The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-22


thought you were" Peter bent a glance
of deep admiration on his sister.
BY Jove, Oracle, you're a wonder"
he murmured- And you got all that
by just listening to conversation that
wasn't meant for you. Now 1 think
am
Keep still, Peterl Say, d.
Miss Sinclair glanced up again Did
understand that you were each sup
piled with an apartment in this hotel?'
she queried.
But I want to find out about the
New Thought" said Grace, and be-
sides, my room is warm, and yours, is
nice and COOL"
How about the parlor?" suggested
Miss Sinclair, "or the piazza, or the
summer house, or the tennis court, or
the woods, or"
Il never thought 20 see such inhos-
pitality," said Peter; but 1 only
dropped in to say farewell"
Wen, DIANA" said Grace. in a voice
of determination, you know that Mr.
Gresham I introduced you to last
night?"
Certainly she knows him after you
introduced him." said Peter helpfulIy.
You know, Di, he is staying at the
YES" said Diana, with polite inter
well, 1 met him on the links before
breakfast. and he thinks you are Mrs.
Sinclair"
That is no matter. You can tell him
that am not"
fully nice. 1 used to see him last win
ter at Uncle Wits; and he doesn't like
old maids"
Grace at last had not only an atten-
tive but a convulSed audience. She was
standing on one foot and kicking the
skirt OF her dress with the other, in
a manner retained from childhood for
moments of embarrassment but she
eyed her cousin and her brother argu-
tentatively. as they wiped away the
tears of mirth.
did you call her Mrs. Sinclair" de-
manded Peter. She nodded.
But anyone can see 1t in the register.
you silly
silly yourself, I put a big blot right
in front of her name, so that it looks
Peter gasped. DO you know where
you will bring up, young Lady,"
And I called you Mrs. Sinclair to
the clerk, too said Grace, who had
regained her assurance now that the
news was broken. And If you go
around correcting me, Di. we'll get our
selves talked about"
Wouldn't that jiggle your said
Peter solemnly- Our little Grace is a
forger."
Il think. Grace began Miss Sinclair
Of it came over her and she broke into
laughter. There is only one thing
she said, when she had got her breath,
you can keep your Mr.. Gresham at
a distance. / don't like widowers. I
prefer the young and fair-the Jackson
boy for choice.
HE isn't a widower."
''No, the Jackson boy isn't a widow
err" said Peter.
Mr.. Gresham isn't widower. He
is a bachelor"
Good heavens." said Peter. And
you are trying to put Diana off with an !
Did bachelor Have You no family feel /
Iug?"
'I do wish you would keep stiu, Pe-
ter. He's awfuliy popular. Diana; he Is /
so clever, and so handsome, and"
Diana waved an impatient hand |
Whatever he is" she saio. don't ex-
7ect me TO entertain him. Why, he 1
must be nearly forty"
He is nothing of the kind"
say, broke in Peter, who had been /
long some thinking, where is Mr.. !
supposed to be?"
There isn't any. She's a widow"
Indignation sat upon Peters coun- /
enance. II refuse right now to be |
'arty to anything of the kind" he firm |
Y protested. at is taking a mean ad- /
Tantage because the man isn't here. /
sit and laugh heartlessly IL you Will, /
Diana; I am not going to have Sinclair /
killed off in his absence"
"You are a ridiculous pair" said /
Diana. but you understand, Grace, |
hat it is only because 1 do not intend /
o see your elderly friendr-Grace |
niffed ndignantly-"that [ do not in
list upon your Immediately correcting |
our miSSta tementS. j should advise \
'our going away by yourself and med
tating on the difference between
George Washington and Sapphira'
But. Di. if you'd only think that you
re Mrs. Sinclair see you would be-"