Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-13

let me ask him whether he'd been put away for
givin' rebates, or grabbin for graft. l knew it
must have been somethin respectable like that.
Anyone could see he wa mt one of your strong
arms or till friskers.
I WAS just wishin' l knew how to work the
force pump like Aunt Laura, when we pulls
up at the. horse block and it was up to me to
think of some new move.
She's here, is she?" SAYS Mr.. William.
You bet" says |, wonderin' who he thought
l meant. And then gets that funny feelin' l
gen rally has when / takes the high jump.
Come on says l. We'll give her a sur
prise
1t want anything else knew she'd be to
home. cause I'd heard she was too grouchy to
60 to the weddin' or have anything to do with
it: so when Marie let in l throws tall bluff
and says for her to tell Aunt Laura I've brought
WIZ sue saws S Mr. Me Morgan nsl are been
some mistake hasn't therel know no such
person. Why should she wish to see me?'
"sh.h-h-hl' saysI. Maybe she'll feed you
frosted cake. It's one of her tricks
She didn't. though. She looked about as
smilin' as dill pickle when she showed up, and
she opened the ball by askin' what meant,
bringin' strangers there.
Well. says l, you've been askin' lot
about him lately; 50 thought I'd lug him
What" says she, squealin' it out like I'd
said the house was afre Not the brother of
that-that Morgan girl?"
Ask him, says l. You're a star at that"
Then l takes peek at Bill. And. say, was
almost sorry I'd done it. For party that'd
just broke Jail. he could stand the least ever
saw. He looks as mixed up and helpless as
lady that's took seat in the smokin car by
mistake I'd have helped him out then if I
could have thought how. 1t was too late,
though. and Aunt Laura no gutter.
How long is it, says she. jerkin her head
back and THROWN a look out of her narrow eyes
that must have gone clear through him. since
you got out of the State penitentiary?"
Why-why-er-er-" begins Brother
Bill.
THEN he has the biggest stroke of luck that
ever came his way; for Marie pushes in
with the silver plate and a card on it.
Thank goodness" says Aunt Laura, lookin'
at the card. The very person l needs Ask
DR.. Wackhorn to step in here
l thought he must be germ chaser. but it
was just minister, solid, prosperous lookin'
old gent, with white billboards and a meat
safe on him like ten-dollar Teddy bear He
looks at Brother Bill and Bill looks at him.
Why, my dear Wilaml' sings out the
Doc. rushin' over with the glad hand out.
In two minutes it S all over. DR.. Wackhorn
has introduced Bill as his ex-assistant who's
gone West and got himself job as chaplain in
State prison. and Aunt Laura loses her breath
tryin' to apologize to both of 'em at once.
Think of that! We'd been playin' him for all
kinds of crook, and here he was sure enough
minister!
WELL, gets him back to the church just in
time for the last curtain, so he can see
what sumner Mildred was in her canopy top
outfit. He's all right, Brother Bill is. Never
gives me any call down for shuntin' him off the
way did and maxim him miss most of the
show. As l says to him afterward
Bill" says l, that was one on me. But
we did throw the hook into Aunt Laura some!
WHAT"