The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-04-21
Hiss Fairfax'S Husband
ANcAANNNcGGANNA
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will you sit down? And now wha
can | do for you?'
Poor Danvers was quite dazzled b,
his wife's wondrous beauty. She wal
certainly a very pretty girl when h,
married her, but he never imagined
for a moment that she would develor
Into the lovely woman he now beheld
She was in excellent health. Her eyes
We're bright and sparkling. and she
looked a very queen as she moved &c
and fro In her costly white satin dress,
while diamonds shone out from be
tween the coils OF her dark hair and
burnt tercely 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 rea At any other
time Dsnvers wouid have hailed such
a speech with glee. for It was emf
nentiy printable and Interesting: but
now he only wrote mechanically, for
his thoughts were not In his work
only his p~encil-point
During the latter part Of the inter
view Jones had been assisting her
young mistress In putting on her
things" Jones. as has been said.
was quite used to interviewer. and
she shifted impatiently several times
during Miss Fairfax's discourse. for
her mistress was more communicative
han 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. II was
quite immaterlal to Miss Fairfax how
the interviewers who came to see her
were dressed Her business manager
Ia 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 his
eyes from his Dote-book-it was not
likely that she noticed. as Jones did.
that his coat was very old. and a tribe
thin for the season; that his collars !
and cuffs. though quite clean. pos
sessed frayed edges; that his boots
wanted repairing. and that he would
have been the better for a new hat.
Not that you could find much fault
with Danvers' clothes at first glance
it was only when you came to look
into them hat you saw some serious
defects. After much consideration.
Miss Jones me to the conclusion that
the reporter" had been good-looking.
She put him down as fve-and-thirty
now. and married. with perhaps half
a dozen children and a scolding wife.
This was because her quick eyes fer
reted out the gray hairs. and the lines
along the forehead and certain weary
shadows on his face. OF course. Miss
Jones had no idea that the interview
er's" life was a wearying one indeed.
many a time and oft he had to
stand for hours ankle deep In the mud
that IS present at every stock sale:
had to rush about over half the county
At all times and In all w~eathers; had
TO do two and sometimes three mems
work; had to tout for advertisements;
'oft-soap good Dendene citizens who
lgreed with his papers "~opinions";
lad to chronicle a host of silly little '
attic. and cover reams Of paper with [
he common names Of nobodies- .
SO 1t was no wonder that Danvers J.
Lad turned a little bit gray. and did u
ot look peculiarly cheerful. And IT
Id not improve his looks to 20 home
after handing In bis "copy"-and lie :,
wake all night thinking Of his beautt- =
al wife, in the heydny Of her career, "
wherever she went. rich. and .
rithout a ripple in the calm sea Of
er existence to trouble her. while
But be was glad she did not recos- =
lie him. >
II was about half-past eight on the {
morning. Danvers was max
IL q miserable attempt to eat some
reakfast, when no less q person than b
onss was suddenly shown into his :
pom By his landlady. who never put 4
erself out of the way to announce a I
fsitor. '
'Oh,- began Miss Jones, Miss Fair \
AZ would be glad II you could see her =
ONE time this morning. She wants Z
omething altered In The interview, f,
nd hopes you can publish the correc- 4
ion next Wednesday" g
The Dendene Gazette, We should
mentioned, was . biweekly. ,
VERY WELL" said Danvers, II will I
vait upon Miss Fairfax Immediately"
Grown Hotel" said Jones, ~Iaconical- I
y, and went q
The quality Of the breakfast had
the interview another twenty
I've per cent in her estimation
There was a big IRE in the Grown 1
Hotels" best sittins-room when Dan
vers was shown into IT. The table
vas also led for breakfast. Danvers I
down with a sigh. The ordeal 4
wasn't over then, yet "