Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-08

I'm MHw for raise? But. then, maybe it
V&0AMZ%DDD only some of Mr.. Roberts fancy
cAS9M2&SA joshin' Anyway I'd stand in line
MNZE&S& waitn for a thing like that to hap
Xls1&AKsNN The way it begun was when runs
across this girl in the film
room and finds her sniffln of the index
She's bitn her lips to keep from doing it and
she's red way up behind her ears; so knows she's
more mad than sorry. l could guess what's hap
pened for I'd just seen Piddie come out of there
lookin satisfied and important
Hello, ss!" says |. "Weepn' over your job so
Soon?''
Shut up!" says she:
."Why, how pettish!' says I. What was Fiddle
calm you down for?"
What's that to your" says she. WHO are you,
anyway yyMsyyn saws l. "wbv. I'm the corrueateds gen.
raj crouch dspeller: I'm the Official little ray of
sunshine. Seer" and hobs my head SO she get
a good view of my red thatch.
- HUH says she; but she can't help lettn out
grin, so / the cure has begun.
Don't you mind Piddie," says L. He don't
dare tie the to you without reportin higher up
He likes to make noise like watchdog, that's all.
Next time you give him the merry chucke."
And, honest, I'd done the same if she'd been wall
eyed and toggle ointed just for the sake of blockn
off his little game.
1t want until couple of days later, when she
shoots casual fashlight look as I'm strollin'
Daisy Maize she is. There's less class to her
lines, all right not to mention pair of rollin brown
eyes, Course, sends back the roguish wink, and by
the end of the week calm each other by our
pet
Not that I'm entered reg'lar Percy boy,
that takes this so serious as to miss any meals but
YOU know how it is And what if she was few years
older? She to like it when sing out Oh you
Theresa" at her, and once she mussed up my hair
when there want anybody 1ookn. In fact, | was
almost the point of thinkin that I'd been picked
somebody's honey boy, when this Icy Budheimer
shows up late entry.
TZZY he's third assistant in the stock department.
and on twelve week he sports of those
striped green overcoats and plush hat with the bow
he he he Sted home
destroyer; but he has f1ossy way with him and he
goes around lot. About the second week
him and the new girl gettin chumn1er and chum
mier and while she still has Jolly for me and
then, l knows I'm only side issue. That's what
hurt most. So what fool play must l make but 60
and plunge on sixty-cent box of mixed Chocolates
for her!
AS luck would have it, Mr.. Roberts spots comm
out of the 23dst candy shop with the package under
my arm You wouldn't think he'd notice little
clue like that, or pick up on it; but he does.
How now. Torchy?" says he. Sweets to the
'Uh-huh." says I, and guess 1 colors up some
"What IS !; the tar ones names" says he
Tessie, Juliet, and Helen of Troy. They're all one.
My envious sympathy, Torchy, and may the gods be
kindl
Which is only the brand of hot air Mr. Roberts
blows off whenever he has good lunch under his
Troy" says l.. Can it! This amt for no up
State laundry hand She from Eighth-ave.''
WELL l slows the box away until cosin' time.
w and then waits around the upper corridor for
Tessie to show up. Icy, he spots me and proceeds
what an important party he is how he expects to be
jumped notch soon and about how much he makes
nights on the outside, followin up some checkroom
snap other.
That's fne!" says L. But won't you be late
gettin' over to Grand-st?"
Icy was still explanin' how long it was since his
fOD ,,ofcy