The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-13

you about. For a minute or so she
taps her chin with them foldin' eye
glasses, and / wanted to sing out that
she'd dent the enamel if she didn't quit
bein' so careless; but I held in Say,
what's the use eatin carrots and TAX
in buttermilk baths, when you can have
a mercerized complexion like that laid
on at the shop?
All of a sudden she flashes up a lit
tie silver case and pushes out visitin'
card There's my name and address,"
says she. If you should change your
mind about using the ToreadOr you may
telephone to me; and l hope you will"
Seem as you're so anxious" says
I'm do better; I'll put you down for
an invite. How's that?"
1 had an IDEA she might blow up;
but say, there's nothin' of the kind.
why" says she, I'm not sure but
that would be quite a novelty. Yes, you
may count on me-" and she was gone
without so much as a "thanak you
kindly"
When I come to, and had the thing
sized up, it looked like I'd been let in
deep. 1 was due to stand for some
kind of racket, but whether it was a
picnic or surprise party 1 didn't
know. What L wanted just then was
Information, and for certain kinds OF
knowledge there's nobody like Pinck-
ney.
L was dead lucky to locate him, too:
but 1 takes a chance and finds him
at his special corner table in the palm
room, just lookin' dry Martini in the
face. Course he calls for another plate
and says 1 must hit up some lunch
L WILL" says 1, IF you'll answer me
two questions. First off, what is it
Mr.. Ogden owns that he calls the Tore
ador?"
why" says Pinckney, that's his
steam yacht
Steam yacht" says 1, tryin' to keep
from fallin' off the chair "And me
dead sure it was bunch of six rooms
and BATH Well, what's done is done.
Now what's happening down TO Hamp-
ton Roads next week 2"
The gathering of the battleships that
are going to the Pacific coast, of
course says Pinckney. You should
read the newspapers, Shorty
II do" says /, but I didn't see a
word about 1t on the sportin' page
He tells me all about it and how lots
of the swells is goin' down to see 'em
off. You ought to go. too says he.
Looks like I was Billed says 1.
But what about the Toreador?'' says
he.
'Nothin' much" says 1, only I've
bought the blamed thing.
1t was Pinckney's turn to grow bug
eyed; but when I've told him about
the deal and how the Bailey person has
stung me into THROWN my bluff, he's
as pleased as if he'd been readin the
joke column.
shorty" says he, you're an uncon-
scious genius. Why, that's the very
thing to do Get together your party,
steam down there, anchor off Old Point
and see the show. It's deuced good
form. you know"
That's enough" says I. "Just so
longs I'm in good form I'm happy. But
say. I wouldn't dare tackle it unless
you went along
why, I'd be delighted" says he.
With that we finishes our cold fried
egg salad. or whatever it was on the
platter, and pixies off to the pier where
somethin' of a boat for the money,
She makes all the yachts I've ever been
on look like canoes. She's white all
over, except for a gold streak around
the top. and a couple of yellow masts.
We plants ourselves in some easy chairs
under the back stoop awnin' and sends
for the conductor
He turns out to be a solid built
quiet spoken chap. with full set of
terra Gotta whiskers. and a state of
Maine accent. He says his name is
Bassett, and that he's just packin' up
to go ashore, havin heard that the boat
was sold.
The shore'n be there next month. .