Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22

sloppy dressed fapper used to see
gong in and out with the growler or
4elPing with the sweepin. Name
Also she'd learned how to use lip-
stick and an eyebrow pencil | couldn't
say whether she'd touched up her COM
pleNion or not. If she had it was an
artistic job--just faint rose-leaf tint
that the whole effect was some stun
min. Course she's more or less sur
prised to see all the comp'ny. but Wee
soon explains how we've come to hear
hands real friendly.
suppose you are working some-
where?' suggests Wee.
Name mods. '.
"Where?' asks Wee. going to the
Miss stribble glances accusin' at
paw and NAV. ooh. they've been
roastin' me, have they?" she demands.
well. | can't help it. What they
TIM so III have TO give up more. But
IL cont work. See! pay my board
GOOD board. at that--and i'm not
E E,aaa TO- have paw snoopin' around my
pace tryn' to queer me- Let him get
out and rustic for himself"
s WIN mat Name sheds the throw
the table, ~,
I'm so SORRY" says Wee. IT didn't
mean to Interfere at All. And I've no
ton"
ITS good enough" says Name, "un-
III | strike something better"
What cunning little hat! SAYS
zee, pickin up the tam. Such lot
Think so?" says Name. wen,
built it myself"
"Really!' says Wee. "Why. you must
be very, clever. wish / could do
things like that"
Trust Wee for smoothin' down rum
pied feathers when she wants to. In
side OF two minutes she had Name
as she says good nhS holdin her hand
Poor girl" says Wee. as we gets to
the street. ~ don't blame her for be-
ing dissatisfied with such father as
they talk about her. I'm going to
see If ! can't do something for her
En-" says I. "she didn't tell you
where she was working" e
She didn't need to-" says Wee 1.-THE
name was in the hat lining-the Mai
son Noir."
Say. you're some grand little
sinnth yourself. amt you?" says T..
... and that explains" Wee goes on.
why I happened to remember the
st"ibbles today I must have seen her
there. Yes. I'm sure l did-that pale
roid hair and the old ivory complex
ION are TOO rare To-"
Why" I breaks in, that's the de-
scriptlon Crosby Rhodes gave me Of
this show window charmer of his"
Was it?" says Wee. "Then per-
haps---"
But what could she have been do
Ing, posin' in the Window" asks.
That's what gets me-"
you must meet that Mr. Rhodes to-
morrow and tell him what you've dis
covered. He's rather nice chap, isn't
he?"
"Oh. he's oil right. guess" says T.
"A bit soft above the ears maybe but
out in the tall timber l expect he
passes for a solid citizen. don't just
see how I'm going to help him ont
much, though"
"fll tell you" says Wee. an the
morning ! will phone in to Madame
Maurice that ! want you to see tha
frock I've picked out. and you can
take Mr.. Rhodes in with YOU"
so that's the way we worked 1T.
calls up Crosby, makes the date, ana
we meets on the corner at 1890. He's
more or less excited.
"Thcn you think you know who she
is?" he asks.
IF you're good describer,"- says I.
there's chance tnat | do. But lis
ten: suppose she's kind of out Of your
class SRI who's been brought up
80 Say with d JdnlIOr IOr
Il father"
What do I care who her father is?"
says Crosby. II was brought up I'm a
lumber camp myself. All l ask is a
chance to men, her"
you sure snow what you want"
says |. "C| ne on"
"See!" he whispers as we get to- the
Maisom Noir's show window. shes
there!"
And sure enough, standin' back to.
over In the corner facin' the mirror,
Is this classy figure in the zippy street
dress, with Name Strbble's hair and
eyes. She's doln' the dummy act well.
too. l couldn't see either, breath or
eye futter.
HUH" says /. ITS by me. Let's
go In and Interview Madame Maurice"
We had to waste four or five min.
utes while l inspects the dress Vee
has bought. and 1 sure felt foolish
standin' there watchin' this young
lady model glide back and forth
II trust monsieur approves?' says
Madame Maurice
"Oh. sure!" says L. "Quite spiffy.
But say. l noticed one in the window
that sort OF took my eye--that street
dress. In the corner"
street Dress" says the madame
lookin' puzzled. rs m'sieur certain"
"Maybe I'd better point 1T out"
But by the time I'd lowed her to the