The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-04

Kate Hedges wanted every one TO
marry. She had promoted matTimony
nth insistent industry since the day
+5at the newspapers Of her native Chi
.sq0 had heralded her happiness in one
.frsntic. James-like gasp.
.The wedding of Miss Mary Rather
inc Brown. known to the younger set
ais Kate Brown, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Henry FRANKLIN Brown Of Drexel
boulevard and Forty-sixth street. to
Mr. Howard JessUp Hedges, formerly
of this city, but now II New York,
,rbfch will be celebrated at the Ken
wood church of the Evangelist this aft
.-r0ar at 3 O'Clock. will be very largely
attended by South Side society"
Then after mentioning bridesmaids,
hest man. ushers and other details, the
article ended with the following in
snred prose
mr.. and Mrs. Hedges will be at
home after oct. i at the Kings Court
arsrtmeHts, Riverside Drive, New York
city"
True to the promise of the press.
KATE and Howard duly arrived at the
Kings Court and settled in seven rooms
and bath. which stretch out, one be-
hind the other. like a train Of toy cars.
There they had lived ever since, i'm a
state of happiness so biissful as daily
rn deepen Rates conviction that bach
a'or" ur maid spelled misery, and
that. Consequently, the noblest of all
activities was matchmaking. Even the
SUCCESS of the firm Of Gordon & Hedges,
established just before her marriage.
She attribUtcd-as indeed she did all
blessings that came her way and How
ard entirely 80 her great specific,
matrmony-
But what about Gordon" Howard
had asked her. Hes not married. but
he's getting on as well as we are
"Oh, financially 7 suppose" she ad-
mitlod reluctantly. THAT reminds me:
ite nearly a month since he's dined
here. You must bring him home tomor-
VOW night. dear III have in" (Here
tho reader may insert a feminine name
according 70 his taste) 81 know he'll
Ike hor, she's So Here the reader
may insert a favorable adjective. such
as pretty. bright attractive, clever.
stuuninEl
The periodical occurrences Of these
dialogues caused Howard quiet mirth.
The tune was played with slight varia-
tons. now it would be. Poor thing,
He must get so lonely" or. again. ct
should think he'd have to marry when
ard would kiss her and say, Yes, In
deed OF. II should think so. too" Per
haps he'd add something about trying
a new fly for Howard was something
of an angler, too. with ready sympathy
for others who cast for the elusive ones
that stay i'm the dark pools. He saw
his wife as a relentless combination of
the missionary and the fisherman. It
was for GOrdon's good. not her own,
that she tried to lure him from the
turbulent water. or. rather. whisky and
water, of bachelordom and land him. as
Howard pictured, Topping on the bank
Of domesticity.
My trout go to the frying pan. YOU
know, Howard suggested mischievous-
.v. as they sat one evening in the COSY
electric iamD light Of the alcOve of
their little parlor-
Why. Howard Hedges" she protest
od. How cynical Does marriage seem
like a frying pan to you2''
No he grinued. but I'm not the
fiery. Untamed brook trout Gordon is.
7 am the tender catfish which thrives
$40 cap-that is. I'm the aquarium"
You're so provoking" she declared
I've some news, but now 1 shan't tell
YOU"
Very WE'LL he answered. taking I'd
the evening paper with discouraging
Indifference.
Short pause. then.
Mans coming" she gave up.
Good. said Howard from the paper.
u don't believe Gordon will like her.
do youe' she asked falling into her
husbands familiar way of naming his
partner.
"Of course" he mumbled. without
looking up
Now, Howard. you're not paying the
least attention" she accused.
Attention he smiled laying down
the paper Certainly I was. Didn't I
say he'd like herr"