New-York tribune., 1910-09-11
Watching Tudie Get Her Cue
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don't say anything; but just waits while she
devotes a few minutes to the silent stare
business. Then all of sudden she turns
and springs new one on me.
"Torchy," says she, Il am going to face
him. I'll give him chance to say what he
wishes. Only l can't go through 1t all alone,
and-and there isn't anyone l can call on
but you. Will you Gomez
WELL" says l, Il can't say I'm strong
for nlixin up in any family rows.
"You needn't" says she. Il shall not ex-
pect YOU to say a word or do thing, no
matter what happens. And no doubt l shall
deserve whatever he says to me- But not
alone! You know something about me-you
were nice to me when | came near losing my
cat and-and | want you there.
Count me in then" says |. I'll swell
up as big and imposin' as | can.
Good boy!" says she. Home, Stephen;
side entrance" and in ten minutes more we
rolls up to one of these big family hotels
somewhere along in the 7O's.
THERE'S some class to the joint Tudie
opens up with her latchkey, too,-
Turkish rugs, swell door draperies. and big
vases full of long stemmed roses. Also
there's snappy eyed French maid who
looks like she might be onto her job.
has MT. w cStONCI IOIlc III Will xSulto.
says Miss Tremaine.
Mon, MSeiIe,' says the maid.
"And the other-is he still waiting?" says
she.
"Om. Mselle," says Annette.
Then phone down to the office and say
| will see him in five minutes says Tudie.
"TOrchy. will you wait here!
I'm as good as nailed down" says l.
With that / curls up cozy in a windowseat
where can get a look out onto upper Broad
way, and prepares to do the patient dummy
act The five minutes is hardly up before
there's a ring at the apartment door, and
Annette shows in Z. X. Looks good deal
like his pictures, too one of these smooth
and a pair of narrow set, gunmetal eyes.
He seems sort o surprised at discoverin' me,
and stops as if he was goln' to duck out
Its all right, Governor" says |. I'm
only the third party. Miss Tremaine'll be
out right away, l expect
THANK YOU" says he, about as cordial
as if I'd invited him to Jump off the dock,
and that's as chatty as we got
It's nearly ten minutes more, though, be-
fore there's swish of the portieres and
Tudie glides in from the next room. And
say, hardly knew her for the same girl; for
most of the puffs and ringets has been shook
down until it hangs loose in a knot at the
back of her neck, and she's washed off the
artificial complexion and unlocked the ear
pendants.
That way she looks more like the Mary
Dinneen | used to see dodgin' through the
boardin' house hall in an old dressin gown
but this clingin' lacy affair with the low cut
neck want any punk article of that sort
1t brings out her figure stunnin', and she
looks no more than the twenty she claims
Mr.. MISSIONER, he seems a little Jared
A'A at first; but he RECEIVERS quick and goes
through the preliminaries polite and easy.
Then, glancin' my way, he suggests that he'd
like few minutes private conversation
with Miss Tremaine.
Its only young friend of mine" says
Tudie. Il prefer that he should stay"
Very WE'LL" says Il. X; but it may be
embarrassing to all of us. I-er-my errand
concerns my son. Miss Tremaine, and-er-
his relations with you"
Then there is nothing that needs to be
discussed in private says she. 'Torchy
knows. I've just told him all about it
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