The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-23

the Picture; 'I went shopping in the
stuart stopped himself and cossid-
| cred this last remark doubtfully. Now,
| how do ] know she would so shopping"
| he asked himself. People from Har-
lem and women who like bargain coun-
ters. and who eat chocolate meringue for
lunch, and then stop In at a continuous
performance, go shopping. 1t must be
the comic paper sort OF wives VINO go
| about matching shades and buying
hooks and eyes. Yes, l must have made
Miss Delamar's understudy misrepre-
sent her ! beg your pardon, my dear, "
he said aloud 10 the Picture. "You did
not. go shopping this morning You
probably went to woman's luncheon
somewhere. Tell me about that"
"Oh. yes, / went 10 lunch with the
Antwerps, said the Picture, "and they
had that Russian woman there who is
getting up subscriptions for the Siberian
prisoners. It's rather fine OF her because
it ,exiies her from Russia. And she is a
That's nothing Stuart interrupted.
'they're all princesses when you see
them on Broadway
81 beg your pardon" said the Pic
IT'S OF no consequence" said Stuart.
apologetically, It's a comic song. /
forgot you didn't like comic songs. Well
'oh then I went to a tea and then
stopped in 10 hear Madame Ruvier read
a. paper on The Ethics of Ibsen.' and
ually. and he caught himself wonder
ing whether he. had told George TO lay
IN fresh supply of cigars; II beg
listening, but was just Wondering
whether had any cigars left You We're
gaying that you had been at Madame's
terested. said the Picture, Never
mind, IT'S my fault Sometimes ] think
ought ,glt to bou{s do things Of more Interest
talk to you about when YOU come
home
stuart wondered at what hour Re
married, AS a bachelor he had been
In the habit. of stopping on his way
up town from, the law office al the
fgo ba to sEG sT Tea ia t the 59uses Of
he could not do that now as d mar
ried man. He would instead have 20
limit his calls to married women. as all
quaintaDce did. But al the moment me
could rot think Of any attractive married
women who would IKE. his dropping in
the other sort did not as yet appeal 10
him.
He seated himself In front of the
coal-hre in The library. with the Pic
ture in q chair close beside him and
as he pulfcd pleasantly on his cigar ne
thought how we'll this suited him, and
how delightful IL was TO find content
in so simple and continuing a pleasure.
He could almost feel the pressure OF
his wife's hand II lay IN his own. as
they sat IN silent sympathy looking into
the friendly glow Of the fire.
There was q long pleasant pause.
They're giving Sloane a dinner to-
night at the Travellers" Stuart said at
last I'm honor of his going to Abys-
sinia'
Stuart pondered FOR Some short time as
to what sort OF reply Miss Delamar's
understudy ought TO make TO this inno-
cent remark. He recalled the fact that
on numerous occa asions the original had
shown not only lack OF knowledge in
far-away places, but what was more try
ing. Il lack OF interest as well, For tho
moment he could not see her robbed OF
MS pretty environment and tsamplng
through undiscovered countries al his
side. SO the Pictures reply, when it
came. was strictly In keeping with sew
eral remarks which Miss Delamar herself
had made To him In the past.
Yes said the Picture politely. and
where Is Abyssinia-ln India. isn't lt2'i