Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-09-03

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But continued to tap. II must have
| word with vow" c~ied.
"W e a. then she asked, rails
ing tn, ,as. lout three inches. "The
moment you begin to scold shall
close It."
"Are you really married, Elder"
'Yes, / am married"
"Who married you"
"Father Brennan, at the Roman
! Catholic chapel at Berwick"
/ "And you a Presbyterian I"
"IIe wished II to be In a Catholic
| church"
"When was it7'
"On Wednesday week"
! / remembered, then, that on that
! day she had driven over to Berwick,
while De Lapp had been away on
long walk, as he said. among the
| hills.
"What about Jim?" / asked.
"Oh Jim viii forgive me-"
you will break his heart and ruin
his life"
mo. no; he win forgive me-"
Gle will murder De Lapp. oh,
Edie how could you bring such dis
grace and misery upon us?"
"Ah, now You are scoldlng" she
cried, and down came the window.
] waited some little time and tap
| ped, for l had much still to ask her;
hut she would return no answer, and
I thought that could hear her sob
bling. At last I gave 1t up. and was
about to go into the house, for II was
| nearly dark now, when I heard the
click OF the garden gate. II was De
Lapp himself.
But as he came up the path he SEEM
ed to be either mad or drunk. He
danced as he walked, cracked his
fingers In the air, and his eyes blazed
like the will-o'-the-wisps. "voltigeurs"
he observation-disclosures de la gardel"
just as he had done when he was
Off his head, and then suddenly "En
avant! en- avant!" and up he came,
waving his walking-cane over his head.
He stopped short when he saw me
looking at him, and dare say he felt
bit ashamed of himself.
"Halloo, Jack" he cried, II didn't
thought anybody was there. I am In
what you call the high spirits tonight"
$50 1t seems !" said 1, In my blunt
fashion. "You may not feel so merry
when my friend, Jim Horscroft. comes
back tomorrow"
eta, Ia, Ia |" cried De Lapp 81 see
that you know of our marriage. Edie
has told you. Jim may do what he
likes"
you have given us n nice return
for having taken you in"
my good fellow" said he, 81 have.
as you say, given you a very nice re-
turn. / have taken Edie from a life
which is unworthy of her, and have
connected you by marriage with a
noble family. However, l have some
letters which must write tonight,
and the rest we can talk over tomor-
row when your friend Jim is here to
help u.s." He stepped toward the
door.
And this was whom you were
awaiting at the peel-towerw ! cried
seeing light suddenly.
"Why Jack, you are becoming quite
sharp" said he, in a hooking tone.
: and an instant later heard the door
of his room close and the key turn
In the lock. l thought that l should
see him no more that night, but a few
mlutes later he came into the kitchen
where / was sitting with the old folk.
} Madame" said he bowling down
with his hand to his heart in his own
/ queer fashion, 81 have iuet with much
! kindness In your hands, and II shall
/ always be In my heart. You will ac-
, cept this small souvenir and you, al
so, sir, you will take this little gift
which / have the honor TO make to
! you" He put two paper packets
down upon the table at their elbows,
; and then, with three more bows TO
, my mother, he walked from the room.
, His present was brooch with a
green stone set in the middle and Il
} dozen little shining white ones all
; round II. We had never seen such
things before and did not know how
TO set name to them but they told
! us afterward at Berwick that the big
one was an emerald and that the
others were diamonds and that they
were worth more than all the lambs
we had that spring. My dear old
mother has been gone now this many
n year but that bonny brooch sparkles
at the neck of my eldest daughter
when she goes out into company, and
: | never look ut 1t that l do not see
the keen eyes, and the long, thin nose,
/ and the cats whiskers OF our ledger
! NJ West Inch AS to my father, he
had fine gold watch with double
case, and proud man was he as he
sat with II In the palm OF his hand,
his ear STOPPING to hearken TO the
3 tick. do not know which was best
pleased, and they would talk Of moth
ing but what De Lapp had given them.
; Hes given you something more, y
said l, at last.
"What then, Jock1"
"a husband for Cousin EdIe," said
I.
, They thought | was dating when