Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-31

Pretty soon he comes to "dressin table. and
that's jab that gets her still more fused. See his
scheme? In amongst the other words he has all the
connectin links of the tragedy. And say, hanged
if it didn't give me the lumpy throat, standin there
stenin to her gettn tangled up in snarl! For It
plain day that she's gettn uneasy. First she turns
red and then white and them big eyes Of hers rolls
around the crowd in kind OF scared, helpless way
that had me goin.
Now says the professor Il gif you the vordt
Window" and at that she turns the color of new
tourin'
Why, how slly!" says she, jumpin' up. What
are you driving at anyway? IL won't answer any
more of your stupid old questions So there!'
so says the professor p1n out the sheet OF
lady! But hat here the record. beautiful,
beautiful! 1t is a complete confession! ! gould
Drove it in COURT of law.
argument You see, while her hand is on the brass
plate, the paper underneath is movin around all the
time, and the pencil is gettin in its work Now,
when he puts word like candy, she comes back
with an answer in second and half, and her hand
never shakes bit But when she strikes purse
it takes her five seconds to think up an answer and
the line gets all jiggy.
Well there we was all lookin' at Dottie, and
Dottie starn back at US, and nobody KNOWN what
to say; when Mr.. Twombey Crane seem that
things was lookin' serious, jumps in to smooth mat
tiers out.
Very curious" SAYS he; but doubt Miss
Decker can furnish satisfactory explanation OF
''She can't" says Mrs. Purdy-Pel her eyes
snappin' And she ought to be made example
of It's bad enough to have her cheat at cards but
when it comes to letting her
HOLD on there!" sings out one. It's Norry
II Newell. He pushes to the front with his jaw set
and his chin up, and it's the first time ever saw him
when he looked like he was real wide awake Beg
pardon" he goes on; but Ill answer for Miss Deck
err She never did anything of the sort, you know.
oh say says Pinckney, don't be an"
But Norry only shoves him to one side and scowls
around to see if anyone wants to dispute him.
But the regord!" says the professor, wavin the
paper. The record shows"
Bosh!" says Norry, maxim grab at it; and
before anyone make move he S ripped 1T into
dozen pieces and scattered EN- on the rug. Then he
ALLOW me, Mrs. Pell," says he. Found it on the
grass, you know. Now let's have no more of this
blasted rot about Dottie don't like it, that's ALL"
oh Norrv!" saws Dottie You're dear boy,
aren't you?' and with that she reaches up tip
toes gets clinch around his neck and proceeds to
turn the sprinkler his shirt front 1t don't last
long though While we We still got our mouths open;
wonderin' how we can back out without trippn our
selves up she shuts off the tears and faces the bunch
with that old baby stare OF hers.
'.Well?" says She. - If none Of my dear friends
has anything more to say about me. lets adjourn
and cut for partners. | mean to play just three
anyone coming!
A Nd that's the way the great mystery about who
pnched the gold purse fzzled out.
sleuth all stung, EN- says to Sadie afterwards
Perhaps says she. I'm glad it didn't end in
anything worse, anyway
Funny, though says l, how Norry happened
to run across that wad of fiftes; wa mt it"
considering that Mrs Pell lost only eight, and
Norry handed back ten it odd, says Sadie.
"Phe-e -ew" saws /. And me thinkin he
a sleep walker! Say think he II ever land herr"
She'll land him. if that's what you mean" says
Sadie. And it will serve him right, too