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

rors everywhere-too many of them.
sometimes. But its rather n &c TO know
when your nose is shiny, so you can
dab il secretly"
When il comes TO mirrors I'm afraid
we are behind Chicago" he admitted.
I'm sure your nose is everything ID
should be. but if you'll really be tu-
happy till you dao It. you'll have to 60
way out 10 the cloak room for a mir
ror."
I'm do it," she SAID. pushing back
her chair. II don't want every one
to say that you're dining with a shiny
nosed Chicago girl. can get the cloak
check. too"
IN order while you're gone" said
he. rising with her.
For the next few minutes he vas bur
led in the menu. patient head waiter
standing over D IN with pad and pen
ell The order given. ne sat back i'm his
chair and idly reviewed the room.
The same old crowd. year I'm. year
out" he thought. The same old CAB
BILE. music. things TO eat He sighed
and wished that ne might see 10 with
Mans fresh eye What treat it was
20 watch her as she gazed about. He
reflected that he must not forget TO
point out to her the sprinkl ng Of celeb
rites always TO be found there. Near
him, 10 the left. for instance. sat
defeated presidential caudidate-fTiend
Of the simple life and Of the common
pcc-pul. beyond him pugilistic cham
piOn OF unusually presentable appear
auce dined with a scintilatinE blonde
At another angle two ladies whose
names were in the papers and whose
husbands were ia Europe. sat with two
gentlemen whose fame was mixed Of
money. Tapidity and a dash Of family.
One table accommodated a set OF
sightseeTs who forgot their filets tn
gaping admiration of distinguished
and beautiful young actress seated near
them. Further down the room q BTit-
ish peer dined with several persons of %
/ type which merely by becoming cS-
tinCt. could send all social chro iicleTs
10 limbo. From this group. Gordon $
/ eve sought tho door. The oysters we're
already on the table but Nan had not
returned. The s0iicitous head waiter
observed this fact. and asked If he de-
i sired that the dinner he held back
THE young lady has gone TO get her
cloak check" explained Gordon. You
might go and see If she's having any
ldimculty."
/ He watched the man out Of sight. re-
hecting that it didn't make much diff
/ ference how cold tho oysters got and
/ recalling the way his sister used to-
4 keep him waiting when they were going
out together, Ban the old days. Present
/ ly DE saw the head waiter return TO the
room. He made his way direct to Cor
dous table. and. leaning over. said, iu
/ a confidential voice. The lady. she is
in the reception room, sir. She doze
not feel too we'll"
Not vell,' demanded Gordon. What
is the natter"
/ Il have fear" the man explained re-
luctantly. Il have fear. sir. that the
lady ees intoxicated"
/ what ne cried. i'm a voice that
/ caused the person with the pugilist to
turn and look at him. IT'S imp0ssi-
| BILE, Why. she was here only a few
moments since. and absolutely all
right, She'd Just had one cocktail, any
way That COuldnt-man. you must be
1 crazy
"T am ve-ery. sorry, sir" the man re-
piled. "She is the most intOXicate OF
any lady I hat ever seen
Gordon reviewed the situation swift
~. Had not Kate herself authorized
one cocktail2 Had not Nan talked ra-
uonally after having taken ito True.
she had been nushed-but wasn't that
natural when she'd never seen such d
place before Then a cold chill crept
iUp his spine and seemed to freeze his
heart as he recalled her having spoken
Of an uncle VINO drank frightfully.
Then that was il, There was ? faint
a hereditary taste which made q single
cocktail so much poison TO her, He
had heard Of cases
Good heavens. man he burst out
{ ''This Is horTible-horri5ie What can
/ I do?"
/ The man looked sympathetic Per
haps sir. some black coffee" he suE-
| gested
Yes. that's it, cried Gordon. Black
coffee. Quick
/ The waiter hurried off. but Gordon
caught MIN at the door Look here %
J he blurted, slipping him a bill See
/ that she's Kept quiet No one must see
her understand It's all an accident
entirely q mistake" Feeling that he
was becoming maudlin he stopped
short.
The man began assuring him that she
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