The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-26

~ IT become to have form and color-Nliss
BridcweIs apartment at this morning hour dituscd
a sense of ooolncss OF grateful shade. OF DELEGATE.
acceptable OF garden flowers. Miss Bridcwcl
herself, her white linen gown, talking lcisuTcly
from the large depth OF wicker chair was 4 note
significant OF cool, studied rcpoSe. Fraylcy person
to whom at once mentally assigned an habitual
frock-coat the only point oi dsquictudc III the
room He appeared perspringly conscious OF his
fomenting irration-the irritation OF sleek, fatcsh
Gvcand forty which iii its own domain, bulics itself
out in noisy protanc speech on whomSoeTer happens
Then You don't want Irene La Fargo" he con-
eluded with an effort difference to her desires,
"No-not a ALL" returned Miss Bridewcl indltcr-
'Wen, Miss Bridewcli. tell you straight the public
ike her and I IN OF this piece anyway:
If you could stretch point now-brt. OF course 1t
instant LAS say, he continued III rather irctiui
Miss B1idcwel smiled patiently. But don't
sha'nt have her. II she plays III the company IL
VERY wcll-thcn that settles IT," sroaned Fraylcy.
'Who fnH play 'Berta: inc part neeus-
Miss Bridcwcll lifted her hnc head with something
like interest. THE part needs someone young and
small and very pertly pretty in very nice way IN
lady way-she must be the incest kind of nice girl
Frayley stared at Miss Brdcwcl contcmptuously.
"Aint YOU a little fussy? Berta' amt much, you
know I've managed good many plays and players
in my time and never found 1t necessary to be quite
500 fussy' He plumcd himself confidently,
settling h; large diamond into the groove of Of his Stat ia.
off," he demanded trumphanty.
II think I've got one" Miss Bridewe replied
ang!uidy ns!l v,.o :. .h.~
"Hcr name is I.ormcr-Lousc Lorimer:
"Lorimer-Lorimer? Louise Lormer? Never
heard of her What's she doncI" asked Fraylcy inn
patiently.
Probably you haven't heard Of her, She hasn,,.,
ever done anything. She wants to- Miss Bridcwell
graciously explanatory
Miss Bridewcli" broke out F1ayley, you can't do
:, this Let raw little amateur play BeFta Ny you
y Sho an't iced be n
u t3yon't be able to whisper. oh, come now"
orr Miss Brdewell pulled ong-stcnlmed rose idly to.
tesrard her, while with COOL ronlcal eyes she smiled
TIC her manager
She came here yesterday TO see me. I'd never
Of her, you know And Jet her do. do some me
,veT and pretty and 500 niec. With some help
nc can get on-Ill help her When she came into
the room I almost cried 'Bertap You must her.
I'll bring her to You this afternoon. told her I'd
think about her and tell her to-day whether thought
she could do anything with-What is IT Annicf"
She broke of to speak to the maid Who entered
"a gentleman. madam
Frayley frowncd "I don't like it. tell YOU. But
il you want TO bring her around and let me sec
Miss Br.dewcll was looking medatiycly at the
card the servant had brought "You may tell them
to send Kim up she SAID at.length "Ob she'll do
she absently answered Frayley. Il Ike her | must
have her for 'Bcr;s.
Frayley smothcrcd an angry retort. He took up
his hat in considerable annoyance "Of course
don't promise anything. Miss Bridew9lh
She faced him rather lnsolenty. You know, Mr..
Frayley, that if want her I'll have her"
He departed noisly. Scrviss, Miss Bridewells
later guest emerged from the elevator. noted con
tcnptuously as Frayley pushed By, muttering his
feelings.
tcrmed-gave sharper edge TO ScTviss' disgust at
the conditions he felt he presently 10 endure.
He shrunl himself together with scornful cxha-
laton OF breath between his closed teeth Beast"
he murmured, as he sought Miss Brdewe.
Miss BrldcwcIl was too good an actress not to
chosen
and the frank which her manner
to strike She came forward nevertheless, with the
utmost sincerity. her hand out TO Seryiss
Edward" she smiled "aftcr all these years"
Since she had made it matter Of first names,
himself saying and IN the unexpectcdness of her
looking she did look, he continued I'm very glad
You haven't changed at all" she said abruptly.
81 once called you the irrcproachablc unappFoach-
abs Edward do you .T &S nc,son, tr
their adventure that she was making affected him
unpleasantly
Scryiss shifted intentionally, leaning forward
his stick. Thank you, he answered. You were
always something Of all analyst" lie cleared his
throat with dry sound and forced himself into
busncss-ltkc stiffness OF attitude more in keeping
with the subject lie felt he must st-aightway intro
drcc
"N-.Eleanor. you doubt think it strange that
after all these yeaTs-as YOU put it-I should conc
She shook her head indulgcntly. Nothing is
very strange TO me"
The stTangcness of it, he continued, "the-the
impropricty of my coming after our-our parting
long ago, we pass over, il you like, came this
morning icI particular reason-to ask of you
great favor"
She laughed at his elaboration "Oh my dear
friend how involved OF couTsc OF course Ask H."
Her attitude continually complicated matters fo7
Seryiss. lie began again with fresh decision
''I'll take You at your word Yesterday. il
mistaken you received a ca-?n appeal. whatever
yon regard it--om 4 Miss Lormer"
Miss Brdewe's hands ceased TO play with the
moorsone chain at her neck She fastened her eyes
straight OIL Scrvss. Yes she returned "shc
The real reason for his being there took hold Of
Scrviss He eliminated in his mind everything ex-
cept his own personal desires. "Shc-Miss Lormcr