Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-10
Sully at a Skip Stop.
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,"wotcher auittin' for:" asks Mutt.
Huh" says sully. Ditch the kiddin'
or I'll hand you one. Come on fellers.
lets ssssI get a the ball and go through some
didn't know whether to Interfere
or not, SO I let's 'em slip out into the
hall. In minute or two they was at
It, Meanwhile the Honorable Peggy
has tossed her head independent and
followed along in case l should be
needed to save any of the furniture
from bein' wrecked, so was on hand
when the thing happened.
Peggy had been watchin' these fake
PUSHES they was maxim. for two or
gettin' kind Of interested by the way
she got up on her toes and held her
fingers gripped. but didn't look for
her to butt in. First thing know
snapped back to Sully and calls to
him.
"Here. sully! To me! now" +
There's an answerin' twinkle In Sui
ly's eyes and he makes neat pass
over the heads of his squad. Peggy
ond on her toes, and then sings out
defiant:
Catch me IL you can." and Is off
like a whippet after a pat
They don't need any urgin'. that col
lection of young hicks. No girl was
goin' to get the best of them at their
own game. With a chorus of howls
they follows. In through the Twin
room. where the dance is still going
OH they dashes, spillin' one couple
complete and shown others against
the wall.
And then the Honorable Peggy gives
as fine an exhibition Of shifty foot
and lodges. first this way and then
that. shakes off the tackles and gets
clear with a ripply little laugh. And
it's only when Plug C0nnors organizes
the interference by gettin' his crowd
spread out fan-shaped that they got
a dashin' try to break through. amt
sure but she'd made II, too. only Mas
ter Boomer Day. in his panicky at
tempt not to get mixed up in thu
affair. has to stumble right in her way.
That's how 1t was he goes to the bot
tom of the heap when Mutt and Plug
executes their flynn Jump that ended
Peggy's forty-yard dash around the
end.
} Course. by then some Of the ladies
were sQuea1in' excited and we had to
put the ban on foot ball Practice. Mas
ter Percy had nearly lost his nice
white collar and most of his wind by
the time ne could be fished out. but
the Honorable Peggy scrambles 70 her
feet hardly mussed at all.
We'll. you got me-" she admits.
springin that laugh Of hers.
III 1t had been on field, though"
says hi~s s cH@"or Some ye gr made
was wonderin' whether the Red
ingtons was gaspin' for breath or SUI
FERN from shock. but ] f1nds them
lookin' on kind of amused. as IL they
was used to that sort OF thing from
Peggy.
spring the ice cream and cake just
about then. 1t Guieted things down
lot. and noticed that sully didn't
need any promptin as to who he
hand and tells her to get in on the
eats" There was more dancin' after
ward. and always in the middle of it
you'd see sully and Peggy. didn't
hear him apolosisin' again TO the
foot ball squad for 1t, either.
1t wasn't until the affair Is all over
and every one had gone home. though.
that we gets true slant on this bud
din romance. Sadie brings II out by
sayin' how Lady Redineton tells he
they're leavin' the states for good
land.
Isn't that too bad. Sully?" she asks.
HUH" says Sully. II knew"
But you'll miss Peggy. won't you"
she insists.
Nah" saws Sully. careless.
why. Sully" protests Sadie.
Il guess YOU It know what a lot
that girl cost this summer" says
Sully. "Alwar, takin' q ffteen- cent
plate Of Ice cream instead of a cone.
Gee! Besides If the fellers thirk you
gotta girl they'll kid yon 10 Nth.
I'm glad she's goln'." And Suliy walks
of lookin' bored. -
THE little wretch" gasps Sadie.
IAN boy" says l. And j expect the
International alliance stun In Gale Il
of: eh. Sadie?"
Perhaps" says she. yet who
knows?" And she goes on starin'
dreamy into the fireplace.
Amt that the female of it. though?
Wop, right. 1918. by Mcclure syndicatc.)
Very Tight.
CHAIRMAN COI,yER OF III, Ee,,e~