Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-03
FIXING 1T UP
FOR GERALDINE
BY SEWELL FORD
Drawings by F. Vaux Wilson

v7E'VE been having dose of near tragedy at
w house,-weeps before breakfast, tears
in the coffee cup, and sudden showers OF
real damp woe all through the day It's been fur
nished by a young lady with busting heart that
Sadie annexed durin her visit up in the Berkshlres
Geradines the name of this young party of the
frazzled heartstrlngs, and she's niece OF my old
California somewhere three four years ago. found
that her pa and was both laid away, and that
she was Twin with some of her mothers relations
that in the prune ra1sln business.
Well Pyramids strong hold is bein good to any of
his clan that don't expect it; so what does he do
but bring this niece on here and sent her to swell
boardn school, where she could have her voice
mancured and learn other parlor tricks such as he
thought member of his immediate family ought to
know. I'd heard him tell more or less about his
Little Terry" but never took enough notice to
know whether it bull terrier he was talkln
about person.
But when Sadie comes back from the stylish end
of Massachusetts, hanged if she amt town this
identical young party, having across her up
there and heard the whole details of her soul har-
rovin' tale. l don't know as ought to stir you all
year-old heart renders that ought to be confined to
the slush pages of the ten-cent magazines, and gen
rally is. Maybe though, you can stand it if hurry
over the saddest parts.
IT'S all about how her and young college hickey
by the name of Bunk Wallace met and was parted.
lust where and how they first got acquainted, and
the other touchin' preminaries, has got away from
me for the minute; but there something said
about Junior prom-whatever kind of convention
that s-and holiday house party and gettin to-
gether at class day exercises and baseball games and
Anyway it was case of Oh-youkddo at first
glimpse on both sides. Next thing anybody knew,
she was wearin' a single spark on the third finger
south, and announces that she and Mr.. Wallace was
engaged-wth her just out of the seminary, and him
havin' another year of college ahead.
Maybe Pyramid Gordon don't do the war dance
on receivin' that bulletin. Why he'd been plannin'
to have her spend couple of years seem Europe:
lettin' her pick out of the young Mutys or
FLUTES and swing right into the almony set. But
Jerry calmly gives it out that Bunk IS the only honey
boy in the world for her If she sees Europe at all,
she wants to go with Bunk for guide and the we'd
din diploma in the bottom of the trunk She guesses
the Alps and all them other old ruins will be right
there for year or two yet. Anyhow, It's Bunk she
wants
But who is her" hows Pyramid. Where does
he come from? What's his rating?"
Jerry don't know. He's just her dear Bunk, that's
all He will be senior this fall and next spring he'll
know all there is to be known and will come to claim
her. She thinks his folks live up the State some
where-Syracuse, : maybe Schenectady-and that
HUH grunts Pyramid. Son of some cheap
country lawyer Ell? Fine prospects for supporting
wife, he'll have! What's he planning to live on
and waiting for the old man to take him in? Hadn't
thought about that. suppose? What else has he
got to recommend him.!
Why, everything! says Jerry. He has the
loveliest gray-bue eyes, and the incest manners,
and"
BAH" explodes Pyramid The city is full of
ners. don't suppose he ever earned dollar in his
life You send back that ring, Jerry, and stop his
coming around! Tell him to forget it until he has
made good
Oh Pyramid did the stony hearted guardian act
like the leadin heavy of stock company. But that
want the worst of it. Dear suz moi Bunk got just
deal from his side of the house when he
Seems Bunk had got in bad with his old man