Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-06

SYyHAT and awakcninRs the innocent
wv and trus,ful youth may have in these
dsys OF marble noors and silKen hangngs
and polished hard wood on yes, IFS quite
true One may enter into a most harmless.
hooking house 20 pay the most innocent
little visit in the world and come out
humlllated and wiser mca. 1t happened
thus: young man Cf my acquaint-
ance. for whose condition in the mat
tsr OF clear headedness--th ~ at 10
o'clock in the morning, for instance,
or at 3 in the afternoon, too, for that
nstter-I can vouCh. was summoned
recently 20 the home OF an older
woman, who wished 10 ask the mice
Young man 10 make some plans with
her for interesting their mutual friends
/ jn q certain charity which was dear TO
her heart, and she knew this budding
young genius had once or twice been ac-
cused OF having an idea, so she rose from
her morning slumber and having break
tasted called this nice young man" to
come and see her at 10 o'clock, and s. G
also phoned another bright younKster TO
consult with him as well. but our story
does not concern the second one called,
for this reason, that he reached there first
end was escorted 10 the apartment OF the
lady in question at once, the footman
having been told he was coming. But.
alas, she forgot to say that there would
be two young men and so when our hero
arrived, the footman escorted him over
the marble.hoored reception hall, up
two highly polished steps and into
the reception room on the highly pol
ished floor Of which WAS thrown an
oriental rug or two, in a careless fash
icn The nice young mans card was
borne upstairs via the elevator by the
footman, who, by the way, was new on
NE Job, and therefore did not know the
nice young man. Well in order that you
may no longer be kept in suspense. IL not
" suspenders. | will say that he returned
q once In the elevator and approached
she nice young man politely and init.
matsd that II would give him great pleas.
ufe TO escort him TO the floors above.
would that we might draw n curtain over
'ns rest OF this narrative, but gentle
reader. II we did. there would be no mar.
"use at all. SO, the nice young man
.fose with alacrity, for he really had not
srsst amount Of time to spare and was
soout 10 follow the footman, when he
pfpped on the corner of one of the "care.
sss rugs" lost his balance. waved one
IVY "iidly In the air and started toward
"s TWO highly polished steps with great
'u0c'y; the footman thinking to stop his
vosress held out his hands to catch him
~ received an awful jolt in the chest
.n'ch Knocked him backward down the
"s~ clasping the nice young man in his
"ss 10 together they proceeded on their
0wnward course, clasped close "Mv G
SAID the fOotman. Quite So" re-
heo 'he nice young man as they con
on Finally because they could
ivy no more they stopped. The footma n
4 ~ he nice young man carefully, but
eu u was really too early for any
4 oh other than normal and with
n Vs'es ana bows escorted him to the
aor having brushed his clothes for
N II the dowager and the other Young
= ss s. VINO were awaiting the nice young
Z arrival noticed any undue length
q "e having passed between their
u "s Tor him and his arrival, they did
N '.nark 1t and my story ends here
n n. MARTY affair about which they con
pI IN. nas not yet been made public, but
up' IL will. There will be something
$50 !" heip you part with the almight,
I ior sweet charity; don't worry.
4 NANCY wYNNE.