Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-22

| to YOU, / answers to pacfty i'm. With
| that he makes date to go to hear the
| band play in the park next week. I says
Yes. Yon.' but nothin' on earth wouldn't
| git me there"'
Mrs Hendy drew a long. virtuous
! breath.
! "But the worst was when / wasn't
lookin'-I nights we'll be frank-an'-an
he tried to hug me! L hat found luf or
YOU he says, talkin' Swede. My kingdom
come, 1 thought I'd die! If Gus'd a-seer
me You take me to your ma, 1 hol-
lered-just like them young ladies in the
novels. An just then along comes the
| old lady. herdin' children. ! nearly up an
kissed her SO glad was 1 to see 'er. She
sends away Yon-ain't that the jay name:
an pretty soon she says to me, You're
the girl i been lookin' fer fer Yon.
want you should marry i'm
We'll Miss Frizz. l can't begin to tell
you all what that silly old lady says to
me. l got SO giggly, as l say, thinkin',
My soul, if you only knew-an' me old
enough to be his mother, almost"
Huh snickered her nearer.
AN her a-talkin' sentimental right
along. ] wanted to git up an give a
piercin' yell. Young an pretty was the
words she usets-my powers!"
Second chilonood," offered Mrs. Frizz,
stealthily.
Mrs. Hendy paused for breath and for
another dash of tea in her cup.
Twas eXcitin'" she continued, COM
placently. We'll. bout O'Clock we gifts
bach to New York-an' that's ALL
Mrs. FriZZ put her teacup down on the
table with a resolute bang. She rose
massively and fixed a glittering eye on
her hostess. An then" she demanded
coldly, Il spose you told him how old
you really was-under them veils?"
hlnSbp6 ffar
d hesitation of some fateful moments
she raised her eyes defensively. NO, 1
didn't"
Mrs Frizz was speechless with indigna-
ton She edged toward the door.
NO. l didn't. Miss Frizz," Mrs. Hendy
proceeded firmly. IAN what's more. they
amt no woman on the face of this earth
Il say it bold-thatd a-tOld, an you
know it,!
Mrs. Frizz refused to combat the state
ment Instead she asked majestically:
An wasn't they no more to it,"
Mrs. Hendy laughed outright. He fol-
lowed me for six blocks, comm home,
an then l give i'm the slip an run down
alley an round the block again.
The outraged Mrs. Frzz raised pro-
phetic hand. Sarah Hendy.' she affirmed
in Cassandra tones, you mark my words.
that there Swede'll find you some day an
then there'I be doin's!'
Mrs. Hendy capitulated weakly. MY
stars above. wouldn't that bite you if he
did, Gus'd kill i'm. Oh. I'm the wicked
woman. amt ~
You are that cordially acquiesced
Mrs. FrizZ. AN the saints protect YOU"
She waddled virtuousiy away. II thank
my GaWd," she called back. that amt
got no sinful vacations in my life! An
must say. Sarah Iendy, I never heard a
foolisher story in all my born days-them
Osler men ought to git you"
Mrs. Hendy aroused herself almost i'm
medately to more cheerful view. She
wiped away stray tear or two. and re-
moved the teapot from the stove
"Poohr' she called to the retreating
back. ''wimin is wimin-an' yo're one. too
s'pose they amt no danger o. your ever
bein mistook fer twenty-but lift was
even So" she hummed a strain in uni
sol with the hurdy-gurdy beneath the
windows" Goodbye, little girl, good
bye
He won't never find me. Yon won't"
she considered gazing earnestly into the
tiny looking glass. fer next time / won't
be wearin the two veils-ain't it the
1imit.'