The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-22

the boy who Iazily manipulating the punt
pole. That's the worst of this reach It's beastly
popular that can't find shady place by the bank
that isn't occupied by noisy party at tea by some
spoonng couple other"
His companion laughed. looked deliciously
cool and comfortable leaning against the red cushions
which had been carefully piled about her She was
trailing the fingers of hand in the water and
with the other she caressed the sken of little
toy Yorkshire terrier
Isn't 1T nuisance, Peggy?' he went when
we've brought out our tea and when We want to
spoon. too"
Speak for yourself Bobr' retorted the girl.
quite accustomed Fauntleroy's incessant
protestations undying affection that they
meant in reality nothing at all 1t had always been
the between them, when they had been
little than boy and girl
What shall do?" asked He plunged the
pole with a vigorous sweep which
brought the punt into thick mass of rushes. from
which. laughing proceeded to extrcate it
We'll go straight up islands,"
said There's such lot of weed the water there
that people keep away from them We are bound to
find a place to ourselves where land and make
tea See, I'll help you with the paddle"
Bob Fauntleroy laid down the punt pole and took
paddle himself. digging it vigorously among
weeds over which he was forcing the punt Peggy
protested to help him. but the tiny dips which she
gave with her paddle were of small assistance in
propeng them to their destination
R ths partly @ Just the the roots Of
Bob she cried, land there isn't soul in sight We
cast away a desert island just used to when
And SO. with some little difficulty. Bob succeeded
her te dg caspd IN er To- o%
they theP kettles and enoyd OF ipe
meal laughing and talking together almost there
were no SHADOW upon the lives Of either Of them
playing truant and perhaps f was the T9o1yiSsdS re
this fact which added to the enjoyment of their rim
which the miles from the river
in the direction Burnhan
But Lady Westmere had been obliged to go TO
which she had received that morning. and Peggy had
been prepared to spend solitary day with a book
She had not minded this very much since she did
not OFTEN get time to herself Lady Westmere having
London: But as rule they were not people that
tle man VINO IN her heart she feared and abhorred
though she longer dared express openly her feel
treat him with respect
aunt's departure had opened II viii faer an
trembling for she imagined at once that r ana
he coming down the day as was hfgs ' NOT
M, dreqnenf custom: TO her joy however, She found
she mad imagined staying with friends of his fafber
I've home he announced when he ~. :,
his appearance not long after the telegram = ent
Iiseo OF the solemn old house and all solemn
shooting, know. shouldn't have minded +, any
much, then To to Scotland and not shoot prouse
well, isn't the very idea thing abs7rS
IT was always matter of wonder to Bob~as to
every one else-how he ever came to have been born
Fauntleroy at least Fauntleroy that particuiar
branch TO which he belonged. For Bob's father was
probation for, understanding various sor3s
MT Fauntieroy. senior had been squire of a con
siderable estate hard man TO his tenants who in
that at last he Obliged to leave the so
altogether and settle in London. The only one who
by all classes of the community. He was generous
impulsive boy straight Of figure and strong Of arm
Very soon after the to London the Fauntle-
reversesEreverses insufcient To