Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-22

said to him. and / literally nudged him
to the han door and then nudEed him
out, while he protested that maybe AFTER
he'd had another peek around he might
find himself able to offer-just to help me
out-three and quarter for my mess
Before o'clock two more fellows OF
the same stripe, palpable dealers, turned
up but / spotted them for dealers when
/ went to the door, attended to the
rings myself-and / wouldn't let 'em in.
They wanted to argue 1T out With me.
and one of EN- swore that he wasn't a
dealer. but that he was going to be mar
ried on the next Sunday night and want
ed to pick out some furniture for his
fiat. / famed him all the same. because
the stub of pencil was sticking behind
his ear and his greasy notebook was
protruding from his overcoat pocket.
We'll, along toward II O'Clock, when
the wife and l were making the prelmi-
nary moves toward turning in. gay
young creature who looked and acted
like a chorus girl swung along. She
was accompanied by gloomy young
jewelry.
Say 'scuse muh for coming SO late.
said the young woman as she breeZed
past me into the hall. but Muttsy and l
into the parlor. nodded condescendingly
to my wife. and sat down on the piano
stool. Very much at home young wom-
an. that
IT seen your ad in the paper she
said to me. whacking a vicious discord
on the piano. and so 1 thought I'd chop
around and ahave a peek. I'm lookin'
rr a pianner,' and she waloped the keys
again
But l explained to her. I'm not
seling-the stuff in parcels It's got to
b. nj =. lot
Ia la-thats what they all say
gayly chirped fife young woman. banging
out a rouple~more horrible chords and
turninG--to- gaze brightly at me. Il
thought I'd have peek at the pianner
anyhow. How much you askin' fr it"
Isn't bad little old box, but second
hand planners is as common as seaweed.
Take twenty-five for it?'
= NO. I wouldn't take twenty-five for it.
] told her. and, moreover, / wouldn't even
separately Let me say here. by the
way. that ] got that piano. I said. at
an immense bargain, and that ! paid
three hundred for it, for it was a high
grade instrument.
"'Oh. well. doncha care. old top said
the young woman to me agreeably. and
then my wife got up and retired to an
other part of the fat. while the young
woman began to pound out ragtime
song and to hum the malignant air of
the same.
law. say come on. roots. these folks
is goin' t bed put in the gloomy young
man accompanying the blithe young
woman. and then she got UP from the
stool, kissed her finger tips at me. and
zephyred swishingly down the hall.
found my wife rolling around on the
couch with laughter when l returned
to her from letting 'em out
ION the next day. while | was at the
Office. dozens OF folks called to see the
furniture, but my wife met most of them
at the door and told them that the fur
niture could only be seen, as the adver-
t1sement stated. after 8 O'clock in the
evening. when I'd be at home. Three or
four parties Of women utterly refused to
take her word for this, pushed their way
into the apartment and mOOched around,
paving things over and asking questions.
They began to flock in while l was at
dinner. The dealers / met at the door