Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-01

Company Of New Jersey. ana - Q real
nice clean old man. viewed from any ooisn-
leaders OF the most splendiferous and
naughty Newport set. J. Raynor Storrs
Wells has come pretty nigh to having
pc IN hs since the 't mute
hood we are reliably informed. there was
never a time when he didn't have two bits
in his pocket to 60 on and riotously blow
In on any dad-biamed thing that he hank
cred for. and he didn't have to go out and
collect such articles of vertu as ancient
scrap Iron and sell tho same to the junk
fore he reached the shaving age he was so
chummy with white yachts and red devils
of 6uxz-gfgs and midnight suppers and the
original members OF the "Fiorodora" sexteS
that he was bored.
Lived q "Merry, Merry"
A little while ago he became nimbussed
by the glowing aureole OF what the per-
fec lady novelists term a grande passion.
Without knowing exactly what that means.
We take It that young Mister Wells fell
to liking the young woman quite q great
deal. Her name was Irene Bishop. and she
executed profoundly meditative parts In
one or other of the rows front or back.
OF the Weber & Field chorus. Her name Is
now Mrs. J. Raynor Storrs Bishop-Wells.
which is sufflciency. That's the whole
story, and it's no unusual one. Young
Mister Wells folks couldn't really see that
their son had made q marriage that would
b universally regarded as comforting dis
tinctfon upon tho Wells genealogical tree.
and. with this reflection in mind. they
frightened up the allowance which they had
hitherto freely disbursed for the comfort
and pleasure of J. Raynor. etc.
Whereupon J. Raynor, ETC.. got real
ma-ad. 30 he did. The final manifestation
OF his madness-and we use the word mad
naRQ'' In Ia hasidaS the farefiOua
one in this connection-occurred when he,
just to pique his folks and make EN- feel
gulpy and sad. y know: showed up on board
ped as a punkerino landsman and got those
blue fabby pantaloons wrapped around
his neither limbs.
Wells at the time. But he really didn't
know-he couldn't have known-just how
little water a landsman in this mans line
o packets" as some disrespectful sailors
call Uncle Sans navy. really draws. j.
Raynor. etc.. honestly couldn't have been
aware Of this or we really think he wouldn't
have done It.
Only a week or SO elapsed before the
young gentleman committed little faux
pas. SO to speak, and Iandsmen In the
American navy are not supposed to commit
things like that. He got shore liberty for
a few hours. He was supposed by the
terms OF this beach liberty. to return to the
"guardo'' and roll into his little old ham
mock before pipedown. which the bo'sun's
hood OF O'Clock at night the same being
two bells, as the heavy-weather shell-backs
put II. :
Didn't Return at Pipe-Down.
But here occurred the contretemps. 1t
would appear that Landsman Wells never
really meant to return at pipe-down at all.
He couldn't have meant to. for didn't he
take train as soon as he got ashore in
Norfolk. and start on a visit to Mrs. J.
Raynor Storrs Bishop-Wells. his lawful
and legal spouse. whose company happen
ed to be playing in Philadelphia at the
time? Yes, j. Raynor did Not only that.
but ]. Raynor stayed in Philadelphia for
several days. He might have been there
yet, but he was shoo'd back by some
friends who warned him that If he didn't
get back within the ten-day limit he'd be
pinched as a deserter for a sure thing. So
he returned from Philadelphia to Norfolk
and clambered over the gangway of the
''guardo." where the solitary brig and the
double irons awaited him. He got his
summary court and the ten-day sentence.
day his time in the solitary expires and
he's going to be taken first to the stick
and then told to go for'ard, my man."
May be that'n cruel J. Raynor little, too
to be called my man." Most of his life
he's had a valet to whom he has adverted.
in casual conversation, as me man" But
now, when he picks up a greasy old rag
and can Of polishing paste and begins to
little MILDLY or ensign swings along and
tells him to do this. that or the other my
man." why, We can see j. Raynor just
curling up and biting his lip and-but this.
too, Is another one of those. phases of II
that needn't be dwelt upon. : -
And what will the answer be?
What the Answer Will Be.
Why. young Mr.. j. Raynor Storrs Wells
folks will get him out of the navy, of
course. The tip is all but out now that
they're just allowing him to stay in long
enough to give him a good dose of it.
When these sprigs of American plutocracy
drift into the army or navy. as they quite
occasionally do, their people besiege the
land or sea department and the President
himself until the horribly abused boy il
released from his enlistment vows. It's
about 10 to that that's whatll happen in
the case Of j. Raynor, e<c., even IL il Is
not thoroughly understood right now that
he'll get his release at the end of GER
tain period.
Two things. however. we actually know:
Thing No. Mr. J. Raynor Storrs Wells
would never have got into the American
in shipping him had known who he was.
American naval officers have had too
many mournful experiences trying to make
the gilded boys behave to ship any more OF
them than they can help.
Thing No. 2-The Tapping marquee on
the velvety Newport lawn will seem pretty
good and the amber fluids consumed there
under and thereon will taste pretty good
to- J. Raynor Storrs Wells when he gets
back to 'em again. &C. L. c.