Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-21

in on golf know my ab-abs of golf drive fairly but
I'm too wiggly to putt Why, think might venture
to say do qualify for the rest You see she doesn't
say I've got do all those things; I've just got to
speak en-
Don't bite off your words, Louie' she said in that
calm, cool of hers that lots effective than
slap. Breath is cheap
"Ill remember, Dear, l promised. Id have prom
Used her anything right at that minute.
"You're not tactfu she contradcted fatty, although
she always tells never to contradict anything fatty
II could be if tried returned. Il know the rules
II wonder if she would consider you musician, and
if she would think you could sing? You've slapped at
everything generally; but"
I'm sure could squeeze in, told her. "She only
prefers musician who can sing
Now, 10 knows my throat is regular Trllby throat.
The bridge of my nose is good and my diaphragm
from tennis and swimming is almost good as Tetra-
zzinis.
NERVOUS prostration' she unused finally, gazing at
the lines she didn't see "A vampire who'll take the
best of you and will leave you high and dry in the same
condition as herself! guess mott
"Why, l have the constitution of an OK l argued.
II haven't nerve in my body. Il
mot now,' she interrupted
"Pease, may l try? May at least answer it?7
pleaded.
at won't do any harm to answer it, she agreed, and
| pounced upon her so suddenly with kiss that 1t
landed on her nose; "but-" She held UP forefnger-
ooh! Why not write ad yourself dictate your
terms and let somebody to your
oh say 10, but that's two birds in the BUSH
was thinking of that salary part.
"No harm trying she smiled, 4and would call it
another iron in the fire. You haven't the bird in the
hand yet, anyhow not be at all the KIND OF
bird that am going to like
You will notice that she said a. instead of @you'
suppose she knew the salary part made me blind as to
which kind of bird it true | said, trying to
look wise as she did.
l went to the desk to write ad and answer the
other. Of course answered the ad first. chewed the
end of the penstaff refectvely which know awfuy
bad FORM then looked at Jo
do you think, l asked, Il dare name three thou
sand year?'
Chapter III.
7 KNOW there's an all wise Providence who directs
the universe much better than could do it;
although sometimes it that Providence gets
twisted because the things aim at don't get, and
the things don't aim at we do get.
came back from my interview with the wealthy
woman who recovering from nervous proStration
and just sat down and cried She lived in glded prison
Commonweathave. with all the windows tight shut
for fear of drafts in the uncertain spring weather No
wonder she had nervous prostratio~ Anybodys
would shrek for air in that place In exchange for what
she demanded and knowing had named three thousand
year, she offered me eight hundred with the reseUa
ton of letting me go on two weeks notice. | began
practising the spot and left the matter pending;
then went out into Gods sunshine, took some deep
breaths of the uncertain spring weather. and when
l got back home poured out the whole thing
JOS motherly bosom. Then-wel, I've said it sat
down and cried | always do cry when I'm angry.
had hardly dried my eyes and trying to get nd
of the horrid tear streaks down my face-Im fright
when cry-when the bell tangled and the postman
one wild instant thought perhaps the mine had been
pumped dry. Then l noticed that it directed to
the initials we had signed to the ad. The special was
written from the Somerset and l stood there gazing
diotcay at the enveop, turning and over, try
ing guess who it might be from, like every
does except Jo,-when 10 came in and ripped it OPEN
looked at the first of course, and my knees gave
way. l passed the letter on to 10.
maria Crowninsheld Hazard!" she exclaimed She
too had read the first o is feminine, after all.
"Mrs Frederick Hazard"
"Do you think it's actually true she wants
panion?" l asked
"Why not?' demanded 10, and she read the letter,
which of course was the only way find out.
IL didn't know she lived at the Somerset, remarked,
my mind grasping only tangible things.
"She's doing over her house. Her daughter came out