Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-25

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TORCHY," says Mr.. Robert to me kind of peevish.
as he comes out of his private office who let that
last person in, you Mr.. Piddie?
DO you mean the easy spoken gent with the smooth
face and the graysh hair and the minister's tie says l.
Yes, that precise one, says he.
Why, 1t was me passed him IN, says l. What else
there to it when he pats soothn the shoulder
and asks confidential if dear Robert is down to-day?
Old family friend, want he?
He an old bore with genealogy to sell, growls
Mr. Robert, land was nearly hour getting rid of
him. Family friend! See here Torchy, you ought to
wake up!'
And, say, maybe don't feel some understood at that
specially with Pidde stron by with his stretched
out Small! Why, for an hour after that l still
shrinkn, and I'm so dazed lets Piddie put
of his mealy mouthed lectures without much
invitin him to 60 make noise like squash pie. For,
if do admit it reluctant it amt often these ring
get by phony rain check and when it comes
to havin' MIR. Robert hand me that siesta gag-wel,
that cuttin in deep.
no wake up after that? Say by the time this heavy
- old female party comes paddin' in and makes stab
at rushin the brass portculis I'm much reused up
that I tinges all over She amt moren opened the
door than I've sprung the safety catch on the
gate. If l hadn't blocked her some way she'd sailed
right past without much givin the salute;
but with workin the lever against her she fetches up
surprise ,. .
through them foundry fxn's that way. They're built
too substantial
And it about then begun to feel the first effects
from that glare of hers Say you talk about your
sault and battery stares! Well you should have
the double of chilly darts that sent my way for
minute Pictured out paper it would have
looked like the diagram of collision at sea; for them
lamps of hers want exactly maes not regar crossed,
you know, but seemed to be set little the bias.
can't say If it was only this cattycornered look,
the general makeup of this old party that gave the
prckly heat sensation back of the ears but anyway
aft IF her Ike I to OoI1tan
have myself put under bonds to keep the peace
You know how some folks set your teeth on edge
that way, with just look There's lines down each
side of her mouth, scoldn burrows between eyes that's
ookn two ways for trouble and tilt to her chin that
suggests battles fought and She's built solid and
lumpy and she carries her shoulders we'll back l
should judge that ten feet from her the
est she could the floor in front of her. At that she
has to squint some to make me out.
boy, says she, sort of gaspin it out raspy. "open
that gate"
Sure WILL says l., when gets the right pass
word; but you amt said it yet Now who was it you
"Who3" says she. why, Robert, of counsel"
Eyes, that's what they all say remarks And
what's the particlar business
'Humph!' she snofts. Tell my business to you?
Why should do anything of the
Because" says l, IF you're soictn funds for day
nurseries settlement work foreign missions, you'd
better back out in the alley and Mr. Roberts
off the list"
Look here, young man." she pants putin out her
cheeks, "you-you are insolent II" have you know
"There, there Sister!" I breaks in. I'll get you
placed in minute. Is it church organ you're soc-
tin for or are you crculan one of them sufragette
petitions
Boy says she, snappn' it out peppery. Il am
Robert aunt -. -
If hadn't been stung recent, she might have got
away with it too but then again, amt been knockn
around with Mr. Robert, and dom errands up to the
Ellins house. and been made almost of the family,
you might say for nothin. Id never seen or heard
tell of any such aunt; cuts loose with of the
free and easy retorts I'd been hodin' back.