Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-10

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WAUy M7lN body Deary' and collects in ad
MA NO2 vance every Saturday night. Shes
NS6ALfgW got of them inquisitive land
SSl6WINI lady noses that looks like it was
NY2ZSS&41 made for pryn up trunk covers
and pokin into bureau drawers.
That don't bother me any, though It's only when
l misses my swell outfit, the Benny had built for
me to wear at his weddin, that gets Course,
she'd only borrowed it for Pa Sykes to wear
Sunday afternoon call, him bein little runt of
gent with watery eyes and red nose that
does anything on his hook. And if he hadn't
denied it so brassy shouldn't have called him down
hard right in the front hall with half the roomers
lSten1n.
Dreamed it, eh, did II" says l. We'll, listen
here, Sykesy Next time has optical illusion of
you paradin out in any of my uniform, there'l be
doin's before the Sergeant!
Then Mother Sykes rushes up from the kitchen
and saves the family honor by THROWN indigna
ton fit. don't know how long it lasted; but she
when slid out the door and left her at it. Next day
l noticed the sign hung up; but didn't know which
sky parlor vacant until strolls in at vef fifteen
Friday night and finds my things out IN the hall and
a new ledger in my room.
oh we'll" says l, what's sudden move now
and then a free lance like me?"
And as there amt anybody in sight to register my
fond farewes with, l gathers up my suitcase and
laundry bag chucks the latchkey the stand in the
front hall, and beats it. Not until I'm three blocks
away does l remember that all the cash We got in
my clothes is three quarters and dime which comes
of my stenin' to Mallory advice about soakin my
roll away in bloomin' savings bank.
says l. unless find Mallory and make touch
TT was chasn' him up that fetches the
West Side and through of them nice, respecta-
ble private house blocks just below 14th-st. You
know the kind that begin at Fifth ave- with double
breasted old brownstone, and end at Sixth with
delicateSsen shop.
Well l was moseyin' along quiet and peaceful,
wonderin how long since anything ever really hap
pened in that particular section, when all of sudden
feels about cupful of cold water strike me in the
back of the neck.
"Wow!" says l. Who's playin me for a goat
now?'
With that / turns and nspects the windows of the
house I'd lust passed. KNOWN it must be some kid
eettn' CAV with the passersby. There's no signs of
any cut-up concealed behind the lace curtains.
though, and none of the sashes raised. If it
hadn't been for the way things had been comm crss
cross at me. | suppose I'd wiped off my collar and
gone along, ettin it pass as Joke; but want
feelin' very mrthful just then I'm ready to follow
up anything in the trouble line SO steps into the
front steps and fattens myself against the off side
of the vestbule door, Then waits.
1t amt more n minute before l hears the door
openin cautious, and all has to do IS shove my foot
out and throw my wei ht against the knob. Some
body lets howl of surprise, and in another min
ute I'm inside, facn tweve-year-old kid armed
with green tin squirt gun. He's one of these aris-
tocratic ookn youngsters with silky light hair big
dark eyes, and a sulky mouth. Also he's had some
thin of scare thrown into him by being caught
unexpected; but some of his nerve is still left.
'You-you get out of here!" he snarls.
a. Not until you've had dose of what you handed
me- sonny, says l. Give it up now, Reggie boy!'
- won't!' says he. "I-I'n have you thrown out!"
You WILL eh?" says |, maxim rush for him,
"O-o-o-oh Aunty Aunty!" he squeas, dashin'
down the hall.
NOV, say the way was feeln then I'd have gone
~ ND against a whole family, big brothers in
cuded; so little thing like a call for Aunty don't
stop me at ALL AS he turns into the the left
I'm only Jump behind and all that fetches me up