The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-01-03
A P1lIan h FUf.

Gordon laltl eats. To him the
name At m@npnot a round. soft silky
bali w,h a conlentel purr somewhere
inside. but aunt prowling creature
GENERALLY one-eyoi and scaloped-
cared. and more often with three
sound egs than with four. a monster
haunting backyard fences: o freak Civ.
ing vent TO unoarthly shricks 40 badly
aimed al The unonendlng moon that In
rtead hey pierce the innermost depths
OF poor sensitive mortal souls and stir
M emotions better not described.
Therefore Gordon ala not jump for
10y aner he had read the following let.
ter from a wealthy aunt.
MY Dear Nephew While the de.
scripton yon gave Of your new studio
charmed me observed that you lack
one thns and that an important one
C"Money! Assays did my dear aunt9
THAT TO which refer. is indispon.
sable 20 every protentlous studio"
C"And to every unprotentous purse.
aunt NO studio my dear nephew,
should be without a." and here.
Gordon was seized with one OF the
aforementioned ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
emotions. Tor the word ne read was
eat ! at." went ON the letter. ia
rs ncco saiy to am artists success a. is
his brifbi indeed may say. the cat
adds a tone" c'Bcttor say a lendlah
noise. unt'l (which BE- not TO be OBJ
tainod Boy mere pictures and furnish
ings. kow. DO not mean that / think
you II iht to take In an ordinary AMI
NAL. peter none az all. than any
eommt type knowing you are not
20 pldcd as to be able to make for
yourself a good selection. / have done
Il for ou. and am now sending you n
most beautiful croaturo--a full-bloodod
tngorh, registered as John Alden, and
nged thr,c months. lie Is valued at
fifteen dollars but "a he grows older
win ipurase In worth. Let me know
n be mrlye1 safely. and what you
think oi HIM also, do not fail to send
mo 81. inal reports OF him"
TS' bowed several pages OF d.
rochei .or the care OF Angora cats
proper iQoir. ETC.. and Gordon dropped
the leyisNwlih a dishoarteuod sigh
Tho neit day John Alden arrived
81 sight Of him Gordon ala not Hhud
Ger MS De bad fully intended TO do Ia
ttead Be umidly suohod tho long vel
low fur and laughed whom this nc
rtartoi 0 splnniug-whool 90 John Al
aen's Interior Then and there, Of hi
own accGd With no thought OF doinl
20 for the sake OF hls own lntorcaia q
ploaoirg a rich relative Ernest Gordoi
mentally aworo 10 40 the right thin
by hlsnoW possession, and when purr
gave place 20 hungry mewa. hastonc
10 hli mail inner room. procured
aaucepin lighted his oil-stoye. an
heated milk according TO Mis- aunts az
vice
jobs ldon was duly introduced
listxlsuior boy and TO the nlTl
uM ian each OF whom gladly toe
the y Of allegiance 10 hia fur
hlgbnIs Thus was hia inaiallati'
accomplished, his reign begun.
Your generous glit came safely
wrote Gordon TO his aunt. 81 Ike hi
Immensely and appreciate your klI
interest In making the success OF IL
new studio complete. have no dou
10y Angora friend and ! viii get {
iamously together"
Hla iordshlp was not long IN estn
llgh.nF himself ag master OF the stud
I Disdnlning the comfortable hask
Gordon had arranged Tor him. he car
iully selected the most expensive IA
rics whereon TO compose his daln
limbs; scorning the spool ana stril
provided for his amusement, he 10
up and down velvet curtains and 20
ueren. He whisked as lightly as
leather, back and forth, IN and Of
among costly vases and marbles al
though Gordon sometimes drew lo
breaths. he said nothing.
a week passed, during which Jol