Evening star., 1915-01-31
By SEWELL FORD

vertise in all the papers,"
"As an open show?" says l. @Say, that's nutty!
Don't you do it. You'd only get in bunch of suburban
shoppers and cheap-skate art students My tip is,
make it excusve-admssion by card only. Then if
it's done right you graft lot of free press agent
stuff by payn up the Belgian part of strong See
Lets you ring in on this fund for Belgian sufferers
take it you want to unload much of this plaster junk
you can? Well, all you got to do mark it up twenty
per cent. and announce that you'll chip in that much
towards the fund. Get me?'
She never bats an eye, Aunty don't "To be sure,
says She Il think that is precisely what we had in
mind all the time; only we-er-'
a know" saws l. "You hadn't been playn' the re-
lief act strong enough But that's what get you into
the headlines. Social Leader to the Rescue all that
dope I'll send of the boys up to you tonight
Don't let your butler frost 'em, though Give em a
clear track to the hbry, and if you're servn after
dinner coffee and frosted green cordials much the
better. Reporters are almost human, you know. 1t
would help too if you'd happen to be just startn for
the opra, with all your pearl ropes And Whisper
soft pedal Djickyns here. but heavy his suf rim
countrymen! That's the line"
AUNTY shudders couple of times, and she
starts to crash in with the sharp reproof but she
swallows it before it out Some little old dplo
mat, Aunty isl She gettn' the picture. Havin'
planned that part of the campaign, she switches the
debate as to who should go the list of invited guests
Leave it to me- says l. @You just pick out about
a dozen patronesses Pick em from the top, the ones
that featured otenest in the society notes. And
me, I'll sift couple of hundred sound propositions
from the corporation iss,partes that have stayed on
the right side of the market and still have cash to spend
Auntv mods approvin. She even hands over some
names she'd jotted down herself and asks to put
'em in if they're all right
"Most of em fne,' says l. glancn over the slip;
"but who's this W. T. Wiggins with address,"
81 particularly want to reach him, she. "He Is
wealthy merchant who is apt to be rather generous,
I am told, if properly approached"
"I'l look him up says I, "and see that he gets
invite-registered
"Of course goes Aunty, "he doesn't belong
cialy, you understand; but in this instance"
"Uh-huh,' says l. you'll be pleased to meet his
checkbook And, by the way, what schedule you
runnin' this on,-doors open at when?'
"The cards will read, From half after four until
seven," says Aunty.
Il see, says l. "Then if drift in before six frocl
coat will pass me-"
And for the first time durn the session she inspects
insutn' through her lorgnette. Really says
she Il had considered that would be necessary
"Eh?" gasps. "Ah, have hearti Think how handy
I'd be if someone did another flop, if Miss Wee
wanted"
@Verona will be fully occupied in serving tea
breaks in Aunty. Besides, shall try to give this
affair the appearance, least, of genuine social nc
ton. imagine that the presence of such persons as
Mr.. Virgins will make the task sufficiently difficult.
Don't you see?'
a ought to- says l. "You amt left much to the
imagination. Sort of blot the landscape I'd be,
would II?
Aunty shrugs her shoulders. "Please remember,
says she, "that 1 not making social distinctions
merely recognize those which exist. You must not
hold me responsible for"
~Oh Aunty," breaks in Wee, trppin into
impulsive, we've forgotten the tea things must
go out and find store and get them at once Maynt
Torchy come to carry the bundles!
"Yes," says Aunty "but think will go also, to
be you order the right things.