The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-09-16
CHAPTER w.
Mr.. orlswold Forsakes the Academic
lie

LIE.
Miss Osborne had asked Grlswold
/ 10 await the outcome Of the day, and.
finding himself thus possessed OF
vacation. be- INDUCED his antiquarian
I Instincts hy exploring Columbia The
late afternoon found him In the love.
| ~ cathedral churchyard. whore an
aged negro. tending the graves Of an
| illustrluus family, leaned upon his
/ spade and rocitod the achievements
and virtues Of the dead
Az the shadows heightened Girls.
| void walked back 10 the hotel. where
he ate supper then, calling Tor
/ horse, he rode through the streets In
/ q mood ~ more complete alienation
| than he had ever experienced In
| foreign country yet the very scents
of the summer night. stealing out from
/ old gardens, the voices that reached
him from open doorways. spoke Of
home.
AS he reached the outskirts Of town
and rode on toward the governors
mansion. his mood changed. and he
laughed softly, for he remembered
Ardmore, and Ardmorc was beyond
| question the most amusing person he
| knew. II was unfortunate. he gencr.
| ously reflected, that Ardmore. rather
/ than himself. had not been plunged
/ into this present undertaking. which
/ was much more In Ardmore's line
that his own. There would however.
| be a great satisfaction In telling Ard.
/ more Of his unexpected visit 10 Co.
/ lumbia, In exchange for his friends
/ report Of his pursuit Of the winking
| eye, lie only regretted that In the
| nature Of things Columbia liz n mod.
orn city. seat OF commerce as well
/ as OF government, place whore bank
cloarings are seriously computed, and
/ whore the iaunty adyonturor with
/ sword and ruillos Is quite likely 10
| run aioul Of the police. Yet his own
/ Imagination was far more fertile than
| Ardmurcs. and he would have hailed
troop of mailclad men as joyfully
/ mr. his friend had he met them clank
/ ing In the highway Thus, modern MS
/ we think ourselves, the least venture,
some among us dreams that some day
D
bring him face to face with what We
| please 10 call our fate. and this II the
manifestation Of our last drup OF
medieval blood The grlmmest seek.
/ or after reality looks out oi the cor.
nCr Of his eye for the nuttor OF
white handkerchief from the iylod
tower he affects to ignore. and In
spite Of himself. he is buoycd by the
hope that some day q horn will sound
Tor him over the nearest hin
Miss Osborne met him at the ycun.
da steps Indoors mandolin ana
piano struck mp the merry chords Of
The Eutaw Girl
My young sisters have company
Wen sit here, II you don't mind"
She led the way 10 quiet corner
and after they were seated she was
silent moment, while the light from
the windows showed clearly that her
pcrplcNily Of the morning was not yet
lt an end lie felt that she was ser.
nusly anxious and troubled. and he
wished TO hoarton her II he could
The soft dusk Of the family lighted
corner folded her in lie heard whis.
perod In his heart mans first word
N the woman he In destined To love.
In which he sets her apart; above and
beyond all other womouklnd she Is
different; she is not like other WON.
en-
1T Is nearly nine" she said, her
voice thrilling through him My IA.
Their should have been here an hour
ago We have heard nothing from
him. The newspapers have telophoned |
repeatedly TO know his whereabouts |
have put them on by intmatlng that |
be is away on important public bust. |
loss, and that his purpose might be |
defeated If his exact whereabouts |
were known"
Il have no doubt In the world that |
the explanation you gave the newspa. |
pers Is the truth Of the matter Your |
father must be absent great deal |
It Is part OF a governors business 10 |
keep In motion, But We may as well |