The Garland City globe. (Garland, Utah) 191?-1925, 1919-08-09

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"rhls is like your Louise mur
INJURED. "You had to bring me out to
a hilltop, on the dreariest hour of a
wet March afternoon, to tell me-
what7"
First of ALL John began, IL Will an.
swer question which you have asked
me three times since we started out
this afternoon. You wanted to know
how found out that you were not go.
Ing to tea with the prince. Well, here
Is the truth: / asked the prince to
change the day OF your visit to him."
Her fine, silky eyebrows came q little
closer together.
"You asked him that2" she repeated.
John nodded.
| "And he consented?"
II Will explain" John continued. at
was most unfortunate circumstance.
but in the club, after lunch, the subject
of spending the afternoon came up.
The prince spoke of an engagement.
lie was tied Mt home, he said, from
four to six. Some of the men began
to chaff him, and suggested that he
was entertaining some lady friend. his
latest fnvorite-well, dare say you
can imagine the rest" John broke Off.
Her fingers played nervously for a
moment with the edge of the rug. She
drew II higher up.
swell, when I left your house the
first time this afternoon, went
straight back to the prince. pointed
out to him that after what had been
said, ms IL might become known that
you were his guest Of today, II would
be better for him TO postpone your
visit. He agreed TO do 3d."
"Was that oil that passed between
your
"Not quite" John replied. "He
asked me what concern II was of mine,
and l told him hoped that some dny
you would be my wife,"
She sat quite still, looking down
upon the fiaring lights. She was filed
with restless desire TO escape, TO
start the motor herself, and rush
through tho wet air Into London and
safety. And side by side with TINT
desire she knew that there was moth
Ing in the world she wanted 10 much
as TO stay Just where she was. and 10
hear Just the words she was goipg.kp-
hear. ~
$50 much for that r. John proceeded.
"And now please listen. have brought
you out here because under these con-
dltIons l feel more master OF myself
and my thoughts, and OF things want
to say TO you. Something takes me by
the throat In your little drawing.room.
with Its shaded lights, Its perfume OF
flowers. and Its atmosphere OF perfec-
ton. You sit enthroned there like the
queen OF a world 1 know nothing Of,
and all the time letters and flowers
and flatterlng invitations are showered
upon you from the greatest men In
London. The atmosphere there stiles
me, Louise. Out here you are woman
and ! man. and those other things
fall AWAY. / have tried my best to
come a little way into sympathy with
your life. want you now to make up
your mind 10 come down n little way
into mlne"
She felt the sudden swapping OF ev-
cry nerve In her body, the passing
away of all sense of will or resistance.
She was conscious only of the little |
movement toward him, the involuntary |
yielding of herself She lay back In |
his arms, and the kisses which closed |
her eyes and lips seemed TO be work. |
Ing some strange miracle.
N ,uao In unn,a arraot ar,a,txv apaaa |
breathing wonderful things. She was |
on the hllltops, and from the heights |
she looked down Mt herself as she had |
been-a poor little whlte-faced puppet, |
strutting about an overheated stage. Ia
II fetid atmosphere of adulatlon. with |
a brain artliiclally stimulated, and
heart growing cold with selfishness. |
She pitled herself as she had been. |
Then sh, opened her eyes with start |
of JOY.
GLOW wonderful II all is |" she muir
INJURED 'You brought me here to tell
me this?"
"And to hear something's he insist
ed.
II have tried not 20, John" she con-
fessed, amazed at the tremble Of her
sweet, low voice. Her words seemed
like the confession of weeping child.
81 cannot help 1t. i do love you!
have tried not to so hard, but now
now / shall not try any morep
They drove quietly down the long
1lll and through the dripping streets.
Not another word passed between
them till they drew up outside her
door, She felt new timidlty as he
handed her out, an immense gratitude
for his firm tone and intuitive tact.
mo, won't come in, thanks" he de-
clared. "You have so little time to
rest and get ready for the theater."
"You will be there tonight?" she
asked.
He laughed as If there were humor
In the suggestion of his absence.
"Of coursel"
He slipped In his clutch and drove
on through the rain-geaming streets
with the smile and mir of a conqueror
Louise passed into her little house 10
lind a visitor waiting for her there.
Eugene, prince of seyre. had spent