The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-02-06
BRICKS and HIS HONOR,

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The Story Of Cyrus BggersIake, Complete MART;

Cyrus Biggerslake, of Montana,
discovered San Francisco and Miss
Sadie Van Vinka simultaneously.
This corpulent little man with one
eye on Providence-( (alluded to by
his friends as that horrible squint") }
adopted the former without ques-
ton, and was similarly adopted by
the latter. Miss Van Vinka con-
fessed there was really nothing in
him; that he had merely captured
her by an epigrammatical remark
on her favorite poet, Austin Dobson,
that Giant in Trifles;" that she was
dying to change her name; that he
was so like little dog of hers that
had departed in peace.
Mr.. Biggerslake took to the idea
proposed to him behind a potted
palm in the Palace Hotel. He was
suffering from one of his periodical
fits of somnolent boredom, and,
though marriage had always been
labeled in his mind as splendid
sin he would never have the courage
to commit, when this dashing vision,
with courage enough it seemed for
the two of them, paused for reply,
he coyly mumbled: "As soon as you
like" and minutely inspected the
roof.
AS his bride prospective was a
ivan" and a popular society belle,
and he himself a reputed millionaire,
the press at once took the matter
in hand, giving a generous measure
of bold black type surrounding i'm
pressionist portraits, and, after hav-
ing raked up a few dubious scandals
in connection with Miss Van Vinka,
and commented disagreeably on Big
gerslake's Montana antecedents, they
unanimously united in blessing the
happy couple, and let it go at that.
The result, however, was quite
pitiful. Cyrus Biggerslake discov-
cred he was passionately in love
with his wife, while his wife dis
covered that a leading physician
DR.. Charles Falcon, was the only
man in Frisco for her. Not that
Cyrus had ever let it appear he had
still this discovery to make, or that
Sadie let it appear her discovery was
made. Both disposed of the matter
somewhat in the manner of an eX-
perienced consumer of Manhattan
cocktails disposing of the cherry.
Mrs. Biggerslake had the courage
Of Pacific Coast opinions. She was
not one of those people with the feaI
of Sunday editions in their hearts
In fact, she was rather partial to
headlines, but she was strongly
averse to any vulgar scandal as be.
"Van," having that nice discrimina
tion in her character that enables
Justice in this country to distin
guish between a "rake-off" and &
gratuity.
The doctor became her cavalier
and confidant, as Cyrus possessed
his guide, philosopher, and friend il
the person of Silas Moran, a promi
nent lawyer and divorce special
ist"-(as advertised); and, fortified
by her girlhood's experiences il
France (where they manage thest
things so much better), it must b,
conceded that she handled all partie
concerned with cosummate skill
Her husbands "unfriscan" proclivi
ties, those very traits that had origi
nally attracted, early started tn,
wheel of Fate. He obstinately re
fused to take his position" in so
ciety.
MY little Masticator," he woult
thrilled finger into cosmetical snowy
ness, San Franciscan society al
ways reminds me of popular photo
graphs of the moon" Sadie, wit
her pearliness impaired, her tempe
ruffled, and her brain awhirl il
cryptic labyrinths, would hav
gnashed her teeth with rage had the
not been firmly embedded in gum.
What was to be done with a maj
who had even written a book?-
though in truth it had never bee
published and Silas Moran was tn
only reader thereof-to return it t
his anxious friend with laconic crit
cism: ''The-er-punctuat
admirable"
The gist of the matter was tha
in marrying man with nothing /
him, as she thought, she had maj
ried a man with a great des
IA him. though the soundings Sc
dom proclaimed a depth of NOR
than few inches anywhere. D.
Falloon was no william
I'm tragic life, God wot,
No william need be-