Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-05-07
Scandal IN
High Life
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MIS- anQerueCker, whose residence
is in the plaza New York, rehct Of
Varick Vanderdecller. who began life
making patent medicine and ended
director Of half a 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
of the day This was the record for
one day last week.
"Oh, ma am, there's been such scan
dal! All society is talkin' about it,
well, begin at the beginning. l al
ways like to hear the trifles about these
affairs. If not, don't half enjoy the
scandal itself"
Yes, MN. I'll begin at the begin
ming. 1t was only few days ago that
young Mrs. Bonner-'er who been I'M
der five and twenty-'as 'er second
'usbend-the first not bein' dead neither
stepped into Sherry's for Il bite of
luncheon. She'd eaten lobster 10
Newburg and had ordered cream
and took q seat at table near by.
Suddenly their eyes met Who should
he be but Mr.. Robinson, 'er former
'usband, dressed in the height Of Lon
don fashion-for e 'ad lived abroad
hever since the divorce-with button
Mere in his coat and lookin' for al! the
world 'ansomer than ever-and when
he went abroad he was said to be the
'ansomest man in New York. You
kl.ow, ma'am, Mr.. Bonner is a 'signiti-
cant lookill' man, with no great money
neither, and heverybody wondered
when Mr. nobinson's wife give up her
'lisban<i sei' ts,gc;i d person.
You don't look q day older said
Mr.. Robinson, than YOU did three
years ago When my heart was lacerat-
ed at givin' you up
Don't u said his wife. No more
90 you. Albert. You was always my
fancy for looks. .
Come, come" interrupted the listen
err. You can't put in the talk of la
| dies and gentlemen. Get on with the
story
Eyes, MN Well. as l was sayin' i,
| MN, the compliments began to fly be-
! tween 'em, besides some explanations
/, as 'adn't come out when they was q
separatin', and they sat at the table for
| art the afternoon. Mr.. Robinson Or
| dered 4 bottle of champagne, KNOWN
! that Mrs. Bonner was very fond of it,
and they drank to the 'appy days when
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 Il quarrel as wasn't made up.
"'You used to be fond of curacao to
wind up with, dearI beg pardon, Mrs.
| Bonner'-says Mr.. Robinson. Won't
you ave one?'
1.-The very thing says Mrs Bonner.
low you always did know my taste.
There l was Just goin to call you by
the old pet name" Birdie.
+, "sThis is the 'appiest moment ave
'ad in three years, says Mr.. Robinson.
I'm 'frlid made a mistake, Albert
You was Il model husband, and l tried
you very ard. Bonner can't 'elp me
with my costumes as you could. -
'asn't the hartiStic eye you ave.
They clasped 'ands under the table
and Mrs Bonner's 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"
We'll, nm, Mrs. Bonner arsked i'm
'ow long e was goin' to be in America
and e said as 'ow e was goin' to sal
back in two days, as e 'ad an invita-
ton to visit noble lord at is country
'ouse, 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, II be
lieve you're making this all up"
Nom, hain't. I got 1t from Mrs
) Bonner's maid, who's friend o
mine."
Good gracious!" exclaimed Mrs
Vanderdecller How servants do re
, peat things!
: 'Then Mr.. Robinson arsked is wife tt
get divorce and marry i'm, and sh'
said she would, but when they come t
, think as low she'd ave to live yea
} in Dakota she couldn't bring hersel
} to take the trouble, specially as she't
never been day out of New York so
ciety in 'er life. Wasn't it cruel, MN
7 that the poor things 'ad to be separated
> just because the laws so delayin'?
5 Mr. Robinson, e called a close car
$ rage, and the two went drivin' through
} the park with the winder shades pulle'
Y down. Wasn't it awful, MN?
THAT evenin' when Mr.. Bonner wen
r ome for dinner is wife wasn't there
t and when she did come she was yer