The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-06

to me: but he does such reckless things
I do not Ike TO have Tina with him.
| oh, mother, he's all right, really, he S
only young Annettes tone was gent
ly protesting. Hes so much richer than
the others that he can do more things
All the boys in that set are devoted to
Tina. When a girl is as pretty as she
IS The three. looked AT each other
only the Image OF the beloved youngest.
Mrs. Malison wrote to her husband. as
ne, ne did TO her, every night during his
so thoroughly in theory on his Judgment
| that neither OF them realized that in
practice she decided everything. Her
was suddenly hardened by the events
OF the dance. though IT was twenty four
hours before she got chance to express
it, Tina having slept until the late aft
| ernoon In defiance of her pledge to study
| and visitors taking up the rest of the
day. One visitor, indeed. was partly re-
| sponsible for the mothers steadily in
| creasing purpose; kind. elderly little Miss
| Ward, In her neat black Jacket. trimmed
with mysterious ginger -colored fur,
oi,ai one one os atp en1sr a,ane am eonTefSaelon nv
| fort wherever they tread. Mrs. Mall
| SON although she knew from aforetime
| what she had TO expect, couldn't help the
usual thrill Of evaporation at the open
| ing sentence:
How neshy you are growing! I said
the other day as you were, passing. I
so stout it's easy TO see that she doesn't {
let things worry her.. Your husband
looked very badly, think. when he was
here last I want to apologize for not
coming before TO tulate Miss Eli
nor on her engagement to Mr.. Harper"
MY dear Miss Ward, you have been
was holding herself well in hand-"Elinor
would be very much obliged to you I'm
sure-but there is no engagement"
We'll, now, isn't that singular" Miss
and wondering interest: Il certainly
understood from Mrs. Painter that Ethel
said 1t was announced; l know she men,
TONED that every one was talking of it,
things Mrs. Painter brought over from
the other side-beautiful. aren't they?
She gave me a lovely little framed photo
graph from some place in Italy-Sorrento
l think. you can get them here for a
quarter. but of course it's the thought
you value. She showed me the most ex-
perfect dreams. How pretty your hat
looks this year: you've had such good
wear out OF IT, too, haven't you? I'm
sure l never mind II a thing isn't in the
was one OF the chaperons with you last
night at the young peoples dance. She
said Miss Tina evidently enjoyed herself
II one could judge by her actions-quite
Ing. too or course, when she gets as
old as your other daughters she'll sober
down. I'm sure, as told my sister, you
never see them doing anything conspicu-
Gus"
calculated to bring the blood to a
mothers cheek. Mrs. Malison trembled
almost visibly with her effort at self
control, as she switched the conversation
further afield. though she saw as plainly
as on the night before the lighted ball
room and the tall lissome. white clad
figure of Tina, with cleaning golden
hair and scintillating eyes, holding
hands" with Francis Fanshawe in ring
around-a-rosy fashion. now high above
two went flying across the floor. not once.
but many times. with an exaggerated.
heel-and-toe, boy-andglrl sportiveness
after every one else was seated and the
they. Mrs. MalIson's annoyance had cul-
minated when she spoke 10 Tina on the
second morning: She was fully nerved
for struggle This thing had to stop.
Tina. l have been waiting for an op-
portunity to speak to you about the ball
was very much displeased with your
obliged to write TO your father about It,
cannot allow you 10 so TO another
dance this winter"
can right. l don't want to- said Tina
uninterestedly. She had thrown herself
down on the wicker lounge beside "A black
poodle stretched out on the Roman
striped coverlet. and putting her arms
from this position. Mrs. Malison's eyes
feasted on tho picture.
TINA. you are entirely too young TO
do as you please. You know nothing
about the consequences After this you
are TO attend TO your studies / don't
wish you TO be seen with Francis Fam
Shave any more; and ] don't wish you
10 invite him here"
Hes not coming" said Tina briefly
''Momsey. I want a new gray suit !
know I had this green one last month
but hate it. All my friends are getting
gray suits now"
TINA. have you quarreled with Fran
cls?"
NO"
Mrs, Madison looked uncomfortably puz-
zled. ''Then-has he done anything you
don't like. dear?'
NO"