The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-08

led footman entered and announce
was anxious to speak to her laoy ,ras n discuss
at told Won 7 had important business ~ .Ir.1I
,,., NJ 1Ttonr said Lady Sara petulantiy- Ie4i
Lord Bardey-" ...,seressed YOUR
sHr ~ snaaker was Lord Bardley himself
who had entered the room directly oeh1no Ine -
man. But l. too wished to see you ureeH''' ~
was sure that you would forgive me, .os,
George drew deep breath OF reliei- 81, ..aro,ca
on the noint Of betraying himself by giving ute am
to the burning, scathing denunclalon .n~t 80 - as
heart But the strain had been terrible anu NJ -
trembling where he stood lifted his eyes 10 thos
of Lord Bardiey fixed inadvertently upon him. -,
Z will not intrude any longer, - he presence
his hand formally Lady sara Who' IN tue ne p 80
of her new visitor, had mastered herseIi-tlousH ~"
Lord BardIey, stiu standing by the door. looked
from one to the other, blinking his little hawkins
ewes and screwfng up his lips
I'm afraid I interrupted" he began He cast
surv side glance at George. who guessed the reason
of his hostility He must have proposed yesteTqay "
Peggy Marston-proposed and been refusedi Fesey
had kept word. and, in some way the $50 ~
Georges intervention must have ieakeu ou''
wise there would be for the palpaele sIshl'
81 fear I've called at inconvenient hour Lore
12a-51a resumed but under the circumstances 1t Is
hardly the time to stand upon ceremony Inc matter
is of Importance and straight on mere Whon
I found myself disengaged, even though IL must %
close upon your luncheon hour
What are hours to me just noWE asked AauS
Sara petulantly. Il didn't even know that II was
nearly luncheon time. But please come in ana sit
down shall be ready hear what you have to ten
in a minute"
with which she turned to George, whom she ac-
conapanied the door, and when they had oolh
nassed through she half closed it behind them
~ don't know what's brought that man here THIS
morning" Lady Sara said a half whisper. as soon
as she George were outside the room / h4o -
send for him yesterday, since he is my husoshos he
est relative Besides, Sir Arthur mao eVi
IDENTIFY been writing him the day Of his deatn'
s we found letter addressed Lord Bardley on the
desk in the study that he should have come mere
this morning and such hour"-Lady sara DIT her
lip with vexationI felt that could have oeeh Po'i
lively rude to him" .
rather difficult conceal the pleasure with which no
had greeted the interruption I don't tninK tnere
is anything to be said between us Just now
sara" He was trying to fOrmality of speech
but the task hard one
mo" she sighed mot yet AS told you there
will be no need for you to be at the inquest
1t Ti nGf De ip # was dark on the landing
but it was that she could not see his
to the fgnsEal? she asked ed. oh o. ~
So but he was your friend and your absence might
added under breath, that an this is NOT as hate
f Sa to me as The is no She aid her upon his
He will be under the gre9nd s3e
shall forget these years that have divided US. We
yes he said, 1--WE can clean the slate e. His
terpreted them according to her own desires She
rm sent ia thFi Though him For momenta brief
felt that if ne los bs ne Let h
"iI is possibeHit IS very iikeIy-that we shall not
see other alone for some weeks to come. sara
murmured. 81 shall go abroad soon the funeral
is Wisest that should not meet. People
would talk, and there might be scandal Even now
she glanced door of the bOudOT-"LOrd Bardley
probably have tale to tell Of what he has seen
this morning he is such a wretched tattler"
She stood silent a few moments her hand still
resting upon Then, her breast heaving with
emotion, She closer him. 81 love you, George
for what you did, she whispered. 1t for my
sake"
For moment the thought that the scene OF
the boudoir renewed, that protestation
of was TO demanded of him, a protestation
which would bitten his tongue through rather
speak.
But the a rather impatient cough put an
abrupt end Lady Sara raised her voice
and spoke ordinary conventional tones, spoke so
that might be heard by her visitor Good
bye. George 1t was good of you to come. was
feeling unhappy. unutterably Vretched-' Her
hand slipped his till it met with his fingers
pressed furtvely passfonateIy and the net
she had slipped and George was alone
made his way out into the square. where the
of he him, binding and hurting
his ewes after the obscurity which he had
come He stood moments dazed and hardly
knowing which direction he should turn Then ne
walked slowly back to his chambers
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