The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-24

| les had made you Sometimes you
bumped me against things"
! pleased. DO you7'
''Qnlte distinctly" sho answered my
anatomy has not boon so frequently i'm
pcriled that l should forget them"
Hampton had long think that day.
and once or twice he banged door; That
evening he informed Miss Ash that he in
tended TO go into business.
What can man do" she asked
| who he's been trained 10 n lie of Goli
ann yachting2 How ia your mothcr?''
| lie told her that his mother was bet
You have beon there agaIn?' she
asked
Il met her secretary this morning." he
| You did not tell me that Mrs. Hamp-
! ton employed secretary she said. II
think might be told a few things now
Hampton sighed desperately.
After ] left tho house. he eXpla
~ suppose she had 10 get some one To
look after things used to- attend to for
her. She has known the Young lady a
long while. and"
"oh." Beatrice said coldly so /, Is
young lady? suppose you have known
her long whiio. too, What is she
l!ke?"
Iie told her about Polly Carol, and
how lie had seen her couple uf times
since she had been In hts mothers en-
And she sympathlzes with YOU" ne
ended. ut is because sbe thinks my
position ridiculous that l mean 10 get
something to do.
Hc saw hls mistake as ION as the
words bad left his lips,
Arthur she said the position is
ridiculous We cannot go on like this.
Your mother Is treating me abominaby.
For what does she rake me" You should
induce her to receive me II you have any
affection for me. People must no longer
agree with her that l threw myself at
your head. You know that Charley Rex
was almost engaged to me khcn you In
terfercd and-no. / don't mean to accuse
YOU or anything mean, / never do. Only.
Charley Ror called on me today, and ]
could see that he too-symDnthizes with
me You should see your mother not
her I'm no cquvocal terms. Write to her
tonight. Tell her that You must sec her
tomorrow-you owe that much tn me,
and her fan broke In her hand.
Hampton went 10 the club and wrote
tho letter, and sent 1t by a messenger
The following afternoon he went to his
instead of usherIug him into the drawing
room Perkins told him that his mother
was up in her dressing room.
You lnow the way. Mr., Arthur the
old fellow said genlaliT
Hampton went SLOWLY up the scarlet
steps. The passage through the house
impressed hint was his old home. ev-
erythins was 80 familiar and restful after
these months OF feverish disuuictude
The door OF his mothers dressing room
was open. a faded face was directed
his way. expectant. wisuui.
lie went 10 her. holding out his hand
Instead OF the old pride and haughuness
she was trembling aud weak. She drew
his head down TO her and kissed him,
And he had come 20 upbraid her!
She seemed TO mistake tho expression
on his face for ono OF shock at the change
in her appearance.
be we'll again now. L look worse than
usual today because / have had one OF
my battles with Polly Carol. All there
is a qulck-tcmpered girl for you! she
forced me 10 receive you. she has forced
me to see that YOU stll have lingcr-
ing feeling for me. She tried 10 force
me to see-somc other things he knew
that she referred 20 Beatrice. AT any
rate she has forced me to see that
was wrong In bringing you up as nave
done. and says that ] ought to thank
providence that you have not gone TO the
dogs with such a training. My lawyers
were with me this morning; they agree
that YOU are not TOO old TO read law IL
You care to do so. As II is, VIII allow
you three thousand n year.
And Miss Carol is responsible for
thjs?' he demanded.
"All except the amount OF your allow
ance." answered his mother. She re-
fused TO discuss tbat-she said it was
none OF her business. But you are not
TO live at home again. Polly has has maze meG
me see that I must not expect thaC unti!
Which You will dor he took her up.
THAT IS why ] am here today.
She shook her head
You must not expect too much at
once" she told him. Il take back any
unzind remarks I may have made derosa-
tive TO the young lady. but you must
not ask everything at once.
'"And So" he rctortcd. Il have TO thank |
Miss Carol for all that has come about@'
He went TO Beatrice Naturally, ne
did not refer to the secretarys part in
the new arrangement.
You TO read law" laughed Beatrice
Nonsense ] will not have it-there Is
no necessity Tor you to act like a poor |
woman's son and work every day for
,our living. And three thousand year?
What will that do? You must see Your
mother again and have the amount |
doubled. AT least
II viii do nothing OF the sort" he re-
1lied You do not know my mother,
md what these concessions have cost
ler pride Besides, / am not hcsgar.
Il fear" she said. this might degcn-
10 Into a vulgar quarrel IL We Keep on.
suppose you leave me now and think IL
,ver.'