The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-10

Mrs Warburtons face shonc again
An, surely she sad, graciously, you hire it
done by an intellectual inferior. That right That
IS what ] do. Only" she added with unconscious
her" ''''sO
1t was plain that she did not Our visit to Mrs.
Narourtons home had taught that
Toward spring she Us less frequently and
finally did not come at all In June We had a hur-
ned note from her, explaining that she was leaving
town for the summer. rcgrcting that time would not
permit farewell call and referring vaguely TO i
reunion IN the autumn when she returned to the city
JeSsca and looked at each other
shes offended announced Iessica positively
but at what; in Heavens name? Have you done
anything, Helen'"
hastily disavowed the taeit charge.
ou' perhaps, with your blunt speeches ! sug-
gestcd
jessiea smiled in her most superior fashion.
My blunt speeches. she repeated. Grace War
burton has said brutal things 10 me in one
evening than you and / could think OF in month
II VIC put our minds go IT, That was one OF her
charms She added rencctvcy.
J sighed. for This was true No amount OF plain
speaking would hurt Mrs. WaTburtou. ard recalled
now that our last evening together had been nm
usually harmonious.
Have we begun to bore her. do YOU think"
hazardcd Jessica turned upoa nc an expression
made up in equal parts OF human cxasperatiou and
Christian iorbcarancc.
low could We bore her. snc demanded tcrseIy
she has read our textbooks and she thinks were
literary 10 this retort reycrcnual silence seemed
the only hitting tribute and gave il
We discussed Mrs. Warburtor's letter further for
a few moments; even. casually. for few weeks.
Then leaving town ourselves, mental picture OF
her faded into dim background, in tho darkest
ccSscs OF which lurkcd mysteTiousy bali and chain.
Ii was not until the following November that Mrs.
Narburton emerged from the obscurity i'll which.
so to speak, she had been enveoped, We were back
the city and editor friend casually mentioned
during call ono afternoon that the distinguished
apostle OF sex equality had married. We gasped III
unison
Our guest confessed that the details had escaped
1T Gas done pretty quietly ! fancy" he hazarded
cit would have to be wouldn't it in the circunl-
stances; Wouldn't She be g,ycd i lot and all that
for going back her colo7s5
We pointed out that mlrimony did not nccessar-
lily include the change OF Mrs Warburtons convic-
tons.
Probably her husband is in sympathy with them
and will conduct himself accordingly Jessica ex-
planned But It's odd she didn't tell lis, I'd like to
her again"
The wish evidently fingered in the mind of our
editor for fortnight later he presented us with
Mrs. Warburtous new address which he had secured
from her publishers.
Il forgot 10 ask her present name be admitted
checrfully but here's where she lives, and they'll
know there OF course. who she IS"
Jessica and hesitated week more over the littlo
slip OF paper.
q suppose we really ought to keep away" | mur-
INJURED at last, "And yet With any one but Mrs
Warburton this silence would naturally suggest
willingness to be deprived of the delights OF
society But with her it may dozen other
things-poverty, j fear that will misunderstood
her, some such On the whole, l think
ought to look her up
We did the next day choosing the late afternoon
for our call. Ii not difficult to find - East
SNty-fou5th SjreetNwh,ch proved to be an extremely
unpTctcntious apartment house with rows OF IRE
escapes zigza2ging dizzy down It's front. The jan
or who opened the door and promptly wiped his
hand the side OF his trousers after doing knew
where Mrs. Warburon lived
up three flights first door [ the left" his
teTse directions. We followed them y knock at
the door brought forth presently the sound OF
certain footsteps the other side
But ono moment" SAID familiar voice All,
mpn Dien, zosc darkneSScsW The doorway opened.
and the subdued light OF the hallway fell on tho
round pink face of Professor Aphonse Olivier 1t
citcdly, dcliGhcdly with many gesticuations and
much speech he ushered us IN
My wife she prepare ze supaire. he then cX-
planned, happily Zen she como to us, oRF If | tel
HAIR 21t you arc here Somczng burn. cerid,acacm
Ze fairs, days all burned-efcryzinS But I teach
hair. end she improvc-ucH Dicn oW zat woman m-
proyci 1t miracle 5TG:BicHt
We sought to leave. explaining that VIC would
como again. but he would not hear of this lie led
US into a tiny "parlor in which among other
things. We recognized the dim brass of the samovar
III Mrs Warbur,onS former home Some effort had
been made to brighten IT up There several brazen
fushes lis check.
I'VE ave no flis@ explained our host. with artess
candor. My vile She do a-eferyzing She cook
she wash she scrub 1t iss her wish teach hair
We ave much OF American doairc mai;fe-
HGRa Later zcy come, ON.
lie continued to beam upon us MS sippercd feet
resting comfortably 4 hassock before him, his
shao Shy smoking jacket unbuttoncd Tor greater conf
forLN The pipc he Id put down at Our entrance
lay on the floor smelling horribly From the kitchen
al the end Of the hall The claiter OF dishes the
brisk opening and cl-sing OF stovcdoors the sound
OF swift footsteps moving TO and fro, An odor OF
boiling onions waited 10 nostrilS, together
with the unmistakablc scent OF something burning.
Our hosts jaw dropped as this last was borne IN
1T bufn-somcznS." he murmured; lit always
burn-somczing. But she improve, on orr, she
improve"
Mr.. Warburton-no Madame Olivier henceforth
came TO the door 1T this moment, and, beholding
US, stood there for transtiNed second She was
enyeloped in \ huge calico apron cap was on her
head, and she vaguely held kitchen towel IN her
hands Suddenly dropping it, she came forward,
,urnng first and then TO the other OF US her
radiant brown eyes and her queer crooked smile