Evening star., 1909-02-21

your ideaa"
1t was. He's seen picture OF the potatobug
professor, and 1t revealed more whlskers than
beauty; SO he'd doped out Serena from that
" But the thing most wanted to know, was
what to expect about this New Thought scheme
of hers. Magazine, eh. That sounds as If it
might be"
A Nd just here one OF Pyramids funeral
faced. fish eyed help butts in with card on
silver tray. Lady to see you. sir" says he.
Lady, grunts Pyramid. Haven't | told
YOU | didn't want to Hold on. there! Why,
it's Serena Ann! Shorty, you don't mind
waiting while get rid OF her, do YOU:
Il can stand it if she can, says |.
Then bring her in. Ripley" says Pyramid.
Now YOU know the kind we was expectin'.
Well, what drifts in through the tapestry
hangins is about as much like that as a switch
tower is like the top of the Singer Buldin'.
She's nice faced, full figured, well proper
toned little lady, wearin' costume that does
its best to disguise most OF the curves. 1t s a
new model outfit, from the cute little fur toque
down to the No. j patent feathers; but it
seems to be designed to suit her partic lar case,
and not after any pattern plates.
And she's symphony IN different shades OF
smoke blue. got up probably to tone in with
her gray ewes. Anyway, it all fits in, even to
the shoe buckles and the fog tinted gloves.
Maybe she'd from Idaho but she'd
caught onto the new way of partin her hair
Altogether the combination has us stunned.
Pyramid lust sits there and stares at her with
out Savin a word.
And which is Mr. Gordon?' says she,
THROWN them big, cool eyes from one to the
other of us. And saw her voice goes with the
rest of her It's as low and smooth and soothin'
as anything Tetrazzini could send across in a
lullaby scene. She fin lly turns to me and asks,
Are you Uncle
Car ahead" says I. Not that I'd shy the
=: I. I J,,T<
qualify in either age weight Guess here's
the party you're lookin' for, and | jerks my
thumb at Pyramid.
But says she, actin kind of puzzled, Il
expected to find man of only mid Oh |
remember now! Pardon me. You sent me
word that you were not well, didn't your"
Yes, and wasn't Joking either,' growls
Pyramid I'll have YOU know, young woman,
that am only four years older than your step
mother even if do look
oh. | didn't mean that" says Serena,
breakin in "l presume it was the way the
light fell on YOU at first. ! see now. And hope
YOU are feeling much better to-day
Your hoping doesn't make it SC" he snaps
out. " I'm feeling mighty bad Just now, mighty
bad And if you II excuse me, it time for me
to take my medicine. That bottle on the table
just behind you If you don't mind, one Of"
SERENA and both starts for it but she
- gets there first, and the next thing | know
she ho!dln 1t up to the ight reading what 1t
says on the outside.
Ajax Liver Acceerator and Health Re-
storer" she reads containing bsmuth, anti
pvrin extract of senna morphine, and arsenic.
Whv Uncle Gordon You were not gong to
take one of these were you!"
Why not" saws he. I've taken four
bottles in the last two weeks
You look 1t, Says she. But you're not
going to take any more arc you.' And saw,
though she said it SORT OF lollvin and coaxin,
there was something in the WY she shuts her
hand around the bottle and backs toward the
window that makes him suspicious.
"Eh, What's that says he. Herei What
are you dong theref"
BY this time she's run up the shade and is
irwin to lift the sash
If you please" says she, lookin' over at
me. And before I've stopped to frame up just
why | should answer on the jump, I've lifted
one sash and swung the other one out.
Il saw. there" shouts Pyramid, comm up
in his chair. What in bi;,zes DO you think
you're dong with my"
It's all over Mr. Gordon saws /. Them
Ajax pills of yours lust missed a Fifth-ave.
stage and went under a trrlckoad of iron cir
ders."
What" says he. We'll Of all the
There, there" SAYS Serena Ann hoatin'
back to him and pattin him on the arm.
You are not going to miss them. you know,
and YOU re going to he much better presently
can it in your eyes now. SO you have
been dosing yourself. have vou' No wonder