Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-04-15
Scandal In
i High Life
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! Hrs. Vanderdecker, whose residence
% in the plaza, New York, relict of
iSVarick Vanderdecker, who began life
-smaking patent medicine and ended a
director of half dozen banks not be-
ing able to use her eyes has an English
maid who, while dressing her mistress
hair, is expected to inform her of the
social news-in other words, the gossip
OF the day. This was the record for
:one day last week.
''Oh, ma am, there's been such a scan
4dal! All society is talkin' about it,
~Well, begin at the beginning. l al
ways like to hear the trif1es about these
affairs. If not, l don't half enjoy the
scandal ITSELF"
Eyes, MIN. I'll begin at the begin
ming. 1t was only few days ago that
young Mrs. Bonner-'er who been un-
der five and twenty-'as 'er second
Susband-the first not bein' dead neither
stepped into Sherry's for bite of
luncheon. She'd eaten a lobster a la
-Newburg and had ordered a cream
merangue when a gentleman come in
and took a seat at a table near by.
Suddenly their eyes met. Who should
he be but Mr.. Robinson, 'er former
husband, dressed in the height of Lon
don fashion-for e 'ad lived abroad
hever since the divorce-with a button
mere in his coat and loOkin' for all the
who
he went abroad he was said to be the
! >ansomest man in New York. You
know, ma'am, Mr. Bonner is a 'signif-
cant lookin' man, with no great money
neither, and heverybody wondered
when Mr.. Robinsons wife give up her
r>asband for such person.
"'You don't look a day older said
Mr.. Robinson, than you did three
years ago when my heart was lacerat-
I'd at givin' you up
"'Don't ~ said his wife. No more
do you, Albert. You was always my
fancy for looks.'"
''Come, come" interrupted the listen
) er. "You can't put in the talk of la
dies and gentlemen. Get on with the
story"
Eyes, MN. Well, as was sayin',
MN, the compliments began to fly be-
tween 'em, besides some explanations
as 'adn't come out when they was a
separatin'. and they sat at the table for
'arf the afternoon. Mr.. Robinson or
dered a bottle Of champagne, KNOWN
that Mrs. Bonner was very fond of it.
TO %l1, do yhnn
they was a-courtin' and before the lady
got to FIRTH first with one and after
ward with another till she got down
to Bonner. Then Robinson said as 'ow
ed draw the line at Bonner, and there
was a quarrel as wasn't made up.
"'You used to be fond of curacao to
wind up with. dear-l beg pardon, Mrs.
Bonner'-says Mr.. Robinson. Won't
you ave one?'
"*The very thing says Mrs. Bonner.
low you always did know my taste.
There was just goin' to call you by
the old pet name-"Birdie."
"'This is the 'appiest moment l ave
'ad in three years. says Mr.. Robinson.
"'I'm 'fraid made mistake, Albert.
You was model husband, and l tried
you very ard. Bonner can't 'elp me
with my costumes as you could. e
'asn't the hartishc eye you ave-
'"They clasped lands under the table.
and Mrs. Boomers eyes was wet.'
''That's right, Simmons" remarked
Mrs. Vanderdecker. stick to what they
did, not what they said. You spoil the
story with their talk
well. MN, Mrs. Bonner arsked i'm
'oW long e was goin' to be in America,
and e said as 'ow e was goin' to sail
back in two days, as e 'ad an invita-
don to visit noble lord at is country
*souse, and it wouldn't do for i'm to be
away at the time as is social position
In Lunnon depended upon is bein'
there. Then Mrs. Bonner cried"
''Simmons," said the mistress, Il be-
~heve you're making this all up"
''No'm. ISshain't. l got it from Mrs.
Boomers maid,: who's friend Of
mine''
Good gracious"' exclaimed Mrs.
'Vanderdecker. How servants do re-
speat things!"
''Then Mr.. Robinson arsked is wife to
get divorce and marry i'm, and she
asaid she would, but when they come to
think as low she'd ave to live year
In Dakota she couldn't bring herself
sto take the trouble, specially as she'd
never been day out of New York So