Show CLASPS MERRY WIDOW TO HIS CHICKEN BREAST Unable to Button His Coat Around the Dainty Thing He Adopts Heroic Measures As the rain descended yesterday esterday after arter afternoon noon the gall gaily dressed crowds In Liberty Libert park sought eagerly the by no means ade adequate adequate quate shelter of the open lee Ice cream and soda water stands where automobilist jostled the driver of a delivery wagon and the daintily gowned residents of Brig ham street glared upon the cook on her Sunday oft off and was glared at In return as eaph ea h endeavored to dodge the streams from the leaky roof Seeing that there was no more space under the flimsy lIms shelter a lady lad with a large and ornate Merry Widow hat bat re removed moved the headgear handed It to the theman theman man with her and made a bee line for forthe forthe the street car The man crushed the Mer Merry Merry ry Widow frantically to his hili bosom and tried to button the brim Inside a 1 coat made for a chest With a gesture of ot despair he gave up the futile attempt removed his coat and carefully wrapped It about the precious hat Then I with the rain ralp soaking him to the skin he departed In the wake of his companion And they the say the age of chivalry has passed remarked the lady lad In the white princess gown own to her escort as she watched the man with the hat disappear in a n haze of rain Sir Walter alter Raleigh did no more gallant action when he spread his cloak across the puddle for Queen Elizabeth to walk upon than did that man when he bared his shoulders to the rain to protect his lads ladys finery The escort shifted uneasily but maintained silence In spite of having to hang from straps In a street car In spite of t being nearly crushed in crowds at Lagoon and I have hav always believed in the gallantry of or orthe the Salt Lake man and now my m faith Is justified The escort dodging a stream of or water which sought entrance between his neck and collar replied Wait alt a moment I I happen to know that man He Is the lads ladys husband and so 80 he h Informed me paid for that hat not tour four weeks ago The lady lad In the princess gown own preserved a dignified and offended silence all the way wa up town |