The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1922-04-27

nv ,ie aid ~ II. she could get g'lihls'-S
~ her slim young figure and the grace
ful sweep Of the skirt. Holding 'ne
lass higher ND. she studied her slen'
40, neck where the sun had tnnned H.
nut tan did not matter. Tor Dauuy
uopkIns loved her In spite OF H.
All nj once she heard KNOCK
against the side Of the hut. Hastily
sllpnlng out Of the dress and Folding
I, she showed II under her pillow.
1ben she nut on her old dress ana
opened the door.
Larry Bishop was there. extending
nor n letter. Taking the note IN
omazemtnt. she smiled aud thanked
him.
"Alnt you comm in, Larry she
asked. "Klnda chilly tonight, huhF
The sduntter stepped inside, bis cap
In his hand.
"Yep. too cold for summer, Poll"
no returned. "Say, brat. how you
gettln' onl Got 'nough beans left for
whlle?"
"Sure, more'n enough, Larry she
replied. 81 writ Daddy in my letter
yesterday how blessed good you'd all
been to me. I bet, when get face TO
face with i'm. I'll tell things | can't
scribble. An now you go bringin' me
this"
She tapped the letter with her fin
gers as n mysterious smile touched
her lips.
The man shook his head grimly.
"You won't be seelD' your dad very
soon. Pollyop." he mutiered, mot IL
guess rlghtF'
"AIebbe | WILL" she told him, finger
Ing the letter.
She liked Larry Bishop very much.
but she was eaten up with curiosity TO
know the contents OF the envelope In
her hand. Perhaps, oh, might It be-
"where'd you get this. Larryr she
asked. holding II up.
II was comm down the lane" ex-
planned Bishop, "an' a Teller asked
me II knowed where the Hopkins
hut was. I says. Yep, I'm goln' there
now He says. Take this letter to
the Hopkins GIRL an ] says, Yep, an
An brung H."
He paused. hoping she would open
II in his presence. Being persuaded
she did not intend 70. he went out.
His footsteps had no sooner died away
tban Daily unranU IN tho Inor ond
barred II. Then she turned the letter
over and over and looked at II. Her
name was on IL; 80 II must be meant
for her 10 read. thrill OF pleasure
ran over her. Perhaps Robert had
sent her a word OF forgiveness. He
might have written that some day he
would come again.
With sparkling anticipation she cut
open the envelope and by the light of
the candle spelled out It's contents.
Dear Polly" she read. II couldn't
manage that trip to Auburn. SO sorry.
az"
Polly looked duly at the paper. the
words running Into black smudgy
lines. Then she could not go to Daddy
Hopkins after all: and Jerry might
die Old Marc had once more laid his
powerful hand upon her. Overcome
with grief, she wept while. Then
she took the dress from under the
pillow. rolled II carefully In u clean
cloth and put II away.
The shock Of Evelyn's cold note
brought back the shadows to POllyop's
brown eyes. AS the days passed slow
~ by. and the rich girl did not come
TO the shack again. Polly lost all hope
Of seeing her father.
Her decision TO go to Auburn In spite
NJ Old Marc followed n letter that she
received from Daddy Hopkins. He
was very lonely, he said. He was
counting OFT each day ms so mnny hours
nearer the time when he could see his
dear children. With the picture Of
pnddy's loneliness stamped In misery
IN her mind came the Thought thst no
me had the right to keep Jerry from
bis father.
From the time she conceived this
dea. II never left her thoughts. Rhe
lah often stolen rides an the L,ehlph
valley train from Tthnra IN the silent
City and dropped ofr where the engine
took switch while the Buffalo Spe-
rihi dashed by. WHY could she not
teal ride elenr ~ Auburn,
While the sqWtier girl was milking
arrangements :" carry out this
mighty plan, preparations for the
Mackenzie Robertson wedding wcrs
solng rapidly forward. Evelyn. hnppv
III her new love, untrouhled nv sym.
pathy for the dead Osrnr. pissed the
lays mostly nj dreSSmnkers md in
me shops. Her cOnientmen, would
have been complete II her cousin Rob.
ert had mi looked w snd. or n she
rould have ri'l herself ~ the sense AZ
responsibility for his mhnpplness
Bui hoping In her alppnnt way TINT
" would come oui well after she r,,s
she gave little heed n him
md n0ne a! Hll 10 Polly Hopkins
Early one morning Polly bonnad
lulckly out NJ he'd and inter break.
asst of hrend and heans. hegnn 10 Dress
Terry 10 The bcsi he had. The dnv
was chilly, and fine rain drizzled
'ver the lake.