Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-22
MISS JESSIE MlLLWARO's NEW GOWN.

shine Mr. Hunklns shoes. That's a
good girl"
Silence for FIVE minutes Mr. Hunkln
Is fumblIng among papers at a desk
Who's been meddling with my let
ters?' he eXclaims. Il put Turpins
note right here in this pigeonhole, and
now It's gone, and have 10 show II to
Jones before I answer f. II those chill
dren don't leave my papers alone, I'M
basic 'em well, VIII by Jo!'
Julyann has by this time commenced
on Tommy Susan IS backlng Mr..
.Hunkin's shoes. Mabel Is brushing his
coat and vest Harry Is calculating a
problem In arithmetic for school. "Har-
ry' calls Mrs. Hunkin. "see II there
isn't a letter lying under the table
where your pa threw it after he read Il
at breakfast"
Harry gets the letter where Hunkin
had flung II all crumpled up. 1T was
exactly where you threw 1t yourself
The children never touch your letters''
says Mrs. Hunkin. with spirit
"Humphl" remarks Hunkin again
Cant ] get anybody to tie my shoes.
with all you standing abOutg' Hunkin
Is getting a little stout around the
waist
Mrs. Hunhn Is scrubblng Tommy's
nails with a finger brush Tommy"
she says, do 90 and tie your fathers
shoes for him. ] declare. he's begin
ming to make me nervous"
Once more silence for FIVE minutes
Then Hunkin.
Where's Miranda? I wonder why
she's never around when ] want her TO
fasten my necktie? She's the only one
that can do Il decently. Miranda"
No answer Miranda Is the eldest
daughter, rs. She expects TO be a great
American novelist, and she Is in train
ing up In the attic. writing short sto-
ries. She is deep in the description Of
her hero. Is II a mans voice or Is II
the newly invented fox horn that can be
heard Is miles at sea which roars:
II say, Miranda"
Mabel" calls Mrs. Hunkin, run up
stairs 20 the attic and bring down your
sister TO tie papa's crayat"
Miranda comes instantly, makes ex-
actly the right sort OF a Nat, square
bow 20 Hunklns clean, crisp tie pats
him on his cheek and says, what a
nice, handsome papa II Isl" and goes
back up stairs. Hunkin smiles be-
nlgnantly In the looking glass and
murmurs 20 himself:
Nothing like a man who knows how
to bring up his children properly"
Miranda continues the story Of her
hero.
His strong chin and firm brows pro.
claimed him a masterful man. Such
he was among men. Wherever his
commanding. vet musical, tones We're
heard men lnstinctively recognized a
leader But when he bent his gaze up
on a woman his dark luminous eyes
softened with a strange. magnetic
light and the object Of his gaze felt
that here was a knight and hero. AS
indeed he was No prince Of old was
ever more ohivalrous to all the sex
than was Reginald Hamilton Fitzher-
bert The thousand and one iudefna-
BILE, inhnitcs'mal courtesies that are 80
ineXpresslbly dear 10 a woman were
over at his command. ever forthcom-
Ing No service he could render a lady
was ever lacking. He would have
saved women from every unpleasant
task OF sight or sound II he could"
Down stairs Mrs Hunkin had finish
cd the last button on Tommy's white
sailor suit and was hurriedly ramming
big safety pin through the back OF
her shirt waist and skirt. Outside
Hunkin was hopping around the mare
and surrey like a dancing bear at in
tervals roaring toward the interior re-
gIons.
My gracious, Julyann, aInt you
dressed YETI J never IN my life knew
woman 10 be ready on time, A man
would have dressed himself four times
over while you've been puttering and
primpIng there"