Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-24


seeking refuge from those children. 1t
isn't that it has any more ycarning aftor
hothouso blossoms than even the waysidc
heritage; it's the shelter It's after. From
all hear tho calf has n peculiar and even
vulgar appetite"
Peculiar? Yes, should shy 1t has"
remarked young Percy Latham moroscly.
Don't know about vulgur-nothing SO
vulgar about it's chewing my best Dent
gloves off the garden seat when was call
ing tho other day on Miss Gresham"
YES but isn't tho comicnl side of those
Willoughbys delicituS" remarked tho
philosophio Holt. II tell you their oblivi
business Is n superlativo joke Can't help
relishing 1t even when it's against myself
When complained to Willoughby Of the
damage done my terrace, he made not
word of apology; simply pointed round his
own devastated place and said 1t was the
game everywhere You can't get at those
people; they won't sec incongruitics.
They'll be got at before long" chimcd
in chorus OF voices. 'Pcrcy's got to he
dinncd at till he gets Mt them and has
that calf elthor killed or locked up. Some
thing must positively be done"
1t was u large gathering next day at
Elmhurst. Not for II long time had Miss
Minna looked so we'll The day was glori-
Gus, everything was n success, and in the
general satisfaction and excitement she
looked more like hor old buoyant self than
she had managed to look since the calf had
entered into her existence For the time
being she forgot the dark and cruel episode
which Ind cast such shadow on her hori-
zon, and in tho sympathy OF genuine enjoy
ment the guests forgot it too. She had
gone out little during the later spring The
fact was she Ind n cownrtily shrinking
from any nlluson to the calf, and now, on
the eve OF her departure for Europe, she
was satisfied In the realization that her
farewell entertainment was going off with
eclat Deep down in her heart she had
qualms and nnxicties about tho calf Her
feelings wero "a mixture of longing and
dread for news of It, And sort OF blind
hope that its existence might have gone
into safer keeping. She had long made up
her mind that indirect appeal was useless,
and that direct appeal would only sever the
| Willoughby connection. They were not
voluntarily cruel, she knew. Their sins
were sins OF omission, and they would new
err forgive the cause of cruelty being direct
ly brought home to them. And so things
had gone, and today for the first time in
months tho ever gnawing recollection had
for tho moment ceased to Cypress her.
Refreshments were served on the lawn,
| and then there was crush for the draw
ing room to hear the last fashionable tenor
/ sing. After that there would be the final
leayetakings Of Miss Minna, and tomor
row she would set sail for Europe and try
to forget the calf.
The tenor had his music unfolded The
guests were bonneted and wrapped ready
for departure when he would have sung
Suddenly there was IA noise, as though
late party Of the guests We're coming IN
side from out Of doors. Whoever they
We're they made big noise about it nnh
seemed to be bringing down tables ana
chairs In their wake There was sound
as of the overturning OF hntrack, on top
Of 1t the unmistakable smash of lamp,
on top of that "a rush and n rumble as of a
domestic earthquake, finally a flinging
backward OF tho drawing room door, as
though from the momentum of thou
sand fists, and then in the midst of the
waiting party stood the calf.
"lIi, therel" screamed Mrs. Willoughby,
darting forward and wrenchirg his UNI
brelln from beneath the tenor, who, being
gracefully proppcd upon 1t In picturesque
attitude to sing, nearly lost his balance
and barely escaped being Frustrated on the
carpet. "Hi, thoro-sh-out, out hi! Did
you ever In your life! Hey-hi--outl
| And under vigorous brandishes and pokes
Of the umbrella, through flying columns
of tittcring women and men swearing I'M
der their breath, beneath the dnzed me;an-
choly of Miss Minna's fixed gaze the calf,
having made double circuit of the room,
was finally driven out through the French
window
"Well," gasped Mrs. Willoughby, drop
ping in sheer physical exhaustion on O
divan, "thc idea, poiing in here at sucf
time! Did you ever know such con
trary animalY Thank goodness, got II
out so soon. Here, MIR Armitnge, here's
your umbrella. I'm so glad you can 90 OF
with your song. II l hadn't got that call
out, you couldn't"
"Ohlige me; sing It. Do" stnmmerot
Miss Minna, who was ON the borders o.
collapse, and who stood by in silent tor
ture while the bewildercd tonor made thu
supreme effort of his life"
She knew everything. Christmas-poor
lank, lean Christmus-was still with tn,
Willoughbys. Sho was still starved.
"Blowed," said Mr.. Armitage, tenor
when he got 10 town that night, ''if ever
got my nose into such hcwildering circu
of surprises-wild starved calf tearing
round drawing room; women titterlng
men swearing; woman owner grabbing
my umbrella and nearly upsettlng mo t,
! poke 1t out; hostess rcprossing hysteria
man in love with her glowering ut tn
whole community; host looking as II las
: straw had been piled on his endurance
: hosts son bowling with delight and near
ly strangling himself on sofa. What's tn
secret Of the whole business; What Is VI
in that blooming village"