The Omaha guide., 1934-11-10

M susay sort Of person
~ h also COOS very well.
LAST month | met her o
fremont strest.
say "Inet" Perhaps I should sa
'a~mbuahed..
Having observed her whom same dLs
anes away shansiessiy stepped Int
! doorway To avoid meeting her.
Unfortunately the door was locked
md whereas | suddenly besams IL
sensely interested In the vague prini
ng on it, solled giass. I was trapped
Mrs. Aeteah espied me-
should have known better than {,
ttempt escaping her.
Flow do ysu do. Ny dear, It's age
lagos since I've seen yea. You'w
crown thinnerf I DO think you have
And younger looking. Much
Such a becoming tlel Now, I
| were a bit younger Blu
there, what would your wife say /
The heard me talking like this =
That's how she Is.
Always trying to say the RICH
Thing; nearly always failing.
She's ~ Of those persons who ex
rite your wonder.
You wonder IL she's serious, you
wonder II about everything she say
Isn't superficial.
She pretends to be well read, to have
broad intelligence about any matter
that might be under discussion.
She has social aspirations.
She caters to people who have fam
lily backing. wealth or social promi-
pence.
Three days after my chance meeting
with Mrs. Metcalf | met her again, at
q party held by some mutual friends.
The party was given in honor of one
Miguel Rosalia de Yillareal. Miguel,
| learned. was a descendant Of Span
ish nobility, a cousin OF a one-time
president Of Mexico, . son of 4
wealthy Mexican rancher.
In fact. Miguel was quite q guy He
was tall and dark and slender and In
telligent looking.
It wasn't surprising to ind, upon be-
Ing introduced to Miguel. that Mrs.
Emily Metcalf had already had that
honor and that she had claimed him
for the evening. tMrs. Metcalf, 1t
must be explained, L. a widow of Eve
years standing.)
But 1t was genuinely surprising
when toward the end Of the evening
I discovered that Miguel had not sue
In Kidding himself Of the gushy.
In fact. he seemed quite attentive
to her. quite pleased with her com
pany.
This was puzzling, as the Mex
looked to me like a pretty bright chap.
Miguel remained In Newton for q
period Of two months. And during
that time he was a frequent caller at
the home Of Mrs. Emily Metcalf. But
never again did he appear with her in
public.
For q time the thing was a mystery.
for Miguel was honered during his
brief visit to city at dozens of pub
lie functions, and still more private
Yet, somehow, Mrs Metcalf was
never included in the private affairs
and seemed unaware Of the public
events until after they were over.
The mystery remained a mystery un-
til the very day of Miguel's departure.
And then 1t was explained only to my
However. will set down here the
as they occurred up to the
date OF. Miguers departure.
On the day following that first party
at which Mrs. Metcalf had been pre-
Sented to the descendant of Spanish
nobility, Miguel was E e to approach
The door of Mrs. Metcalf's home. He
was admitted by the lady herself.
Five minutes later he departed.
Ten minutes after that, Mrs. Met
,alf scurried across the street to Mrs
house, her face fairly beam
ing with excitement.
"WhateyerAd do you suppose has hap
Imagine"
Mrs. Hodgson compressed her lips
efa4't- guess. What?"
Miguel, the dear boy, has given me
a present."
"a present? What kind of a pres
"a lizard."
Mrs. Hodgson blinked her eyes.
"a lizardl"
Emily nodded.
isn't it just too thrilling? He says
it's a very rare lizard which he
brought up from Mexico. He says If
take good care Of it, it will do strange
things"
Two days later Miguel again called
On Mrs. Metcalf, and after his depGr-
ture the widow flew across the street
to Mrs Hodgson's.
Imagine what has happened! Just
Il can't" said Mrs. Hodgson.
"What?''
Its the lizard. He's twice as big
as he was yesterday. Think of it,
as big in a days time !"
Mrs. Hodgson was as perplexed al
the rest of us about this lizard bust
ness, but she reported faithfully all
that happened.
Miguel called on Mrs. Metcalf on an
average of once every two days.
Twice she saw him approach the
house after dark when Mrs. Metcalf
waS aunu honno MO mora roacnnnhlu