Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-11-09

| Used him at last because l believed
| that he loved me and that / loved him,
| and that If so it was his right. Look
| down the road. John! On that night
was on my way to the castle; but
| broke down, and in the morning the
| world was all different, and / went
! back to London. 1t has been different
| ever since, and there has never been
any question of anything between the
prince and me, because knew that it
was not love-"
John was shaking in every limb. His
eyes were filed with fierce question:
ing. Stephen sat there, and there was
wonder In his face, too.
when you came to me that morn
ing" she went on, you spoke to me
In strange tongue. l couldn't UNDER
stand you, you seemed so far away.
/ wanted to tell you the whole truth,
| but l didn't. Perhaps / wasn't sure
perhaps 1t seemed to Inc that 1t was
best for me to forget, If ever 1 had
cared, for the ways of our lives seemed
so far apart. You went away, and I
drifted on; but 1t wasn't true that I
ever promised to marry the prince. No
one had any right to put that para
graph In the newspaper"
But what are you doing here, thenT
John asked hoarsely. aren't you on
your way to the castle?"
She came little nearer; her arms
went around his neck.
'You dear stupid!'' she cried.
Haven't l told you? I've tried to do
you. Come outside, please! It's quite
light. The moons coming over the
hills. l want to walk up the orchard.
/ want to hear just what I've come to
hearw
He passed out of the room In a
dream, under the blossom-laden boughs
of the orchard. and up the hillside
but Louise remained, flesh and blood.
Her lips We're warm and her arms held
him almost feverlshly.
I'm that little church, John, and
quickly-so quickly, please !" she whis-
pered.
Jennings fastened in to where Ste.
phen was sitting alone.
"Mr. stephen he cried. whats
coming to us? There's that French
hussy outside, and motorcar In the
drive, and the chauffeur's asking
where he's to sleep. The woman wants
10 know whether she can have the
same bedroom for her mistress as last
tlmel"
''Then why don't you go and see
about 1t, you old fool?' Stephen re-
piled. "Pick up those pieces of glass
there, lay the cloth, and get some sup
per ready"
Through the open doorway they
heard Alines voice In the hall.
"Meester Jennings, will you please
come and help me with the luggage?'
Get along with you!" Stephen or
dered. You'd better hurry up with
the supper too. The boy Tom can see
to the luggage"
The old man recovered himself
slowly.
you're taking 'em in, slr-taking
'em into the hOuseT he gasped. what
about that toast?"
stephen retilled two glasses.
WED better alter 1t II little" he
declared. Here's confusion to most
women, but luck to John and his
wife"
"Mr. John and his wife" Jennings
repeated, us he set his glass down
empty. "I'll just see that them sheets
Is aired upstairs, sir, or that hussy
will be making eyes at Toni"
He departed, and stephen was left
alone. lie sat and listened to the
sound of luggage being taken upstairs,
to Allne's little torrent of directions,
good.humored but profuse, to the
sound OF preparations In the kitchen.
In the room the tall clock licked SOL
EMMY; a fragment of the log every
now and then fell upon the hearth.
Presently he rose to his feet. He
heard the click of the garden gate,
the sound of John and Louise return
ing. He rose and stood ready to well
come them.
THE END.