The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-24
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tainly not under existing conditions.
His manifest impatience, however, was
Indicative rather of nervous expect
ancy than of displeasure toward pos
sible offender in punctuality with whom
he had dinner engagement. Pacing
up and down the brilliantly lighted
corridor with his teeth nearly meeting
through the fiber of his cigar, he had
more the aspect of an anxious pro-
moter about to clinch a deal than an
expectant host. although the possible
offender was a lady AS he peered
at intervals through the ,panes of the
outside doors, watching for, the arriv-
al of her hrougharn, he could sec only
that the rain was falling heavily. 1t
was not the traditional Easter weather.
''Shc is late he mentally regis
tered, as he drew, forth and consulted
his watch :" but that was to be expect
that she consented quite. reluctantly
over the telephone. All. il she should
fail me-! -
The disaster foreshadowed in this
final reelection vas dispelled by the APP
proach OF waiter, who obsequiously
rendered him slip Of paper,
''M.m, the menu Oh, it's all right,
/ daresav, Have YOU carried out my
wishes to the letter'' scanning the
paper absent'mindedly and handing 1t
back
"Absolument! Would NJ 'sieu be
pleased to inspect 70 table3'' waving
his hand toward the smaller of the
two diningrooms on the left,
No; bother your table! ! take 1t
for granted YOU know your business!
Oh by the way Changing his mind
and approaching the indicated doorl,
''be particular about having the cham
pagne thoroughly chilled-you under
Standl-almost frappes Gazing !nslde);
Glad you selected the red and silver
candle shades--so bright and Easter
1ike-admirable contrast TO this Louis
Seize decoration-but, heavens and
earth, man! (excitedly) where are the
lowers7D
'M'sieu gave no ordaire for flow
aires, zey are speciolel"
.'Suppose I didn I'll Your common
sense ought to have told yonl Imagine
a dinner for lady on Easter eve
without flowersl' >
"Zat meestake is casilee rectifed
M 'sieu!'
fortunately it is; therefore rectify
it immediately. Let me see; she likes
American beauties and gardenias, Wen
have. gardenias Go and get the, best
to send some Easter lilies along if he
has them. Hurry back!
4 soft frou-frou of silken skirts in
tcrruptcd this colloquy. and as the
waiter departed from the threshold
Winthrop rushed forward to greet the
expected lady with Joyous salutation.
Her features were partly concealed in
a gauzy rainbow scarf gllttering with
raindrops. and she entered rather ten
tatively, with a bewitchinc timidity,
II hope I've not kept you waiting
very long?" she said an Interrogation
point in each of her expressive eyes.
1--WE were delayed by block that
seemed interminable. -
Waiting didn t count, assure You,
so long as YOU have come!n he an
swered earnestly "It was very good
of you, such rainy evening. Let me
take, your coat and give 1t to the
maid. -
''Oh, verv well!" she consented,
here under protest, you know, because
can I sec the least reason why we
should meet on amicable terms at all
1t was A weakness 10 have Welded to
your opportunities when for eight
months past we have completely ig-
AS Winthrop departed, bearing the
long buff evening wrap, which had aug
mentcd her atmosphere of luxury. she
surveyed the scene with smiling satls
faction. The small dining room con-
tanned three tables. the one at the
being partly concealed by a Wattcau
screen. Withdrawing her scarf and
placing it on a gilded chair near by,
she regarded herself in the mantelpiece
mirror for full minute. The picture
that met her gaze was one of unusual
feminine attractiveness, and as she ap.
praised if in detail she was not dis.
satisfied with the effect
Amy has done my hair eXtraor-
dinariy well tonight was her
thought. 81 really never looked bet
ter. Naturally it is an occasiion-,this
farewell forever to ones husband
What pity we could not have patched
it upl Men and women sre such fools,
oftentimes, about the merest trivial-
ties; but of course (sighing) "when
a husband gets erratic and unmanage-
able one can only keep still and en-
dure,
These sentimental meditations over
her profile, which were syncopated by
the special Easter music that now filled
the corridor with resonance of flute
and violin, received a sudden check by
the precipitate entrance OF Winthrop.
for having left her so long alone and
bearing the gardenias done up in oiled
tissue paper.
"You see, Sylvia. this waiter fellow
had entirely forgotten the flowers" he
explained, "although I had expressly
him literally. Fancy an Easter dinner
for you, my dear, without fowersl''
"Please don t address me in that
wayl" she responded ;anxiously, "some-
body might hear. you'll
"And what if they did7 Can't a
man say my dear 70 his own wife in
public without danger of imprison.
mentf"
eyes; but considering -
-"I'll consider nothing except that
we've met here together tonight by
especial agreement FOR final inter
view prior to our legal cataclysm. Ism u
that enough to copsider2''
cit ought to be, surely was her
laconic answer,
AS she stood revealed in q mysteri-
Gus gown of lace with touches Of for.
getme-not blue he was conscious of
the dainty coquetry of her attire, and
the grace Of her outlines-tbe perfect
symmetry Of height and poise-assailed
his eyes with renewed domination.
"Oh, Sylvia!' he broke forth in ad-
niration. Then, modulating his enthu-