Evening star., 1914-10-11
GETTING A JOLT FROM WESTY
Drawings by F. Foster Lincoln

S2 * OU might call it time out, suspended
{7N&@& hostilities durin' peace negotiations,
EAN\ anything like that. Anyway, Aunty has
&es4g# y softened up to the extent of lettin'
ON around week without max
- In in disguise, crawl in
CS6alS through the coal chute. Course I'm still
under suspicion; but while the ban amt
lifted complete she don't treat quite much like
porch climber free speech agitator.
Remember" says she aFriday evenings only from
half after eight until not later than ten."
@Yesm," says I, @and it's mighty"
@Pease!" she breaks in. "No grotesquely phrased
efusions of gratitude. I merely indulging Verona
in of her absurd whims. You understand that,
trust?"
a get your idea" says I. @and if it don't swell
my chest any, Pm"
Kindly refrain from using such patois. says Aunty
@Eh?" says I. @You mean ditch the gabby talk? All
right, Ma'am."
Aunty rolls her eyes and sghs hopeless @How my
niece can find entertainment in such" Here Aunty
stops and shrugs her shoulders. @We" she goes on,
ut is mystery to me-
@Me too" says 1; $50 for once we're playn' on the
side of the net, amt we? Say, but she's girl
thought"
Auntys mouth corners wrinkle into one of them
castle smiles that's her speciality and she remarks care
less, AQuite number of young men seem to have dis
covered that Verona is rather attractive"
@Theyd have to be blind in both eyes and born with
out if they didn't says I, @beleve me!'
Oh, yes, we had nice confidential little chat, me
and Aunty did,-almost chummy, you know,-and as
it breaks up and backs out into the hall, gvin her the
polite Good evenn', Ma am, thought heard half
smothered snicker behind the draperies Maybe it
that fossy French maid of theirs. But floats down.
town gay and chirky as though I'd been promoted
to first vice president of something.
Course l wise to the fact that Aunty want
rangn any duo act with the lights shaded soft. Not
her! Even if had an official ran' in the Corrugated
now, and few weeks back had shunted her off from
osin stock DEAL she want tryin to decoy into the
family Hardly! could guess how she'd set the stage
for my weekly CALL and found myself with anything
YOU know she's taken house for the winter, of
= them old-fashioned brownstone fronts up
Madison that some friends of hers goin to
close durn' tour abroad Nothin swell, but real
comfy and substantial, and marches up bold for
my first push at the bell button I'm kind of relieved
that don't have to stand in line.
Who should get glimpse Of though, as I'm handin
my things to the butler, but the favored candidate
Sappy Westake? Yep, big life, with his slick, pale
hair, his long legs and his woodeny face Looked like
PM, else he'd been asked for dinner. Anyway he
right on the groupd thumpn' out rag on the
piano, and enoyin the full glare of the lielight The
only other entry can discover is girl
3My friend Miss Un," explains Wee.
good deal of queen Miss Ull is too, tall and slim
and tinted up delicate but of these poutn peevsh
beauts that look you cold and distant and say
3Howdy do" in such bored, tired tone that you feel
like apologizin' for the intrusion
They didn't get wildly enthusiastic over my en-
trance, Miss U and Westy In fact almost before the
to the piano more.