The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-18
BY S EVE LII FO RID
Copyrighted by the Associated Sunday Magazines incorporated

jumps into the ring Excuse us do
in the goat act" says 1; but the Bish-
Op has got some word for you from
the folks at home, and he wants to get
il off his mind.T
"Ah, friends of yours, Ferdy?" says
Madam Brooklini, THROWN US about
four hundred dollars worth of smile.
There was nothin' for Ferdy to do
then but pull himself together and
make us all acquainted. And say,
never shook hands with so much jew
elry all at once before! She has three
or four punches of sparks on each fin
ger, not to mention a thumb ring. Oh,
there want any mistakin' who
SKINNED the cream off the box re-
ceipts after you'd took a look at her,
And for a straight front Venus she
was the real marachinO. Course, even
if the complexion was true, you
wouldn't put her down as one of this
springs hatch; but for a broad, heavy
weight girl she was the fancy goods.
And when she cuts loose with that
eighteen-carat voice of hers, and be-
gins 10 roll them misbehavin' eyes, you
forgot how the chair was CTeakin' un-
der her. The Bishop has all he can
do to remember why he was there; but
he manages TO get out that he'd like
few minutes on the side with Ferdy.
IF your message relates in any way
to my return to Newport" says Ferdy.
stiffenin' up, 1T is useless. L am not
going therer'
But, my dear Ferdy-' begins the
Bishop. when the lady cuts in.
That's right, Bishop says she. Il
do hope you can persuade the silly boy
to stop following me around and teas
ing me to marry him.
breath.
the other, and then he braces up and
says, Ferdinand. this is not possible,
is it,"
1t was up to Ferdy again. He gives
d squirm or two as he catches the
Bishops eye. and the dew was be-
ginnin' to break out on his noble brow.
when Ducky reaches over and gives
his hand a playful little squeeze. That
was a nerve restOrer.
Bishop" says he, 4 must tell you
that l am madly. hopelessly in love
with this lady. and that 1 mean to
make her my wife"
Isn't he the dearest BOBBY you ever
saw" gurgles Madam Brocklini. He
has been saying nothing but that for
the last five days. And now he says
he is going to follow me across the
ocean and keep on saying il. But you
must stop, Ferdy; really, you must"
Never" says Ferdy. gettin' a good
| grip on the cut glass exhibit
such persistence says Ducky
/ shiftin' her searchlights from him to
US and back again. And he knows
| have SAID l would not marry again. ]
I mustn't. My managers don't like il
| Why, every time l marry they raise q
most dreadful row But what can
do? Ferdy insists, you see; and if h,
keeps it up, 1 just know / shall have
to take him Please be good. Ferdy,'
Wouldn't that make you seasick? Blu
the Bishop comes to the front like he'C
heard call to man the lifeboat
! 1t may influence you somewhat" HI
says. Ito learn that for nearly a year
Ferdinand has been secretly engaged
to very estimable young woman"
! Il know says she, tearin' off lit
| tie giggle "Ferdy has told me all about
Alicia. What a wicked. deceitful wretch
he is, isn't he? Aren't you ashamed
! Ferdy. to act SO foolish over me?''
| If FeTdy was, he hid it well. All he
( seemed willin' TO do was to sit there
| holdin' her hand and lookin' as soft as
/ a custard pie. while the Lady Williams
/ burg tells what a tough job she has
| lodging matrimony, on account of her
| yieldin' disposition. I didn't know
! whether to hide my face in my hat. OF