Evening star., 1911-01-15


out Of range Of Bunny's whip they escorts US
chatterin, yellin an joshin', up to the stacks of
stone Bunny called the pyramids.
stability and durability of Egyptian art, and tries
to kid me that I'm in the oldest cemetery in the
world.
the tombstones?" asks him.
"Some of them covered up" says he. and
these pyramids are tombs, the oldest monuments
what of it3" says l. They're not in it with
Grants Tomb, an before you go boosting this as
graveyard go take look at the green grass in the
cool shade an the pretty white slabs IN Green
wood, says l.
Next he takes me down to the Sphinx There,
says he, "is statue thousand years old, and
you can't say anything against it."
"Too antique, says l. What if it has been
settin' there since Adam was kidl" says l.
"Give me the Goddess of Liberty with her thirty
sx-foot waistline," says l. "You can talk about
these old haystacks till doornsday," says l, you
call 'em the wonders of the world an, what
besides, believe the Metropolitan Towers got
'em all skinned mile, an I'm sure Uncle Sam could
tie one hand behind his back an lick the whole
bloomin' earth," saysI.
Bunny gives me the ha-ha, an shows me some of :
the little tombs he's discovered. Then he takes me
to little tent he as office, where sees
an the medals an the mummies he has, an the way
he's spent nearly all his money diggn up that old sand
heap. sees he's some punkns But say from the line
of talk he hands about Cheops an Pharaoh an Moses
an lot of those early birds, he's dppy about
them for nobody but loon has any use for dead ones
Well; Son, Bunny showed me round all day "a an out
side being day the old stonestackS an the graves
he's all to the good So invites him round to the sur
prise of his life.
YOU see, Aeen an her mother an wasn't roostin'
at Shepherds but at Rossmore House, place run
by two jolly English ladies. Talk about style! 1t has
the Waldorf beat mile! All the walters but one wore
snowy white nightgowns with red sashes an had red
skullcaps like sugar bowl with tasse to it their
heads. But the with the green robe was the first
asked for tip an they all glided round like shadders
Well, Son, you ought to seen Bunny when took him
into dinner gave him seat across from Aleen Say
he completely fabbergasted. and his talkn ma
chine wouldn't work for second or two But when it
got started he rolled off hot air than any Tammany
Hall could hold even on the Fourth of July
After dinner goes into the sttin room an Bunny
an Mumsy Bailey blaze away about Moses an Aaron
an the plaques of the frogs an the fishes, the hail. an
catechism. Aeen she listens too and when sees that
Bunny maxim great hit with them an they fall for
him. though didn't know what they talkn about,
stands it till after eleven, when Bunny goes home.
"Now, Bunny" says l, your in the lead an if you
keep it, says |, you can win good lass an million
dollars an you work at that grave robbn hobby of
yours for the rest of your life if you want to-.
WELL, Son, the next mornin soon Bunny an
W me gets big white barge called the Germania,
for trip up the Nile, Bunny gets cold feet nstanter
when he sees Aileen on deck chewn the ribbon with Sir
LOOK here, Bunny, SAYS l, 'cheer up! You're lip
artist compared TO that Dig SUM- he soldler an ne
doesn't know anymore about books than do. Aeen's
clever an she'll let him bore her long She doesn't
rap for him. Just keep your eye peeled, says
"Shel soon shake him. an then, if you're half good
you look, says |, you'll 60 in an win hands down.
So leaves him an goes round studyn' who's who
board. And the prom l meets the freak that
Aieen good to on the other tub,-he brain
less millionaire travelin with tony sister an society
mother who're ashamed of him an hardly notice him.
Well, Son. when gets round where left Bunny he's
gone; but pretty soon gets peep at him an Aileen
up in corner of the boat together Bunnys talkin
mill turnn mile minute, an Aileen all eyes
and ears was takin' in the prist R1nnvS pot a