Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-24

little babies. Would you truly care to see them,
thought
4Very much indeed says Rodney.
"Then you shall" says she clappin her hands. an
fact, believe you re Heaven Here I've been
ryng myself mad to know whom could send up to be
with them for the next few days, while fight 1t out with
the stage manager about the setting OF that second
You see my dear old Rod, they're up at my Narragan
sett Bay cottage having ripping time and do lothe
dragging them back to with me in this weather.
You II go up eh and be Unkv Rod to them again until
l get away? Then We'll have nice visit, and be
sentimental for whole week end. What do you say?
And Rodney, he takes the hand she reaches
and Tugs up his whskers like he bein presented
at court. Il am yours to command always, says he.
why, Rodney says she, gancin around foolish at
a gawpin waiter ooh, you're almost good to be
true! But I'm going to send you off to my darling
babies this very night. You're just the one
Course that works me out OF my cinch job but the
made up for any fun might have missed and wishes
him luck.
60 it was shown up glar at the office next
- mornn, and when explains the to Mr. Robert
he chuckes, $50 China didn't cure him OF that, eh!
Poor Rodlr
4Huh!' says l. "He seemed to be enjoyn the agony
"He always did, says Mr. Robert But he be
blue enough by the time he turns up here again.
Prophesyin though, amt Mr. Robert strong suit.
What happens somethin along diff rent line; for
two days later he to with a telegram
"Torchy" says he, "our friend Rodney seems to be
in some sort of trouble up there
Kids pulin' his whskers too hard? says L.
"He doesn't state, says Mr.. Robert but he calls
for help And what do you suppose he suggests
wants YOU to go up: says |.
NO YOU" says he Send up that red headed youth
if you possibly spare him, IS what he says But |
shall leave this entirely YOU Care to go, eho"
"Thc Brodie famly's big one, says |. "Ill take
chance"
TALK about bridge jumpin' though Say didn't
stop to think what blindfold proposition this was
until the train lands up there in the quahaug
stew belt about thirty NJ, and finds Rodney
waitn for at the station with carriage.
thing couldn't ask Bob to do and could think OF
else
"kids amt got smallpox, have they? says l.
"No such luck" says Rodney. sort OF gloomy.
| looks him surprised, and notices the lovely
cerse color his brow and and the biscrs
his wrists.
"Looks like you'd been sunnin yourself some, says
l. "Been out playin games with the darln' S, Ell?
"Paving fool would be nearer the mark, growls Rod
nev "The darngs, YOU call them, happen to be SIX
teen and eighteen, and -and-wel I've been trying to
chaperon them and its out.
"Eh,7 says |, snickcrin' "Iou've been chapcr-
onin'."
a know he groans NO one sees the absurdity of
nv position more clearly But | thought we'll they
were only little tots when knew them. And now
But can't describe them. It's type TO me- alb
soutcly now."
Lively pair, are they" says l.
Rodney throws ,1p his hands Il don't know saws
he. Il thought YOU might. You belong to the same
generation. | don't But tell me- is ii quite proper for
girls nowadays about all day and half the night
with strange young men.-sailng, bathing. dancing,
hammoclling? Is it right:-