The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-10-17

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was my fathers great idea-the thing
h created and put his soul into-and
It was laundering ! know that would
have hurt him one thing I've wanted
to say to you. ever since the day we
talked together-about the duel
want to say that whatever lay behind
II, my fathers whole life was darkened
by that event Now that | can put
two and two together, | know that 1t
was the cause OF his sadness"
"Ah. | can believe that" she re.
piled.
u think he had only two interests
myself and the corporation. So you
see why I'd rather save that and be a
bcggar the rest OF my natural life
But I'm not beggar Damory Court
alone is worth know II nova hun
dred times what | left"
You are 80 utterly different from
what | imagined you!"
Il could never have imagined YOU"
he said, never"
u must be terribly outre"
You are so many women In one
When listened to your harp playing
| could hardly believe II was the same
you saw galloping across the fields
that morning. Now you are a different
woman from both OF those"
As she looked at him. her lips crrled
corner-wise. her foot slipped OF the
sheer edge OF the turf She s~ayed
toward him and he caught her feel.
Ing for sharp instant the adorable
nearness of her body. II ridged all his
skin with creeping delight She re-
covered her footing with an exclaroa.
ton, and turned back somewhat sb.
ruptly to the porch where she seated
herself on the step, drawing her finn
skirt aside to make a place for him
There was moment OF silence which
he broke.
THAT exquisite serenade you were
playing! You know the words. OF
course"
They are more lovely. II possible,
than the score. DO you care for
poetry"
i've always loved IT," he said. 'Ive
been reading some lately-a little old.
fashioned book found at Damory
Court. It's Lucille DO you know it,"
Yes. It's my mothers favorite."
He drew II from his pocket See,
I've got II here. It's marked, too"
He opened II. TO close II instantly
not however, before she had put out
her hand and laid It. palm down. on
the page. That rose! Oh. let me
have IL"
"Never!" he protested. Look here.
When | put It between the leaves,
did so at random. didn't see till
now that had opened II at a marked
passage"
Let us read IT," she said
He leaned and held the leaf to the
light from the doorway and the two
heads bent together over the text.
A sound fell behind them and both
turned. A slight figure. In soft gray
gown with old lace at the throat. stoou
in the doorway behind them John
Valiant sprang to HIS feet.
"Ah, Shirley, | thought heard
voices. Is that you. Chllly?"
lts not MT, Lusk, mother" said
Shirley. ITS our new neighbor. Mr..
Valiant"
As he bent over he frall hand. muir.
muring the conventional words that
presentations are believed to reouire
Mrs cambridge sank into deem
cushioned chair Wont Won Sit
down?" she said He noticed that she
did not look directly at him. and that
her face was as pallid as her hair.
Thank YOU" said John Valiant and
resumed his place on the lower step.
Shirley, who had again seated her
self suddenly laughed, and pointed to
the book which lay between them
Imagine what We are doing. dearest,
We were reading Lucille together"
She saw the other vince. and the
deep dark eyes lifted, as II under com.
pulsion, from the book.cover to Vail
ants face He was startled bv Sbir
leys cry and the sudden limp uncon
scious settling back into the cushions
OF the fragile form.