The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-09-12

look as he sat there, a heavy lonely
figure. that bright morning II had
slipped to his face with the Jews OF
the arrival at Damory Court. He told
himself that he felt queer.
Suddenly he seemed to hear elm
voices close to his ear:
Which was II she loved? Valiant
or Sassoon?"
1t was so distinct that he started,
vexed and disturbed Really, 1t was
absurd He would be seeing things
next! -Southall may be right about
that exercise" he muttered; "Tll walk
more" lie began the projected re-
form without delay. striding up and
down the room. But the little voices
presently sounded again. shouting like
gnomcs inside a hill
which was 1t? Valiant or Sas-
soon?"
Il wish to God I knew" said the
major roughly. standing still. II ST.
fenced them, but the sound Of his own
voice. as though II had been a pre-
concerted signal. drew together hun
dred inchoate images OF other days.
There was the well-ordered garden OF
Damory Court--it rose up, gloomy
with night shadows. across his great
clothes-press against the wall-with
himself sitting on rustic-bench
smoking and behind him the candle
lighted library window with Beauty
Valiant pacing up and down. waiting
for daylight. There was sun
lighted stretch between two hemlocks,
with Southall and he measuring the
ground-the grass all dewy sparkles
and an early robin lettering on a
thorn-bush Eight - nine - ten - he
caught himself counting the PAGES.
He wiped his forehead. Between
the hemlocks now were two figures
| facing each other, one twitching un
! certainly the other palely rigid; and
at one side, held screen-w wise. q raised
could see right through the latter
see the Doctors hand gripping the
handle, his own, outstretched beyond
its edge. holding a handkerchief ready
to flutter down. A silly subterfuge
those umbrellas, but there must be nc
actual witnesses to the final act OF a
"gentlemen's meeting"l A silly code
the whole OF II, now happily out
grown! The scene blurred into a sin
gle figure budding down-huddlins
down
Which did she lover" The majo,
shook his head helplessly. It WAS
after all, only the echo. become al
at once audible on a shallow woman's
lips. OF a question that had always
haunted him. II had first come to him
on the heels OF that duel, when he
had stood, somewhat later that hate
full morning. holding saddled horse
before the big pillared porch. 1t had
whispered Itself then from every NOV
ing leaf. "Sassoon or Valiant?" II
she had loved Sassoon. OF what use the
letter Valiant was 30 long pennlng In
the library? Buff 1t were Valiant
she loved? The man who, having
sworn not to lift his hand against the
other had broken his sacred word to
her! Who had stained the unwritteu
code by facing an opponent maddened
with liquor! Yet, what was there q
WOMAN might not condone in the one
aan? Would she read. forgive and
send for him?
The major laughed out suddenly
harshly, In the quiet room, and looked
down as II he expected to see that
letter stlll lying In his hand But the
laugh could not still regular pulsing
sound that was ia his ears--elHn like
the voices. but as distinct-the sound
OF a horses hoofs going from Damory
| Court.
lie had heard those hoof-beats echo
In his brain for thirty years!
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