Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-18

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7 DIN pInNpna-'6 pd7s 'NOdNO
ling was the victim OF de-
Hghtful joke the other day. ac-
cording to story which Is now
going round the literary clubs and
which has not been denied by any of
those who are said to have taken part
in il incidentally il may be remarked
that two of the chief actors were Amer
cans.
Kipling lives az BurWash. n Sussex,
where he has charming country
house. Among his friends is Ralph ID.
Bumenfeld. editor of the Daily Tx
pross, one of the most popular OF Lon
don's l-cent papers Mr.. Blumenield,
who before he settled down 10 London
journalism was a leading member OF the
starr of the New York Herald. is also "A
lover of country life and has "a charm
inc house at Duumow. Ia Essex. A few
davs ago he was visiting kipling at
Blll.wash and he expressed his adlnira-
ton for the poets place.
II should ike To take the house and
ali down 20 Dunmow.' he said
"AU right" said Kipling. you can
have ii. Just have Selfridge send down
some men 10 move it, Seltrdge IL
may be explained. is Hardy Gordon
Selfridge Of Chicago. who Is teaching
Isondoners how to run a department.
store.
When Bumenfeld got back 20 Lon
don he called up selfridge and told him
AN about 10 over the telephone. ana
Selfridge. falling into the spirit OF the
thing. gave orders that a force OF mon
should 60 10 Burwash the next morn
ing 10 move Kipling's house ana an us
contents 20 Dunmow. The men. who
were not in the secret. got kipling out
of bed the next morning They have
not reported what the poet said when
they explained their crrand. but KIP
ung's house Is still m Burwash.
HOW SHE GOT HER PLOT.
A pretty story is connected with Mrs.
de Courcy Laffan's new novel THE
Heart Of Doreen." which is 10 be pub
lished this autumn. Mrs. Ianan, Of
course. as well as being one Of the
most popular Of women novelists. b.
the wife of the Rev. de Courcy Lamar.
secretary 90 the olympic games COM
mittee. The story of "D0rcen' is
founded on that of "a real woman. one
day Mrs Ianan was az "a charity CON
cert On London. when she noticed that
the woman sitting next 20 her was ili.
She assisted her out of the hall and
when the woman had recovered "a little.
offered 10 drive her home. The woman
accepted the offer gratefully and ON
the way Mrs. Laffan noticed that her
guest seemed 90 bc in deep trouble and
offered her sympathy ~ ann in trou-
BILE" was the reply n am 90 appear
In the divorce court tomorrow
"For minute 1 was alarmed, 20
said Mrs Laifan 90 me the other day
"for OF course / didn't know Boz what
capaclty she was tO appear but 10
turned out that she was deeply in-
iured woman. Her husband was as
bad as man can be- but ne never
struck her. and bon England it is nee
essarv for "a woman 90 prove either
actual cruelty or desertiou in addition
10 unfalthfuluess, 10 obtain divorce
The man know this and traded ON M
and he used 10 say 90 this poor woman.
4 won't strike you, but / have rod
ln pickle 90 beat YOU with You can
have our boz until he is 49, but then !
win take him and make him Just such
"a man as ! am
"The Heart of Dorecu' deals with
the unfairucss to women of tho Eng
lish divorce laws and D. largely found
od ON the life Of me woman whom
Mrs Lanan bofriendod
LILY LANGTRY's MEMORIES.
A good many people in English SOC
clety are waiting rather anNlouslF FOR
the publication of Lady De- Bathe's
memoirs Lads de Rattle. of course.
is Lily Langtry. the former actress ANA
bestitv and friend of royalty Sno has
Announced that in n she is going to
tell some things that up to nov have
been whispered only in the clubs ana
boudolrs. and she adds piqn0ncy to ne
Interest by the declaration that ~
needs a lot Of pluck % say what you