The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-23

is to earn a living in America He
came 10 me green from the boat and
he don 7 know beans, Sue. l suppose
he thought that as my con lin law he
know a thing about business, but I
thought that / might train him into a
valuable secretary -
'And you were attracted to him, dad
dy, weren't you? You thought that
you d like to have such a fine, manly
young fellow around. didn u you7"
"Well. maybe I did, admitted fa-
ther, reluctantly. "but 1 have changed
my mind very decidedly, and ! don t
wish TO hear any more about him, so
we won t discuss the matter further If
he comes for his check here ii is in
the table drawer. Now, let IS drop the
subject. y
~ can't drop it, father. love Har-
oldl''
'FYou think YOU love him. Why. be
is a middle class Englishman. Sue, and,
my dear, you III be lady of title, some
dav, if all pocs well.
81 rather be Mrs. Harold Thomp-
kins than a duchess. ] wouldn u give
snap of my finger for all the titles in
Europe.
Now, / have inherited good share of
father s temper, and when he sees that
mine is rising his usually begins to
subside He tried to make talk at din
ner. | answered as little as possible.
Father had such an air of having dis
missed the subject forever that ] feared
L would never have the courage to plead
Harold's cause, and L knew that [
should never be happy again until he
had given his consent to our marriage.
Though outwardly cheerful. I went to
bed that night heartsick. Father kissed
me in his usual gentle way.
"Brace up. little girl; you II soon find
| that this is all mistake
/ burst into tears and rushed to my
| long letter to Harold, Fortunately, fa-
ther had not thought to forbid our cor
responding.
The next day I received letter from
| Harold, in which he said that he loved
me more than ever, and was of good
courage, but that he would not ask ia
ther for me until he had something to
offer me, While his letter was sweet
and tender, and seemed to me the most
beautiful love letter that was ever writ
ten, it discouraged me, for much as |
admired Harold, I shared to some ex-
tent, fathers opinion OF his lack of
business ability. ! feared that If we
waited until he was established, we
might both be old people before we
could become engaged, Father had SO
much money there was really no rea-
son in the world why our happiness
should be postponed on account Of that
but ] doubted my success in persuad
ing Harold to take my point of view,
When father came home from town
early that afternoon, he was very much
excited
"Great news, sue!" he said, breath
lesslv. at we had cable from my
lawyers in London, and they want me
to come right over. They think the
time is now ripe to present my claim tc
the Grantleigh estate. I've booked my
passage on the Altruria, which sails to
morrow. There just happened TO be one
stateroom forfeited: and l got it. It's
too bad that / couldn It get one for yor
on the same ship, but YOU can follow
TO delay after such an imperative mes
sage. You can have some friend com,
and stay with YOU and go over to Eng
land with you, if YOU wish. -
What furry father was in. He haC
the servants and myself packing, tele
phoning, writing messages and attend
ing TO dozen things at once, as If pre-
in the midst of all the confusion ht
came to me fairly pale and trembling.
"What is it7p | asked, really fright
ened at his disturbed appearance.
"My dear, / have lost the key 10 tht
little safe where all my papers relating
to the inheritance are
"But YOU can got another,
"That s Just the trouble This is
new lock that has Just been invented
and not vet on the market. | got anx
ious about those papers little while
ago and decided to have a new lock pn
on that old-fashioned safe In my, study
I had man from town come out witt
one. He told me ii could not be dupli
Gated anywhere Now / wish that
af hn
thing
Poor daddy was much concerned and
felt very sorry for him, for l saw tha
, his heart was set on sailing away tn'
next day with his papers. The on y
} thing TO do was 10 call up the lock
smith and beg him 10 come to Hilltop
which he was finally persuaded to dt
. when told how urgent was the case.
tIt looks as if | d have to blow W
. the safe he said, after n critical eX
animation.
s.But it s built into the house" re
, mopstrated father. .'In fact, it's par
, of the house 1t isn't an ordinary safe
| but little brick vault that ] had bull
when the rest Of the house was erected
You can Z blow il up. man, wlthou
danger TO the rest of the house, Can
! you pick the lock?''
"No, Mr.. Grantley. and there is bu
one man living who can, and he Is TN
inventor Of this most Ingenious contri
; vance - replied the locksmith,
!, "Wen,' - said father, in evaporation
5 get the man.
TT don I know whether / can in'
; him or whether he can come, He /
c now working on another important in
a ventiou and / doubt if he Will wish {
be interrupted -
4 "He must come. It's imperative
Can't YOU see the fix m ing, Father
temper was reaching fever heat, an
getting beyond him.
?, ''Tell him II pay him any price h
J, asks If he will come here and get thos
h parers out OF the safe before tomorro'
v morning, NY boat sails at 10 and
n have to take an carly train to town I
c catch it. IT must be done tonight
''Yes. he repeated, tell him II pa
''That'is a pretty large promise, M,
8 Grantlev.'i smiled the locksmith. II
e didn't know how father hates to b
n thwarted.
n "Well. take it for granted your IL
/ ventor is not robber, and | am willin
d TO pay him anything within reason
get that safe omen tonight y