Evening star., 1918-12-01
A Frame-Up for Stubby.
Continued from Fourth PageD

She's dancing with Edgar now. but
they'll be back soon. Haven't seem
my son Edgar, have you? Wen, You
must. He--he's soldier. YOU know"
I'VE should be delighted" says Wee.
And then she whispers TO me: Hasn't
she a nice face. thouGh?"
We hadn't waited long before I sees
n tall. willowy young thing wearin'
one of them zippy French tams come
bearin down on us wavin' energetic
and town along a red-faced young
doughboy who looks like he'd been
stuffed into his uniform by n sausage
machine. It's Minnie and Stub.
Hello folks;n she sings ss out; .oin' Say, y
fenig on me. Fine work! An | want
you to meet one of the most promi-
nent privates in the division, Mr..
Mears. Come on: stubby' ,ppull Z that IT
bear-cat though? And how about the
show? Ain'r it some pa,ty?", -
"Why, it's simply wonderful" says
Wee. "I had no idea, Miss Casey, that
you We're planning anything like
this"
II didn't" says Minnie, only after
we got started it kept gettin' bigger
and bigger until there want soul
on the block but what came in ON 1t.
Know what one Of the decorators told
the West Side has had anything up to
this, from Houston street up to the
Harlem. That's goin some, amt it?
You got here just in time for the big
doin's, too. It's comm off right now.
See who's standin' up in the truck
over there? That's one of the Paulist
fathers, who's goin' to make the
speech and bless the flag. There it
comes, out of that third-story VIM
dow. Wow! Hear 'em cheer
And as the ed-bordered banner
with the while field is pulled out
where the search light strikes it we
can make out the figures formed by
blue stars.
one block?"
"Uh-huh!" says Minnie "And every
one of 'em Fritzie chaser. Most /,
whole company. But there'd been one
less if it hadn't OF been for Stubby,
and everybody knows there's luck i'll
odd numbers. That's why We're so
chesty about him. Eth. Mrs. Mears?"
the speech Nine. Toscarelli, draped in
red, white and blue, sang "The Star
Spangled Banner" in spite OF strong
opposition from one of the bands that
got the wrong cue and played en-
dianola" all through the piece. And a
fat boy rolled out of a secondstory
window in the Princess flats. but
caromed off on an awin' and wasn't
hurt. Also a few young hicks started
some rough stuff when the ice-cream
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Junior Naval League boys soon put
crimp in that. And when we had to
leave, along about $3.50, it was as gay
a scene as was ever staged on any
West Side block. bar none. 1 remarked
something of the sort to Mrs. Mcars.
yes" says she. her eyes sort of
dimmin' up. "And to think that all
this should be done for my Edgar!"
At which Minnie Casey tips us the
private wink. "Why not, I'd like to
know" says she. "Just look who he
is" I
"Yes. Of course. dear" says Mrs.
Mears. smilin' satisfied.
Can you beat that for the genuine
mother stuff?" whispers Minnie, glvin'
us a partin' grin.
II do hope" says Wee. as we settles
ourselves in Long Island train for
the ride home. that Miss Casey gets
her Edgar back safe and sound"
If she don't, says 1, "slae's liable
to go over and tear what's left of
Germany off the map. Anyway,
they'd better not get her started
Copyright, 1913. by Mcclure syndicate.)