Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18

claim a similar ancestry"
.You they're both upper crusters, eh'' says l.
Mrs. Burke mods. zone of Verona ancestors, says
she "was Governor of Manhattan
@Must have been Tarnmany boss, then, says l. Il
never heard about that. -
aBut YOU knew that she was an heiress, suppose?"
says she.
al amt looked her up in Duns yet, says I. 4Got it
in big bundles has she?'
mot in her own right, as yet goes Mrs. Burke
@but there's great deal of money in the family, and
while her poor father squandered most of his portion
Verona thanks to her Aunt Sally has felt it. She
has had every advantage, every luxury that was good
for her foreign travel her own maid the best Of every
to such things ali her life DO you follow me?'
@Oh sure I'm trailin along" saysI. "You re putin
me the fact that Wee belongs to the carriage
trade-charge-account Home, Henri class But sort
Of suspconed she want brought up over any Eighth
delicatessen store
"Ah!' says she. "And now, Master Iorchy, what
aMe?' says l. 4Well, how many great-grandfathers
back shall l start att"
Suppose begin at the other end Of the lne?' says
she. "Now just who and what you?
1Why, I'm Torchy that's all, says |. Il m ances-
tors forefathers head of the house, and everything
aBut your father she breaks in aSurely you tell
aNope," saws l. 4That's where I'm shy Fact is,
got about as much family hstry cold storage egg
3There must have been someone whom you remern-
Der, though she insists.
Nobody but Uncle Bill" says l, @and amt dead
sure he was real uncle at ALL Anyway, he didn't take
it serious enough pay board in advance when he
slid out without leavn any address; and Mrs Leary
used say genuine gent would have been SO thought
less
aAnd who, pray, Mrs. Leary?' asks Mrs. Burke.
"A widow lady that kept furnished rooms down on
West 9tst" says L. "Mr. Leary he was in one OF the
Hook and Ladder companies until wall fell on him.
Then there was only her and Hunch and me- so we all
had rustic. 1t Hunch got me first job too, IN
the w. U. T. district Office
$50 YOU were messenger boy?" says she.
@Not for long, says l. Il couldn't stand the night
shift. The bunch was too tough. Confidential gate
work suits me better
@Gatework?' says She
1Dont overlook the confidential part, says l.
3Thats where I've got it on the common office boys
I'm with the Corrugated Trust people, you know
aAh!' says She sAnd presume you earn quite nice
salaTy,s ooa . no ,,ona about three N satur-
day" SAYS l. "but after I've paid board and slowed
away weeks lunch money-wel, maybe you know
how it goes
aOuite So saws Mrs Burke 3But do you not see,
my dear young man. how utterly absurd it for you to
presume to-er-to continue coming here, for instance
1On account of my holdin' job and havin mislad
my ancestors says |.
aWell. put it that way if you choose" says She
@Why,' says |, a don't know as Id ever thought it
over.
4Thats just the point says she. 3And want you
to think it over. Here you are, "a nobody, mere,
nameless boy working somewhere in office, with
history future; and here are Verona-and Everett
By the way your meeting with Verona was an accident
presume9"
aNeary,7 says l. Il want givin' party exactly
1t was at dance, and subbn' in the cloakroom'
Il see" says Mrs. Burke. @And Verona, most likely
was amused at of your pert speeches.
Maybe says |. anyway one OF the Percys re-
and did it. Aunty had her first catt then. She's been
havin' em since, whenever she runs across me-
absurd of her, to be sure says Mrs Burke; 3but
it's her way. Don't you see, though that you only
aiding "a wilfu pranksh girl to indulge mschievous
whim? Pure thoughtessness Veronas part, OF
but Sally to lose her temper and has
annoyed poor Everett
3Gee!" says l, @but that's tough on Evvie'
"Please remember that my nephew says Mrs Burke