Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13

"Ah. sayl" says l. Hand me an easier one.
couldn't keep him straight less'n | had him
on rope and led him around
We'll, do that then" SAYS he, ANYWAY you
choose. You may take the day off show him
the buildings he wants to see. keep him out of
trouble, and don't leave him until you have
him safe inside my house tonight III make it
right with vou.
Seem its YOU" says |. ''I'll give it whirl.
But if Clifford wants to travel around town
with me he's got to shake the pads.
MR.. ROBERT says he'll give him his in
~ structons and all that but when it came to
springn the program on Clifford he runs on a
snag. Somewhere back of them squirrel teeth
and under the soft hat there streak of
mule. Cliffy balks at the whole business. He's
whole lot obliged, but he really don't care for
comp'ny. Coin around alone and not hav1n
his thoughts sidetracked by some one taggin
along is what he likes better'n anything else.
He's always done it in Bubble Creek and never
got into any trouble before-that is. none to
speak of. But he'll promise to cut out janitors
and cab drivers.
As for the ear muffs he couldn't think of
partin with them For years he's been putin
them the first of December and wearin EN-
until the last of March. and he'd feel lost with
out en- just the same as he would without the
umbrella. Yes, he knew it want common:
but that didn't bother him at all.
Right there | gets new line on Clifford
He's one of these guys that throws bluff at
bein' modest; but when You scratch him deep
YOU gets next to the fact that he's dead sure
he's genius and Is anxious to prove it by the
way he wears his clothes There's lot of that
kind that shows themselves off every night at
the fifty-cent table d'h6te places: but | never
knew any of EN- ever came in from so far west
as Bubble Creek.
Mr. Robert want on. though. He still
freezes to the notion that Cousin Cliffords just
well meanin corn fed innocent, SO before he
turns him loose again he gives him lot of good
advice about not gettin tangled up with stran-
gers Cliffv smiles kind of condescendin' and
tells Mr. Robert he needn't worry a bit.
With that off he goes. but every time the
telephone rings that forenoon me and Mr.. Rob-
ert gets nervous. We don't hear word from
him. though. and by three o'clock we're hopin'
for the best.
THEN Aunt Julie shows up. She's large
elegant old girl all got up in Persian lamb
and fur hat with seven kinds of sealin' wax
fruit on it. She's just in from Palm Beach. and
she's heard that Brother Henry's boy is here
visit.
He was such cute little dear when he was
baby," says she.
Hes changed" says Mr. Robert.
"0f course" says Aunt Julie, Il do want to
see if he's grown UP to look like Henry. as l
said he would or like his mother. Where is he
now, Robert?"
Heaven only knows!" says he. 1t would
suit me best If he was on his way back to Michi-
gar"
why Robert" says Aunt Julie. And
Clifford the only cousin you have in the world'
"One is quite enough" says he.
That gives her another jolt. and she starts to
lay out Mr.. Robert good. for givin the frosty
paw to relation that had come SO far to see
him Il shall stay right here" says she, "un-
til that poor. neglected young man returns,
and then shall try to make up for your heart
less treatment
A UNIT JULIE didn't have long wait She
hadn't moren got herself settled when the
elevator stops at floor and there breaks
loose all kinds of a riot in the hall. There was
great jabberin' and foot scuff1in. and | could
hear Dennis. that iuggles the lever. forkin out
the assault n batt'ry language in a brogue that
sounded like rppin' sheet.
Whats up now" saws Mr.. Robert, pokin'
his head out
1.-TWO to one that's Clifford" says l.
There want any time to get bet down,
though: for Just then the door slams open and
we gets a view of things. Oh. it was Cliffy, all
right He comm in backwards, tryin to
wave off the gang that was follerin' him.
Go away" says he, pushn' at the nearest
of 'em. " Please go AWAY
faced balloon: ye!'' says Dennis. hoppin'' up
and down in the door of the You an yer
Polack friends may walk down. or Jump out the
winder but divvle ride do yez get in this
illyvator again. Do We mind that, now?"