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

1t. for saying you've met some one that
some one else knows"
,od Diana. forgetting her dual role,
you meet some one that we known she
asked.
Yes. met Mr.. Sinclair"
Diana gave a start and stared her
face growing crimson. Peter muir
INJURED an exclamation. Grace spoke
why. YOU couldn't" she said and
Il happened TO sit beside him on the
train" he explained in answer to her
contradiction. and we got to talking
about this place. He was good enough
Sinclair was staying here. 1t was
rather odd, wasn't it? 1 had supposed
that Mrs. Sinclair. like you and Peter,
eyes from Diana during this speech.
Now he turned to her again. Mr. Sin
clair told me that he expected to run
up over Sunday"
The open-eyed horror with which this
was received was too patent to be ig
nored. Mr.. Gresham turned to Peter,
who was purple with repressed enjoy
ment
I'll make my formal call later, then"
he said easily. .Tt is nice to be in the
hills again" He lifted his hat and
went down the steps, avoiding q look
at Diana The three left behind sat m
silence It was Peter who broke it.
It's up to US now to do something"
he said briskly.
I'm my opinion" said Diana. you
have done quite enough"
Now, see here, Diana"-Peter ad-
dressed her with grieved firmness-.'Tm
not going to be blamed for more than
I've done. I didn't put Sinclair on that
train
We'll. you insisted on his being
alive" said Grace. "and now you seel It
gives me the shiVers. It's like Frank
enstein, or something. You started him
out, and now he's going on himself"
Your little brain IS liable to turn
with this, Gracie," said her brother,
looking at ner anxiously. You run
along and play with Jackson. Leave
IL to mature minds to cope with this
problem"
I think" said Diana, that viii ex-
cuse you both from further assistance
Grace swung her racket excitedly.
''WelI. all can say U.s." she remarked.
that if you had let him stay dead you
would have saved yourself a lot of
trouble" She started down the steps
with righteous switch of her skirts.
May ask where you are going?"
said Peter. but
'It wouldn't do you any good" said
Miss Sinclair. She pinned on the big
touch to the lace of her high collar.
Then she gathered up her skirts and
departed.
Left alone, Peter devoted himself to
1t was his duty to straighten things
out He would go down by the big elm,
intercept Mr.. Gresham on his return,
and explain matters He gave Mr..
Gresham half an hour longer to get
through his errands in the village; then
he put "Stalky and Co" in his pocket
and strolled leisUrely down through
the fields to the big elm, and as he
went he revolved in his mind how he
and Mr.. Gresham would laugh over
the mistake and how he would go back
to the hotel and make Diana happy
with the news that she was again at
liberty to wear her thirty years in hon.
orable spinsterhood. There was a bench
under the tree. Peter laid himself
down upon II and read.
A half hour latS< he closed the booE.
with a reminiscent grin and RAISED
himself upon his elbow to look around.
One astoniShed stare he gave and fell
back upon the bench. "Oh, my sacred
Samt'' said Peter, out of Stalky and
Co. Three people were approaching!