Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-23

expect man to be overjoyed when he
loses his best misunderstanding hest cousin
Can your"
Loses themr' said Sylvia. "whnt do
you mcnnY
IL have always noticed" said. that
lose more friends BY marriage than by
death"
"But you dom suppose began Sylvia.
"If my friend Is man, l continued,
"his wife dislikos me Because know more
OF her husband thnn she does,"
"IIow ahsurdl" said Sylvia.
And II my friend Is a woman" CON
tinucd, her husband is Just shade ienl-
Gus because he suspects that 1 have been
making love TO her"
"How siilyr said Sylvia, shifting i'm
patiently In her chair.
"rho worst OF it is" proceeded, "tbnt
they IRE both right, as a rule, In this
particular case"-
",Iim'' exclaimed Sylvia, bringing an
expressive foot down upon the hcnrth rug,
''if you've only come back to 10 horrid'-
II have come back, - said, "for the ez
press purpose OF giving Jones away, or
whatever 1t IS you dofUr your best friend
when he is married"
That's nice of ynu, JIM" said Sylvia
leaning back contentodly "Then you are
ploascdF
al think Jones Is an uDcommonly lucky
man" | said
Sylvia wrinlled her brows and looked
ouriously at me,
"If you think Edgar is marrying me for
my money, that IS not the case" said
Sylvia
al shouldn't dream Of such thing"
said,
Though, of course, It is lucky that
have money" said Sylvia, "or else we
couldn't. We should have to wait.
"Of course" said, IN regular income
Is u convenient thing to have, and / don't
suppose Jones has over mado $500 in any
single year at the bar yet b"
"But he's clever, " snid SYLVIA, land he
must wait his opportunity"
Eyes, said
"You were surprised, worcn your" said
Sylvia, NOW confess you were surprised
for once "
"wcll, don't know that l was-pnr-
ticularly. You see, was staying up tho
river with him in August, and / knew
there WINS something up."
"Oh, hut you couldn't have known
then, said Sylvia, with slight laugh.
"Of course didn't absolutely know"
said, land, now come TO think OF IL, |
| think It was u little mean of Jones-and
OF you, too, Sylyiu--to keep mo in the
dark so long. | could hnvo done good
tlenl for you In my quiet way, you know
brought you together and retired discrcetly
round the corner. a little seasOnahle
frankness would have done wonders. As
It was''-
"As 1t was" snid Sylvia rather stifIly,
edgar and wero ablo TO manage our
own affairs ourselves"
"Still, said, "if it's any consolation
to you, don't mind assuring you that
he's franticnlly in love with you"
"rhank youW said Sylvia IT'S pleas
ant To henr II on such excellent authority. F"
"Of course / should have known there
was n woman in the case even II he bndn't
told mo So"
what do you meant" said Sylvia, who
seemed TO be getting u little bored
"W0ll, when u man leaves the river to
spend his week ends In town, It's fairly
safe to conclude that there's woman in
1t, and when ho tells you so II scoms to re-
move tho last vestigo of doubt. But
must confess he quite put me oil tho scent.
] never dreamed it was You he WIS after.
fear, Sylvia, you arc n sly puss. Why.
1 what ON earth's the NATTER"
| Sylvin had turned wLito and had risen
from her seat.
what aro you talking aboutY" she
asked.
I'VE are talking about Edgar Jones,
hut
but who was the woman Jim, in
sist"-
my dear Sylvia
MIR. Jones, said the parior maid,
holding open tho door