The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-01-18
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BY MISS I. -

Cyrus Biggers,ake, OF Montana,
discovered San Francisco and Miss
Sadie Van Ninka simultaneously
This corpulent little man with one
eye on PToviGence-( (alluded 10 by
his friends as that horrible squiut")
adopted the former without ques-
tion, and was similarly adopted by
the latter. Miss Van Ninka con-
fessed there was really nothing in
him; that he had merely captured
her by an epigrammatical remark
on her fayorite poet, Austin Dobson,
that Giant in Trihes;" that she was
dying TO change her name; that he
was so like a 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 a potted
palm in the Palace Hotel. He was
suffering from one of his periodical
fits Of somnolent bore dom, and,
though marriage had always been
labeled in his mind as a splendid
sin he would never have the courage
TO commit. when this dashing vision,
the two of them, paused for reply,
he coyly mumbled: LAS soon as you
like" and minutely inspected the
roof.
AS his bride prospective was a
wan and a popular society belle,
and he himself a reputed millionaire,
the press at once took the matter
An civ
of bold black type surrounding i'm
pressionist portraits, and, after hav-
ing raked up few dubious scandals
in connection with Miss Van Ninka,
end commented disa greeably on Big
gersiake's Montana antecedents, they
unanimously united in blessing the
happy couple, and let it go at that
The result, however, was quite
pitiiul 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 fear
of Sunday editions ~ their hearts.
In fact, she was rather partial to
headlines, but she was strongly
averse TO any vulgar scandal as be-
came a late society belle and a
"Van." having that nice discrimina-
tion in her character that enables
Justice in this country 10 distin-
guish between a "rake-off' and a
gratuity.
The doctor became her cavalier
and confdant, as Cyrus possessed
his guide, philosopher. and friend in
the person of Sias Moran, a promi
nent lawyer and divorce special
ist"-(as advertised); and. fortified
by her girlhood's 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, with
her pearliness impaired. her temper
ruffied. and her brain awhirl in
cryptic labyrinths. would have
gnashed her teeth with rage had they
not been firmly embedded in gum.
What was TO be done with a man
who had even NAitten a book
though in truth it had never been
published and Silas Moran was the
only reader thereOf-to return IL 10
his anxious friend with laconic criti-
cism: "The-er-punctua is
admirable"
The gist OF the, matter was that,
in marrying a man with nothing in
him. as she thought, she had mar
ried man with great deal
iH him. though the soundings sell
dom proclaimed a depth OF more
than a few inches anywhere. Dr..
Falloon was no william
In tragic life. God vot,
No william need be"