Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22

and bein' greeted by chorus of Gees and
"Ah's!"
"Play football Play football shouts Suy, r1shin'
into a and draggn out his favr plaything.
That's enough to set off the Leather Backs They
catches the ball. and before anyone can say word
they We lined up in the middle of the floor, with Sully
dancin around the edges and one of EN- begins calm
off the signals, "3s-267245!" and away they go down
givn that Rckety Clip cry fit to raise the roof
Right in the midst of it too Katy the bell.
and who s,-ud appear but little Harold and Cuthbert,
all logged out in neat little party with broad
white collars, and lookn for all the world like pair of
imported boy dolls. l expect they had their polite
greetins ready to shoot off too; but this amt Sullys
"Y-yi-yip!' he remarks boisterous. And with that
he dives reckless for Cuthbets legs gives him the hard
tackle, and the two of em go to the rug with bang,
while the other guests howl such approvin sentiments
Good Suy Soak the little sissy the Stats.
Tackle the other one, Kid"
Course, the riot don't last long. There and
nurse to the rescue all at and we had EN- untan
gled in a ffy. Then, while Teacher mesrnerizin'
the Leather Backs, and tryin to explain to Suly
how that want any way to welcome swell guests,
Sadie brrshin' off little Cuthbert and assurin'
Nursy that he would be protected from then
MEANWHILE Tunk Ellis is standin where I'd left
~ him, starn in as if his eyes would pop out
happened to be lookn that way too just Miss Hub
bard takes glance in his direction Next thing know
she's out in the hall snatchin her coat and hat and be-
fore can make she's slidn out the front way.
Hey, help sings out. "Say, Sadie, stop her!'
"What is it," says Sadie
"The teachers beatn it." says l. ashes gone.
"Then after her. says Sadie, pancky Bring
her back She must come back! Run Shortly
Well, did a sprint and overhauled her just beyond
the gate. ave can't handle that bunch without YOU
says l.
"But can't go back-oh, can't says she, wringn
her hands.
"Why noto" says l. aWhat's happenedo'
"Itits because Mr. Ellis is there, if you must
know says she.
"Who. Tunk?" saysI 3Why, he's all right. He's only
a Young chap who Saw YOU amt the Nellie are you?'
aYe-e-es she admits; that is, my name is Eleanor
Hubbard. Has-has he told you anything about-er-
"He said you canned him last summer says |, "and
something serious if you can't stand him in the
house. If that's the case, of course
"But it isn't" she breaks in. Truly, it wasn't any
thing he did He's perfectly splendid and II liked him
very nuch only-only it wrong for me to let hun
be with me much. You see don't you?
"Can't say | do says l.
But it was wrong she insists. 81 should have told
him that was merely IA sort of charity guest that
house party. I'd been asked by girl knew at col
1ege, where was working my way through | used to
do her mending You my father was minister, and
he didn't leave much besides four girls 500 teach
But that week posing society girl,
and and Mr.. Ellis, you know, is
as "a ten-dollar-a week clerk just at present
says voice behind us, "and he's mighty glad
to meet Miss Hubbard once more.
"Oh!' she squeals. funk!
"Then Teacher is the missing girl, eh?' says |.
"Well, WE'LL That bein' the case, you young
folks get together and fix it up, while skip
back. But for the love of soup don't be more'n
ten minutes, or the housell be wrecked
A ND, say it was some party, after all. If you
"A don't believe it, ask Sully. He had the time
of his life. So did the Leather Backs. They
behaved quite decent after Miss Hubbard got
on the job again and managed to ring EN- into
games that didn't call for assault and
battery.
It's fact that two dozen mushroom patties
Inf faru hiatt n. b11t SadI