Show GOSSIP OF THE TOWN Hoping to cheer the western heart with good news a reporter for this paper last night sought 52 interview with Sir Moreton Frewen who is at the Knutsford hotel for a day or two and whose extensive knowledge on matters mat-ters relating to silver is aj eagerly sought after all over this and other countries The first preliminary is writing a card and when this was done the clerk was requested to send it to the gentle mans room Front shouted the functionary who divides his time at I the desk and on the rostrum cake this I I card to 310 Lively now I After a wait of five minutes the Gannymede in blue and brass returned with a show the gentleman up Framing a battery of interrogations in his mind with which to avtack the visitor The Herald man suffered himself him-self to be guided to the apartment the door swung cpen and with a rush the reporter found himself in the presence of a vivacious young lady with blonde hair an elderly woman whoste once raven locks were beginning to show the silver thread and a tall young man wearing a sweater and some other clothes Just as the newspaper man was about to withdraw collar the bell boy and cuss hm into a trance for making a mistake the young lady alluded to rushed forward her hair all mussed and tumbled her face aglow and without with-out standing on formalities In fact nothing but a rug slie caHed him byname by-name bade him welcome and proceeded to compliment him on his stature I know you are a western man she said You are so large and good looking look-ing Do you know I like western men They are s healthy in appearance At this point the man in the seater scowled They look to me as though they were l there when they were since made and have been growing ever sinceOh Oh you neednt ask a question We have had a lovely time We have not skipped a thing We have been to the tabernacle and have looked at the big organ and have seen the whatyoumay callit the temple JBrighams grave and th tnr nrn1 th Tim hn 1 n Beehive and the Gardp and we have bought souvenir spoons here and aint they just lovely and do you know I just wish we were going to stay here a year and there f1e ran out of breath brt Pardon me began the reporter I called to seef Of course you did What did you think I supposed you called for if it wasiii to see me Did you ever Let tver me take your hat Oh thereas there is no place to hang it I will put i on my head Dont that look lovely I do so admire you western men with your soft hats Now in the east the dudes all wear stiff hats and I never did like a stiff hat At this point the man with the sweater glanced at hit Derby and scowled again The Herald man by this time had given up all hopes of ever getting him a c v < r < < < i self set right but faint heart never won and he made another effort I wish to say that I sent my card i2 to tOWhy Why yes of course you did I have it right here See Thafs your name isnt it How funny Did you think I hadnt received it Well a I was saying We have here a lot of souvenir spoons and one I got from an Indian JUt think of that An Indian m ing spoons The red savage told me i was silver and that his wife made i And I bought some of the loveliest mountaIn gems But you dont care a snap about them not You j do you No of course I want to know where we are going Well we are going to the coast and from there to China I am going to dance before his majesty the emperor of China at the ersonal request of Li Hung Chang who is going to pay us n wad of money for comIng over t there thereYou S You are going to dance before Why yes Aint I mamma Of CUr Did you think I was going over there to play billiards with him No no no I am going to dance Li made me promise before I left the east Oh i Li Is a great old man I he wasnt so old Ruminatingly I am impressed with him More scowls from the young man with I he sweater I will then g right on to Europe Now what can I tell you 1 I sent my card up to Sir Moreton Frewen In order that I might secure an interview on the question of bimetallism bimetal-lism and I presume the boy brought it in here by mistake was the reply However i you ha anyhingto offer I presume YOU will answer all purposes pur-poses replied The Herald attache Then ii was that a young woman with blonde hair somewhat rumple and tumbled had a session of laugh all by herself When she had astonished the elderly lady and the young man with the sweater she explained that it was all a mistake and concluded by offering tickets to the theater for the reporter and all his relatives I was Loie Fuller the kickative young lady who entertained the people at the theater last evening and for a woman who can catch a fellow on the wing talk him into a trance have a flrfcLiss old time in five minutes and kirk ur more fun than anyone in a given time she is the princess |