The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-05

q" must confess that il was something of facer wht
did Irving Bentley ask you marry him? |
YOU sit out a dance with him tonight" Mother
never wastes time on prcllmnnrleS
'No. am sorry To say. / am looking forward to a
great deal OF pleasure when he does yawned.
'In what way:' Mothers voice frequently grows
hard,
"Refusing him." / was tired and sleepy and a
three A. VI discussion of Bentley did not appeal to
Facing Crisis.
81 nm not afraid Of your doing anything quite
ldotic." The tones were calm and judicial Bentley
put YOU In unnSsailabIe position financially
and socially. We might well realize that We are
In nasty mess. We have either got to up to
connection with M1rcussin and stand foI the noto-
rety and rIdcne or put up with the hldecuS scandal
that is imperllllng your matrimonial chances. Bent
ley Will solve the difficulty and the your
gngcment is announced the the scandal will
Gle You have got TO get before the year Is
out and bentley Is the third best in the market
"3c that as 1t may" frvolcd, dropping my klmono
and Kicking Off my mules goodnight SjDt there
must be something masculine attached 10 money bet
ter than that washed ont youth with the treble voice
That squeak Of his would land me in the divorce court
before the honeymoon was over Positively, mother,
IwouJ throw things at him.
katherine Alalrc. you absolutely vulgar since
You went into trade That too much. | buried
my head in the pillows TO conceal my mIrth my
outraged parent swept from the
The next week left for Palm Beach | man.
aged to avoid tatc-A-t6te with Jim There only
Kiss between and that isn't much to have on
ones conscience. But. to be honest the ncarucSS TO
jim bad shaken me up a bit and my hitherto fixed
and entirely satisfactory viewpoint about the lives Of
the people who ride in the street cars. live in the
suburbs aud raise chickens Mother distinctly
dsagrecabie. for did get The opportunity 10 refuse
Bentley | really did 1t very dcccntly. But the
combination OF her III temper and my own unplcas-
ant habit OF thinking made me thoroughly pccvish
and | really not at all Interested In the gorgeous
gowns Marcussiu provided for the Palm Beach
tourney.
didn't have n bit Of Il good time at Palm Beach
True. stared ut. admired and followed about
by every eligible man in the place with engagements
for every hour of the day But suddenly discovered
that | sick TO death of being a human clothes
rack, the costly garments weighed mo down lskc
lead and got fancy that every eye was an accuS-
in one and that the mir was filed with whispering
voices asking the eternal question, Whcre does she
get the clotlcSt'
So much for ones imagination. At that there was
enough gossip Justify my discomfort. But newer
and plquant scandals cropped up daily Besides
| sailed into safe harbor by accepting Elliot Carey.
was perfectly sure he would grow porlly and bald in
year or two and his eyes bad unpleasant way of
bulgiug when he tried To thDk, but one can't be too
particular and lie WIS dIsgustingy rich. Besides. in
society one doesn't have to such awful lot OF
husband Mothers complete satisfaction made il
worth while. suppose: anyway tried II think SO.
But | refused To stay day over the fortnight my
contract with Marcussn called for. We returned tJ
New York IN Carey'S private car Fortunately he was
not inclined Ia he denouStratlyc'
planned To marry Carey IN November nj the cXplra-
ton OF my year with Mnrcussn. who agreed 10 give
me n discount on the trousscau 1 SILL bad lot of
time TO put in. The Newport season aud series OF
double role of nnncGc and manikln, AS the former
was q person of Importance and In consequence dlu
ncr dances and a lot of fussy things given In my
honor Laying up treasures earth is Society's onS
suit and the future Mrs Elliot Carey would be
power 10 reckon with. Fat mild little Elliot the
catch OF the season. bad won my goal
jim bad gone somewhere to do mountain climbing.
He abhoryed Newport. and tbe summer would have
been deadly had not Mrs. Ashby developed sudden
aud unnccount;ble liking for me. had always imae-
inod her something of trump. as reverence for age
and Mrs Ashbys fast vanishing type Of arlstocrucy
had moi bcen Included In my education. Rich. with
family tree most OF us would have given scalps
for the old lady paid toll to the cxactions of
modern living said what she pleased and was rec