Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1912-10-04
CHAPTER v.
The Wishing Stone.

to spend the night Mt the
Pines came early the next day.
- md | went to the fields with
Bud. for Miss Ellen told me that I
would only be 10 the way II stayed
at home. ! saw Bud at his pillow and
watched how cheerfully he did the
work OF a day laborer. 1T my pipe
and walked several of the burrows
with him. and then. heartsick mt see
Ing this fine specimen of young man.
hood trudging YEARLY to and fro In
the thanklcss soil. wandered off in
the woods to dream of Miss Ellen and
weave schemes for the rest Of the fam
ily when she would have become my
wife When2 The question brought
with 1t a food of doubt, for. after all.
would she give up the work she had
undertaken, or would her pride allow
her 10 accept any assistance for her
family? felt there were depths to
her nature which I had not been able
to sound In the short time | had been
there.
For fear OF woundlng her ! had re.
manned silent. but ! was now resolved
TO speak to her before leaving, and had
received orders that night TO return
to Boston would have told her of my
boundless love and asked her to he
come my wife Still wavering between
my inclination TO declare my love and
fear of being too preclptate, returned
20 the Pines. did not see her until
dinner time. however. then only during
hasty meal. after which we assisted
her to clear the table. and place a
number of small ones on the side porch
for the party. We laid the coiIntior
for the evenings entertainment ant
then went to dress.
IL was with some u,ISgivings that
donned my evening suit. hut on com
ing downstairs found the colonel mr.
rayed 10 one of an anterior date and
Bud transformed from the pIow hand
OF the morning I'm the suit he had
worn at the time of his graduation A
number of young girls had arrived he
fore Miss Ellen came down. and the
men were assembled at the foot OF the
stairs as II waiting for her.
MY heart seemed TO stop beating as
saw her 1.-THE and graceful figure
clad In an old brocade OF her mother
coming toward me. Her hair was built
high on her head, which seemed 10
change her whole appearance and
made me start as | remembered my
dream picture The brocade was fad
ed. but Its gloss and richness remain
ed Her shoulders were bare. and her
tilted chin gave her the air of some
quaint old medieval picture come ia
life
Am ! not In Keeping with the
housey" she said interpreting my
gaze.
"Yon are like queen | said.
Then you shall pay me cOnrt for
this one night" she answered and held
ont her hand to me. which ! took. aud.
with the manner OF an old time south
ern gentleman just as | had seen Colo
mel Turpin do. bowed low and Tor n
moment lei nv lips finger on the tips
OF her fingers.
"You nave other courtiers'' said one
OF spyerai men who'cam forward Ia
Join US
She held ont her hand. and as she
did so she looked ~ me for n second
She W t"drpw 4 gracefully and added.
with smile II was only admitting
new ono" aud then hadp me fol-
low her She introduced me here and
there ana told me how MANY times
l mast dance with earh We went
an the poftn ami standing there. !
was ns..i1 struck with the resem.
blanIp to the lady In my dream
"Hou are Ike the first part OF my
picture" said softly
Then let me play II for this even
ing" size said And II you can ian
agine me couniul dame you shall be
courtier from King GEORGES court"
Good I cI.,d. "if you will admit
that I have come across the seas
a-wooing.
"As you viii. my lord" spreading
out her gown aud eourtesyIng But
will not be responsible for the conse-
quences So see to IL that you play
well your part. else will send you 10
your king again"
After that | addressed her only as
most gracious lady" or flair Mistress
Ellen" ! wooed her in the strange
and quaint langnagao OF a hundred