The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-29

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Yer. unconscious that she was inter
rupting. but 1 don't, you know"
/ The lady's expression had changed
again.
Were on ever a dele=ate before
| this year," she inquired
Mrs. Van Klevver laughed gayly-
ooh. dear me, no. she said Il never
even belonged TO a club until a few
weeks ago. 7 went TO a meeting just
for fun, was elected president by mis-
! take, accepted out of cique. and-am
now 4 sadder and a wiser woman. as
well as delegate" she concluded.
/ Il thought / hadn't seen you at any
! of our meetings" said the lady.
/ 'Oh, no. This is my first-and last
( appearance. You are generally dele
/ gate?" inquiringly.
''Why-well-no. not exactly"
But you come TO the meetings" said
/ Mrs. Van Klevver, benevolentlv.
Yes. I come"
wei. don't wonder. They certainly
| are amusing. il this one is q SAMPLE.
/ Only-a little goes a long way, in more
senses than one. For Instance. Just
/ think of making ore paper last through
/ two or three sessions, Tor I'm sure that
/ one they have this morning is going to
I hold on indefinitely. ! don't just ap-
I prove of it, however. 1t seems to me
they might introduce into their fedora
ton a league for the prevention of
/ cruelty TO ideas. They make a few do
all TIE work"
Isn't it time for the morning session
TO be over?" asked the lady, rather
faintl--.
Time" echoed Mrs. Van Klevver.
Why, I should say it was. Hours and
hours ago. But, bless you. they weren
half through the programme when l
! came away
Why, how did that happen?"
We'll. il seems that a committee
/ that made out the programme allowed
4 five minutes Cor each report. There
were 20 be 20 reports. and that makes
"a pause. while Mrs. Van Klevver's
| lips mOved-"a hundred minutes, she
/ concluded proudly. We'll, a hundred
minutes, that makes''-another pause
somewhat prolonged-"that makes
an uneasy glance at the injured lady
1T makes one hour and-and-'-a
third pause, necessitated by fit of
coughing, which, however, was not. as
it were, more than skin deep-''it makes
an hour and-oh, yesi two hours of
course. I wasn't thinking"
The other lady acquiesced.
Well" said Mrs. Van Klevver, much
relieved, the morning session was to
begin at 10-at 10. you know-and-and
if the reports-if the reports occupied
she had been getting more and more
thoughtful. Why she suddenly ex-
claimed. how stu0id of me, That
didn't make two hours at ALL | guess
1 was thinking of ffties. You know
Two fiftiesi One gets so in the habit
of doing things in fives and tens Why,
hours and minutes are as bad as Eng
lish moneT. aren't they? Now, let me
see. That would make an hour and
a half OF course"
The lady acquiesced.
well. then" resumed Mrs. Van
Klevver, IF the session began at 10
o'clock, you see there would be plenty
of time for the opening prayer''-she
paused to smile at some memory which
this mention called up, the reports
and a scrap or two before time to ad
journ for luncheon"
"A scrap or two?" said the lady, in
quiringly.
Yes, scuabbles, you know. They
have two or three every session"
The other lady blushed slightly.
We'll, nv dear" she said, aDologeti-
cally. you know it is quite impossible
to bring so many people together with
out some differences of opinion"
"Oh. 1 don't mind them" protested
Mrs. Van kleVver. Il love them, When
L scent a scrap in the atmosphere 1
brighten I'D and 1 whisper to Nancy
Nancy is my friend-'There's one
coming, Nancy There's one cOmingr
Why, 1 don't know what 1 should do if
it were not for the SCRAPS
What were the-the scraps about
this morning." asked the other lady
with an effort.
We'll, 7 couldn't make out exactly"
said Mrs. Van Klevver, Duckering up
her forehead. 1T was something left
over from previous session, so 1 don't
was something about whether the fed
Grated feminines should go into an
other organization"
Yes" INTERRUPTED the lady eagerly.
1T came I'D right after the opening
prayer
Who made the prayer this morn
ing?"
Il don't remember her name. but she
was a short. stout woman who leans
back all the time. She's probably done
it so much in addressing the Almighty
that rs become a fixed attitude"
The other lady looked shocked, but
Mrs. Van Klevver did not notice.
She rolled her RS. you know. Sent
them reverberating down the hall I'M
til the echoes rang"
1T was the Rev. Dorothea," said the
lady.
You know herr" asked Mrs. Van
y
stand that the opening prayer was re-
soOnsib!e for the first delay. Before
the amen was fairly out of the Rev.
Dorothea's mouth, a woman in the
front row Jumped up
''Who?" demanded the lady.
4 don't remember her name, either;
but her back was-was out of sight;
at least at the edges. Or 1 think it
would be on a foggy day when you
can't see more than six feet in any di-
Tection.'
Mrs. Bigg." muttered the lady,
under her breath. What did this wom-
an want?" she asked feverishly.
'Oh, l don't know, exactly. She
wanted to bring up that matter about
joining the other organization. She
must be . member of it,
She is"
She claimed it had been made
special order of business, but the chair
man crushed her beautifully
'Ah-hr' the lad gave a sigh of re-
lief
1T took time. though. It was the
prettiest fight yet. They got so mad
that their politeness was oppressive.
1t seems 10 work that wa- The mad
der the-- got. the oftener they would.
say, Mrs. Chairman and this honor
able society,", and this notable gather
Ing Of women and things like that.
The woman with the back made a good
fight. but, lou know, you can't COM
pete with chairmen, because you never
can meet them on their own ground
That reminds me! | was going TO write