The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-19
The Stolen Speech

ran through the house. No other mea'
snre altered during the session had eS'
cited half as much interest as ,nls
proposal oe Mr.. Moore 5 to reguiate
the schools of the state according lo
new system. drastic. nay revolutionary
in It's character The question was al
yna6y sore ono. committee. after a
LONG examination, had made severe
rerort upou existing methods, sVatlnI
unanimously that the schools were an
;ionated aud decidedly inferior 10 tnose
of other states. i, sc
The pride Of the people and aIso ol
Tho house and senate had been souchcu'
Many of The members had como 10 thc
aid of thc old system and otneis hs4
publicly announced that they "ould
suppori the committee IT was I"r'
cone conclusion that the legislature
would divide seriously on inc dnesI ION
and the division would NOT be part'SaIp ~;
Repnblicans and Democrats alIko Wouln
he fnnnd IN The attack and the defrnse.
Nav Mr., Moore had introduced ms
,nnasnrc and the field was cleared Tor
Inc hattie. The hill was referred TO
,,onmitteo with instructions 70 rePo' y
and tho DAYS session Of the honst au
;onrnod But members and spectators
talked Of nothing elsc. as theS paSScu
out ,.n,h.r
Bob Whitney. the young menu menu.
from Fuitou county, ana So q,
raILod SLOWLY down the aisle, discussing
the measure and wondering whether IT
would pass. whitney. tail plue.'Hs
bandsome and under thirty. was ~,
,.nrit, in thn house. Moreover. ne Nas
Ire 6rst orator, man born Win inc
eff Of golden speech. andsopE'onSin
destined TO high career: ~ VIZ ~
love. loo. with Evelyn Garter Ine ,o- uanr
enrne daughter of the lieutenant eoNet
look upon him With disfaNor- ;..I
Sc Whitney stood upon the caP'I"i
et6ns no forgot for 4 moment me Tcl
r1oJinp bin. \ deep snow had lape!,
sbomt q week before. followed by
lin which in n half hour or SO gay"
way 10 intense cold. Very httlc oil 'ns
snow had melted, but the ram ngI iI
frozen upon its surface ana tne Eoir' ~
was literally sheathed in coat OF sil-
Hcry.wb;te wSS armor. The sun shone
hriaht but frosty and cold. The Wh'tc
hills threw back IFS CLEANS IN million
spearpoints of silver and gold, the sur,
face of the frozen rive! flashed ana
differed too, and the myriads of lclcles,
hanging like spears from the roofs,
seemed now and then 10 be tipped Win
flame. 49,.
Paths had been broken through the
sheet Of ice and the snow heneath, anu
city streets the snow WAS heaped ON
either side Of the walks IN great white
walls.
Whitney. still drawing deep breaths
OF the cold. bracipg air, walked between
ihe white walls replying TO the stray
words of friends whom he met, put
thinking now neither Of hem nor OF
the bill He had the best Of reasons Tor
this detachment because he was on MS
.I, a
lvn Carter. who was moro interesting
and far more attractive than any hl'l
could ever possibly lie even 10 an am
bilious and rising young politician,
She had been gone only week, Vet
fbe gIittering world glittered all the
,noYc for him because she was coming.
There was IN him the strain of sentl-
mcnt, the touch OF poetry which an ora
Tor. such as he must have. and he was
consciously willing TO attribute mnch OF
thr beauty about him TO her speedy ar
rival. He smiled because he was pleased
and others. seeing the smile, smiled
contagioUslv
Life seemed very full 10 Whitney
that morning After some NcXlng hours
he had found his own mind and was
free from doubt. He loved Evelyn Car-
ter. and many little sighs inspired h1m
with confidence that he did not love IN
and good why he should hold hls head
high and include the whole world in his
happy smile.
lie reached the station but did not
enter, instead he preferred 10 stand on
me asphalt. beside the tracks. and gaze
into the west, whence the train bearing
her would appear. The capital lay in
z valley and the encIrcliuG line of high
hills was cut by two deep clefts. through
one Of which Che river flowed. while the
railroad came By the other From the
station neither cleft was visible and TO
everyone standing there the wall of
hills would seem comn nlcte; so far az
the eve was concerned the little city
was It's own little world:
But the keen eve of Whitney saw
FAINT blur appear against the dazzling
blue of the western sky; the train
showed in the cleft and then came
swiftly into the station He was at
the step when Evelyn Carter came
down. helping her TO the asphalt. al
though none was more sure footed than
she.
She was warm. glowing. wrapped IN
furs. her checks rosy at any time, red
now with the frost. and her eyes bril-
liant with animation and the pleasure
pf seeing him again. She was bcaud-
full in thoroughly sane and wholesome
WAY, IDll OF llic, HdN lhS Nllhe tuc WISH
and the ability to enjoy.
GLOW pleasant it is 10 be back! -
she exclaimed .'What a snug little
,own it is, And how ii makes one feel
at home.i'
II hope it isn't The town alone, ;"
said Whitney. Aren't YOU glad TO
see met
"ob, well, q little. bit, since You ask
me- - she laughed.
'1Your father is detained al the
capitol and ] asked to be the delegate
to meet. you, There is cab at the
corner
"Wc won't take il. Come. let 5
walk: if this were only a country road
] d race YOU home for n prize. | feel
TOO
"Sincc We re not allowed 10 run,
We'll make it walk. nj glad You
don't want cab
II was half mile nv The most di
rect route to Mr.. Carter's house ON tho
far side Of the river, but the two chose
another way, which WIS full mile.
and they wished that IT was twice as
much AS they swung along they
breathed freely aud easily. and the
color in their checks deppencd
81 heard Of the bill before I came
down. she said. "Thc papers up there
wcrc talking about il; they say its