The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-11
'sThe delicious audacity of that last SEN

'eThe delicious audacity of that last SEN
tence was ininitablel'
''She must be very clever" returned
the lady, yelling her business mouth
with the bouquet she carried; 'sbut how
very noticeable her foreign accent isl"
"Ach! well, my dear, it has been
long time before could come to dalk SO
as one would not know was German"
put in Miss Korner charitably Made
moiselle shpeak very well for a be-
ginner"
"They say the Russians are a very
superstitious people," remarked Mr..
Planter, putting up his eye glasses; Il
must remember to ask Miss Mariana
whether she has ever investigated any
of the phenomena She looks like
medium herself; l should like to investi-
gate, under vigorously scientific tests,
the range and quality of her abnormal
capacities"
.'Since meeting Mile. Mariana" said
Mr.. Knight, addressing Wallie, but gra-
ciously pitching his voice so as to be over
heard by the diva, 81 no longer marvel
at Russian despotism. l should be
slave myself were her countryman-
nay, my slavery has begun even as it isl"
by George! old fellow" whispered
Jocelyn aside to the general, changed if
didn't think for moment the girl was
going to give us away!'
Don't you believe it," the general
mumbled in reply. ''She amt going to
give us away, nor give herself away.
neither-not to you, anyhow, and don't
you forget itr
The dinner came to an end, the ladies
withdrew, and the gentlemen presently
followed them to the drawing room.
People were already arriving for the
reception, and the room was getting
crowded. A number of immaculate
young gentlemen, in tight fitting even
ing dress, We're reaching over their shirt
collars to get glimpse of the notorious
Mariana. There was an unintermittent
buzz of talk that made it difficult to
hear anything that was said. The la
dies were numerous and brilliantly
dressed, but many of them looked a
little uneasy, as if they suspected they
enterprise. The prima donna wore on
her breast locket set with diamonds
that had belonged to her mother.
"Say, Witman," said one of the
young gentlemen above mentioned to
another, did you notice the locket?"
Haven't been able to get up to her
yet, confound it! Does she speak En-
glish?"
"Pretty well, 1 believe; I spoke
French with her. Full of the devilr'
What about the locket?"
'Given to her by the car of Russia,
before he came into the business"
"By Jove! Say, does a fellow have to
be introduced, or can you go right up
and talk to herr"
''Oh, sail inl She won't mind These
women always like to be taken by
STORM" SO Mr.. Whitman struggled for.
ward to try his luck as a stormer.
Bellingham, after wandering about
restlessly in the crowd trying to KEEP
his back turned toward the diva, and
finding himself, nevertheless, constantly
brought up within few feet OF her, al
length made up his mind to go home
But just as he was on the point of bid
ding adieu to Mrs. Cadwalader SONS
one struck chord on the piano, husl
fell upon the assembly, and it became
evident that the Mariana was going tx
sing. And there she stood at the piano
the pure loneliness of her countenanct
looking across the crowd, and looking a
him. He folded his arms and stood
still, and no one but he knew that sh
sang to him.
: When the song was over there was
great stir of admiration and surprise ant
COMMENT for though everybody had ex
pected something very good nobod.