Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-11
POOLING THE WISE MAN
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| DOWN WHERE THE SAND CHATS
| GNAW. July 10, 1905
Already since his arrival here. Mr. job
son has foiind himself in bad q couple OF
times, and ais a result he isn't wearing
his yachting cap perched quite 50 cockily
on his right ear as he wore 1t when he first
| came down.
When Mr. Jobson strolled with Mrs. Job
son the other morning into water front
drug storesto get some cigars he observed
| out Of the corner Of one eye that the two
| manicures seated before their tables in the
| forward part, of the establishment were
mighty handsome and winsome-lOOiing
| women. One of them in particular. bux-
| ON. black-haired and black-eyed woman Of
| thirty five or so. caught Mr.. Jobson's eye.
! What is more, he thought that he detected
| q lurking smile Of amiability around the
corners of her mouth as he regarded ner
not to say a mischieyOu9 twinkle IN her
midnight orbs.
Mr. Jobson took Mrs. Jobson over to one
Of the pavilions and planted her COM
fortably in rocking chair After rev
| moments he got to looking at his finger
nails with quite obvious horror.
MY claws are a sight for the want OF
| trimming and polishing" he said to Mrs
Jobson. The sand gets INTO lehow
the way, believe there are some manicure
people down here. think I'll dig one OF
em up and have my nails attended to.
Just wait here for me until come back.
Then he hustled out of the pavilion and
made for the drug store in VIII CHI the black
eyed woman was established. In a Few
minutes she was busily engaged In mani
| curing his nails and Mr.. Jobson was lay
| ing himself OUT to be witty and epigram-
matte with her They chatted throughout
| the nail fixing job, and toward the wind
up Mr.. Jobson was casting some pretty
killing glances at her.
"Of course, you like the sea bathing?"
| Mr. Jobson said to her. animatedly, when
| she was putting the finishing touches to the
| polishing. He didn't notice that Mrs. JOB
| son had just then strolled in to see what
| was keeping him SO long. and that she was
stand .ng Immediately behind him.
"Oh. yes, am devoted to the surf. VI
vaciously replied the manicure with the
brilliant midnight eyes. Il go In every
morning at II o'clock with my six children
| -four boys and two girls-the dearest little
| things in the world. and they do SO love
| their plunge!"
"And," said Mr. Jobson, distinctly chap
| fallen, you are not afraid of the surf with
such a heavy responsibility resting upon
| your ,-..-5
"Oh, dear, no." replied the deep-eyed
manicure. MY husband, you know. Is
! one of the life guards. and he looks out Tor
| US while we are in-there he Is out there
! on the sand now, and Mr. Jobson glanced
I in the direction to which she pointed and
| saw a big, bronzed man in a surfman's
| swimming suit. with ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
| arms and underpinnings like those OF an
| old-fashioned square piano.
| "Oh yes" said Mr. Jobson, habbtly, and
just then Mrs. Jobson gave a slight cough
| and he looked up and saw her. He saw a
decided smile in her eyes. too. and he scowl-
| ed 6ercely he wondered if she had heard
| the final part of his conversation with the
| attractive manicure with the six little ones
! who were so devoted to the surf.
A few evenings later Mr.. Jobson noticed.
| while seated alone on the hotel portico after
dinner-MrS. JobSOn was upstairs complet-
| ing her arrangements for the usual water
| front after-dinner stroll-that a superbly
| gowned woman occupying a chair not far
| from his was studying him with quite APP
parent interest, and good-natured interest,
| at that Mr.. Jobson struck a better pose
and wondered why he had been cursed with
| the fatal gift of beauty. After a few mo-
ments he. addressed some polite remark to
| the fine-looking woman about the weather,
| and when she replied with great cordially
| he pushed his chair over near hers and pro-
| ceeded toi,snter4 upon tidy twilight tete-
a-tete withsher.
Cay doej Jobson-gay dog you're getting
| to be-" he said to himself as he unreeled
| number ofrhis brightest stock sayings. and
| he hoped that Mrs. Jobson would have all
| kinds of bother in finding the trunk key in
| order to get her evening shawl out OF the
| trunk. .sT :
Il hear that there was a young man
drowned down. there today" said the swag-
! slight lapse in the conyersation-Mr-,J obson
| was thinking UP some overwhelmingly bril-
/ liant things. hence the lapse.
| Yes, SO, Ihear," said Mr.. Jobson, and he
| proceeded to. launch into disquisition ups
| on the foolhardy chances which young fell
| lows take in the water In attempting to
show off by swimming all the way around
| the piers-Mr. JObson can only swim about
| four yards himself. and then he begins to
| blow like porpoise.
| Il hear too" adroitly went on the richly
attired woman with whom Mr.. Jobson
| imagined he was making the colossal hit,
that the young man who was drowned to-
day was the only support of his aged
mother In Philadelphia. 1 wonder if he
| left her provided for?"
| "Oh, no doubt" replied Mr.. Jobson not
| particularly relishng the subject as not be-
| ing sufficiently diverting and absorbing.
| Most young fellows who are the only sup
port of aged mothers have their lives in
sured in their mothers favor. Great
| scheme, too.
| Il am SO glad to hear you say that"
promptly and somewhat enthusiastically
| said Mr.. JobsQRs portico vis-a-vis, and she
| edged her chair somewhat more closely to
that Of Mr.. Jobson. "Only the men who
are clever and well balanced appreciate the
| benefits of life Insurance. and the men
whose natures and lives are wholly selfish
are the ones who never think of providing
for those dear to them after they are
| gone"
That's So" somewhat weakly replied
Mr.. Jobson, not exactly catching the point
| just yet.
"Now." went on the handsomely logged
! woman in the porch rocker. looking up ami
matedly into Mr.. Jobson's puzzled counte-
| nance. Il am an occasional representative
| of Newark. n. j.. life insurance company
that has an entirely new plan. and should
| like to explain some of the details of it to
| you. seeing that you so sensibly and so
unselfishly interested in life insurance It
| is a modification of the tontine system
| with the advantage that at the end of ten
| years. when you have paid up the"
| well. am ready" Mrs. Jobson, with her
| shawl over her arm, called out sweetly;
| and when he looked around he saw that
she was standing only a few feet behind
| his rocker.
| Pardon me, please-I am going to the
| beach with-er-my wide" hurriedly re-
| marked Mr.. Jobson to the swagger-looking
| female insurance agent who makes BUSH
ness of doing the summer hotels, and he
[ iIlmned lln and Joined Mrs Iohson