Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18

changing my Clothes but Old Seuth wouldn't have it.
9Im afraid to be left alone with the boy" he said.
"He's actin nervous, can't you see! He's tryin to
think up scheme for shakin an there's only
watch him he might do it. You look good enough.
Stick around and spell me watchn him: I'm SO sleepy
I'm liable to doze off"
We went up to Muggins' room and brushed up, and
then 1 suggested having supper at place down
Broadway.
@Wel, if you say So" said Muggins. @But honestly
I'd Just have it here and then maybe hang
around little and turn in.
@Al right said glad to get the chance to lay off for
an evening
But Old Sleuth wouldn't listen to it. @Oh, pshaw!"
he said, wning at me. Lets be sports, if only just
to have good supper somewheres. Then if we feel
like calm it day. all right. I'm little tired myself"
@Then don't let me bother you gentlemen at all,
said Muggins. u it. I'd be just satisfied not
to go out"
couldn't see why Old Sleuth was set on dragging
the boy away from the hotel till got downstairs and
there in the lobby who should see but Hank ODay
himself, as large as life.
@Look at him" whispered Old Sleuth, as sneaked
out the side door. He didn't but you guess
what he's dom here 1t mightnt be bad idea not to
bring Muggns back here at all tonight"
what" said. Keep him up till morning."
NO. said Old seuth. @Id die in my tracks. But
you could take him home with you, maybe"
"I1l see about that said. @The main thing now is
to get him away from here before ODay him.
Lucky the kid don't know Hank. He won't be
picious as to why we're dragging him when he wants
to stay in"
a amt so sure he don't know O'Day," said Old
Sleuth. 4He's pretty foxy kid, all right; don't
take your eyes off him minute tonight"
AS we went out turned round, and though wouldn't
have sworn to it pretty l the Cubs sly
old manager throw swift glance his shoulder at
from where he stood by the desk and then look the
other way. made up my mind that if Muggins didn't
know O'Day in town, O'Day knew Muggins was
and was laying for him.
THE Cranberry Wonder mighty quiet during din
ner; which wasn't anything to be suspicious of, for
he had lot say But tonight he hardly opened
his mouth except for eating, and then not Often his
appetite seeming to fail him. Two three times Old
Sleuth and tried to make him cheer up Bit but he
just sat there looking around at the folks. You could
see he was thinking, and wondered what about.
We didn't linger very long dinner it being
nearly time for the show to begin. When Old Sleuth
paid the check and Suggested going Muggins walked
up the first time, and said, yawning:
@Going back now?'
Back whereof asked Old Sleuth
"The hotel l thought maybe seeings Mr.. Hartigan
said something about me bein on hand with chance
to pitch tomorrers game, it'd be good idee-"
"The best idee know of, snapped Old Sleuth, sis
good show. 1t gets your mind off your troubles, and
you don't have to be thinkin' about anybody hangn
round your hotel waitn' for word with you, any
thing like that"
Il don't understand, said A1uggins. who's watln
round to me anywhere?'
@He's just kidding you, said @He he thinks
you've got date something-that being why you
want to get away from us
Il don't" said Muggns; 3ony it's late"
"Its Just the right time" said Old Sleuth showing
the two of us into the theater and following.
1 went ahead and found my seat, with Old Sleuth
next to me. The theater dark when we sat down,
and he commenced whispering to