Evening star., 1914-08-16

well who's the party of the second part this tlme"
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and smiles mushy.
4All right, says Keep it to yourself This is my
busy day, anyway.
aPardon me, McCabe," says he. a was lost in
der the varied character of the persons whom the
late Pyramid Gordon numbered on his conscience list.
This time it is lady"
@Huh!" says l. @Didn't know Pyramid ever had any
skirt complications
From Adam down has any man escaped?" says J.
Bayard wavin his cigarette jaunty. mo, your friend
Gordon than the rest OF us, this shows.
Hearken to the name-Jose Vermont
4That does listen flossy" says l. @But never heard
him mention any Josie long knew him. Any de-
tails?'
aThere's an address," says ]. Bayard, 3and in one
corner is written, Mrs. Fletcher Shaw Probably
frend or next of kin. All, but this is something ike
Knight errantry for the fair sex! Here, McCabe, is
where l sfine!' =. ~ :. E
1You do eh?' says l. 3Think you can handle this
case all by your lonesome?"
Did he? Why, to see him turkeyn round, glancin'
at himself approvn' in the mirror, and pattn them
Grand Duke whskers of his into shape you'd think he
had some matinee idol understudy. Oh, yes he
rather fancied he understood women, knew how to
handle 'em, and all that. He would look up Josie
Vernon at once find out what had been the trouble
between her and Pyramid and decide some kind and
generous way of evenin the score accordin' to the
terms of Mr. Gordon's will
ably not be compelled trouble you at all until SUBJ
init nv plans for your Endorsement. Now I'm off. The
ladies' bless 'em!" and he winks giddy as he trips
through the door.
Amt they the nutty ones these old cut-ups? Look
Steele, now,n the late ffties, and widower Tor
dozen years; but just at the mention OF name like
Josie Vernon he gets kttenish!
WELL it's nothn' to me, and I'm glad to duck any
w deain's with stray danes; for when it comes to
the suprsin you never know what you gon to be
let for. Besides, my part of this executor game was
only o. K ]. Bayards final schemes and see that he
spent the money somewhere near the way | judged
Pyramid meant to have it distributed. Course, |
hadn't been able to stick to that very strict in the
first two cases. but this time it looked like would.
So by the next afternoon, havin' been busy in the
gym since nine A. NJ, I'd forgotten the
incident complete, and I'm some sur
prised when Swiftly Joe announces
that there's female party askin' for
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in the front office. ~
@Wha' dye by female ~1A
party?" says l. as it lady?' 1Z
4Ah-r-r-r chee!' says Swiftly. 4How EN
do know"
That's surprisin' too for I53
rule he amt strong DRAWN fine NJ
distinctions If they're young and
fossy dressed, he calls 'em @fuTs"; but III
anything twenty-five, no matter
how she's costumed, is lady to Swiftly,
to scrubwoman. So his de-
scrbin' this visitor as female party
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gets me curious
The minute l steps into the office
and gets glimpse at her, though,
got Swifty's point of view The bat NV
tered old lid had been gay enough AAE
once, few seasons back, when the AM&
willow plume hadn't been dislocated Ek &&
in four places and before the velvet n THHf
trimmin had faded into SO many diff I NHEf
fer'nt shades 1t had been ladys /1HH
hat And the face under it, in tH!
spite Of the red tip to the nose and