The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-23

Corsican wedding go off? Looks as if
1t was q success by the brides face.
The only one who's glum here is Bur
tor darling Ends a little offish, is
sheo Not that old La Belle-Black-
MOod-borrOw-it-frOm Barnes AFFAIR.""
Miss Anstruther's eyes began to
CLEAN at the mention of the only Sc
rious fault she ever has had against
her fiancee.
That's a mistake!" rattles on the
semi-innocent Maud; Ma says when
him. Wait till get into long dresses,
see me nail 'em and reform EN-, eh,
Burton, darling?
~ thought your mother was going to
gut you at a strict school In London?
says Barnes. Savagely-
well. she was, but Won Bulow is in
Nice and mas made up her mind it's
her last chance and is going there. Gee
if ma doesn't get married soon I'll be
in socks again and dresses up to my
waist
No birthdays in hailing distance,
yet?" laughs Anstruther.
Does this look like ito" Miss Char
iris makes an aboTtive attempt to
lengthen her short skirts. BET ma
keeps me IL till she gets that German"
Already the carriage having rolled up
the Arc de Triomphe has turned into
the Rue Bernard du Bots, making for
the big railway station, out of which
nearly all trains leaves MarSeilleS not
only for Paris, but everywhere else.
''All right, you give my compliments
TO your mother, Maud" remarks the
sailor, trying to cut off Maud's effu-
sions. Tell her TO write me at my
London address and I'll hoist her
plumber at the yard-arm."
By this time they are at the great
station. Miss Chartris skips out and
the rest follow her from the carriage.
Trains are ready to leave for the four
quarters of the glooe; the platforms
are filled with hurrying passengers.
Some gaiIy dressed ladies are being
hurried to the rapide that has just
rushed in from Paris and is about to
depart for the Riviera, though the sea-
son is nearly ended. A couple of little
Scotch boys in kits and glengarries
are being dragged by their nurse to-
ward this. One of them makes Maud
very angry by crying: Let me play
wi tina Draw lassie wi thae red legs"
1t is hard to believe a medieval
vendetta can be inserted on such
scene. Barnes, glancing at his watch,
finds they have ten minutes before the
train departs; he says cheerfully but
hurriedly: Look out for the ladies,
Edwin; I'll find Tompson and the rest
of the baggage" and goes off to get
the tickets and make the necessary ar
rangements.
But look out for the ladies'" is more
easily said than done.
The crowd is quite large. the station
great in extent Trains are departing
for everywhere.
Three jabbering pOrters have seized
their hand baggage and are carrying it
| in sections toward different trains that
will scatter the pieces to the west and
the Pyrennes, to the east and Italy.
Edwin pursues these; then Enid
gives gasp. Another porter, calling:
"Arles. Tarascon and Avignonv' has
bounced upon her special handbag and
is rushing away with it. Miss An
struther flies after him, leaving Maud
and Marina together.
| Five minutes later, Barnes returns to
| find Edwin supporting Marina, whose
face is very pale and whose eyes are
| scarcely conscious. Were it not for
the stout arm about her, she would
| fall to the platform of the great sta
ton, under the feet of the hurrying
thrOng.
| Miss Chartris is gazing meditatively
at her. chewing the blue-enameled
knob of her parasol and fuTtiVely tuck
| ing something in her glove.
What the deuce has happened to
herr" asks the American.
''She is too i'll to speak," answers the
young husband, astounded. What am
I to do? We cannot take her on the
| train in this shape. She is absolutely
unfit to travel. She has nearly tainted
again" For Marina's eyes, seeing Ed
win, closed again in apparest despair.
| What produced IT," demanded
Barnes. She was the picture of health
when 1 left her.
Here Enid runs up with her replev-
ined hand-satchel.
DO you know how this occurred -
asks Edwin, eagerly.
| Not so much as you do"' replies
Miss Anstruther; Maud, how did this
| happen?" She turns suspicious eyes
upon Miss ChartriS, who cries nervous
ly: What are you jumping on me
for? I was only keeping Marina s
handbag and umbrella, and Edwin's
canes and rug, and l looked round and
she'd got it in the necki"
Not a dagger" shudders Enid. But
a hasty inspection of Marina's white
throat relieving her, Miss Anstruther
cries: Maud, how dare you use such
ambiguous Americanisms. What has
she got?''
How do I know" pouts Maud, ag-
gressiveIy. She was too groggy TO
speak. If It hadn't been for Edwin
grabbing her, she'd have confiumaxed
upon the floor. Perhaps her stays are
too tight. like yours"
Barnes fiancee doesn't reply to this
atrocious SANDER upon her exquisite
waist, but plies smelling salts at the
nostrils of the bride whom Edwin is
supporting.
1T can't be paralysis shudders the
, groom, trying In vain to revive Ma
; rina.