The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-23

mildly; you pass it on your way to In
dia. though, as you so through the Red
| him and double express and 'hve-
! fifty BE wants to test their penetra-
| tion, think myself that the express is
| the best, but he says Seous and Chanler
think very highly of the Winchester,
don't know. ] never shot a rhinoceros.
The time killed that elephant" he went
on, pointing at two tusks that stood with
press, and 1 had to let go with both bar
rels. ] suppose. though, II I'd needed q
! third shot I'd have wished ii was Win
chester. He was charging the smoke, you
caught my foot-but told you about
that, didn't IT, Stuart interrupted nlm-
self 10 ask politely.
yes said the Picture, cheerfully, ~
rememer il very well; 1t was very foolish
OF you"
Stuart Strengthened himself with a
slightly injured air and avoided the Pic
ture's eye He had been stopped midway
in what was one of his favorite stories,
and it took a brief space OF time for
him TO recover himself, and to sink back
again into the pleasant iethargy in which
ne had been basking
'stnl," he said Il think the express Is
the better gun
"oh. is an express gum" exclaimed
the Picture. with sudden interest "Of
course, might have known
Stuart turned in his chair and sur
veyed the Picture In some surprise But
my dear girl" he demonstrated kindly
why didn't you ask, II you didn't know
what was talking about What did you
suppose il waS?'
II didn't know" said the Picture. 81
thought 1t was something 10 do with his
luggage. Abyssinia sounds so far away"
she explained smiling sweety. "You
can't expect one to be interested in such
queer places, can you?'
No Stuart answered, reluctantly.
looking at he Hgu
pose not. But you see. my dear" he said
I'D have gone with him. II hadn't mar
ried you and so am naturally interested
in his outnt. They wanted me to make
a comparative study OF the little semi-in-
dependent states down there, and of how
far the Italian government allows them
TO rule themselves. That's what was to
have done"
But the picture hastened to reassure
claimed, quickly that mean TO keep you
at home. 1 love to travel. too. want
you've always done. only now will go
with you. we might do the cathedral
towns. for instance
The What" gasped Stuart; raising his
head. "Oh, yes, OF course" lie added,
hurriedly, sinking back into his chair
with a slightly bewildered expression
That would be very nice. Perhaps your
dangerous expedition. is II? / was think
ing OF taking you on a trip through the
South seas-but ! suppose the cathedral
towns are just as exciting. Or we might
even penetrate far into the interior
as the English lakes and read Words
worth and Coleridge as we GO
Miss Delamar's understudy observed
him closely for q moment, but he made
no sign, and so she turned her eyes again
TO the fire with a SLIGHTLY troubled look
She had not q strong sense OF humor
but she WAS very beautiful.
Stuart's conscience troubled him for The
next few moments. and he eudeavored TO
make UP for his impatence OF the mo-
ment before BY telling the picture how
particularly we'll she was looking.
'lt seems almost selfish TO keep II all
10 myself he unused.
you don't mean" inquired the picture,
with tender anxiety. that you want any
one else here, do YOU? I'm sure I could
be content TO spend every evening like
this. I've had enough Of going out and
talking TO people I don't care about. Two
seasons" she added. with the superior
air of one who has put away childish
things, was quite enough OF II for me-
well I never took It ns seriously os