New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-06

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nance. Why, its almost as good as anythln
Myrtle Reed or Amelia Barr ever wrote. Ism
II, Sadie'"
And Sadie she agrees that It Is.
" lust think says IrvlIla, " OF his waiting
there all these wears, watching for her to come!
Was It not noble Of hlIn?"
Its an easy way Of bein' noble" says l.
" Such fa:thfuIness. Such constancy!" raves
Irvlna.
I wonder says Sad:e, gain sentimental
at the IRE, II his Genevieve IS still living"
oh, # she should bel'' gurgles Irvira.
And If We could find her" suggests Sadie
And bring them together" adds Irv1na,
cIappin her hands. Wouldn't 1t De splendid: "
All, say" saws I. lets forget it"
But they've only Just begun. Why n the
next half-hour they builds UP last act for the
Major and tTeneV1eve that sounds ike the ClOsIn
chapter .. ne Of Bertha CIay's books. They
has that PAIR carry out their delayed elopIn
stunt, drlye 10 = Harlem church, take the
double hitch and settle down IN a cottage on
the Hudson TO be happy ever after.
Genevlev~ -,IadISon-what a sweet nanlei
says Sadie Now how should we 60 about to
trace her."
Better begin readin' the headstones up at
Greenwood, says l.
Pretty soon, though, Sadie remembers an old
dame that used to be right III L win and
know everybody that was anybody years ago
What does she do but proceed to call her up on
the long distance 'phone2 Got the old girl out
u
bered knowing a Miss Madison. Took some
time TO rouse the old lady up. but fn'lly Sadie
begins TO get action.
You do" says Sadie almost drOppin' the
receiver. d" Genevieve Madison? Well OF all
things And she's really living now: How
w5nderfuII No, OF course | don't mean that
Yes l understand, two years younger than
Yourself To be sure. But where does she
live. Really. Right on Washington Square
Thank YOU 50 much,'
Well. I saw II coming. I tries TO back out
and shift 1t to somebody else: but no, there $
nothing to it but We got to chase down there
n the mOrTIn'. interview Miss Madison, break
the glad news to her gentle, and ind out how
soon the MAJOR can call
It's q bughOuSe enterprise. as | tries TO eN-
plain to en- but l might well have saved
nv breath. Sadie says We simply got to do
H. And hv the time they i got through talhln
to me I almost believes the thing Is all settled
and II only remains Tor me to arrange q few de
tails with Miss Madison.
g early next forenoon 1t 5 me walbIn up the
- old br0wnstOue steps big as life and puIl1n
the silver bell knob. First comes an old negro
with gray wool who tries to Shoe me OFT tor =
book agent. but ! I'm lly convlnces hun that
this Is q personal and confidential matter We
come TO talk o y with Miss Madison.
IN see, sab" says he, lettIn me IN reIuc-
tant. r..., .
saws /. Shell understand
Then IN ten minutes OF So down comes q
hawk nosed wrinkled faced old dame, with
corkscrew c1rIs dauglln' II front OF her ears and
an expression like she'd just been samphn the
vlnegar cruet. II tins was the lovely GenevleVe,
She SIRE had done some tadIn.
Well" saws She, lookIn me over suspicious
I've found hun, says l. Mr.. Blddle. YOU
know"
g. But don't know" says She,
'.Whv-whv," saws !, its Decatur. Hes
-+-71 yr-.T---1tr +l- --a1r % come HIM.