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Salt Lake Music SOME WEEKLY. But SIXPENCE. City, Utah. “Oh, Alan, The DR.G. H. KEYSOR, Alan—I cry was canna lat; you go.” so full of bitter anguish that it tonched even the light and cal. loused heart of the man who heard it. “Never mind, lassie.” he said. cheerily “What’s ‘good-by,, anyway?’ 'Tis much better than ‘farewell.’” THE most reliable weather report: a clap of thunder.—Burlington Free Press. so ‘‘Ay, laddie, ay—’tis so. You'll come again—you'll como again to Margurth, as you've gie’n me word, Alan? The question was so eager, and yet so tenderly confident! BD bese al ede Painless extraction of Teeth by the use of vitalized air. Artificial Teeth, $10 to $15 per set! No. 64 W. Second South St., bet. Tribune and Opera House. “Come again to you and Ovan?” he asked, laughing. ‘‘Now, could I stay away? There, they are calling from the EINGLAND has achief justice who gets full. America has one who is Fuller.—Homer Republican. boat; I must go. Good-by,- Margurth; be true to the broken sixpence.”™ ‘True to her troth plight,” she thought; ‘the angels in heaven could not be truer.” And as he waved his hand to her in-last farewell, she did not know that he had no more intention of returning to her to Tux Oxford tie with a cloth upper is a beautiful symbol of the meeting of summer and autumn. keep —— Puch. Provo ffo-Qperative [nst’n, The Largest Institution South of Salt Lake. —DEALERS IN— And = PROVO . way they have of reading books— tered the little cottage. Impatient PP. Oma Orders by Mail Promptly Attended hid him from her sight. querulous voice greeted byt CITY, UTAH. +. ‘ee’ me, C. HatHENBRUCK, Supt. been?’ of A cracked and her as she en. wi’ your lovin’s and leavin’s. Gae to your Wark, pirk sy.) Margurth sighed. It was so hard to be forced to her regular routine of duties while her heavy heart longed for the brooding silence of the beach and cliffs. Huspanp —“Where kin the world have you ; want my dinner.” Wi had ‘‘So ’ee’s aye gane, the noo? An’ ’twould ha’ been as weel had it been a month a-gane. Ye've fashed me sair, Margurth, Mabel— “Why, doesn’t everybody dothat?” —Infe. ee ke all Kinds of Utah Produce. plighted faith, than he Cousin Jack (who has just been showinga Hebrew Bible )—‘‘Funny beginning at the back!” General Merchandise his putting on a last year’s faded garment, thrown aside for a newer fancy. She watched him till the blinding tears | She had yet to learn that grief is soonest ere John, but] by tiriio labor. ba’ seen him 3 had ’ee gane a int,” she said, listlessly. _ in’ ‘twould ha’ been as well sew, rs, <n, Phunber on, ~~. in en Wire and Slat Fence and all kinds of Building Material. All Goods Sold at Salt Lake W. R. H. @iTy, and She had a soul her through Prices. PAXMAN, Supt. UTAH. But, my haba.’ ” ink that’s Father— f; D. G. Spiess, SURGEON DENTIST, S. Main SALT. GAKE Street, CLLY, UTAH: Price List: Teeth Extracted, 50c. Teeth Filled in all styles, from 50c. Full Set Artificial Teeth, $15.00 to $18.00. ws HENRY F. CLARK, THE TAILOR, “29 E. First South Street. flalifornia Fruit Store, FRED G. LYNGBERG, Propr. Groceries, Provisions, Poultry, Fish, Game and Fresh Oysters in Season. 53 E. Second South &t., FRED SALT LAKE CITY. G. LYNGBERG. blue air. ‘Could I but was vaguely troubled, but forgot about it in her bitter disappointment Aibw is it it is “~t nearly these longings she kept close locked all at Song,” was the command. Pat was puzzled for a moment: he glanced shyly at the judge, and found him as grave as an under- Then, turning to the spec- tators, he blandly simpered: “Gintlemin, wouid any of you favor‘this Honor with a song.— Hachange. soon recovered went. And if he should (er heart stood still with You’ dearie!” come to she half peaceable folk in such no e en your head? her Margurth?’ they sneered. ‘Tis my lover ye’re speirin’ after; ’tis for him ye treat me sae! Because I hae a gran’, gude mon to wed ye gie me shame! ‘Tis that ye are jealous 0’ my gude luck,” cried Margurth, with blazing eyes. ‘“‘Na na, spitfire,” cried one; ‘' tis not your lover we care abou’, ’tis that he hae ‘gotten an’ gane,’ as the sayin’ rins. no’ come again to marry.” Alice had shrunk back at this He’ll last speech, but now she looked inquiringly at Margurth and waited for her answer. As for Margurth she seemed like one stricken to stone. Then she tore her broken sixpence from her bosom, where it had rested for so many them. ‘‘D’ye see heaving with months, that?” anger she and and held it out to cried, her breast pain; ‘‘an’ daur ye gae against the broken saxpence? [’m an honester lassie than vou the dav. ve away. ‘Then I forgive you, you bad boy!” she said, tenderly ‘‘And no doubt your Scotch lassie forgot all about you. before the year was out, and has peacefully mar ried some shepherd or something—they are most all shepherds in Scotland, aren't they?” ‘“‘T hope she has,” said Alan, doubtfully Some way he could not quite forget the look in her eyes that last morning as she bade him good by. ‘Hark, what was that!” But the river tells no tales, even though it gives up its dead.—Kate A. Bradley in Detroit Free Press. manner? Hae ye Gae hame to your Dr Maken duty I'm taleso’ ye. Margurth ” It was dusk when she reached the little cottage’ How long she had wandered in her crushing grief she did not know The door stood open, and as she crossed, the threshold her foot touched a prostrate figure It moaned as she bent over it. and Margurth cried in sudden horror. “Aunt. aunt!” By great exertion she succeeded in get ting her on the bed, and then she threw The Standard Piano her little shawl over her head and started for the village. The way had never been so long before, yet she had Of the World. never gone so fast. At last sho stood before the house weg , of the English doctor, who had recently Sie ERs OS RO eee come there, and hugriedly’rang the bell, 0 Te ag ENR OOO ge oY te She coulda not goto Dr Makenzie, wha, . ° mee 3 had doged her aunt, with harmless “pill an. A hy ot for years, , The ,doctor was at homes diate g ie. JM ok * looked sharply at her as she made her errand. ; ‘You are cold and tired, my said, ‘‘come in and rest. “Na, na, I canna,” she lessly ‘Haste, gude eried, mon, known | ; ‘ #8." W"' ie girl,” he oh, je ‘Western 45 & 47 w. First One week, two soul weeks was gurth had time to think of rest. were full of waking Lumber terrors, north of 8th Ward Square. her PEOPLES’ Cor. Main some foundation to you when o’ Miss Hannah Billings Keeps constantly on hand a full stock of MILLINERY LADIES’ HATS and BONNETS trimmed to order on short notice and at very reasonable rates. in Place of business, a few doors west of . ational Bank, the outskirts of the village. At first there was laughing and rapping at the doors, and cries of ‘‘Margurth!’—then one or two stooped and threw handfuls of mud at the shining, windows; and finally one, PROVO more bold than the rest, pushed open the door and led them in to wreak their chas tisement on the unhappy girl within. But Margurth was not there. It was a beautiful night—soft and dark, lit only by the stars, that winked merrily at the dark river fiowing heavily by Two forms were outlined against the star lit sky, sitting hand in hand on the bal. below. above; a third crouched stealthily The man was speaking and there was no mistaking the through his earnest love that quivered tones. The listener below shivered with mortal cold. ‘There is one incident in my life, Ethel, that Ihave been ashamed to tell you.” His companion turned her soft eyes him in wondering surprise. ‘But that our wedding day is so near,” he tinued, ‘‘I feel that I must tell you so be able to bring to youaclear on now con. and con GOODS Of the best quality and latest styles. in laughter. As the dusk deepened they stealthily left the place and in the early cony South St. you for all, and to whick one fair haired gir] cried ‘‘shame!”