The San Francisco call., 1909-04-24
WAS JUST TINY
KISS AND UNDER
THE MISTLFTO[
Lieutenant Osburn, Back From
Cruise, Unpleasantly Remind
ed of the Evans Episode
Dashing Officer Faces Court
Martial, but Lady, Laughs and
Says Poor Boy"

Blank surprise, embarrassed laugh
ter and tendency to keep as far away
as possible from Mrs. Maude Evans
were the symptoms displayed by Lieu
tenant Boy Osburn of the United
States monitor Cheyenne, who arrived
in San Francisco from a sea trip yes
terday, to learn for the first time that
his Christmas kissing of the naval COM
structor's wife was being made the
subject for an official investigation by
a naval board of inquiry.
Vain were his hopes that the kiss
under the mistletoe would have been
forgotten. Great was his astonish-
ment to hear of the events that had
happened while he was away on his
latest cruise. And as dumb as door
knob was he concerning the episode.
Not once during the entire day did he
evince a desire to meet the object of
his yuletide salutation. This, in spite
of the fact that Mrs Evans was sing
ing to the great delight of party of
tars on shore leave, the old song of
Il want you. NAH honey" or voicing the
delights of 'Honeymooning."
poor Boy Osburn"
"If Boy Osourn were to see me to-
day" said she with a laugh, ''he would
probably turn around and run the other
way. Poor Boy Osburn. am awfully
sorry for him."
Poor Boy OsburnY felt reasonably
sorry for himself Instead of the dull
Get strains of love songs he gave ear
TO the cold. calm, pitiless logic of legal
advice. preparing himself for the
storm in case the board of inquiry
should come to the conclusion that
kissing a fellow officers wife under the
mistietoe is to be deemed conduct un-
becoming an officer and gentleman
and harmful to the discipline and dig
nifty OF the United States navy.
Tongue tied by naval regulations was
Boy Osburn concerning the kiss
which developed divorce, an actress
and set the navy department worry
ing
the matter is 10 be taken up officially
and, under the circumstances, the regu-
lations prohibit me from discussing the
merits or demerits of the case. 1 have
not received any official notification
regarding the inquiry or court martial
UP to the present, but, nevertheless.
it would be best for me to keep abso-
lutely silent about the matter"
Mrs. Evans Indifferent
Mrs. Evans treated his nonappear-
good nature.
81 haven't seen or heard from him.
said she, "since the crash, and l never
expected to. The whole affair was a
terrible mistake and made out rather
worse than it was. 1t makes little
difference to me whether Boy" Osburn
sees me or not OF course. l like to
keep my friends just as much as any
body else and do not see the necessity
of making circumstances more tragic
than they already are. For instance,
I meet Mr.. Evans on perfectly friendly
terms. Both of us understand the situ-
alton and see that the best way to get
around It is by plentiful use of
common sense"
Rumors that a party of officers from
the Cheyenne were planning to attend
the theater and see their old time
friend on the boards causd her to laugh
heartily.
81 think" said she, that / will be
able to amuse them. Every day sees
me getting back my old stage tricks
and I am perfectly confident of doing
my share. I have no false modesty
about the situation. | am placed in
position where / have to earn my liv-
ing and I intend to do so to the best
of my ability. / am booked for a week
at Vallejo shortly and the probabilities
are that in the audience will be many
of my old acquaintances. This fact
women. but / never considered it, I
remember that ] am now an actress
working under a contract and nothing
else"
The famous kiss is treated with
levity by both Mrs. Evans and Boy,
Osborn. The latter while not saying
word about it, gave vent to laughter
every time ii was mentioned. Mrs.
Evans shrugged her shoulders and de-
clared it was too trivial for further
comment.
Does Not Expect to Testify
There is very little likelihood of Mrs.
Evans being asked to testify in case
there should be a court martial.
Il understood that some persons
were trying to get me to testify said
she, but I shall not consent to do so
unless compelled by law. have done