The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-17
THE SALT LAKE HERALD: SUNDAY. NOyEMBI>~ II, 1907

llSten 10 Herr Muhier praises and
tthanks-he's such an old dear!-but my
thoughts were wandering to Senator
Paulding and how I should reveal my
identity to him. He remembered me,
however, for soon he sent a message
/ begging permission TO present the
/ bridal party. As / reached the foot of
| the staircase the senator came forward
smiling, and for the moment we
CHANGED to be standing quite alone
! ''Ah, mademoiseile, he said enthusi-
astically, Herr Muller did not tell US
the half when he sang your praises.
| We have all been entrapped-the
sweetest voice 1 ever heardl 1t was
ravishing! Madenaoiselle du Pre- you
/ hags made my daughter very happy
and the tears actually came into his
eyes-and then he added. gayly, like
King Herod of old. I promise to give
| you whatever you may ask-even to
the half of my kingdom"
! He couldn't have paved the way
more smoothly, so with a demure smile
| replied: Are you not very rash ?
Remember Salome and the fate of John
the Baptist"
He threw back his head and laughed
heartily. I'm not inundated: I shall
! be only too happy to grant any request
I IN my power" he added graciously.
smilingly, Their my heart stopped beat
ing and felt like lump of ice. I'm
going to hold you to your word. It's
only a little thing / desire-but l must
have it-and it is in your power I
want your word that you will support
Governor Trevor in the convention and
campaign"
My dear, if I had asked him for a
slice of the moon he couldn't have been
more astounded. He staggered back
and said, almost roughly: ''Mademoi-
Selle, what do you know about Gov
ernor Trevor and the campaign"
I stoutly held my ground and an
swered sweetly: 81 know a great deal
but first l must tell you I am Mrs.
/ Tom Norris. I don't believe you un-
derstand that I am no longer Made
moiselle du Pre-
That completely finished him. The
poor senator! In his chagrin he turned
a beautiful shade Of rhubarb green that
wasn't at all becoming. His hand
crushed the flowers on the bronze newell
and a steely, inflexible look came into
his eyes He glanced uncertainty to-
ward his daughter, and just at that
moment she turned and smiled at him.
Mrs. Norris" he said CALAMITY, hold
ing out both hands. I'm very glad to
know you. 1 shall always be your debt
or-nothing can cancel your service of
today. To the victor belong the
spoils, he added wnimsically, and,
o1erlng his arm, he presented me first
/ to Mrs. Paulding and in turn to the
bridal party and titled guests. The
newly made duchess even begged leave
to kiss me-and you may be sure re-
| sponded warmly.
OF course, no one except the initiated
knew the secret Of my presence-and
the afternoon was a delight 1 should
! IKE to tell you of the presents, but
| it's impossible.
Tom could scarcely believe me when
told him where I had been and what
| had happened. It seemed incredible.
indeed. In the course of a day or two.
however, he received a communication
from the senator that proved beyond
doubt his sincerity. 1t was a master
I ly letter-nO purely formal acknowledg-
ment, and it gave me a keen insight
into the character of the man who in
spired such blind devotion from his
friends and such intense hatred from
his enemies.
There is really little more to tell. IT
soon leaked out that all differences had
been pleasantly arranged, and that the
name of Governor Trevor as the reform
nominee was very agreeable to the
boss. Though ! don't dare speak it
above whisper, isn't it a singular
thing that the presidential prize can be
snatched away or awarded to humor a
mere whim? So trivial a matter some
times influences the choice.
The senator and have become fast
friends. He says I am a very "re-
soUrceful young woman and sIyIv
calls me Mrs. Norris of the diplomatic
] IL ToII
may have loaded the presidential boom.
1 it was I who fired 1t!
| Wouldn't the reporters have reaped a
| harvest if they had known what
| brought about the senator's change of
heart? I think 1 have forever silenced
/ the calumny that woman can't keen
a secret.
| The next four months will be full of
| excitement. Tom is chairman of the
compaign executive committee, and
will be away great part of the time.
Possibly I may join you later, if not
! I'll surely write you of any interesting
| episodes.
| Meanwhile think Of me, dearest Vera,
as ever your devoted CORINNE.
P. 81 had closed my letter and
quite forgotten to tell you where 7 was
really expected on that eventful Easter
Monday. If you remember, Tom I'M
| derstood that telephone message this
way: Mrs. Spaulding would be de-
| lighted to see Mrs. Norris. ct cetera''
L know you will think it wildly improb-
| able, but his little cousin. Agnes Ham
| ell to whom he has made love since she
wore pinafores, was recently married,
and neither of US remembered her new
name. 1t is Mrs. Spaulding Wood!
| (COnYriPhtedl