The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-16


And at Cynth,as reply that she had lived IN Berlin
lot hSe years the homcsick German Bddehen fingered
until Miss Lambert tasting her cup OF fragrant Coffee
and setting her little white teeth into ono @f tlc [
had declared that that land of E18cc and
OF hnohfn had she eaten anything so good Then and
reluctantly withdrew ~ FN'
hillary fct exceedingly awkward as he sat balancing
IIaiI cup on his big hand until he forgot his discon
@ ,or1 IN tne pleasure OF seeing Cynthia presiding at his
'aoIe ana pouring out his coffee III this delightfully."- do
nestle fashion But there was wistful look in tic
Slr!s blue eyes which deePened the moments passed
and IN spite of her praise of them She had ycrv ,tr
appetite Tor the excellent coffee and cakes
When she finally to go. however, he7 voice WAS
quite steady as she held out her hand, saying;
Your house is charming, Tom, IL ana quite sure
that the grl you arc to marry will be happy here with
oh Cyuthia-do you mean it? Do YOU love me.
alter all! Hillary stammcrcd rapturousy
The beautiful color rushed into Cyntha's checks
Il don't understand" she fatercd You said YOU
were to be u,arricd-this house
bought tlns house because my mother Is 10 divide
her time between and my sister henccforth" said
Hillary, and to be married ii you will have me-
Cynthia"
Explanations followed, and tho old old story OF inter
ccptcd letters and consequent arrangement was re-
vealed After time Cynthia lifted 10 her lover her
lovely face, where tears and smiles wcrc mingled
Don't think too hardly of dear old dad Tom" she
pleaded Both he and mother have lot of un- Ancr-
can theories concerning the influence OF early cnviron-
ment and the mpossbity OF people who have been
brought up differently you and having the SIM
arity OF tastes that makes ior happiness III married
life But wait until they have this house and tcy
wont have word to say for thcmsepcs-it Is just TO
my taste down 10 the smallest detail, and i'll order to
rout them horse and foot you must be sure to offer
the noehmitfag hofee." she ended laughingly
Never heard OF 1t before in my life. Hillary burtcd
out, That was some OF Gretehcn'S doinss l told her
10 broiI you beefscak-I read book that across
the big pond they fed about this time OF DAY and I
thought you might be hungry Besides he confessed
hclplessly Il wanted to keep you here as long as
could"
Miss Lambert blushcd adorably "Oh Tom' she
protested you just tho same boy you always were
i remember how afraid you were III school days OF
taking any credit that didn't belong to YOU But YOU
can't explain away this house. she added riunphantly
Hillary looked troubled. ii The house and furniture
really pleased Cynthia, it seemed hard to have to
acknowledge just then that they had been practically
forced upon him Suddenly his downcast face bright
encd After all perhaps she would have liked his ideal
home even better
Wouldn't you have preferred something mod
crn sweetheart he asked with assumed nonchaance
"One OF those Queen Ann houses farther down the
street. for instance? l know house of that brand
where the paror is furnished in rcd plush and the
carpet is white velvet with pink The paper isn't
it-and there end OF ornaments hanging
the walls made out OF rolling pins and butterbowIs
they told me the whole effect was nice and cheerful
thought
RED push-buttcr bowls" Cynthia gaspcd
Then OF pure lghtncss of heart she made an as
scrtion which she did not IN the very least.
Tom Hillary she averred solcmnly, if had come
home and found you living in such house as that
never would have had you in all this world"
lent for her
check against his shoulder her soft hair against his
lips Hitherto the straight path OF truth and honesty
had been tho obvious TO Tom Hillary. He had felt
The slightest temptation follow that easy way
assiduousy pointed out to him by unscrupulou poll
ticians but only after fierce struggle with
himself that he able say in his usual quiet mat
tcr-o-fac voice
I'm sorry disappoint you, Cynthia, but that is the
house l would have chosen"
She looked up IN amazcE,cnt What YOU
mean, Tom? You surely were not obliged TO buy this
place and know it not furnished as it is now
old Mr.. Wizards day. You only trying to tease
me- for no who addicted to red plush could
ever have restored the place to such beauty"
Hillary turned away abruptly as he answered. al
most rudely:
az bought the house to obIge old friend. and
the furniture OF two old ladies' who good to me
when kid, aud they managed the whole bus-
ness-bought tho curtains. rugs and papers TO 'har-
monzc, as I suppose you'd say. But to tell you the
honest truth. Cynbia.-I think it IS the limit
As lie stared moodily out OF the window with un
seeing eyes pair OF arms stole about his neck, and
the sweetest voice in the world said with laugh that
was half sob:
ooh. Tom. you dear. shocking, old PhilstineN'
Hillarys arms drew her close he questioned rap
turously:
"But you love me just the same-do you. sweet
hcart2"
And to his lasting wondermen,. for the subdeties
of the feminine mind are quite beyond the eompre-
hcnson Of man like Tom Hillary, Cynthia replied
with conviction;
81 love you thousand million times better"