Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-09

WAW and Mrs. Purdy-Pell goes to some
%NN/ sort of mixed tea party and meets
"a 0(N O. up with this stunnin widow, Sonora
~ - Hernandez She's Cuban lady,
~ and the whole of her sounds
ONS like the label ffty-cent cigar.
Accordin' to Sadie, she born in
Spain and had married rich Cuban tobacco planter
that something other quick and violent had happened
to few years before. Anyway, she's star; and what
Sadie do but have her out for little dinner party
right away! -se.
Well, must say the sonora came up to specifications,
far looks went; but her conversation wa mt very
gay and blithesome Chiefly it's about her Jose and
the trouble she's havin tryn to get him through bust
college so he take job in Uncle MgueIs inn
portn house down town. Uncle imports olive oil and
rasns and picked things from Spain, and it's the
senoras scheme to settle down here in New York and
have Jose grow up in the business. -.
Accordn' to Mothers account, though Son Jose is
maxim poor stab at the double entry game On inves
tgatn his for the last three months, she finds
that he's been shyin college lot and she
make out he's spent the bulk of his time in bed smokn
cigarettes by the cord and readn cheap novels to
prove his mind. Worsen that he's threatened to chuck
the business and hike back to Havana she inter-
feres with his program, and she's stirred up his
actions that she don't know what to do. 30
what he needs to 60 out and get acquainted with
pleasant little village says l. strangers often
feel that way for awhile; but let EN- get used
Broadway and the white lights, and you can't drive EN-
away with club. The youngster ought to quit that
hay habit and circulate more
"Oh do you think so?' says the Seiiora rollin them
big eyes of hers appean at me. 4hen wisl, he would
there was only some one could trust to
@Why. Shorty will be glad to take him around puts in
Sadie. . $3.50.
@Would your" says the sonora.
"Sure thing, says l.
w next evenin, instead of goin home, finds myself
interviewin Jose in his boardin house. And, say.
there's lot of good looks wasted on them young
Cubans, amt there3 This one, in dressin gown
and bath slippers, a reg lar young Apolonaris.
"Ah yes, says he after readn the note from Mother.
HGlad to know you, Professor McCabe. But why does
@Son," says I, give been appointed committee of
convince you that the only real rosy tinted spot
the map little old New York, and it ought to be
cinch."
He smiles of cynical and shrugs his shoulders.
ooh, 1 know says l. you've been battin around
alone and amt made any friends seen the bright
owned it, and it peeves lot have anyone throw it
down without gvin it fair look over So get into your
open faced clothes and come with me- Joey"
Well he amt enthusiastic; but he agrees to give it
whirl for Mothers sake.
And the program follows was the best one I could
think of ohand dinner the giddiest lobster palace
along Broadway, taxi ride to the first of musical
comedy hit then down to the last half of big bur
lesque little supper at Rectors, where met lot of
taxi ride through the electric sign district onethirty
A. NJ. You'd thought that would have woke up most
youths wouldn't you?
But Jose don't seem to take kind to the lobster
palace food he acts bored at the musical comedy, and
almost yawns in the face of showgr that was maxim
eyes at him in Rectors, while every time get out
doors he seems as conf table cat wadin' mud
puddle. admit that the weather raw; but it
want any worsen usually get at this time of the
year.
Fnlly Jose asks to drop him at the corner while
he buys more cigarettes, and does it. I'd waited
fifteen minutes before gets anxious and when strolls
into the cigar store loon for him he amt to be found
The side door still aar though. He'd just given
me the Slip that's ALL But at home they all insists that
I'd lost Jose on purpose.
"Ah, splash" says l. ale just sneaked back to the
feathers He'll never be lost long you know where
his mattress is"