The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-01
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entertained not only collectively, but
severally, for she, always managed to
give each his hours confidential chat.
and on the Sundays Of their coming,
had no time to spare for cadet friends
Moreover, she always drove down N
the big bus with them Monday morn
ing when the Powell was sighted COM
ing along that glorious reach from Po-
iopels island and stood at the edge OF
the wharf, waving ner tiny handker-
chief, even blowing fairy kisses to
them as they steamed away. No Won
der Mia Terriss was frivolous and
fiirtatious with such an example, said
society. and its frowns grew blacker
when the White Sisters, the Fairy Sis
ters-the ''SylpEites' came in view
But frownS and fulminationS both fell
harmless from the armor of Mrs.
Franks gay insouciance. Nita WINGED
at first, but soon rallied and bore the
sights of the permanent and semi-per-
manent residents as laughingly as did
her more experienced sister. Mia, ii
was explained. was only just out of
school, and Mrs. Frank was giving her
this. summer at the Point as a great
treat before taking her to the far west,
where the4older sister must soon go to
join her husband. Everybody knew
Frank Garrison. He had long been sta
universally liked and spected-even
very highly regarded. All of a sudden
the news came back to the Point few
months after his return to his regiment
that he was actually engaged TO
"Witchie" Terriss Hot on the heels of
the rumor came the wedding cards
Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs. Terriss re-
quested the honor of your presence at
the marriage of their daughter,
Margaret, to Lieutenant Francis
Key Garrison, til United States
cavalry, at the post chapel,
Fort Riley, Kan, Nov. 1894
all in Tiffany's best style, as were the
cards which accompanied the invita-
ton. What a good thing for old Bill
Terriss!" said everybody who knew
that his impecuniosity was due to the
exactions and extravagancies of his
wife and "Witchie'-"And what a bad
thing for Frank Garrison was the
echo His intimates knew that he had
put by" through economy and self
denial, about $4,000, the extent of his
fortune outside of his pay. She'll
make ducks and brakes of it in the six
weeks honeymoon" was the conhdent
prophecy; and she probably did, for,
despite the fact that he had so recently
rejoined the regiment "Witchie IN
sisted on a midwinter run to New Or
J leans. Savannah and Washington, ana
! bore her lord, but not her master, over
the course in triumph. To a student of
human nature-and frailty-that union
of faded and somewhat shopworn
maid of q to an ardent and vigorous
young soldier many moons her Junior
was easy 10 account for. One after an
other, Witchie Terriss had had desper-
ate affairs with half a dozen fellows,
older or younger, in the army, and was
known to have been engaged to five
of hiffaPpnf times and
believed to have been engaged to two
different men at one time. Asked as
to this by one of her ehums, she was
reported to have replied: DO you
know. 1 believe it true; l had totally
forgotten about Ned Colston before
Mr. Forman had been at the post
week. OF course the only thing to do
was to break with both and let them
start fresh But this Mr.. Colston,
whose head had been somewhat cleared
by a month of breezy, hedlthful scout
ing. accepted only in part-that part
which included the break. Forman had
the fresh start and a walk-over, and
held the trophy just two months when
il dawned upon him that Margaret
loved dancing more than she did him
clumsy performer-and that she
would dance night after night, the
lightest. daintiest creature in the hop
room. and never have word or a look
for him. who leaned in gloomy admira-
ton against the wall and never took
his eyes off her. He became jealous,
moody. ugly-tempered and finally had
the good luck to get his congo as the
result of an attempt. to assert himself
and limit her dances. She was blithe
and radiant and fancy-free when Frank
Garrison reached the post, a wee-bit
hipped. it was whispered, because of the
failure of somewhat half-hearted suit
of his in the far east, and the Fairy
bounded into the darkness of his life
and fairly dazzled him. Somebody had
said Frank Garrison had money.
There is no need to tell of the disillu-
sion that gradually came. Frank found
his debts mounting up and his cares in
creasing. She was all sympathy and
regret when he mentioned it. but-there
were certain comforts, luXuries and