The Washington herald., 1913-12-07

could almost enjoy the toothache-but
fjust before the all-get-busy chorus at
the end got real peevish and made
him leave. OF course, the next move
was the bird and the bottle, and with
out letting him know that l was doing
the driving l guided him right across
to Churley's. The head rusher over
there is one of my best trained pets
and as we went inside l dropped be-
hind and spoke to him.
Frank ordered, get US two
tables next to the WALL and when
there's certain party of three comes
in-a nice-looking young couple and
an old lady-Pll give you the nod and
you give them the other table,
Frank was on in a minute. We
took the far table, and I managed it
so grandpa would have his back to the
other one. Sayl l must be awful
slow to learn, for I'd rather have foam
than bubbles any day; but this time it
was me for the chilly quart l slipped
mine slowly, though, and by touching
glasses ever so often l cosxed grandpa
on to be the real human sponge. When
my special audience came in, the sec.
ond quart was frosting the silver pail,
while grandpa was only twenty-five
and getting younger every second.
From where sat l could keep my
eye on the door, and as Frank started
back with Mr.. Hardy and Grace and
Ma he caught my nod. l kept grand
pa busy just then so that he never
turned around, but they saw US.
Some, they did! The two young ones
were wise in a second and the tableau
was peaches and cream to them; but
Mother had the shock of her life, for
just as Frank seated her at the end
of the table where the whole panto-
mime was in full view, had grandpa
paving for my hand, and cscIxling
plenty loud enough for Mother to
hear, that-I was positively the only
original package of genuine ioyI
"Of course, Mother Iorgnetted me
for keeps. and if there was basting
thread about me that hadn't been
pulled out she saw through to it. If
I'd been innocent I'd have shrivelcd
up under that searchlight, but wasn't.
l was perfectly wicked and proud of
it, and having the time of my life. So
was grandpa. l let him wabble on
and on, getting farther and farther
away from an alibi all the time, with
Mr.. Hardy and his Grace all but stuff
fng napkins into their mouths to keep
from screaming. Grandpa got more
kittenish every minute. He didn't no
tice any more whether / was drinking
or not, and every glass of the foolish
water he took made the lights turn
roster, until at last he got too confec-
tionery and then l arose in offended
dignity
Sir said l, with you at your age
1 thought should be sufficiently chap
eroned, but as it is l must go home
alone! Good evening"
81 paused just at the end of the 9TH
c: table to say that Good evening"
and of course the long-lost old man
turned around to look at me. Instead,
he found himself looking square into
the blazing eyes of Mother, and the
curtain was down. The last 1 saw as
Frank sent our waiter over to him
with the check, was grandpa huddled
in his chair, blinking his eyes and try
ing to figure out what had hit him.
Maybe they wasn't the grateful
ones, young Hardy and his girl They
made me come to the wedding, and
Mother was quite chocolate creams.
She recognized me as the poor, en-
barrassed girl at Churley's, but not as
the manicure girl of the Belveigh, and
she seemed quite anxious about my
family.
Williams? she repeated, as she
shook my hand. Williams? Are you
by any chance connected with the Viii
liamses of Narragansett?'
"'No; the Williamses of Park Row.
said, and the dear old soul was per-
fectly satisfied. She didn't know New