The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-03

vous DISPOSITION, having had boys at
its last place, turning with her. After
she had walked ~dnd him five times
he got sick of it, and in simple, sail
orly fashion, said so.
20. Jem!" said his wife.
IT'S a beautiful talker," said Gan
nett, hastily, and it's so clever that
it picks up everything it hears, but it'll
soon forget it
1T looks as though it knows what
you are saying" said his wife. Just
look at il. the artfuf thing!'
The opportunity was too good to be
missed, and in a few straightforward
lies the engineer acquainted Mrs. Gan
nett of the miraculous powers with
which he had chosen to endow it.
But you don't believe it," said his
wife, staring at him oDen-mouthed.
Il do" said the engineer, firmly.
But how can it know what I'm do
ing when I'm away?" persisted Mrs.
Gannett.
"Ah, that's its secret" said the en-
gineer, "a good many people would
like to know that, but nobody has
found out yet. It's a magic bird, and
when you've said that, you've said all
there is to say about it,
Mrs. Gannett, wrinkling her fore
head, eyed the marvellous bird cur
iously.
on II IlnQ II SAID Gan-
nett; when come back That bird'll be
able to tell me how you've been, and all
about you. Everything you've done
during my absence"
GOOD graciousi" said the astonished
Mrs. Gannett.
IF you stay out after of an even
ing, or do anything else that 1 should
not like. that birdll tell me-" contin-
ued the engineer, imDressiTely. It'll
q " n nd in
fact, it will tell me everything you do
while I'm away"
We'll, it won't have anything bad to
tell OF me-" said Mrs. Gannett, COM
posedly, unless it tells lies
1T can't tell les said her husband
confidently, land now if you will go
and put your bonnet on We'll drop in
at the theatre for half an hour
It was a prophetic utterance, for he
made such a fuss over the man next
to his wife offering her his opera
glasses that they left, at the urgent
request of the management, in almost
exactly that space of time.
You'd better carry me about in a
band box" said Mrs. Gannett YEARLY,
as the outraged engineer stalked home
beside her. What harm was the man
doing?"
You must have given him some en-
enlargement" said Mr.. Gannett, fierce
ly, made eyes at him or something.
A man wouldn't offer to lend a lady his
opera glasses without
Mrs. Gannett tossed her head, and
that so decidedly, that a passing
stranger turned his head and looked
at her. Mr.. Gannett accelerated his
pace, and, taking his wife's arm, led
her swiftly home with a passion too
great for words.
RV the morning his apCar bad euan-
GRATED, but the misgivings remained.
He left after breakfast for the Cur
lew, which was to sail in the afternoon,
leaving behind him copious instruc-
tions. by following which his wife
would be enabled to come down and
see him off with the minimum expo
sure of her fatal charms.
Left to herself, Mrs. Gannett busted
the room until, coming to the parrots
cage she put down the buster and eyed
its occupant curiously. She fancied
that she saw an evil glitter in the crea-
lures eye. and the knowing way in
which it drew the film over it was as
near an approach to a wink as a bird
could get.
She was still looking at it when there
was knock at the door and a bright
hustled into the room and greeted her
effusively.
81 just came to see you, my dear, be-
cause 1 thought little outing
would do me good" she said briskly,
land if you've no objection I'll come
down to the docks with you to see the
boat Off"
Mrs. Gannett assented readily; it
would ease the engineers mind, she
thought, if he saw her with a chap
erone.
Nice bird" said Mrs. Clufins, me-
chemically, bringing her parasol to the
charge.
Don't do that" said her friend has
tily.
why not?" said the other.
Language said Mrs. Gannett SOL
EMMY.
well, must do something to it,
said Mrs. Cluffins, restlessly.
She held the parasol near the cage
and suddenly opened it. 1t was fam
ing scarlet, and for the moment the
shock took the parrots breath away.