—a cry which was drowned a little cottage MARKET, Game in Season. Good Sausage a specialty. MILLER & COOK, Props. are acquent wi’ your own mind,” said the good man, half angrily, as he took his leave. ‘‘I shall send my sister to be wi’ you till you hae decidit.” "Twas fair day fast sinking into night All day long knots of girls had gathered among the gay booths or under the trees at the edge of the grounds, discussing some project which seemed to cause mirth dark gathered around MEAT and Third Fresh and Salt MEATS, accumulated of toil, but Margurth seemed to hear him, and only said, wee, sir, an’ let me speir wi’ myJ] say ‘ay’ or ‘na.’”’ Iwill return DPealer 340 S. First. Hast Street, half block ‘Tam fearfu’, Margurth, that what the truth. St., JAS. M. EARDLEY, It and fearsome dreams. The minto advise with her as to her was willing enough to receive own family, her aunt having evil tongues say has South CITY, _ UTA, ES" “Home Industry Our Specialty.” _ Provo Co-Operative CLOTHING DEPARTMENT —)o:0(— FULL LINE OF HOME-MADE SUITS CONSTANTLY ON HAND. —)o:0(— Suits made to order from € Spt ape” ¥:; wee that Mar herself her own future. The events of that af ternoon had so faded before the tragedy that followed, that it was not until now that she remembered how near fair night had come. Her mind was in an agony of hope and fear, belief and foreboding Her days ae & |E passed and then forever at th 4"; . was not until after the funeral - ge SALT‘GAKE CITY. ing. He gave Margurth some medicine for her and then went away. promising to the ‘stern oe ® Agent. af oe? make the patient. She might live a month, he said, and she might live only till morn look in again the next day. Be eee breath haste—she’s like to dee!” It seemed to her almost as though she was in some way to blame for her aunt’s seizure. The doctor shook his head when he saw by years scarcely ‘“Wait a sel’ afore be glad to give the palm outstretched to receive it, kiss ing the little fingers as he did so. ‘‘But you love me best, Alan?” she mur mured. ‘“‘“Ay, love, better than life itself!’ he said, and the crouching figure moaned as if in pain, then rose and stole noiselessly me, Alan, dearic. sobbed under her gude aunt, girl and tell her zie says she’s neglectin her hearin strange an wicked swiftly away. ‘‘Alice!” she called, joyfully. Surely her dear friend, her playmate of so many Ise: He laid the little broken bit of silver in never come! sudden fear. the corner ahead of her and was hurrying | left her all the little wealth \ them- breath So intense was the pleadins in her vole that it seemed os thong? he must heal and answer were ye at the other side of the world Involu>tarily she put out ber arms seeing no. ing hearing nothing in the anguish of vhat sudden doubt Suddenly she ran against something unseen through ber blinding tears and a harsh voice exclaimed “What mean ye. girl. rinnin” against nights, of ister’ called future, and her into his bygone years, would welcome. A NEWLY appointed crier in a country court in Australia, where there are many Chinese, was ordered by the judge to cummon a witness tothe stand. ‘Call for Ah girls selves. It would not do to be cheated in that way of so entertaining a bit of scan. dal. ‘“‘Saxpences are mony,” said one at last, ‘‘an’ how ken we but ye brak it yoursel’? "Tis a year ago the fair night sin’ he left ye; if your speech be true, he’ll come again: before the year is oot—so we'll wait wi’ a’ patience till fair night, an’ then we'll see!” They ran away laughing, carrying Alice with them, though