Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-04-09
Hiss Fairfax'S Husband
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| And without more ado ne put on
his coat and hat and hurried away to
the town hail. where Miss Fairfax had
| consented to be interviewed, the rem
devious being her dressing be-
hind the stage.
Miss Fairfax was rolling up her
music when her maid, Jones, was good
enough to inform her that "a reporter"
was anxious to see her.
From the Dendene GazeteT' she
inquired.
Yes, miss-I think it was some
name like that"
Miss Jones experience OF press rep
resentatives was very wide one. She
didn't think much of the one who was
here tonight. He wasn't so free
spoken as them London gents, with
their shiny ats and long frock- coats
no, nor so free with his money-at
any rate he didn't look as if he was.
Yes, Miss Jones liked the London gen
tlemen, especially when they attribut-
things which she never said.
ASK him to come in," said Miss
Fairfax. Good evening"" she MUIR
INJURED pleasantly, as Danvers entered;
Twill you sit down? And now what
can l do for your"
Poor Danvers was quite dazzled by
his wife's wondrous beauty. She was
certainly a very pretty girl when he
married her, but he never imagined
for moment that she would develop
into the lovely woman he now behed.
She was In excellent health Her eyes
were bright and sparkling, and she
looked a very queen as she moved to
and fro in her costly white satin dress
while diamonds shone out from be-
tween the coils of her dark hair and
burnt tiercely on her breast.
Danvers pulled himself together
with a great effort, and put the usual
round Of questions to her. She an
sWered them with astonishing readl-
ness and told him the tale of her
career with striking accuracy. Then.
seeing that her visitor did not appear
to be quite at his ease, the singer
began to talk about the songs she
loved-talked in a low, sweet voice
which rose and fell in glorious cad
ences, that fell upon the ear like the
purling OF a stream. At any other
time Danyers would have hailed s1cb
a speech with glee, for it was emf
nently printable and interesting; but
now he only wrote mechanically. for
his thoughts were not In his work
only his pencil-point.
During the latter part of the inter
I view Jones had been assisting her
young mistress in putting on her
| things Jones, as has been said.
was quite used to interviewers, and
she shifted impatiently several times
| during Miss Fairfaxs discourse. for
! her mistress was more communicative
! than usual-far more communicative
! indeed than she was to the London
! gentlemen, who, in consequence. had
/ TO draw upon their imaginations in
order to fill up their columns. 1t was
quite immatenal to Miss Fairfax how
the interviewers who came to see her
were dressed. Her business manager
| "a most discreet gentleman had direct
ed her to grant interviews whenever
she could, and so, in giving the repre-
sentative of the Dendene Gazette all
this information, she was only trans.
acting part of her days work.
1t was not likely that Miss Fairfax
bestowed two thoughts on the appear
ance of this very quiet member of the
reporting tribe. who seldom lifted hi,
eyes from his note-book-it was no.
likely that she noticed, as Jones did
that his coat was very old, and trid,
thin for the season; that his collar.
and cuffs, though quite clean. pos
sesSed frayed edges; that his boot,
wanted repairing, and that lie woul,
have been the better for a new hat
: Not that you could find much faul
, with Danyers' clothes at first glanc,
it was only when you came to lool
into them that you saw some seriou
defects. After much consideration
Miss Jones came to the conclusion tina
4 the reporter" had been good-lookinC
I She put him down as flve-and-thirt,
now, and married, with perhaps hal