The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-13

Just slowed up to let this gentleman
Hlldreth lifted bis hat rs the woman
turned toward him.
You she seemed TO be taking 2
rapid and somewhat puzzled survey OF
No HI!areth Shook his his head, "A
mere guest"
"Oh. OF course"-with an embarrassed
laugh. II think you must be Mir. Hi
dreth. II, was on my way 10 catch the
boat at Peoria. she went on My hus-
band wrote that he would be there to-
night. and l thought would surprise
I'VE were to have been there" said
"Oh. that's II! Well as my train was
coming into town here ] had a glimpse
OF the boat and-Wcll | doubt II the por
ter has caught his breath yeti"
She laughed. but made rueful grimace
in the direction OF the boats.
George To!m5n. aren't you ashamed
TO run off that way and leave your VIII,
in this prcdicament"' she exclaimed
HIldreth Jumped. Then he thought
May know" he asked feebly
whom have the pleasure of-of want
Ing TO serve?"
"Why"-wlth a look OF surprise, almost
OF suspicion why. II thought you
were my husbands guest
u Was Mr.. Tolnan's guest" Hildreth
,Well-Mr; Tolman Is my husband"
| Hlldre,h swallowed and tried again.
! 'Yourmhusband2 Then-you are-Ars-
1 Tolman?"
"a rot unnatural Inference" was the
| ironlcal reply.
Then youre-you'r re not dead?''
''N--n1t yet" regarding bin! in evident
alarm and moving closer TO the group
| of loungers.
Mrs. Tolman," Hildreth said hurried
| ly in low tone. II can see that you
think belong In an asylum. and don't
blame you But VIII you please tell me
man. the. wife OF the owner OF those
boats and"--he cinched the matter-''the
mother OF little Harold?"
Il AMI remarked the lady Stiffly.
We'll" said Hldreth. II don't pre-
tend to understand it, but / assure you
I'm delighted TO find that YOU are the
kind 1 thought you were" He turned
TO the deeply interested spectators
! Those boats. are TO tie up about ten
miles below here, and I want a good
team TO take this lady and myself down
| there"
1t was with some difficulty that Hill
Identity and his sanity. but when. in the
course OF their ride, he had given her.
under the seal OF secrecy. an account
OF the comedy OF errors which had ship
wrecked him on the Beardstown levee,
she regarded him with the sympathy with
which woman always rewards a man
for whom she has no sentimental use
herself when he let's her into the secret
of his romantic intentions.
! "I wonder" she said with q shrewd
smile. whether Mr. jerks will feel that
you deserve o reward for finding the
lost Mrs. Toman?"
'Oh. - protested HIldreth, 'Jenks mis-
understood me- OF course"
Later Hildreth coDtented himself with
discovering. by indirect tactics. that the
baldish young gentleman who had called
Tolman a WILDLY man" used the phrase
as a figure OF speech for any husband
whose wife was not present, whether due
to her actual deceasc or, as in tho
case OF Mrs. Tolman, TO the sudden III
ness OF a dear sister.
AS for Harold's declaration that his
cousin Dolly was 70 be his second
mamma" that was n Nattering recogni
tion of Miss Nevllle's extreme desirable
ity that Hdredth forgave It's share In
his discontinue.
II was not until he was back IN ST,
Louis rapturously dividing his time be-
| tween the house boat and the ieweler
who was making the engagement ring to
order. that Hildreth found In his pocket
the telegram which had acquired and lost
: Importance with such extraordinary sud-
denncss. AZ first ne tried 70 write a
reply. but tore UP the feeble attempt
, and Anally wired the long suffering
Wicks as follows:
Local color OF ievse extremely va
riable Generally black. abut rose color
at present Particulars later. FRED