The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-24

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'o
adopted the former without ques-
tion, 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 Trifes;" 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
OF double harness kindly when she
proposed to him behind q potted
palm in the Palace Hotel. He was
suffering from one of his periodical
fts of somnolent boredom, and,
though marriage had always been
labeled in his mind as a splendid
sin he would never have the courage
60 commit, when this dashing vision,
with courage enough it seemed for
he coyly mumbled: "As soon as you
like5 and minutely inspected the
roof.
AS his bride prospective was a
''Van" and a popular society belle,
and he himself reputed millio' aire,
the press at once took the matter
in hand, giving a generous measure
nf n ~
pressionist portraits, and, after hav-
ing raked up 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 leading physician,
Or. 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 1t 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 fear
of Sunday editions in their hearts.
In fact, she was rather partial to
headlines, but she was strongly
ayerse to any vulgar scandal as be-
came late society belle and a
'Van," having that nice discrimina-
tion in her character that enables
Justice in this country to distin-
guish between q 'rake-off" and a
gratuity.
The doctor became her cavalier
and confidant, as Cyrus possessed
his guide. philosopher, and friend in
the person of Silas Moran, promi-
nent lawyer and divorce special
lst'--(as advertised); and, fortified
by her girlhoods experiences in
France (where they manage these
things so much better). it must be
conceded that she handled all parties
concerned with cosummate skill
Her husbands "unfriscan" proclivi.
ties, those very traits that had origi
nally attracted, early started the
wheel of Fate. He obstinately re
fused to take his position" in so
ciety
MY little Masticator," he would
say, reaching, up to dab a cautious
thrilled finger into cosmetical snowy
ness, "San Franciscan society al
ways reminds me of popular photo
graphs of the moon" Sadie, will
her pearliness impaired, her temper
rufied, and her brain awhirl IL
cryptic labyrInths, would have
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 1t had never beeI
Published and Silas Moran was tn
only reader thereof-to return 1t L
his anxious friend with laconic criti
cism: "The--er-punctua
admirable"
The gist of the matter was that
in marrying man With nothing II
him, as she thought, she had mar
ried man with great dea
in him. though the soundings sci
dom proclaimed a depth of NOR
than a few inches anywhere. Dl
Falcon was no william
I'm tragic life, God wot,
No william need be-
--he was only Sadie's long felt want
a man of little or no individualisn
cast iron In manner, to be broke
but not bent. hut with just enough
for her purpose, Of the sentimen
peculiar to young nations, that enter
more or less into American chara,
ter
''He Is totally ignorant OF bridg
thinks gambling sinful, abhors ra,
Ing, and is odiously polite.o she COZ
fided with heaying bosom into he
doctors 'cold, calculating ear" III
calls her Jesuit in disguise an
chuckles. He says he comes frol