Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-18

Mountains. Of the Moon. where the Sleep
ing disease is commonest and deadliest,
and there submit herself to incubation
for the general good of mankind.
Miss Whackburn considers that African
natives, who are supposed to be suffer.
ing drom the complaint called the sleep
ing disease, merely are resting them
selves in a sane and scientific manner.
Miss Whackburn treats with absolute in
credulity the suggestion that in all Africa
there is, or can be, native who can
sleep longer or more soundly than she
can. and she points with pride to her
official sleeping records to clinch her
unique contention.
Miss Whackburn made a frenzied effort
to keep from the public the news of her
forthcoming trip to Africa to disprove the
existence of the sleeping disease, fearing,
naturally enough, that her hordes of
friends might become solcitous in her
behalf. But her social secretary mad
vertently dropped hint to Miss
Whackburn's courageous and abnegatory
enterprise, to the latter's profound per-
turbation. When, therefore, Miss Whack-
burn departs for the dark continent to
consign herself to the chances OF this
perilous and unprecedented undertaking
the entire civilized world will await the
outcome with breathless interest. In the
meantime Miss Whackburn, whose neither
limbs have served for models for many
clever illustrators. will continue in the
chorus Of This Rummy World
X
Sit is distressing to be compelled to
give the details of another police out
rage. Miss Bedell Hitchie, the coquettish
clipette in the new s1,S76.5 469s production
of Mile. Oh Youse.' yesterday afternoon
was baked of lofty purpose by three
or four busybody limbs of the law.
Miss Hitchie, on wager with chat
fling friend (who, it is whispered. was
none other than a famous foreign am
bassadOr, who lately returned to his post
in this country, undertook yesterday
afternoon to climb to the top of the flag
pole of the Singer building. Miss Hitchie.
it will be remembered by her idolatrous
public. was (of course in the disguise of
boy) a member of the crew of Dewey'S
flag ship, the Olympia. at the lombard
ment Of Manila, and she had previously
gained renown dashing mast climb
err. when she served again disg as
a STRIPPING, of cOurse) as captain of the
foretop on the old corvette Swatara-
Yesterday Miss Hitchie was so eager to
avoid interference and to throw every
body off the scent that she rode to the
Singer building in a yellow open taxicab,
attired In boys subdued suit of cerise
velour and high-heeled French climbing
shoes, with a green velvet tam-o'shanter
crowning her curls. which, by the way.
now are tinted the latest shade, the
modish Jamaica rum hue. Not more
than three or four hundred thousand Pc
destrians noticed Miss Hitchie as she
made her furtive ride to the great build
Ing in the open taxicab. and little did
even these few suspect the nature Of her
perilous undertaking, which she had de-
termined to accomplish.
AS she tripped lightly from the yellow
taxicab to the elevator. however, heavy,
impertinent hand was laid upon her
shoulder, and, turning in alarm, the win
somely daring little woman beheld a
rough person. uniformed as a guardian OF
the peace. who informed her that her
purpose had been revealed to the police
by some treacherous friend to whom the.
great secret inadvertently had been i'm
parted. Miss Hitchie's enterprising press
wept for joy when he heard
for the first time last night how nearly
his fearless little principal had come to
jeopardizing. perhaps by FORGETTING her
life. the colossal success Of Mile. Oh
Youse."