There, the 41-year-old woman ventured out to deeper water, where she used the anchor rope to tie a heavy automobile part to herself, rolled into the lake and drowned.
Paine was smart and ambitious. She taught mathematics at various high schools for six years. She enjoyed being a member of the Ladies’ Literary Club, which led her to an interest in writing.
She left teaching for the ad department of Salt Lake Security & Trust Co., and, in 1909, she was hired as the dramatic critic for the daily Herald-Republican — a job she loved.