The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-08-31

mouldy red brick boarding house At its
| faint tinkle he paled. and crouched as
rabbit makes ready TO spring away at
the sound Of a hunting dog. l guessed
the coming footsteps OF landladies.
"Give me one Of the dollars-quck!
| he said
The door opened six inches Mother
McGinns stood there with white eyes
they were white, I say-and a yellow
face, holding together at her throat with
sack. Tripp thrust the dollar through
the space without word and 1t bought
US entry.
she's in tho parlor." said the McGin
| MIS- turning the back of her sack upon
In the dim parlor a girl sat at the
/ cracked marble center table weeping
was a fiawlcss beauty. CRYING had only
made her brilliant eyes brighter. When
| she crunched gum n-drop you Thought
the senseless confection Eve at the age
of 1--WE minutes must have been ringer
for Miss Ada Lowery at 10 or 20. I was
| introduced, and sum-drop suffered neg
interest, such as puppy dog "a prize
winner) might bestow upon a crawling
| beetle or frog,
Tripp took his stand by the table,
with the fingers of one hand spread upon
| II. as an attorney or a master Of cere-
monies might have stood. But he looked
the master of nothing His faded coat
| be charitable to deficiencies of tie and
linen. l thought OF a Scotch terrier at
the sight Of his shifty eyes In the glade
one ignoble moment felt ashamed OF
having been introduced as his friend in
the presence OF so much beauty In dis
tress. But evidently Tripp meant to CON
might be, L thought ! detected in his
actions and pose an intention of foistlng
the situation upon me as material for Il
extracting from me his whisky dollar
My friend q shuddered), Mr., Chal-
mers" said Trip. will tell you. Miss
porter, and he can hand out the talk
him with me" (oh Tripp, wasn't Il the
silver-tongued orator you wantedD He's
now what's best to do"
1 stood on one foot, as II were. as
sat In my rickety chair
'Why-er-Miss Lowery" I began, Sc
cretly enraged at Trips awkward open
Ing. II am al. your service, OF course.
but-er-as ! haven't been apprised OF
oh said Miss Lowery beamlng for
q moment, 'it amt as bad as that
there amt any circumstances, It's the
flrst time I've, ever been In New York
town. And I met Mr-Mr. Snip on the
street and asked him about a friend OF
mine. and he brought me here and asked
me to wait
II advise you Miss Lowery.' said Tripp.
"to tell Mr.: Chalmers all. He's a friend
Of mine" q was getting used TO II by
this. time) and he'll give you the right
why. certainly" said Miss Ada. chew
Ing a gum drop toward me- There
everything's fixed for me 10 marry Hiram m
Dodd mex, Thursday evening. HI has got
zoo acres, OF land with a lot. OF shore
% island a Oh" Sut ths this Gfss Morning had 1R o
horse saddled up-he's a white horse
named Dancer-and ! rode over to the
TO spend the day with Susie Adams It
was story. l guess. but I don't care.
And I came 10 New York on the train.
and I met Mr.-Mr Flip on the stree;
Now. Miss Lowery,'' broke in Trip.
loudly. and with much bad taste l
thought, as she. hesi,ated with her word,
you like this young man. Hiram Dodd.
don't YOU? Hes all right: and good to
you. amt he?''
Lowery empha,ically Hes all right
And of course he's good to me, So is
everybody
could have sworn II myself. Through
out Miss Ada Lowery's life all men Would ii
be good 10 her. They would strive. CON
triye. struggle and compete, to, hold um-
| DrelIas over neT nat. check her trunk
pick up her handkerchief, and buy for
her soda at the fountain.
But went on Miss Lowery, last
night got TO thinking about G.
George and L"
Down went the bright gold head upon
her dimpied clasped hands on the table
Such a beautiful April Storm Unre-
streInedly she sobbed- wished ] could
have comforted her But I was not
George. And I was glad I was not
Hiram-and yet I was sorry, too.
By-and-by the shower passed. She
Strengthened up. brave and half way
smiling. She would have made a splen-