Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-02


DNlk1N BOY" says he the other mornn as
INsS answers the buzzer, 81 expecting two
6NAt8 young persons to call this forenoon two
SSS~oe>S9 young wards of mine. Huh! Wards! As
though l wasn't busy enough with my
affairs without But never mind. Chandler is
the name"
"Yes Sir" says l. "Chandler. Rush 'em
right in, shall I?'
"No!' snorts Old Hickory. "What want
you do is to little sense, if you have -
any. Now here. have a committee meet
ing at ten those K. & r people will be here ~
at ten-forty-fve; and after that ! can't say II
whether III be free not Of course M
must see the young nuisances but meantime
want to forget EN-. | am trusting to you
to work 'em in when they'll be the least
bother"
"Got YOU" says I; "Chink in with
"No. Get out" he snaps
Fair imitation of a crouch, eho But you got to get
used to Old Hickory. Besides, there some excuse
for his ben peeved havin pair of kids camp down on
him this wav Course | was wise the other details
Didn't take their phone message to Mr.. Robert only
the day BEFORE and send back the for EN- to come
On2
thing like that, nutty college professor, who'd gone
and left will maxim Mr.. Eins guardian without
much askin by your leave. There was Mrs. Chand-
Ter; but she don't figure in the guardianship. The
youngsters had been in school somewhere Boston,
but this bein the holidays, what do they do but turn
up in New York and express wild desire to see dear
old Guardy.
"Gee!' thinks l. "They don't know when they're
well off"
OlQ ain got OF use lOI Tic average
young person. I've heard him express his sentiments
on that point. "Impudent, i'll hammered selfish spoiled
young barbarians, the boys" says he, "and the girls
aren't much better,-silly gigging young chatter
boxeS."
And the way has it framed up, this rather
foxy move of the young Chambers, dscoverin' their
swell New York relations just the holiday
openn'. So don't figure that the situation calls for
any open-arm motions on my part. No, nothln like
that. I'm here to give EN- their first touch of frost.
60 about eeven-ffteen as chances the brass
~ rail and sees this pair advancn sort OF uncertain,
want exactly the type | had in mind though. What
I'd expected brace of high school cutups But
these two older than that.
The young fellow was one of these big-boned wide
shoudered chaps with heavy, serious look to his face
almost dull. couldn't tell at first look whether he
was live wire not No such suspicious about the
girl. She amt what you'd call queen exactly. She's
too tall and her face too long for that. Kind of cute
sort of face though with rather wide mouth that she
twist into weird, One-sided smile. But after
look at them lively blue eyes you knew she want
guess what nuisances they
MAY see Mr. Eins?' says the young chap.
Cards says l.
He produces the pasteboards.
ooh, yes." | goes on. "'The wards Ell? Marjorie
Chandler, Dudley Winthrop Chandler. Well, you've
picked out busy day, you know"
ooh, have WEI" says Marjorie. "There, bud! |
afraid might. Perhaps we'd better not call,
after ALL"
"Good" says Dudley. al didn't want to- anyway
We just send in cards and leave word that we"
"Ah, it, says |. "Mr. Films is expectn you;
only he amt you walk in on casual"
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