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

Maybe he wouldn't have il he had"
was Mans cryptic utterance. But Kate
must have understood. for. Nonsense,
dear" she said. "of course he would
DO you live here?- Nan cried, as
their cab, after traversing the park and
crossing Seventy-secohd street. stopped
at the entrance Of the Kings Court. on
the Drive. "In this wonderful place?
Oh. katei There's nothing like II in
Chicseo-'
The exterior Of the building. in light
pressed brick and stone. was strewn
with ornate balconies. not large
enough to bold a chair. A easteIlated
turret reared Itself proudly above cor
ner OF the pile. flashing defiance at the
feTrybOats, and expressing the land
lords yearning for harmony between
the building and its regal name. That
no taste might be offended ell STYLES
Of architecture had been combined.
Here were Byzantine columns support
ing Greek Dediments; windows with tire
white sashes and square panes we cal
colonial; French windows. and small
windows with little loaded panes of
yellow beveled glass The doorway.
with its massive grille. was near
French Renaissance, relieved. or rather.
weighted down, by heavy caryatides,
which might have suitably adorned he
best Carnegie library of useful knowl-
edge that our broad land boasts To
speak Of the hallway as impressive be-
Titles II. It's great stone walls brea thed
the substantial dignity of a medieval
castle. In a vast teTra-COtta fireplace
replica Of stone one from a French
chateau-lay three chill lOgs-aIsu repli-
cas-.
The corniccs of the hall were carved
with a tasty fern design of uncertain
origin; the ceilings reverted to Greek
squares. \ strip OF carpet ran a scar
let course from the door up the wash
stand marble steps. and thence to the
elevator. The color OF the carpet was
repeated-that is, within three shades
in several bits Of velvet embroidered
with gold lions, which adorned the
walls. Placed here and there were solid
mission chairs, with leather cushions.
A cherry telephone switchboard.
shiny brass chandelier Of ornate rat
tern. and two colOred boys, arrayed like
South American generals. in birdlike
uniforms Of robin's-egg blue and ca
nary yellow, completed the effect. The
whole of this ma gnifiecuce was sur
rounded by a tall. spiked iron fence of
not entirely un-Floreutine design Nan
had been right; Chicago has no such
apartment buildings-as yet.
In Rates snug nest on the ninth noor
the two sat on a cushioned window seat
that overlooked the river and the jrive.
talking ana watching until Mans trunk
came When Howard arrived they
dressed, dined hurriedIy and. presently.
were driving down brilliant Broadway.
all three Wedged in the unelastic seat
of brougham. Gordon was awaiting
them az the theatre. On the moment
when she met him in the lobby Nan
decided that here. in the life. va, the
creature of the stories But 4 little
later on, observing him more closely.
she saw that he was not, precisely the
six feet Of pink well-valeted American
young manhood" she had met in fiJ ton.
For one thing. he was a little older. as
a sprinkling of gray about his temples
testified, and for another ne was much
more human. Without looking in the
least like the young Hercules nhu ac-
companies the "GOlhng Girl" the
Yachting Girl" the Fifth Avenue
Girl' of the colored Christmas ca7en-
dar. Gordon managed somehow 70 be
well built and handsome. when didn't
seem to weigh on him at all.
The stage box. IN which they sat.
possessed the advantage Of having cost
double the price Of four good seats.
besides commanding a full view Of al
most half the stage-and all the make
up-together with glimpses Of white
walls behind the scenes. men worj1inz
limelights. and idle performers chatting
in the wings Nan had been in the
atres-even in boxes-before. but this
was New York, The evening was a
blur to her-a blur Of song. costume and
rhythmic music. with Gordon seated
back Of her. putting in trenchant little
comments now and then. Before the
play was over he and Nan were having
little jokes together. ~They even had
a bet-Gordon wagering a box of candy