The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-04-17
MISS GWERRIE'S BOOTS
BY Izolk FORESTER.

Copyright 1915, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate)
Gwennie left them herself under the |
bed In the hotel room the night be- |
fore she sailed for England They /
we're very new boots. She had had |
them made specially for all those won.
derful tramping jaunts she had been |
planning for months.
81 don't see what you can do about |
II now" Amy said, in cousinly apathy,
sitting back in her steamer chair.
you can write to the hotel to save
them for you"
Save them" repeated Gwennie.
Where are they now? Probably the
chambermaid grabbed them"
Wireless after them" murmurel
Cecily, the next cousin in the steam.
err chair row. "Or wait, can't you
send letters back by the pilot? We
haven't dropped the pilot yet"
Thus II happened that strenuous,
somewhat urgent note went back TO
the proprietor of the st. Alban, the
select private hotel near Gramercy
Park, and the rest of Mr.. Hubert Sea-
bury was disturbed thereby
He had only taken the room for
the night, and had left an early call,
intending to sail the following morn
ing for Southampton. The tap on his
door about eleven was disturbing.
"Boots?" he repeated, cropping I'M
der the brass bed There aren't any
boots here. Whose boots?'
Ladies', SIR said the bellboy,
pleasantly. Number threes, black calf.
Maybe she left them in the ward.
robe"
All around they hunted until Sea-
bury pulled them out from behind a
door. Something like a definite thrill
passed through his hand, wrist, arm,
and so to his heart from those boots.
They we're small yet sensible, distinc-
tive yet modest He eyed them re-
Effectively, approvingly.
She sailed this morning, and
they're TO be sent on to London"
vouchsafed the boy. ITS good
thing the chambermaid didn't cop
them"
II am going to London" unused Sea-
bury. 81 could easily deliver them.
sail in the morning Tell the pro-
prietor I'll bring them down myself"
The boat was overdue, and II was
the night OF the 7th when hi drew up
in cab before Willoughby square
Miss Marsh and her cousins had left
for Scotland with their aunt. Mrs.
Cavendish Leland. The address was
Cavendish Lodge, Dunlevy.
Seabury ascertained the exact spot
in the Highlands where DunleYy lay.
rested overnight, stunned LONDON, and
went up on the morning express.
Dunlevy was jewel nesting in the
heather. He made inquiries at the
inn, and engaged cart to take him
up to Cavendish Lodge. Il was @
drive Of eight miles. A gardener
seemed the only human being around
the place. He was on his knees, clip
ping at the low hedge.
Mrs. Leland haze gang ava for the
week." he said. ITO the isles"
Seabury took off his cap and wiped
his forehead. Had the young ladies
gone alone to the isles? They hat
Seabury drove calmly back to the inn
, engaged rooms and settled down L
: wait, with the boots.
, But the days dragged, and he be
, gan to take long walks up over thu
/, hill paths, and through the glens, ant
he found that another wandered owe
them daily. She was bonnie High
land lass, too, blue eyed and fai
haired, with a way of looking at on
!, sidelong. He asked the innkeepe
= her name.
"'Tis a young American niece q
. Mrs. Leland's," he said blandly. -
u Miss Marsh
81 thought they had all gone cruli
ing to the isles"
II This one sprained her ankle tn
II first day she was here. She's all we
l. now"
ID Seabury went outside and stared a
r the surrounding highlands. Twelv
n days and more he had wasted Dos
l. gedly he secured the boots and star
4 ed up to the lodge. Yes, the gardene
l. said the Teddy was thore, coming froI
n the collies' kennels.
y Seabury waited her approach. Fou
& or FIVE collies accompanied her II
held his precious parcel under or
arm.
Miss Gwendolin Marsh?" he aske
lie Gwennie bowed in grave-eyed su
s. prise. He tried to find the proper 4
" PRODUCTION, the best choice of word
n but under the searching look in HI
ly blue eyes nothing came, only "PN
Ly got your boots"
~ Have you, really7" cried Gwenni
n "the ones left in New York. o
or I'm so glad to get them back"
,e She reached her hand for the pa
re eel, but Seabury held on to 1t.
ne Gwennie blushed at the look
&C. his eyes. It did seem good after tv
er weeks to see youngster with Il
e- home cut to him.