.
And yet sou remember you said ! was
commonplace. / told him you said was
| commonplace, and Aurora pouted.
THAT was mistake on your part,
child. for he has at least great respect
for my--mind, He VIII remember that
| remark"
"It was then that he said I was his
inspiration" Aurora cried, triumphantly,
while Miss Penrose scrapod her palette.
"Then see that you attend strictly 70
business" and she made rasplnR sound
with her knife, FOR the poem he read
last night was simply atroSious,,
''Oh, aunt, how can you MISS rem
rose paced the SlOUlO, tTlutNplihuNlS Jibt,,
ling the keys in her apron pockets, y
shall certainly tell him what you said,
"Tell him. by all means"
And poets 80 sensitive. and I wanted
him TO look up to you llke-a SON
Miss Penrose stopped suddenly before
her niece, Aurora we will draw the
line there. Roger Lythgoc is five years
older than I am, and I don't propose 10
burden myself with ready made son
OF that age. Marry him by all means
but II you value bis reputation don't be
his inspiration, Come TO think Of 1t,
what are you marrying him for any
how"
::Hc is so distinguished, said Aurora.
She was answering q question She had
often asked herself Besides. he adorcs
me, and l never cared for young men
used TO learn his poems by heart Mt
school-the girls raved over them. 1t
Will be such fun going back 20 visit them
as Mrs. Roger Lythgoe. | shall give
them all his autograph; Mrs Roger
AT home from to TO-, shall go
out a great deal, for I shall want TO
help him all l can. Roger-to think that
! shall cali him -Roger-meaps TO stop
going tomorrow. We shall be married
in the spring." and Aurora blushed and
spareled. But l wish he didn't live In
California. ] hate TO write. He says
he'll need my letters for inspiration, OF
course he tells me everything now, and
IL seems that some one has been writing
him the heavenliest letters these last
two years-a woman. OF course. lie said
he nearly made 4 fool OF himself and
fell in love with n mind-fancy. But,
OF course. this is the end now; II wouldn I
do for him to raise false hopes"
II do wish he, were as tall as / am. y
Aurora confessed uneasily; ''the girls at
school are such ones 10 notice"
Leave him at home. You have his
name and you can take his autographs" "
Aunt Aurora. [ sometimes think you
are very sarcastic. Roger does. He says
that you are not quite what he expected,
He thought you would be sadder-more
poetic"
Ibid he. indeed?"
"He thinks you arc little unfeeling,
but he did say that you don't show II In
your work. and that your Illustrations
to his poems two years ago were much