Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-26

Mrs. DeGraw in the middle. THAT looks like m;
"Gwan!" says 1. "Do you think she could sci
them two old baches permanent? And if she
which do you think she'd pick?"
which" says Sadie "Why, Blissy, of cours
Not bein' any expert along that line, and hearir
everyone else had framed it up the same way, lie
get away with it without any debate. And it ain
before the signs begun developin' accordin' to
specifications.
She's rather a cute, bunchy little party, Tri
one of the coon', gushy kind that's always ravin
something or other and the first thing we know
dug up this four yarn about how Blissy
Fido from bein' crisped up that time the Agaw
Country Club burned.
SEEMS she's been pumpin the pair for the ST
~ their past lives, and this muSty old stunt had
out. AS matter of fact, nobody had ever thrown
of fit over it at the time, seen as how it was par
accident Bssy had discovered Fido SnOozin away
room, while the roof over him was ablaze. Bills
state it bald, had rushed up after his suitcase
stops long enough to yank ]. Gushing of the ma
and when he finds Fido has breathed in too much
to navigate well alone, he Jugs him down. M
Graw, though, gets a lot more out of it than that
why. do you know" says she, Il never he;
anything so perfectly splendid! Just think! Mr.
dashing up into that burning building. fighting hi
through smoke and fame, and saving Mr.. Taite's Ii
gle handed! Wasn't that truly heroic, thought"
"Aw-er-I say, Mrs. DeGraw," stammers
8
But you did it; you know you did"
insists the widow. Didn't he, Mr.. Taite?"
Certainly he did, says Fido, and have
never forgotten it. shouldn't be here now
I suppose, if he hadn't"
That was ]. Cushings line-for the first
three or four times. He answers right up,
prompt and hearty. Also Blissy tries at first
to deny bein' any hero. But the widow don't
let it 60 at that. Not her! Every new ar
rival had to hear the tale, and when she'd
of I'D iaf.fixoc cbo'd f,,rp TO
remark
"Now you tell them, Mr.. Bates, just how
you saved your friend"
For awhile he needed some urgin'; but
after the first few times it seemed to come
easier. You see, Blissy mt exactly used
to occupyin' the center of the stage; but l
understand it's thing you can get broke
into easy. They say the habit grows on you,
too.
Anyway, it did on Blissy. First thing we
knew he steerin' the talk around and
ringin' in the yarn all on his own hook. He
got real expert at it, too; and when hour
or so would pass without any mention of his
rescue act, you'd see him shiftin' around
kind of uneasy, and then pretty soon he'd get
his cue
lust think how thoroughly asleep my friend
Tate must have been that night up at the
Agawassett."
Then Mrs. DeGraw would chime in with
some question, and in minute more Blissy wo,
relatin' some new Details while the women folks gal
around and murmured things like, "Only fancy
that smoked" Or How could you ever do it, anc
your suitcase in one hand too?"
Well, you know how most women like to 60
story of that kind. They don't seem to mind how
repeats they get. As for me, can stand for as m;
two encores, and then want a new dea1-unlt
course, it's good one I'm tellin' myself.
So, whenever I'd see signs that the rescue reel
about to be sprung. I'd kind of drift off towar
side lines. About the second time makes my
away. 1 notices that I've got company. Mayb
could guess who. Yes, it's the faithful Fido.
WHATS the matter, Taite?" says I, noddn
w toward the group where Blssy is just pushil
the limelight once more. "Ain't you in on this sc
"Eh?" says he. beg pardon?"
"Mssin' something, amt you?" says 1. eff
read the indications wrong your fat friend is just
pettin' to the part where he dranes Wolff 11ncon