The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-09
LIES REMINISCENC
Playing Role of Would.Be Rescuer in Land of
Mormons Almost Resulted in John Barr Being
Taken for One.Way Walk-Takes First Train
Out of Town. .,
BY JOHN BARR

some so years ago, John Barr,
local student Of history, described
his interest In q report current
that an attractive young girl
had become the unwilling wife
Of the president Of the Nor
mons. without acquaintlng his
friends Of his intentions he Wis
tied the residence Of the home
OF the president 70 rescue the
girl, II necessary, from her un-
happy predicament He was
greeted by the young lady In
person. Mr.. Bars story:
(Continued)
"You are the presidents daugh.
ter, I suppose" I said as she led
me into the front parlor. (Of
course did not suppose any
thing Of the kind)
"No," she answered, blushins
very beoomingly, am the pres
ident's wife,"
~ know that very WE'LL" I con-
feSsed, laughing as ] took the
chair she offered me and she sat
In one herself" land you must
know that your picture has been
In every newspaper IN America;
but there Is one thing that you
may not know-that there Is q
very kindly interest felt for you
all over the country, and, pardon
me, that Is what I am here to
talk TO you about"
She seemed not TO be offended.
and looking very frankly at me,
said, Eyes, I know that my pic
ture had been pretty widely pub
lished, but I didn't know that out
side of Utah any interest more
than curiosity had been taken IN
insignificant little me-"
"Well, you're very much mistaken,
young lady" assured her. II
have q sister Just about your age,
and I'm not so very old myself
and I know how the young peo-
pie feel about 1t. OF course you
have the same feelings and rights
OF youth that we have and IT Is
unnatural for an attractive young
girl like you to marry any old
man, especially one with O lot OF
other wives. And we can't believe
that you did 1t Of your own choice
Pardon me, won't your"
But II Is our religion" she re-
piled, looking seriously at me
without any apparent resentment
or displeasure.
"You have only to speak the
word" I told her, land you have
hosts OF friends, unknown to you
who are willing and able to gel
you out of here"
She didn't dispute anything
said, or seem In any way to re-
sent 1t, but met 1t all with 9
smiling little shake Of her head
and the quite flnality Of, But II
Is our religion" and when I left
she gave me her hand and
friendly, Goodbye"
At luncheon Comstock, Brandon
and Henry showed some curl.
osity regarding my whereabouts ir
the forenoon, but I did not en-.
tighten them; and we spent the
afternoon together sightseeing.
The next day turned out to b.
rather sensational, and I was ir
for some pretty rough scoldinE
from my travelling companions.
Right after breakfast was sit
ting alone on a divan in the hote
lobby, reading a newspaper, wher
a strange man came and sat beside
me. He had a paper, too, and a.
first seemed intent on reading 1t
but he soon opened a conversation
by asking If I was a stranger II
Salt Lake City. I told him that
was, and he asked how I likec
the place and whether I had beer
around very much. He seemed
rather curious to know exactly
where I had been. Finally, in 9
low tone Of voice he asked me Il
e I had seen the underworld Of Sal
Lake City.
/ didn't think of 1t at the time
but remembered afterward that HI
held his paper up before his fact
q good deal. We were sitting
where we could be seen from tho
register-clerkis desk.
In answer to his last question
whether had seen the under.
world OF Salt Lake City. I saic
that didn't know that there wal
an underworld In Salt Lake CIT,
that had seen the undarworlds ol
New York and Chicago and sar
Francisco but had never heard ol
Salt Lake City having any.
eyes," the strange man said
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