Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-21

Well, you know how they pull off them affairs
Alter they slowed away about eeventeen courses,
from grapefruit and sherry to demitasse and bene-
dictne, them that can leave the table without wheel
chairs wanders out into the front rooms. and the
light up fresh perectos and hunt for the smokin
exchange polite knocks And in the midst of all
that drifts casually up to the concert grand
and cuts loose That was about the program in this
Hermy all primed for his cue, and when Mrs
Purdy-Pell gives the nod l sees Snick push him
through the door and in another minute the thing
is on The waters uniform tight fit, all right
for it stretches across his shoulders like drum
head, And the shirt studs want mates, and the
collar was one of them saw edged laundry veterans
But the general effect good, and Hermy don't
to mind them trifies at all. He stands up there
lookin big and handsome shippers and smiles around
the room few times, giggles few at the young
lady who'd volunteered to do the ivory Furnishing,
and then fnlly he gets under way with the Torea-
dor song
no judge; but this stab of Hermy's strikes from
the start as mighty good attempt. He makes
smooth easy getaway, and he strikes swingin,
steady gait at the quarter, and when he TO
putin over the deep rolhn chest notes l has
feelin's down under the first dinner layer like Id
swallowed small thunder storm. Honest when he
fairly got down to business and hittin' it up in
earnest he had me on my toes and by the look on
Sadie's face l knew that friend Henry was
But was all the others standin around with their
mouths open, drnkin' it in? Anything but! You
see, some late Corners had arrived, and they'd
brought bulletins of something rich and juicy that
had just happened in the alimony crowd i expect
the event will figure on the court calendars later
and they're SO busy Passln on the details to wiln'
ears, that Hermy wa mt dsturbin' EN- at all. AS
matter OF fact, not one IN ten of the bunch knew
whether he maxim noise like bull fighter or
ne-up
can't help takin' a squint around at Snick,
who's peekin in through the draperies And say,
he all but tearin his hair. 1t tough when you
come to think of it. Here he d put his whole stack
q he d1pnc
want payin any more attention to it than to the
rattle of cabs on the avenue.
HERMY has most got to the final spasm, and it's
II about all over, when. last straw, some sort
of disturbance breaks out in the front hall. First
off thought it must be SniCk Buffers THROWN fit;
but then l hears voice that amt his, and as l
gances out | the PurdyPel butler havin' a
rough house argument with black whiskered gent
in evenin' clothes and Paris model silk lid. Course
everyone hears the rumpus, and there's grand
rush, some to get away, and others to see what's
dom.
Let in! l demand entrance! 1t must be-"
bowls the gent while the butler tell him he's
got to give up his card first.
And next thing know Snck has lit on the buffers
back to pull him off, and the three havin' fine
mx-up, when Mr.. Purdy Pell comes boltin' out, and
I've just offered to bounce any of EN- that he'll point
out when all of a sudden he recognizes the party
behind the brunette lambrequins.
"Why-why," says he, what does this mean,
Pardon" says the gent, putin and pushin to
the front Il intrude, yes! A thousand pardons
But will explain Next door l am dining-there
is window open-I hear that wonderful voice
All! that marvellous voice. OF what is the name of
this artist? Yes? l demand! l implore! Ah /
must know instantly, sir!''
Well you know who it There's only one
grand opera Napoleon with black whiskers who does
things in that way, and makes good every tri p. It's
Linn, all right. And if he don't know a barytone
voice, who does?
Inside of four minutes him and Henry and Snck
punched around the libr'y table, chewin
the terms of the contract, and next you'll
read the of soloist in letters four foot
high