Evening star., 1914-10-04

eyes you can't mistake.
3Maybe so," says I. @I'n scout around bit. And
if find him. what them"
aJes' give him the word, Neighbor,' says he 4that
Uncle Noahsa waitin outside, wantin to him min
when he gets through. He II understand, Robin will
EHa" says I. 4Robin who?'
II aYoung Mistuh Hollster 1 should say, Suh,"
says he
aWen, well!' says 1, gawpin' at him. aYou lookn'
for Robin Hollister too? Why, so am II
@Then ought to find him between u.s. hadn't we?"
says he, smilin friendly. Lofts my name, Suh."
"Wha-a-at!" says l. GRIMM broad as the combina-
ton strikes "Not Uncle Noah Lott?"
@Its powerful msleadin' name, got to admit
says he, returnin the grin; "but reckon my folks
didn't figure jes how it goin' to sound when they
tackled the Noah onto or else they didn't allow for
my CROWN up simple But I've had it so long I'm
of Jawgy.'
~Ah!" says I. 3Then you're from Georgia, eh3
Down where they sent Robin expect?'
That's right" says he. am from Goober.'
@Goober!" echoes. ~Say, that's choice too!
No wonder Robin couldn't stand it! Sent you up to
fetch him back, did they9"
@No, Suh," says he. 3Mistuh Phil Holister didn't
send me at ALL es' come, Sub, and I can't say if I'm
goin' to carry him back You see it's like this:
Robin, he's good boy. We set heap by him, do.
And Robin was don' WE'LL keepin the bale books,
lookin after the weighn, and takin general charge
around the cotton gin Always had good word for
me in the mornin when hands the keys me ben'
night watchman, Suh Well, Uncle Noah, it would
be- didn't let anybody steal the presses did you?'-
No, Mistuh Robin, I'd say didn't lose nary press
last night, and only part of the smokestack We
that way, me and Robin. And when Mistuh Phil and
his folks started off to visit their married daughter up
Richmond, he says to me- Uncle Noah expect you
look after Robin while I'm gone, and that he don't
git into trouble. Them was his very words Suh."
aAnd Robins kept you busy eh?" says l.
3Well, he's good boy, Robin is. insists Uncle
Noah. Il reckon it took him sort of sudden, this
wantin' to leave Goober. Just had to come to New
York, it seems like. l dunno what for, and I amt
askin'; only l promised his Uncle Phil I'd see he
didn't git into no trouble, and-well I'm waitin'
around, you see, watin around"
How'd you to locate him, Uncle?" says 1.
@We-e-ell," says he, Il reckon shouldn't done it
nohow, but he left the envelope to her letter his
desk,-a Miss Toots it come from,-and the address
the back 1t directly afterwards that Robin
quits Goober sudden
4Ah-ha!" says I. maggie Toots again, eh?"
Looked like the myst'ry was solved too, and while
want plannin to restrict any interstate romance, or
throw the switch on loves young dream, thought
long I'd gone this far might well take look.
3Maybe he'll be too busy to receive any home delega
ton just now, says L. 3but you to stick around
while do little scoun inside, Uncle I'll be out after
a Bit"
3Iu be watin," says Uncle Noah srnilin' patient,
and leaves him backed up against the front of the
buildn with his hands crossed peaceful the top of
his homemade walkin' stick.
IT'S giddy push gets into after I've put up
my dollar for ballroom ticket and crowded in
where twenty piece orchestra busy with the toe
throbby stuff. And there's such mob the floor
and along the side lines that pckn out particular
young gent seems like hopeless job.
drifts around, though, elbowin in and out gettin'
glared at by fat old dames and bein bumped by tan
goin couples, until finds spot in a corner where
could hang up and have fair view. About then some
blows a whistle and out the platform in front
of the orchestra aDDearS tall hu11et