Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-06-22

"Why noty" sho said. ~ will writo
the namc Of young lady ON "a card. seal
Ct IN an envelope and YOU can lock Il I'm
your desk. Then lot Us suppof, YOU arc
married TO her Tor say two weeks. Dur.
INK that tino | want Won act inst ne ~
tho lady were horp In rpr,on and yuur
lawfully welded wifc."
Whose uumc uro you going 10 writo
on thc cardf said /.
"Ncycr mind" said she. II will write
my preference and npithrr NJ us will
urcatt1 word about tnis toa living
soul"
We agreed on thig. Mother wrote
the name GA the card and sealed " In
tho envelope. know It was Vono
Wright's uamo. so decided 30 Imagine
that Ncnc was there Ia person, and 20
sc commgus5l th, week.
Monday night came. Tha, was tho
night Of the German club ball. but |
staid at homo and talked TO mother.
Then | played draft. with her for
awhile, and wc managed TO hayo very
enjoyable evening.
Next morning mother mot me at tho
table with smiles. and about tho best
breakfast Ind eaton FOR long while.
lyon must imagine that Your vito
saw 10 this breakfast" sho Whispered.
Going TO tho city this morning who
fhOuld got into Tho hsl hut Mis- Beau.
fort. bowed 10 her gracefully. passed.
her faro to tho conductor. aud was about
to sit down by her side when ! hap.
pUncd 10 think Of my imitation vito
gt home and kept my ,ont hy tho door.
Married mon have no business talk
Ing to the young ladies' said / 10 my
self.
Miss Beaufort looked ut me rather
quccrly, but said nothing. and thought
the bus would never get To the city.
Thursday was tho evening | was TO
call ON Ncnc, and forgot TO send her
an excuse. On Friday motto camo
from her, which mother took thclihotty
of opening, H. she thought | would not
care, and she felt like representing my
wife In the desk. II was u tender mis-.
siyc. and somewhat mrpri "a mo when
] saw Il. Bat what could / doi Mar.
ricd mon have no business getting ten.
der notes from young ladies. masmueh
as | had contracted 10 curry out
mothor'a plan for two weeks. ldft The
mote for mother 20 untwer, She IL
very truthful woman, bat ia answering
the motto she pr0yaricatod.
She said that was very sick. aud as
natural consequence Ncnc called that
afternoon to SEQ me, hut was at bust.
ness, and mother had 90 invent another
story. THIN sho had 20 come all the
way 10 tho Office 20 as 10 keep mo lIum
coming homo my usual way for fear
Nuc might catch ~.
| laughed q good deal at mother, and
VCuo did not find as out but Alrs. Jones
an awful goHip-mct her. aud Vcnc
told her was sick, and tho next day all
my society friends came round, among
thcm Miss Beaufort.
Mother met her rather coldly, but in
yited her to stay awhile.
81 supposo MIR. Silver Is almost worn
ont with 80 much going out" said the
young lady.
"lIo Is much bottor.r said mother.
"but | do not think ho will 20 out for
,eyoral weeks. think that 1 shall keen
him nj home"
II am 10 glad. :" said Miss Beaufort,
"not that YOU arc going TO kcop him at
home, hut that he Is not going ont 40
much. am getting no that fairly de.
test society. Hero was "a womnn who
had my mothor's views, and thcy both
therounon had a confidential tail, and
pleased each other nightly.
Then she asked tho mater 10 call on
her mother, which she did.
Meanwhile was STAYING nj homo cy.
cry evening aud was getting pretty tired
of Il, rs the two weeks were drawing To
u close.
Don't you think man ought TO tlko
his vito out once in n whilep said 1 10
mother.
"Why notY' said she.
"Then IN take her TO tho thoatcr 10.
nirht,n SO tool; "A couple of rosorycd
tcais at Drury Lane thcater for the fol.
lowing night and mother, who repre-.
sontcd my wife. went with mo.
We had hardly taken our seats before
I noticed that thcy wcrc adjoining those
of Mis- and Mrs. Beaufort.
We went home together that night
and launched and talked n good deal
tbnl; mother told Mrs. Braufort
what ,ye had been doing. but aid moi
hcarit know that several DAYS later,
nftor nv two weeks Of married life woro
oycr. | wen, to call ON Miss Beaufort.