The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-02
" W from The post-ofiee
Is that so? PAPA inquired with good

NM iastl | announced l had just returned
W from The post-othce
Is that so" Papa inquired, with good
Y i'SSG be- here fs"5S o1 Friday if its convenient for
you; Mama
n Yes dear perfectly convenient" Mama agreed cor,
her Tor her kindness to you Bar Habor the summer
Aunt Mary was ill"
You'll like her still moro when you sec her" said
She is the dearest thing She had an immense
social too-thc most beautiful gowns and tho
greatest string OF admlrers-now, Papa YOU needn't
laugh 1t was all the nicer of her 10 take mc out driv
ing and to come and sit with Aunt Mary when every
ono was running after her"
only AFRAID will be dull for her here Mama
went on for we have positively society, you know"
Oh she won't mind that She loves read and
take long walks She's very intellectual and has lots of
resources That summer at Bar Harbor she was read
ing on sociology, remember, and she and DR. Poponof
that young Russian refugee who ionizcd used
have great discussions and take long walks together
OF course, they had great deal common, but STILL
I'm sure she will enjoy being here"
his pipe-we out the porch-and settling his
weight in his armchair. He weighs two hundred
Oh I'm afraid that wouldn't do at all " cried, then
stopped with beating heart. the very verge OF
vcallng the awful secret which Pora had conhded in
her ,I;,, letter in my my hand and .,
What's the matter with the girl? Don't all women
adore parson?"
ought to have said in the beginning that VIC live Just
halfway between the Fort and the Theological SEM
nary-"'Twixt Scylla and Charybds' Papa says, for
man with daughter"
Consequently we do see good deal of the students
the Seminary. who hold services at the Cross Roads
and take tea and make calls all around the
neghborhood. You sec, they have to practice making
parish calls
To be quite frank don't care much for clergymcn
outside Of the pulpit mean young ones-and haze
always admired soldiers immensely at distance for
never knew sing lie one till Portia came That's Just
the way things go
which made uncomfortable
Il think owe 1t to friendship Constance she
wrote tell you that my religious have changed
greatly in the past two years Frankly, am agnostic
on all questions OF that nature
And think OF all those studentsl And of Mama-the
staunchest of churchwomcn
felt like criminal all the time she planning so
kindly for Portals pleasure and as soon as she went
into the house l explained matters 10 Papa.
Papa!" said hurrcdly - didn't want to mention
it before Mama, because would just worry her, and
besides l was afraid it might prejudice her against
Portia Then, there the students If she should get
into any argument with them, il would be dreadful
Won know how Mama would feel! Don't YOU remember
the time Dr. Barton quoted Huxley to that MI Austin
who used TO be at the Seminary 1t was one evening
when they were here at tea
Papa exploded with laughter u
"He and Austin came near tearing each other to bits
didn't they? 1t would have taken Solomon to decide
who got the better of the other IN that argument Be Be
tween YOU and me, girl hadn't heard so much TOOL talk
in years-and I've heard lot in my time
Papa is lawyer and has great though generally
good-humorcd contempt for illogical minds
But what's all this got to do with your friend Por-
tia?" he inquired. taking his pipe from his mouth.
.Shck 10 business and let's get to the bottom ol ms
Why Pora has Just written me ne ii: that .lG. she has be-
ssaVNalmost the only men she will meet OF course,
with her views you can easily see how disaerecao'e
will be for her" -, r
~fPa fTcn 'qfaf Marvin he SAID Such goOd-loOkng
Then he laughed again.
How old is Miss Portia9" he asked
"fISS the measles he went on and the whooping-
OF course saw what he meant n,.,. .. 49,;
Oh!" said little bit Offended qSe Sbo sSood
Gus assure you. Portia is very intellectual one 5000
way up in her class especially in philosophy She's
really a profound thinker; - t,,. ara h,v. tbc
.ndcns Me to S'e tea Don't tell your mother about your
friends inecndary views III keep P the e., pelee s, Won
"PaoaI" pleaded, now you viii; won you you
know AVc you Just egged on Mr.. Austin and DR. Barton
Oo.1 err anv mortal on he said, in an injured tone
Sen %d nc NO Nist little girl" he said in his nde,t voice
have happy time; The old man iEs' MS "''e '0Ne
that's all-but he'll restrain himself
When Porta came she was more bewlldeIing ..h tnsn
ever She is just tearing beauty tall and 1.-the l,ne WIN n
bc sweetest softcst black eyes, masses OF auburn ha
and complexion like rose-leayes -, Man. fell in
love with her at first sight
Well things went beautlfuiy ,. -,
At the table anod d009p That was Papa My heart in
nv mouth for minute though what ne saiu was on on
something about Arnods iseng 10 of tall. t' receiascal
rcbtecture e Pora had read quite lot about IT. ana
she and Mr. Henley grey really very rleT suppose
affairs and even ps @ ;o,,s expression for Papa gave
must t have d1n n1d s%e an and wink after he had launched
His o@en, bomb as that said Ts85{ so63d S ny
When the rabsS sharply at spray of in P9r-
@ s9 g2 FS"s S,a 10 s:S Ss9 :ssg ssg III think s
%; lad too though he hadn't seemed to pay rnucn
attention TO- to her and Papa having been deep j" ono
se, c uS"S ycnt ont at the gate he called back:
'oll. Major I've found the very bgl,Pyp you want
Papa had been looking for waieh-uos
"That so?" ., Lo,.
"Yes. s' sir i I'll bring him the first chance have
You'll Ike his name =,
"Huxev," Mr. Marvin called back WIN i1us"
He's such pIuoky fighter