The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-23

I cali his reception o( my suggestion en-
| thusastic but at last he turned
II presume that our two families might
send YOU young people n sack of meal
or a side Of bacon now and then. rs far
as that is concerned" he said.
/ could not coll this speech Joyous.
] There are said to he risks in any
! lwiou sir" | vcnturcd % say. II admit
| ! do not follow You in contemplating any
| risk watcvcr. II either you or your
daughter doutts my loyalty OF affection,
40 end all this: but. and I fancicd !
siraIghicncd perceptiby-"I think that
might perhaps be left 10 Miss Elisabeth
After all Mr.. Dan Churchill WAS obliged
tu yield. fathers have been obliged
| from the beginning of the world. At last
/ he told me 1 might take my fate In my
own hands and 90 my way
Trust the iustict Of lovers TO bring
! thcEl tol-cther! Was TIuc ,.Jn!ilrnt
! that al that hour / should find Elisabeth
presidents reception. the former looking
on with her uncompromisinG eyes at the
little pageant which on reception days
| regularly went forward there.
My conclusion WAS correct. found
hoy to hold my horse in front Of
! Gauticrs cafe. Then hastcnsd of
across the intervening blocks and
| through tho grounds OF the White
| House, In which presently, having edged
| through the throng in the ante chambers,
] found myself in that inanc procession
each 10 receive the limp handshakc. the
mechanical bow and the pcrfunctory
| smile OF President Tylcr--ra thcr A tall,
! sleuder-limbed. active man, and Of very
! decent presence. although his thin.
Shrunken checks and his cold hlue-cray
eye left little quality OF magnetism In
II was not new 10 me. Of course, this
pageant although II never lacked Of IN
! t"rest There were In the thronE repre-
sentativcs OF all America as IL was then
n strange. crude blending Of refinement
and Sulgarily. Of ease and poverty. OF
| luxury and thrift.
| \ certain air Of gloom at this time
hung over official Washington, for the
minds of all were SIN oppressed by the
memory of that fatal aCCident--thc c&
| plosion Of the grfat cannon Peace
| ton-which had killed Mr. Upshur or
secretary OF state. with others, and had.
at one blow, come so near To dcprivlng
| this government uf its head and his Of
! hcial family; the number of prominent
| lives thus ended or endangered being
appalling 10. contemplate. 1t was this
accident which had called Nrr, Calhoun
! forward at a national juncture OF tho
most extreme dclicacv and the utmost
Importance. In spite Of the general
mourning. however, the informal recep-
! tons at the White House were not
| wholly discontinued and the udmiristra-
| ton. unsettled as 1t was, and fronted by
inc graNest of diplomatic problems,
! cheerluncss as it might
J considered II my duty 10 pass In the
| long procession and 10 shake the hand
| OF MI. Tyler. That done. ] gaZcd about
| the great room. carefully scanning the
different little groups which were accus-
| toned To form after the ceremonial part
| OF tho visit was over | saw MANY whom
! ! knew. forgot them: for in a ar
| corner where Hood Of light came
through the trailing vines that shielded
the outer WINDOW my anxious eyes dis
IL seemed TO mc | had never known her
so t1lr as Sh" was that morning In the
gLcat cast room Of the White House
Elisabeth was rather taller than The
average woman. and Of that splendid
southern figure. slender but strong which
makes perhaps the best representative of
oar American beauty. She was very
| bravely arrayed today in her hest pink
lowered lawn. made wide and fuiI ne
was the custom OF the time. but not 50
"lunsily ga alhcrcu AT tho waist as some
and so serving not wholly 10 conceal her
natural comcliness OF figure Tier bonnet
she had removed. ] could sec the sun
light on the ripples OF her brown hair
and the shadows which lay above hcr
eyes as she turned 10 face me and Tho
SLOW Dink which crept into her checks
Elisabeth Churchill But now ! hone IL
was not wholly conccit which led nc 70
ieel that perhaps the warmth. the glow
OF tho air. caught while riding under ti,c
open sky. the sight of the many budding
roses OF our city. the scent Of the blos-
SONS which even then came through
self. so lately returned sometime. ai
least of lhls had caused an awakening
IN her girls heart Something. ! say.
! do not know what gave her greeting
to me NOR" warmth than was usual with
her MY own heart eager enough to
break bounds, answered in kind VIC
stood-blusline like children as our
hands touched forgotten In that asscy,,.
blasc OF Waahinston's pomp and circum-
stance,
"tIow do you do?" was all could
find 10 say. And ''IIow do YOU do2" was
all | could catch for answer although
saw, In flcctinE way "A glimpse OF n
dimple hid In Ilisabeths cheek. She
never showed IL save when pleased
have never seen dimplc like that of
elisa abcth's.
Absorbed. we almost forgot Aun, Betty
Jennings stout, radiant. snuhnoscd. arch
hrowcd and curious, GlIsabeths chaperon.
ON the whole. was glad Aunt Betty Jon
nuGs was there.
Aunt Betty" said J. as took her
hand: Aunt Betty. have VIC told you.
! saw Elisabeth straightcn IN perplcx-
ity. doubt or horror but went on
Yes. Elisabeth and /"