Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-04-16

And without more ado he put on
his coat and hat and hurried away to
the town hall, where Miss Fairfax had
consented to be interviewed, the rem
devious being her dressing-room 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 a 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-
ed to her mistress a host of clever
| things which she never said
ASK him to come in" said Miss
Fairfax. Good evening"" she muir
INJURED pleasantly. as Danvers entered
will you sit down? And now what
can l do for yOu?'
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 beheld.
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 readi-
ness. and told him the tale of hel
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 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 Danvers would have hailed sucl
Il speech with glee, for it was emf
nently printable and interesting; but
now he only wrote mechanically, fol-
his thoughts were not in his work
only his pencil-point.
During the latter part of the inter
view Jones had been assisting hel
+ young mistress in putting on he
things" Jones, as has been said
was quite used to interviewers, anC
| she shifted impatiently several times
during Miss FairfaX's discourse. TO
her mistress was more communicative,
| than usual-far more communicative,
indeed than she was to the Londol
/ gentlemen, who, in consequence, ha,
+ to draw upon their imaginations il
i order to fill up their columns. 1t wa
p quite immaterial to Miss Fairfax how
/ the interviewers who came to see he
4 were dressed. Her business manage
| ld ulOSl ulStIttl lldU ulItCl
S ed her to grant interviews wheneve
she could, and so, in giving the repre-
+ sentative of the Dendene Gazette al
+ this information, she was only trans
p acting part of her days work.
f 1t was not likely that Miss Fairfa,
= bestowed two thoughts on the appear
4 ance of this very quiet member of tn
n reporting tribe, who seldom lifted hi
n eyes from his note-bOOk-it was no
O likely that she noticed, as Jones die
}. that his coat was very old. and trifi
|. thin for the season; that his collar
?, and cuffs, though quite clean, pos
d sessed frayed edges; that his boot
= wanted repairing. and that he woul
!. have been the better for a new ha
+ Not that you could find much faul
D with Danvers' clothes at first glanc
e it was only when you came to loo
into them that you saw some seriou
defects. After much consideration
IL Miss Jones came to the conclusion tina
n the reporter had been good-lookins
t She put him down as five-and-thirt
now, and married, with perhaps ha