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

THAT CALF HAS sIMrLY BEES EvEEY-
WHERE"
calls shall have 60 mike tomorrow, ard,
irst think of It, shall SEQ the calf for the
first time since she left usl'
"Y-o-c-s," remarked Grevillc arprchcn-
sively I'm niraid--thatis, thinis-tlnt
Christmas hasn't grown as mitch as. you
might expect during tho winter. It's been
u bad wintor, you know, nnxiously.
"Why. how do you know about herr"
asked Miss Minnn, Hstonished. You
haven't seon her since Christmas, hive
your"
''well, yes l tlincd once or twice at the
Willoughbys. forgot to mention about
it Thp calf wasn't wcll-quito rs robust
quite AS fat, mean, rs you might like.
But then" with n miserable effort at Il
smilc-"I thini; thnt all the better. l
don't care much for fat calves myself"
"She ought to be fut, " said 1liss Minna,
lapsng into anxious reflection. "Shc ought
to be very, very fat You have made ne
quite anxious about her. III call thoro tEo
first thing. Perhaps their food does not
agroc with her.
mo, " said Jack perhaps it doesn't l
should think myself that browsing off tho
hack fence and an occasional rejection of
calves"
1.-THE calf will fntten up all right now
in the spring weather" remarked Mr..
! Percy, with an evident effort at cheerful
ness. "From what have heard, She
| what, Cousin George" said Miss Min
m, "hnye you actually heard something,
too, and never told me?'
A rather weary look ovcrspread Mr..
| Porcy's usually calm, genial face Eyes,
! few times going in aud out on tho train"
he said. "thc matter has been mentioned
to me. The whole noighborhood seems to
think ii hns proprietary interest in
that calf and thnt 1t is my business to
keep it fat for it. But these things
mean nothing. Two tried not to allow
myself to be annoyed by them. ~
Miss Aiinna looked grave and trlno
angry lone need not be annoyed she
said; "thcy might he made suicitous.
wish you had spoken 10 me after tho very
first remark you heard. Something IL
surely wrong" And she rose from the Ia
bic and left tho room with n decided mir of
distress
There's going to he bully time over
that calf, " remarked jack when she had
gone out Of enrshot "We'li hear nothing
but calf now for the next six months. -
~ fear so, " said Mr. Percy YEARLY
And Greville looked grave and troubled.
Bright and early next morning Miss
Minna stepped briskly down the lawn
with an anxious glitter In here AS she
turned outside the gateway, she came fncc
to face with Mrs. Merlngton, wife Of tho
artist whose bold canvascs were the talk
OF the town, and whose suburban home
was adjacent to the Percy residence.
"Ah, " snid Miss Minnn, chow glad l
am to see you. WINS going TO cnll ON you
lutcr in the day. I'm getting up II little
luncheon. -
Miss Gascoigne, interrupted Mrs
Merington stornly and ignoring the mon
ton of call or luncheon, sis it--oan it he
possible that you gave that calf 10 the
Wllloughbys:"
"Ycs, said Miss Minna timidly, her
heart sinking down into her boots, for she
know now that something awful was in
the air, and her spirit was weak in ad.
vance, ~ did. Why"
Miss GascOlgnc, 81 said Mrs Merngton,
her voice growing higher and her utter
auCe more and moro rapid rs she went
along, lis 1t possible you can ask mo why:
Is 1t possible you are not fully aware that
that miserable calf is sturycdY It's not
credible that the wrctched brute can hav
been chasing all round the country de.
stroying propcrty-yrs, property OF both
house uud lAnd--ip search Of food without
your knowing 1t.
Il never heard n word, " said Miss Min.
ma, before last night, and thcn only
enough 10 make me suspect something
was just going over to learn the truth
nav.
",Tust this moment" continued Mrs
Morington, ~ have chased the brute out
Of Mr. Merington's studio. VIII you thinl
of ii: VIII YOU thiul; of that starved brut,
actually demolishing u corner of my hus
band canvas 1t has done 1t. 1t hHl
licked his pulottcs. 1t has smplred, tori
and tpmplou everything. 1t has literally
5 ruined tho studio. 1t has wound up by
eating the crown out of my husbandi
. hat"
), a tcar stood in Miss Alinnas eye Sh,
D, was overwhelmed at this chapter of dc
o stucton, yet sorrow for the calf was up
, permosG
y "Poor Christmasw she said. Mrs
Is MerinEton, am sorry for all this. VIVA
on earth shall do about it,"
n Get 10 back, got 1t back without n day
Il delay. II you don't, there's no telllnl
d what will happen. The whole neighhor
hood Is up in arms and those WillouRht'
Il poor lo dun't caro Tor angling. Nothin'
Is VIII rouse thom. Oh, what thu: poo
70 lENlN uAN NNNeFNu from lnOSO iihlS, lluN
II perfect ntnds If childrcnl The ilrst thinl
,s thuy did was tn make horse OF it; ON
h rode 10 wlIlln tho other pulled it's tail t,
no mako 30 go oh, wc'vo seen ii ALL How
the brute has Eyri through it, how yol
" hnyr mover heard OF til understan,
K neither"
p "And ! thoupht," put in Misc Mimi
icehly that Christmas would be so happy
O. They said they would care for her so, AM
X the lovely house they had for her."
,a "Housel The beast has never s1on TIA
ID inside Of a house Tho house Is filled wit
II. coal. IL wandered the other night over t
Ne tho Hollis, md Sir. Holt gave it shelter 10
lg tho night. Next morning il broke cut an
4, ugyour1d bis crocus bed. Oh what an
81 whore hgsit NOT dcyouredw she cgicd, grll
ping hgr umbrella and extending 1t with
lo sweeping riHit arm gesture which SCENE
50 % embrace land and sea THAT calf hn
simply boon everywhere"
Tho case was looking dreadful. Mis-
III Minua felt a. though she could have 81
70. down By tho roadside and went but I'll