Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-22
By Sewe1l Ford
Drawing by George Brehm

| find him what's the MESSAGE
him that those P. K. & O. contract copies have got
to be filed with the bonding company this afternoon
That's ALL"
EVER get far up into the northwest of the
II island as Fort Washing ton Road Then you know
how many blocks 1T is from the nearest subway sta
ton. Not havln' time for half hour stroll, takes
a Broadway express, Jumps 1t at 18th, hunts up
taxi and turns down the red flag.
Now don't try zlgZagg1n around to roll up mile
ags says to the S"0''e but beat 1t straight
Some swell places up in that neck of Manhattan
what? Why, some of them folks has SO much back
yard they keep their When rolls in
through pair of big stone gates begin to suspect
that the Misses Pulsers lady plutes for fair and
the size of the house had me stunned.
I'm swell loollin' front door comp'ny, | am"
thinks l, handin over dollar thirty to the taxi
pirate and paradin' in across the red carpet Now
what is it tell the butler when he pushes out his
tray"
All the guard they has on the door, though is
French maid and when she starts to look me over
suspicious shOves the invitation card at her.
Say, Marie" says l, where's the doinsa
"Pardon?" says She What you wish:'
."Ah, where do they keep the musc?" says l.
s-s-s,sh!'' and she points down the hallway.
Yes, / afraid I'd be late says l. Glad
they didn't wait I'll sneak into back seat
Did |? Well say | didn't know what was
min into; for as pushes through draperies |
finds myself the side lines of the biggest herd
girls ever saw collected in one room before Why,
there rows and rows of EN- all in white dresses
and the minute | steps in about two hundred pairs
of eyes revolves my way.
Talk about jumpin into the lilneght felt like
I'd wandered out the stage while the big
was goin' on. Then comes the gggles and business
with the elbows of passin the nudge along They all
forgets what's dom up the platform by the piano
and pays strict attention to me. Blush? Say I'll
bet my amt got back their reg lar color yeti
SEEMED like my feet was stuck to the floor too.
l~..- 1%l,o-
it was only minute; but at last takes wild
look around over that girl convention and then l
backs out: I'd seen him, though. Way by
open window on the other side was Mr. Robert, one
of the four in that whole crowd So out the
front door | rushes and then tptoes around the
veranda until l came to him.
And he want gain around watchin for casual
butters-in Not Mr.. Robert All he's seem is the
slim young lady standin' up on the platform with
the violin tucked under her chin. You couldn't
blame him much either for while | amt any Judge
of the sort of music she teasn out of the strings
I'll say this much The way she dom it
well worth watchin The swing of that elbow of
hers, and the 1sadora Duncan sway of her shoulders
she hits the high notes did have some class
to it. He's SO busy followin' her motions that he
don't know when l leans in within six inches of
him and whispers. So has to give him the gentle
prod.
nEh" says he, whir1in' around Why, what the
"Uh-huh," says l. Crawl out backwards can't
you?'
Wha-what's that" says he, whsperin' sort of
husky.
You got to do it, says L. Il was sent up special
to get you
why what's the matter?'' says he
p. K. & Q. contracts" says l. Did you file 'em
YETI
. By Jove, no!' he groans under his breath. Il
l forgot"
Then it's a case of beat it, says I.
But-but l can't!'' says Mr.. Robert. 81 can't
possibly leave now, right in the middle Of
That's So" says L. She's lookin' this way
But where'd you stow the contracts Remember
that do you?
Why, of course, says he. Third left hand