Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-11
HIS CONFIDENCE
IN WOMAN SHAKEN
MAYOR NOW LOOKS ASKANCE
AT MAIDENS
Fears Everything That Wears Skirts
Since a Herald Staff Reporter
Investigated His Matri-
monlal Bureau

Mayor Harpers confidence in human
nature especially woman nature, has
been shaken to it's very roots. He
looked suspiciously at every woman
he saw Saturday night and Sunday,
and wondered if they were what they
seemed. And Bessie Beatty did it, al
though she didn't mean to do anything
but get a good human interest story on
the mayors matrimonial bureau.
After Miss Beatty was safely out of
the mayors Office Saturday afternoon
where the kindly chief executive had
taken the deepest interest in her search
for a nice young man and where she
met her affinity in the person of male
reporter on The Heralds staff, as She
told in yesterdays Herald, Mayor Har-
per could scarcely contain himself until
he had gathered the city hall reporters
into his sanctum and dilated on the
little woman who had asked his assist
ance.
why, boys. she was one of the pret-
tiest, rosiest little bits of femininity that
ever stepped on this carpet. She was
so sweet and modest that had l been
twenty years younger and had more
hair on my heal-well, there's no use
signing over the might have been. But
I've fixed her all right, and that nice
young Englishman whom she met in
here. I'll have them out to my house
for dinner the first night l can get
them together, although 1 suppose it
is hard for her to leave those unruly
kids she is teaching in Corona, and I'll
bet that wedding comes out of this
before the month is up"
Makes Bet on Wedding
Nothing of the kind" said Sam
Schenck, police commissioner, who was
present at the little gathering. "There'u
be no wedding out of this budding littla
romance. He's a pretty nice fellow,
but she's much too nice for him, and
she will find it out before too late"
'All the same I'll just bet you a $50
suit of clothes that they are married
before the month is up" defantly said
the mayor, prepared to go to any
length to prove the efficacy of his
matrimonial bureau.
TN take the bet" returned the police
commissioner, although at that time
Mr.. Schenck did not know Miss Beatty
from the Venus de Milo.
Then it was that the wicked city hall
reporters broke the news to the mayor.
They had seen Miss Beatty in his office
and with their professional proboscides
had smelled the story. They broke it
gently, and well it was that they did,
for had they been harsh they would
have broken the mayors heart. He
was so sure that at last his efforts TO
mate the minated were about to bear
fruit and was so happy in that knowI-
edge that his cigar went out and he
sat a long time in silent thought after
he had learned the truth, or rather the
half truth, for he did not know, nor
af h ft,fc fo . I,a
young Englishman from Las Vegas was
also reporter on The Herald.
Mayor Appreciates Joke
"Well, boys, I guess it's on me-" said
the mayor at last, and he broke into a
hearty laugh after the sting of disap-
pointment had ceased to ranHle, for the
mayor Of the city OF Los Angeles can
appreciate joke, even at his own ex-
pense. What shall 1t be? supper?
All right, come along"
| But the crowd that took supper with
the mayor noticed that on the way to
the restaurant he SHE'D like a skittish
horse every time a skirt hove in sight.
He led them to q restaurant where
he is in the habit OF eating, but he for
got the female walters. When a dainty
little woman in snowy white linen ap-
| preached to take the party's order
Mayor Harper leaned over and from
behind his hand whispered In the ear
of one of the reporters:
Say, tell me quick before l open my
mouth and put my foot in 1t again,
is this woman a real waitress or Is she
a reporter in disguise?"
When several members of the party
had assured the mayor that to the best
OF their knowledge and belief the young
woman was real waitress. then, and
only then, did Mr. Harper consent Ia
give his order, and II was noticed that
he did 1t In very business like way
and left no opening where she could
have an edge on him. even had shc