Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-28

because l love her. suppose"
you no could love one Itch, expensive gal?'
(which one would you suggest
missy Celia Holland-she got oh plenty cash. Her
fathah catchee plenty plume trees, plenty million.
fetch her for YOU"
mot this week. Bung. Wait till the other girl
3Aw, Mist Tommy Why you talk SO foolo You
ikee you fathah feel 'shamed by your"
aMy father wouldn't want me to marry girl didn't
love-"
@Yep, he would. He big, wise He like you to
mally cash wealthy gal like Senatah Smallweed did.
He take her money He go u S. Senate. He get be
big boss. He Tide round in gland choo wagon. When
He all same Hot soci'ty! Hoola! He mally expensive
wifee! He fine, wide, fat mani So you could do
did you ever see his wife? She's homeler than
4Mud fence heap good propty TO business man.
suggested Bung.
4 couldn't marry girl I didn't love-
4No could? HUH Clay boy! Clay boy! When
Mclean boy see Mclean gal he lose top-head. In
China we know more much. Too many gals there. In
China when man catchee gal-baby he say, Bad luck
this year. and go drown her When he catchee twin
gals he 60 drown himself l no sabe why you say
mu ai1 ong-talk bout one cheap gal
u can do. sabe where" said Bung with confidence
He continued to peer down the gopher hole although
the sport had now lost its charm He was considering
ways and means of marrying the Little Boss off to
girl rich enough to pay for the high honor And his
mind reverted to the plump Miss Holland, whose
father had reached the pinnacle where he could retire
each night in a state of uncTlt1c1Zed 1nebnat1On.
TOMMY went, as usual, to Santa Clara that after
noon but, quite contrary to custom, he returned
before nghtfa and went to his room where he locked
the door and sat on his bed making means in cloud
of cigarette smoke 1t looked though he would have
to call Bung into the conference, after all. :
= Next morning Bung noted his masters air of depres
sion, and entertained terrible suspicion Maybe he
had secretly married this 4cheap gal' and was already
rePentng the reckless Extravaganza -.
Ill Boss TREMENDOUSLY, "telee me one thing: you
mally this gal yes'day?s'
NO." said Tommy briefly,
3When you will!' q !.
aNever, guess. She refused me-"
4Lefuse you? Lefuse yon9 Smal-down gal like her
iefuse bg7top boy like your Aw, nope! Tommy, you
Il wish we're joking, Bung. It's all She threw
me down."
.4Ah, gee You take her without cash-monsy; yet
Bung, echoing the plant of many youth from sea to
sea. @Please no lookee dlopface, Mist Tommy
pal. Now fix it SO you YOU maally Miss Holland ~
aCut out the 1ong-talk" said Tommy disgustedly.
At that moment he could not see even the humor of
Cecilia Holland substitute for Cecilia Thorne.
Bungs favorite joss decreed it that Tommy should
accept aninvitation dine at the Hollands that
ing, and that in saying goodnight the young man
longer than the rules of politeness demanded So far
good but farther. But, despite the fact that the
Chinese matchmaker squatted before his frut-tray
shack till the small hours and wasted nearly thrty-fve
cents worth of punk to yellow Eros who makes
men love in spite of themselves, Tommy looked more
wretched than next day. In the afternoon he
wrote note containing apology, hope, and de-
termination. And this he addressed plainly to "Aiiss
Cecilia Thorne, Santa Clara, CAL"
"Hitch up Daisy and take this to Miss Thorne-
and beat it!' commanded the young boss, handing
Bung a white envelop.
RUNG thrust the missive among the stock of wrap
ping paper cigarettes in his blouse. He harnessed
and hitched the indignant Daisy to the usual accom-