The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-03
LLOYD VANDERBILT was a strong
man, apparently. Hard work and

Hafo grub had nc terrOTs for him.
When he held in check half a thou
sand starving men, as he once did. it
was remarked that no cooler eve ever
Took the CLINT of sunshine on a rife
sight He had but one weakness. and
even that. rising from his strength.
was negative sort. His parts were
slrong' but they lacked coordination
NOW IL happened that while his
centre Of amativeness was pronounced.
~ had lain mute and passive during
the years he lived on moose and
salmon and chased glowing Eldorados
over chill divides. But when he finally
Dlazed the corner posts and centre
stake on one of the richest Klondvke
claims it began to quicken: and when
ne took his place in society. full
nedged Bonanza King, IL awoke and
look charge of him. He suddenly
recollected a girl in the states. and 4
came TO him quite forcibly. not only
that she might be waiting for him but
that wife was very pleasant aqui-
6ition for a man who lived some sew
eral degrees north Of 50. So he wrote
an appropriate note, inclosed a letter
of credit generous enough to cover all
expenses, including trousseau and
chaperOn, and addressed it to one
F'lossie
FlOssie? One could imagine the rest.
However, after that he built a COM
Portable cabin on his claim. bought
another in Dawson, and broke the
news to his friends.
And just here is where the lack Of
coordination came into play The
waiting was tedious. and having been
long denied the amative element could
not brook further delay. Flcssie was
coming; but Lorraine Lisznayi was
here. And not only was Lorraine
Lisznayi here, but her cosmopolitan
reputation was somewhat the worse
Tor wear. and she was not exactly 50
young as when she posed in the studios
of artist queens and received at her
door the cards Of cardinals and princes.
Also, her finances were unhealthy.
Having run the gamut in her time.
sh3 was not averse TO trying cOnclu-
sibhs with "A bonanza king, whose
wealth was such that he could not
guess it within six figures. Like
wise soldier casting about after years
of service for a comfortable billet, she
had come into the nOTthland TO be
married. SO. one day. her eyes flashed
up into Floyd Vanderlips as he was
buying table linen for Flossie in the
!. G. cOmpany's store, and the thing
was settled out of hand.
When a man is free much may go
unQuestioned. which. should he be
rash enough to cumber himself with
domestic ties. society viii instantly
challenge. Thus il was with Floyd
Nanderlip. FlOssie was coming. and
a low buzz went up when Lorraine
Lisznayi rode down the main street
behind his dogs. At that time
they diued royalty in Flossie's cabin.
on F1ossie's table linen, which caused
the 0len to say sharp things and the
women TO be spiteful Only Mrs
Eppingwell the captains wife, did
not hear.
Not so with Freda. the Greek dane
ing girl She had no cause to love
men. but by some strange alchemy of
her nature her heart went out TO
rvoneilLto women whom she had less
cause 20 love. And her heart went out
TO Flossie. even then travelling the
Long Trail and facing into the bitter
north to meet a man who might not
wait for her a shrinking. Clnging
sort Of a girl Freda pictured her. with
weak mouth and pretty pouting lips,
sunk kissed hair and eyes full Of the
merry shadows and the lesser joys Of
life. Wherefore she smiled, dancing
one night. upon Floyd Nanderlip.
Few men are 50 constituted that they
may receive the smile of Freda IN
moved: nor among them can Floyd
Nanderlip be accounted. The grace he
had found with the model woman had
by the favor I'm which he now stood
with the Greek dancer he felt himself
d0ubly man. And thin little
thought began 20 lift itself, and he fell
10 wondering whatever under the sun
he had seen I'm Flossie and to regret
exceedingly that he had sent for her.
OF course. Freda was out Of the run
Just the woman. Her life had been
large. she could do the hOnors Of his
establishment and give tone to his dol
lars.
But Freda smiled and continued to
smile till he came TO spend much time
with her. When she. too. rode down
the street behind his wolf-dOgs. the
model woman found food for thought.
and the next time they were together
dazzled him with her princes and cardi-
mails and personal little anecdotes Of
courts and kings. She also showed him
dainty missives. superseded, My dear
Lorraine" and ended Most affection
ately yours" and signed by the given
names of a real live queen on a throne
And he marveled in his heart that the
great woman should deigu TO waste 20
much as a moment upon him. she
played him cleverly till he went away
dizzy with self-delight and sorrOwing
for the world which had been denied
him SO long. Freda was a more mas
terful woman. II she natiered no One
knew IT, Should she stOOp. the stoop
were unObscrved. If a man felt she
thought well Of him. so subtly was the
feeling conveyed that he could not for
the life OF him say why or how. 50
she frightened her grip upon Floyd Van
dcrlip and rode daily behind his dogs.
And just here is where the mistake
occurred. The buzz rose loudly and
more definitely. coupled now with the
name OF the dancer and Mrs. Epping-
well heard. She. too. thought of FlOssie
lifting her moccasined feet through the
endless hours. and Floyd VanderliT
was invited up the hillside TO tea. and
invited often. This quite took his breath
away. and ne became drunken with APP
probation OF himself. Never was man
50 maltreated. His soul had become a
thing for which three women struggled
while a fourth was on the way 10 claim
st. And three such women
But Mrs. Eppingwell and the mistake
she made She spoke of the affair, ten
tativcIy. TO Sitka Charley who had
sold dogs TO the Greek girl. But no
1lamcs were mentioned. The nearest
approach to II was when Mrs Eppine-
we'll said. 'This-er-hOrrid woman,
and Sitka Charley. with the model wo-
man strong in his thoughts. had echoed
'.This-er-horrid woman" And ne
agreed with her that il was wicked
thing for a woman 10 come between a
man and the girl he was 10 marry.
a mere girl, Charley" she said q
am sure she is. And che Is coming into
n strange country without friend
when she gets here. We must do some