Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02

By Sewe11 Ford
Drawing by F. Vaux Wilson

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get the tarry perfume as pass
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by? Funny you don't; for I've been s17gg1RE9sss
Vice Commodore for most three weeks E8sN TfshEIQE
Yes that's on the level-belay my sfsseerhHssSN
spinnaker taffrail if it ain t! gya9SY
That's what get for ben one of the sSNN&SQEa
charter members of the Rockhurst Yacht Ax%nsss
Club You didn't Ell? Well say, I'm - Il
of the yachtiest yachters that ---zss
jibbed gangway. Not that l do any
sain' exactly; but guess Sadie and me
each paid good money for shares of
club stock, and if that amt as foolish -->.-~-
act as you can find in the nautical calen- s.1c.ss
dar then I'll eat the pinnacle BOOM e@---@--
Course, this Vice Commodore stunt was
sort of sprung me; for I'd been such an
active member didn't even know the
bloomin' clubhouse finished until
here the other day l gets this bulletin
from the annual meetn, along with the
program for the openn exercises.
"Gee!'' says /. "Vice Commodore Say
there must be mistake about this
Not at ALL, says Sadie
'Sure there isl says l. "Why, l
hardly know end of boat from the other and
besides | amt got any chubby habits. They been
let in wrong that's ALL Ill resign.
you'll do nothing of the sort" says Sadie when
took all that trouble to have you win over that rdicu
"Eh?" says 1. Been playin' the Mrs. Taft, have
you? In that case, expect I'll have stay with it.
But honest you can look for season of perfectly punk
Vice Commodorin'."
A turns OUT though there amt one in ten members
that knows much more about yachtin than do.
Navgatn porch rockers, ordern all hands up for fancy
drinks and conductin bridge whist regattas their
chief -goin' accomplishments; and when it to
maxim myself useful who was it. I'd like to know that
chucked the booty steward off the float when he had
two of the house committee freed up the signal mast?
suspect that's how it is I'm played up prominent
for this house warmin episode. Anyway when l
rves there the great nighttime all got up fancy in
double breasted serge coat, white flannel pants and
cork soled canvas shoes-I finds they've put the
reception committee; and that besides welcomn' in
vted guests, I'm expected to keep eye peeled for
outsiders, to that nobody starts nothn.
So I'm on deck, you might say and more or less
conspicuous, when this Larchmont delegation is landed
and comes strngin up. 1t was Alloy there, Captain
Thls! and How are you, Captain That? from the
rest of the committee, who was some acquainted; and
me buttin around earnest tryn' to find some one to
shake hands with when this thick set party
in the open front Tuxedo regaa, with his opera hat
down eye and long cigar raked up Coquettish
from the sou west corner of his face.
Know him? | guess It's Peter K. Tracey; yes, the
one that has his name many foursheet posters.
Noticed how he always has EN- read, amt you? Mr..
young actor" Never forgets that Mr.; but, say
knew him when he signed it just 'P. Tracey, and
chewed his tongue some at gettn' that down.
Them was the days when he'd have jumped at the
chance of managin my ring exhibits, and he known
in sportn circles Chunk Tracey. amt followed all
his since then; but know he got to handlin the
big heavyweghts on exhibition tours broke into the
theatrical game with animal show that winner,
and has stuck to the boxoffice end ever since.
Why shouldn't he, with half ownership in mascot
Rube drama that has less than six road companies
payin it, and at least hit Broadway every sea-
SOM | admit was some surprised, though to hear
OF him buyn house Flfth-ave and maxim stab at
mxin in society. That last could hardly believe but
here he was, and ookn' much Jared at fndn me
l was to see him.
WELL I'll be hanged" says l. Chunk Tracey!"
why, hello. Shortly" says he, and neither of