The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-06
By Anne and Bannister Merwin

oh, my dear" .no 49,,
,hrlllcd to his ear. II vii vii tnt
Around the corner q, >. ~
thelr Eden came tan' 'hc lo14
Sa~T a,v" b oit To ,he r1rl: S sv
Seni A., @ IiaNe you been. Al,c,.
ieI nol,, : over at the lodge ra,s,
oeca @ use YOU didn't msa,n<
Just teiephoned me yo,, % n'c
nave decided not to rwer* {
The deuce you hayo. -,
Tho tail, burly n,an
sihSses, settled them on hio
Whats all this nons.s ma
stone". ~ rro{tI.
~ Is said Johnstone
Is it?' asked Alice i,
Il am glad 10 meet yo,, -
eagerly. Tn decidedlr in,.
machine OF yours. Gro,a@n @ I
that you were doing wonass WON ~
Il have done wondsp.
Johnstonc. II don't kna-7
believe me. but / have Sau
or your daughter. aug
Every one does that"
as lf dismissine the spbisct Y
and see Sclden now, Alics
child. want 10 talk wffb ID.
about thosc planes, eau II
sir II the amount OF air
ceedS The doight-' "
But | love your dauehte,X ID
stone raised her hand a,a -,
! he'd It's result. "'
Here. here. sir. thats -
too far. She's n young ~
stone. for all she looks n.y.
More than that. she's as ss
10 Lord Seldeu. who h cns,|' 1
on the lodge porch down AT
Run along I tell you. Alics VI 7.
But Alice, moving deIiss,&
her bnre brown arms and ajx
Johnstonc's neck Then sh.
softly on the cheek and b
over he: shoulder nj her fsiI !
There" shc sald. II
Alice" ~
Tho glasses fell from
startled ewes, "Alice, nv ilt3
Then she vas in her faths%
the tears that we, her cH,|
also. ~
He sat down In the reed al
her like a baby, ~
Forgive your stupid olsI.
ling. Tell me-don't be A.,
what has happened? TuX
my girl against everybody
that-even against your ~,
added this With a sort OF II,
So Johnstone told him. II
And what he told him. Al
supplemented by the little ~
fathers arms, must have
tory. for the father raised i
and said, rather ruefully, ~
pose I've got 10 be tho one
TO Selden." II,
"Tt was mothers fsult.r
"She said I'd marry him. \
Be came over here or the 4
know that. father. Nother[
come. I'm sure she dld.I 4
she sail for home-the fiffcGr
Her father nodded. SID
his lap 4
The 6fteenth, And tod
teenth. There's no time b.
She sank back on her fathe|
laughed
"a lot cen happen In h
, said Then she blushed vioH
Johustone was beside her
would YOU want her l
, lord" he asked the burly
you must know shed be ha1
| me?" II
II wouldn't" said ths
; promptly, but I'm almo<
mother would"
III we were married -nou
her mother couldn't" J0@
triumphantly,
: That's So" said Allca's i1
Roberts came out on th1
, then. Alice raised her roice
a finger at her.
: you're n meddlcr," She "A
, The old woman scowied at
IT'S all right" said Allta'1
, Then the old woman spcH
injured air she ADDRESSED N
, Mrs. Summersleigh gtft
, Alice VIXEN she went abi01|
, Alice's sister. the CounteES 4
Then Johnstone went whl1
YOU are Summerslelghl| 4
the burly man. u
, There was a silence. III
did not deny that he was 81
, for he could not SO he /
and leaned back In his cha|I
, IT'S q pretty place; JoI
; said finally: don't you llke
But Johnstone ignored n
Then ne said grimly. turnin<
am not going TO let the fact
Alice Summersleigh lnteflr
happiness. l nave fve tho
now
"And more soon" put in
/. II started on less" comr|
> father.
But you said you Lived
, objected Johnstone.
: lie did not liko to tn'n
had deceived him.
/; I'VE do" interposed hsr
! house Is being put In order
"Ahw said Johnstone IN
, tone.
And / have got the
haven't !. daddy?'
; "a whole stack OF them
yesterday" I'M.
"They' TO sell at the vlll
! planned Alice.
: "Ahw said Johnstone az
/ Il shall always tell yo'
said Alice. ,,
. "Then tell me" said Jonn
! reaching for her hand.
) Mrs. Roberts's face ren5
she took her tray into ~
Alice's father turned nsiue
plcion OF a sob. for Alice nho
J before them both. and, ioI
. one but Johnstone, had sala
! ly: -.