The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-09
Mrs. Gin1Iey's Experiment.

satin dress with strings Of jet across
the front which rejected many Shim-
meriug points of light IN the sunshine.
! a feminine observer would have noticed
that the satin was considerably worn
and rusty, but Obadiah thought it was
about the richest affair he had ever
gazed upon. But il was not the dress
/ so much as the wearer that amazed
him. Her breadth was startling.
II sWori that woman is bigger round
than Matilda RaZey,' muttered Oba-
diah, comparing the stranger with the
largest woman OF his acquaintance.
Wonder what she's eyein' me for. 3"
I Re E!tched uneaSily.
The object of his at+ention arose,
shOOk OUT her glistening rai1neHt,
opened a sun umbrella which looked
abSurdly small and moved slowly III his
direction. He now noticed that she
carried in her hand bunch Of violets,
! which was also an Identifying mark
] settled upon in his cores pOndence with
/ j. a. 3.
EFF faint her. Tn an Ihjun.' thought
I the surprised man. Great scat.
I don't want her and don't want to see
her.
He covered the red ,ibbon with his
j bony hand and sauutered away, trying
D to whistle indiHeIen Noting that
I she quickened her pace, he accelerated
/ his cOTTespCndingly, endeavoring to
/ keep the monument between them He
4 Circled the monument several times
with the lady bearing IN his wake like
a ship under full sail.
II got to see her anyhow he NUT
Z tered Cause / reckon she'll chase me
all day if don't" He paused and
/ pretended to be greatly Interested IN
the monumental inscription. She was
/ quickly beside him.
Excuse me, sir, she bsSa1. = want
I to ask If you was Mr. Gimley"
He noticed that the voice was low
and pleasing and tinged with q foreign
/ accent.
Z Yes, ma'am, Obadiah Gimley from
/ Bradley boiler" He turned and bobbed
/ his head. looking. at her Sharply " hat
I he saw was an attract -e, pleasant
face large. brown, kindly eyes. r good
/ mouth with fine white teeth and a
/ smile which dimpled the plump cheeks
/ in a most satisfying way.
Welt / ask you because want to
! be sure you was Mr.. ;iimleY. She
/ looked him over with a dubious cE-
I preston. 81 don't think we should
/ waste some time any more, Good day
/ sir" She moved away.
I'm befn' Tilted agini,' muttered Oba-
diah. past experience in that direction
J having sharpened his wits. Re locked
after her anxiously- ne teIt dlherent
/ toward her after seeing her face, and
/ realizing that even il he wanted her
y he couldn't have her.
"I'd no idee she was so handsome, -
/ he reflected. say ma'am! hold on a
. minute ne called ana a lew long
: strides brought him TO her side, Jest
j set down won't ye2' He pointed to a
I seat uu5er a shady elm The lady
smilingIy cons lied, necessarily, t9king
UP most Of the seat, leaving Ob5 diah
( a small space at the end
( ''Of course you are j. a 3 ~ he be-
/ gan cautiously, Amt ye2"
ooh, yes, but you don't look Ike v hat
I ] thought"
"NC, praps not said obadiah,
I gIancing sidewise at her ample form,
/ and wondering If she really took up as
/ much of the seat as she appeared to.
/ He gingerly seated himself on the
1 small space visible. 'P'raps not. Were
apt 10 get wrong idees. Since we com
menced writ3n', ma am. I've thought o.
you in many shapes, but I'm free TO
I say i never quite hit it
we'll It's no harm done she laughed
I pleasantly.
That's so; only II we don't make a
I swap I've been.to an all fred expense
! gettin' here" and OBADIAH fumbIed. his
( VFi4tzkers sOberly.
on. you have plenty of raoney,
/ haven't you? she asked, with sly
I look.
''Wa-al, got enough to buy chicken
feed IL the grasshoppers faiL" answered