The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01

Saturday Review thought about the
European situation or whether there
was such a thing as Nirvans, and If
so what it was like, New York con-
tinued to buy the sporting editions and
to read stock quotations. Literature.
philosophy and art as exploited in the
Saturday Review were of no more con-
sequence than an exploded hypothesis.
But was a good loser and held on.
money was more elusive as found out
when my bank account. dwindled until
it wouldn't make respectable rattle
in a blind hddler's cup"
However. it was shortly before
II the calamity fell that Miss Otis.
came to San Francisco. She told
me story, in connection with the trip
which we will call The Mystery and
it would be hattering, indeed. if the
publication. of it affected the ends that
Miss Otis would like to see accom-
plished.
She is looking for woman by the
name Of Mrs. Young-at least that was
her: name II or 1s years ago. and she
was the daughter in law of Brigham
Young.
This is how it came shout
During her stay in San Francisco a
severe cold which Miss Otis contracted
in Denver--sle took pains to tell me
she didn't get it here-developed into
pneumonia. The newspaper associates
H.ith: whom she had travelled west
stayed as long as they could, but had
TO return. TO their duties in the east
When they went away, the invalid was
nearly at. the banks of the Styx, she
says. Old Charon had his eyes on her.
and the doctors with agreeable unan-
unity gave her a day or two to live.
Her friends vouched for her and placed
her in the care of Mrs Young, who
was acquainted with several of the
party. Mrs. Young did not argue with
the doctors or make faces at the grim
boatman, but just stayed on the Job
and nursed and tended her patient in
the old Baldwin hotel. One of the de-
lightful results of this tender care and
Bun," at the Orpheum this week. or. 70
put it another way and be as obvious as
Platltude, the patient got better and
then recovered. BY a rnischance, with
wl1fcdl Uncle Sam may have had some
thing 10 do, the restored patient and the
carefuI nurse lost track of one an
other. A letter miscarrie or, perhaps.
de +s-4e
rate, =Elita Proctor Otis would like to
learn the Whereabouts of one whose
name II years ago was Mrs. Young. and
who, being a widow and as attractive
as this story would indicate her to be
in character and temperament. may
very well have changed her name since
the time when she brought back to
life one who was nearly a stranger
within the gates of her generous hos
pitality.
S soon as she was able to travel
a Miss Otis went back to New York
where more distributing was neces-
sary before she was to find herself on
the road TO theatrical fame. but before
we go back to New York." she said, "I
must tell you that San Francisco enter
tained us so wonderfully that 1 never
ceased wanting to come out here again.
We were feted and dined and taken
about until we could never forget the
reality Of San Francisco hospitaIity.' In
the party that came west, by the way.
was Mrs. Leslie Carter, who at that
time was Mrs. Willy Wilde"
/ inferred from what Miss Otis told
me that when she reached New York
again, after her six weeks vacation
and four weeks illness, she expert
enced no real, insurmountabIe difficulty
in finding takers for her checks She
reflects good humoredly on the charity
of those who are willing to relieve
their fellow beings of the origin of all
evil. Nevertheless, for time, the pa
per came out regularly every Saturday
morning looking as bright and clipper
IS a dickey. Its utterances were as
bold and its editorials as searching and
confident as ever. 1t was like a bab- |
bling child sitting on a mine 1t looked
good, sounded well. but it was in a |
very bad way She discussed the ca
lamity that then and there befelI with