The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-18

Mrs. SpreadbrOw sat under the Dig
willow in her front garden. Behind
her stood her trim cottage, and in the
I grass, almost at her feet, gamboled
Eddy, her youngest born, and the new
black ard white puppy. She smiled
placidly as she watched them, but it
was not maternal pride that thrilled
her bosom as she murrnured: Hes
beauty, and his dear little legs and
head are ever so much too large for his
body; a sure sign that he'll be big
dog-and that's just what 1 wanti" 1t
is quite as likely that if the puppy had
evinced signs of shrinking to the di-
mansions of a toy terrier Mrs. Spread
brow would have said to her kind, con-
tented little self that a toy terrier was
what she craved beyond anything else
From the gyrations of the two young
creatures on the grass, Mrs. Spread
brow let her eyes wander dreamlly
across the bay to the irregular Sky line
of the big city, where she knew that
Mr.. Spreadbrow was busily engaged in
converting bales of cotton into crisp
bank notes. All, thought she, happily
she had much to be thankful for, the
best husband in the world, promising
family, a charming home on staten
island and-but at this juncture her
reverie was broken in upon by the
sound of footsteps on the gravel walk
leading from the front gate to the
house, and looking up. she beheld the
comfortable figure of her dear friend,
Mrs. Townley.
There followed a scene, such as any
lady who has been surprised by the
sudden and unexpected arrival Of
valued friend can readily imagine. In
the course of it Mrs. Townley was con-
veyed to the parlor of the trim cot
tage, to sit and cool off" before going
upstairs.
Take off your bonnet, DEAR" said
her CHEEKY hostess. Il will put your
satchel and parcel and things on this
chair Q, l have so much to tell you
about and scold you for; why haven't
you come down before"
In the midst of Mrs. Townley's ex-
plantations as to why she had absented
herself, there burst through the open
French window, like the advent of
whirlwind, the puppy, Sport, in full cry,
followed by Eddy: Round and round
the room they circled for some mo-
ments. and then obedient to the oft
repeated commands of his mother, the
little youth turned and embraced their
visitor with much heartiness. The peace
that followed these demonstrations was
front gate and the cry from Eddy, who
was stationed at the window, announc-
ing "a lady coming"
Somebody to call How provoking!"
said Mrs. Spreadbrow with quicker
of her placid brow. Come, Maria, let's
go UP stairs before Della goes to the
door. There goes the bell! Never mind
your things.
In an instant the room was cleared
of all save the black and white puppy,
who shambled about for a moment,
then trotted laboriously out into the
garden by the same route he had come
in.
Its a young lady, Mrs. Spreadbrow,
and she says she wants to see you on
business" announced Della, a moment
later thrusting her head through the
door of the room to which Mrs. Spread
brow and her friend had retreated.
Dear me- what can she want?" the
lady'S voice expressed as much irrita-
ton as that kindly organ could en-
body.
AS she entered the parlor a tall. slim
girl: who had been standing nervously
in the middle of the room, advanced to
meet her, and the icy tone and manner
that Mrs. Spreadbrow had determined
to assume toward the disturber of her
seclusion melted quite away as the
pretty young creature lifted a pair of
sad dark eyes to her face and said in
an embarrassed voice:
please pardon me for intruding. 1
have come Toto
pray sit down." interrupted Mrs.
Spreadbrow cheerily.
THANK you said the girl and
dropped into chair. Il will not de-
tain you long. 1 have here a children's
history''-and from the depths of a
roomy satchel she produced a small
book-''that Catchem & Teasem are
publishing
All, Now Mrs. Spreadbrow knew the