The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-24


such an appreciative and favor.ng au-
dience.
Opposite him Harry was seated on
/ low chair holding Rose on his knee,
and she was watching Kendhope with
fascinated eagerness and intense joy
The distinguished comedian held in one
hand Roses favorite doll and in the
other a comic mask. The game was
for Rose to ask the doll a question and
Kendhope TO answer through the mask
in the pretense Of speaking for the
doll.
Standing about were a half dozen
men of Harry's class, men whose bril-
liant waistcoats were well pumped
! out, whose dress and linen in all
respects, If somewhat snowy in design
or color. were most notable for ex-
cuisite neatness.
Have 90 been a dood dirl today?'
Rose asked.
Kendhope answered through the
mask, at the same time making tie
doll nod and squirm drolly-
''Es:s, very dood dirl; 'cept L eat TOO
much apple sauce"
Rose laughed and clapped her hdnos
at this answer, and the men roared-
/ learned that that was joke on
Harry. The nurse had told him that
apple sauce was good for Rose ana ne
had promptly arranged with the chef
of De.monicos for the delivery OF a
| fresh quart of apple sauce, three times
a day, and paid for six months supply
in advance.
Damn me if she amt UP to the
limit"
This was saie by a man who had
graduated from the prize ring into the
betting ring. and had retired rich
Harry gave him an ugly look.
Damn me?" said Rose. looking up
inquiringly, as if for a meaning.
There. see what you've done!
Harry said 70 the dbashed offender.
ITS a bad word and don't mean any
thing, Rosie. I wonder Tom had no
more sense.
tom Civ me a new DOLL Rosie said,
smiling on the offender.
The game was changed; q splendid
pair of red silk silver-mounted relns.
presented to Rose by retired horAe-
man. was harnessed onto the Wno1e
party by the donor, and Rose drove US
all around the room with shouts OF
! joy.
| noticed a number of changes in the
room. A sideboard. wont to hold a
choice collection of drinkables, was
converted into a dolls playhouse; d
centre table, around which most of the
men present were in the habit OF ca
gaging in a quiet game no longer held
cards and poker chips, but was set
forth with a baby set of tea things.
When Rose stopped, tired of driving
her obedient team, she stood in front
of a large photograph of Mile. Blanc
! in the meagre fairy costume in which
she entranced vaudeville audiences
last winer
ATS a angel" said Rose.
Harry flushed took the photograph
and threw it into the open fire. Then
I Ta a l,O1lt
! the room gathering all such souvenirs,
and in a moment more there was a
confederation of the finest collection in
town of music hall celebrities auto
! graph pictures.
The nurse came and said it was time
for Roses supper and bed
Baby and nurse disappeared, but the
men did not go. They sat around talk
ing softly and apparently waiting for
/ something. Everything Rose had said
and done was rehearsed and declared
to be the most wonderful performance
in t,-e world.
.'The nurse wouldn't let her have
/ those foils, Jack said Harry, pointing
to a handsome pair of miniature fenc-
ing foils on the mahtel. She said the
baby would be sticking them into her
eye"
"Of course" remarked Tom reproach-
fully, glad to find another offender.
DO you want to put the kids eyes
out?'
Il didn't think of that" Jack
answered ALPHABETICALLY. u was read
ing in the paper that girls are going
in for fencing nowadays, and 1 thought
she couldn't begin too young"
Those boxing gloves were a great
hit, Frank" Harry said to another.
Were they?" Frank asked deli-ht-
edly
shes a wonder with them. Honest,
she .poked me in the nose with them
till it bled.'' Harry added.
There was a suppressed chuckle of
delight at this.
From the further conversation [
| learned that Harry's friends passed
every afternoon with him and Pose,
and that that young person had al
ready been presented with about ev-
erything the shops of New York afford,
from q carr and pony to a pair of
diamond earrings. The giver of the
latter had been astonished to learn
that girl babies are not born with ears
ready pierced for earrin=s.
The talk gradually hushed, and the
men were at last all silent, looking to-
wards the nursery door. There was
little start, and then a more intense
Stiffness when the door was opened
and Rose, in her nightgown, came in.
She was tired, and there was the little
strain of sleepy pensiveness in her
voice as she went to each man and
babe him "Dood night receiving from
each half timid but reverent kiss.
Then she went to Harry. and, kneel
ing in the freight, prayed:
bod bess mamma and Unky Harry
and Bob-and Frank-and- and
And Tom whispered a thick voice.
''Ess, and bess Tom, and and
1t was a very sleepy voice which
concluded:
And hess all Unky Harry's dood
friends
Harry kissed her and the nurse took
her away.
The men departed, slowly and quietly.
Wait, 1 want to see you" Harry
said to me.
thought he might have fallen asleep,
man?"
Il don't know any good woman" he
said Not the kind that dead mother
would want me to give the baby to-
Have you decided TO give up Roster"
Il must This is all right while she's
very little. But what could do for her
when she's older? It's better to give
her up now-before I get fond of her.
1 might not be willing later Can you
help me-"
Help vou?"
ITO find some good woman who
wants a little angel like Rosewood
be kind to her-bring her up good.
There need not be any trouble about
money. I've got some, and no one to
leave it to-eXcept Rose