Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27

piece of land and devote his life to
science. He carried a volume of Henri
| Fabre in his pocket and it angered him
| when people didn't take an interest in
moths and caterpillars. Tom and Fred
| both assured him that Henrietta had
| often wished to talk with some one
interested in insects.
Carl assSnIed at once. 1t seemed
| he had once seen Henrietta and he re-
marked absently that she had had a
| very attractive face. Tom and Fred
| had to turn away to hide their smiles.
The very next night the three called
| on Henrietta. She had on pale pink
organdie dress, Simply made. Hen
| rietta looked best in simply made
clothes. Carl was very glad to tell her
all he knew about insects. Behind his
spectacles his eyes glowed. Fred and
| Tom waited with patient delight. But
Henrietta was very charming that
evening and never even tried to con-
tradict her guest. The two guessed
that she had been taken by surprise
and for once had met a subject con-
| corning which she was not informed.
But waltz they promised each other.
by the next time
The next time that Tom happened
to meet Henrietta-it was on the
street.-the was surprised to receive a
soft, friendly smile from her. 1t per-
picked him.
But Carl didn't call on Henrietta
again with them. Il guess he didn't
like her." said Fred, not surprised.
This was a week later.
Il should think he would have" said
Tom. rather surprised. she was nice
enough to him. Nicer than she ever
was to u.s."
Wen get Carl tonight and take him
over" said Fred.
But they couldn't find him. After
three hours of fruitless search they
went home. For four more evenings
they looked for him and were dis
gusted not to locate him. The Nth
reached the steps of his rooming
house just after he had walked up
the street He was more carefully
arrayed than they had ever seen him
fully, suggested that they shadow him
and find out where he was going
We'll, what do you think of that?"
calculated Fred. for Carl was calling
by himself on Henrietta. Immediate
ly the two found their younger cousin.
Ed, who lived with Henrietta's parents,
and learned from him that the lean,
specialized guy" had called on Henriet-
ia six nights in succession.
II don't know what to think of it,"
CALCULATED Tom.
Il didn't think he had SO much
nerve" said Fred aggrievedly Say.
in this world you never can tell what
IA persons up to. Say, next thing
we II nho on! thaI henrietta nerselI Is
buggy over bugs!
And they did. For some weeks later
Fred. in the presence of Mrs. Carl
Bleison, called certain small, fiutter-
ing white-winged thing a moth and
waved it away lest it take a fancy to
his new brown tweed. And Mrs.
Biesen informed him it wasn't a
moth at all. but thing beginning
with tho and ending with Eve con-
sonants that Fred couldn't have pro-
nounced on a bet, and that it had no
taste for tweed.
Fred heard her sulkily. And then
Carl Bleisen looked up from some
thing in a small glass box. You're
wrong. dear. 1t is harmless to tweed.
hut it is a" He said something be-
ginning with five consonants and end
ing with 10Th" that Fred couldn't have
pronounced If given a day to rehearse.
Fred looked up gleefully. All! Now.
listen to Henrietta getting spunky!
Fred looked at her in absolute amaze
ment, for Henrietta blushed adorably
and said tenderly to Carl: did make
q mistake. dear? I am SO stupid learn