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

and live I'm the body. There were
many dead about who had their water
bottles, so had all could wish. And
on the eleventh day there came a pa
troll of light cavalry, and all was WELL"
II was by such chance chats as
these-hardly worth repeating in them
selves-that there came light upon
himself and his past. But the day was
coming when we should know all, and
how It came I shall try now to tell
you.
The winter had been dreary
one, but with March came the first
signs of spring, and for week on
end we had sunshine and winds
from the south. on the seventh Jim
Horscroft was to come back from
Edinburgh for though the session end
ed with the first, his examination
would take him week. Edle and
were out walking on the sea beach on
the sixth. and could talk of nothing
but my old friend. for, indeed, he was
the only friend Of my own age that I
had at that time. Edie was very ST
lent, which was rare thing with her,
but she listened, smiling, to all that
had to say.
"Poor old Jim =! said she, once or
twice, under her breath. "Poor old
Jimw
"And II he has passed." said I,
''why then, of course, he will put up
his plate and have his own house. and
we shall be losing our Edle." tried
to make Jest OF Il, and to speak
| lightly, but the words still stuck In
my throat.
"Poor old Jim" said she again, and
there were tears in her eyes as she
said It. "And poor old Jockw she
added, slipping her hand into mine as
we walked. "You cared for me lit
| tie bit once also, didn't you, Jock?
Oh is not that sweet little ship
| out yonder?"
1t was dainty cutter of about 80
tons, very swift, by the rake of her
masts and the lines of her bow. She
may have been rather less than a
! quarter OF a mile from the shore-so
near that / could see tall man with a
peaked cap who stood at the quar-
ter with telescope to his eye, sweep
ing 1t backwards and forwards along
the coast.
"What can they want here2" asked
Edie.
"They are rich English from Lon
don," said l. for that was how we ex-
planned everything that was above our
comprehension In the Border coun.
ties. We stood for the best part OF
an hour watching the bonny craft, and
then, as the sun was lying low on q
cloud bank and there was nip In
the evening air, we turned back to
West Inch.
As you come to the farm house from
the front you pass up garden, with
little enough In II, which leads opt
by wicket gate to the road. On the
right of this gate, on the garden side
was a bit of rockery, which was said
TO have been made by my fathers
mother many years before. Well. rs
we came In through the gate. my eyes
fell upon this stone heap, and there
was letter stuck In cleft stick
upon the top of 1t. took step for
ward to see what II was, but Edie
sprang in front of me, and, plucklng
| Il off, she thrust II into her pocket.
That's for me-" said she, laughing
But | stood looking at her, with q
face which drove the laugh from hel
lips.
"Who is It from. Edle7" I asked.
She pouted, but made no answer.
"Nho is II from, woman?" I cried
! us It possible that you have been as
false to Jim as YOU We're To me?"
How rude you are, Jack - she cried
81 do wish that you would mind YOU
/ own business
There is only one person that II
could be from, | cried, ut is from
this man De Lupp,"
And suppose that you are right
lack?"
The GOODNESS 81 the woman amazed
and enragcd me, You confess IT.
lscrIed "llalr you, then, no sham,
| leftY"
why should | not receive letters
; from this gentleman"
Because it Is Infamous"
And whyI'
because lle is n stranger"
ION the contrary" said she. she Il
my husband