she looked back and evidently would have spoken. But Mar gurth had turned away, and was walking sadly homeward So this was what it all meant, and unless Alan was there before fair night—she shuddered to think what her life would be after that, until he should come, with pointing fingers and cruel sneers following her wherever she finding no letter as yet from Alan. She was walking slowly, with bent head, and was half way through the town, when suddenly a young girl turned girl hesitated, then turned slowly Mrs. Penn—“What a quiet _ andThewaited. ‘T thocht ye didna see me,” said Maryoung man Mr. Wallnut is. I smiling. ‘Ill gae wi’ ye to the don’t know any one who is so gurth, ‘nither, noo—I hae a word frae aunt.” To her surprise, the girl did not move modest, so retiring, so unobtruto accompany her. | Sive, sO ” Mr. Penn—“I do.” “What is’t, then?’ she exclaimed im Mrs. P.—“You do? Why, William, patiently, ‘‘what ails the folk?” “IT daurna, Margurth,” said Alice, sadly. who?’ Mr. P.—‘‘His brother is ‘‘Mither forbid that I should speak wi’ ye, even. I canna bide to talk.” so much quieter that comparison Alice saw two friends coming and tried ceases to compare.” Mrs. P.— to hasten away, but. Margurth caught her and so held her. “His brother?’ Mr. P.—“Yes. dress ‘Ye shall na gae,” she cried, ‘‘till ye He’s dead.” And then the silence hae telled me a’!’’ “Gude company, ‘tis ye’re keepin’, Miswas so intence they could hear the tress Alice!” cried the two girls who had just come up. ‘‘Wheer’s your fine lover, bed tick.— Philadelphia Call. taker. Opp. the old place. Telephone No.68. it, the ing the snows and storms evil rumor had been busy also. On every hand she met with coldness and suspicious glances where she had been accustomed to warm cordiality from her Scotch neighbors. She wrong?” Daughter—‘‘Why, goodness knows, my ridingy habit, has strengthened by worn out.”—Fun. above dusting and dish- bosom, and the winter passed in ess, but tinged with hope for the hg spring. Nhen the snow had melted enough for her to reach the village again, to make her simple purchases, she found that dur Andi: expréeses : FaTHER (reading Shakspeareso beaut] it, ‘use stren Daughter—“I do altogether right,. not, Margurth’s life wing wi’ you for a day, how quick I'd find him, an’ nestle doon into his lovin’ heart!” ‘use’ enough, and insted of being 129 cot- washing, things that occupied her aunt’s whole attention when she was able to drag herself about her work. ‘‘Ah, bonnie laverock!” sighed Margurth, catching the sound of his merry lilting as it dropped to pre- serving it until wante who use incandescent “Why PROVO plaining than usual,:and at best was a hard one. “todffmon. continue to depend upo at so much per ladhp. Herald. Windows, Blinds and Mouldings. Combination ~ ing a flash of lightning, Lath, Shingles, Doors, ¥ aay See ning would kév,“an incandescent lamp burning for an hour. Owing to the difficulty of captur- © ¢ the e aunt. was more ailing and comBa Wholesale a iui Retcil Dealers ||. Lumber, weel till I see him again.” went. heavily by at And Building Co. be n ye, aunt?’ Margurth cried, “ft hae his faith—surelie ye t the broken sixpence!” , replied her aunt, grimly, the science. More thana year ago l was in Scotland, as you knww, and while there a little Scotch lassie fell in love with me Ill admit I was flattered, too, and—well. to tell the truth, I suppose I made love to her, and finally went tarough the Scotch custom of breaking a sixpence with her— partly because she expected it, and I couldn't bear to see the tears in her blue eyes, and partly because I couldn't resist ° the romance of it. I kept my half; here the celebrated Provo Woolen Mills Goods, samples of which are sent on application. Try a pair of our all-wool Cassimere Pants at $5. Se e A. SINGLETON, Supt. tm UU )