The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-07

such a twistednessi And all on &C
count Of Sadie's draggin' me into places
where l amt any more useful than a
bottle of buttermilk at an Elks' ban
quet.
But first off. was 7 tellin' you how
Gertie-that's Mrs. Pinckney, you know
has made a part-time commuter out
of the dear boy? Say, but she's a bright
and shinin' star. GeTtie is, even If she
did come from out where the miners
arel She manages them legacy twins
OF theirs with one hand, and Pinckney
with the other. and all the time he
thinks he's handlin' the steerin' wheel
himself. II was to get the twins out
of town, where they could find some
less excitin sport than dodgin' teams
on their roller skates, that she mes
merizes Pinckney into beiievin' he
wants to make move away from the
asphalt.
by Jove" says he. I'll tell you,
Gertie; We must have a country place. "
''Oh, very well, dear" says she. Per
haps you'd better buy one"
And that's how Pinckney come to
pick up this Soundmere joint off the
real estate bargain counter, where II
had been left by a bu'sted promoter
that got caught in the pinch. It's up
LaTchmont way, where every other
man Is a Commodore. There's a quar-
ter of mile water frontage, all nice
~ rocked up. and a twelve-acre park
SOwed to fir trees and blue stone drives
The house is some elegant too: and
Pinckney buys il all standiu', includ-
IN vault fun of silver spoons and a
frozen water meter. You can get out
there on an electric train inside of an
hour, if nothin happens. Pinckney
makes it in a taxicab over the road in
thirty minutes; which Is all lovely IN
less Mr.. Mellen gets onto him and
yanks him up before the supreme court
Tor beiR' unconstitutional
Sadie was descTibin' to me how he
Put in the first day there, roamin'
around through the rooms restless, like
cat that's been moved, and how he
says that he's sure he's going to like
II after he gets acclimated.
Yes" says Gertie. you'll find the
Sundays no longer here than in town,
and If you're good you may come up
once during the week too"
Once" says Pinckney. why, was
planning to"
Just ike YOU" says Gertie. so
thoughtful and lf-saCrificingl But
y
as usual and run uD to see us every
Saturday afternoon"
Well. say. before that Pinckney be-
leved he was maxim a martyr of him
self for the sake of the family; but
when he finds he's been sidetracked to
the calm list he's just wild to stay
With 'em all the time. Gertie only
smiles and shakes her head; hut after
while she compromises on lettin' him
come UP twice a week. when his other
dates don't interfere See how she does
it, You couldn't tie chap like PinCk-
ney down TO shown up at the same
time and place for dinner every night
any more YOU could harness a butter
fly but there's other ways Of keepin'
man around than nailin' his shoes to
The hearth rug.
Well, they hadn't more'n got their
trunks out there. before Sadie begins
plannin what she calls a mid-Lent
house warmin' party for them. Gertie.
she SHES some at that. She's had a
lev rounds Of the giddy whirl In our
h'eiy little village, and she amt got
niuen use fer It. It's enough to know,
though, that when Sadie starts out
settln' UP a party for any one. the
events as good as pulled off. Gertie
gives in; but she specifies that there
mustn't be a mob, and that bridge
hends are barred.
on, thatH be all right" says sa-
g.e. You Just leave il to Mrs. Purdy-
Feil and me-"
What YOU two plannin' to spring ?''
says I on the quiet.
Why. the idea. Shortly saws Sadie,
,o'un' them Irish blue eyes Of hers and
Hanoin' me the baby stare, as innocent
d fOuT-year-old.
Eh?' says /. chuckin' her chin up
ana takin' a closer LOOK. so YOU have
sot something UP your sleeve besides
an arm? Guess I'd better give Pinck-
ney the tip TO keep cases on the pair
OF YOU"
80, Pooh-' says she. "Pinckney knows
gil ABOUT 1t. So therer'
Al that I gets the bottom facts of
us great conspiracy. The house
NeImin' party Is just a side issue. the
-.-1ln scheme being to get together a
soung couple that Sadie's more or less
,,.. .'5 in. I've heard about their
utlle faliin' out before. Marjories a
"a nice girl too, only she's a high
yer and Reginald hasn't get sense
'''oush not to take her too serious