Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-22

n And all she had to show for 1t
was a sun blister on her nose.
When she was good and through,
trying her best to make believe she
was satisfied with the wet green
water tumbling under the wharf and
the white caps beyond, up climbs q
couple OF men from a launch loaded
with rockhsh they had caught eight
miles out in the bay-which shows
that Luck must be . lady person In
her Partially for men-but. anyhow:
The woman came home and was
peggins away at her desk-like this
when a man who had been on leave
whizzed through the busy place on his
way to q buster place above stairs
composing room. II you care for de-
3 tails.
His skin was Of the ruddiness that
only natures chemists. the wind ana
the sea, can put on a mans face, and
In his eyes was the shiny triumph that
comes of-you would know In min
ute II you know about fshing-and
the woman knows. 80 she halted the
man and found out that:
He had been to Nova Scotia and
caught 500 trout.
Jealousy Is fearful thing, espe-
eiaily when you have sun blister
which hursts. but. after ALL
1t is a mighty fine thing even to live
In the same atmosphere with genius
who can catch 500 trout. The woman
Dragged about it to the next man who
tame along And when she was
through the man measured on about
five inches on his hand and shifted
but:
Bait! Why l caught a pickerei-
Of the pike family-that weighed
twenty-five pounds. Caught him IN
Delevan lake. Wisconsin. and got him
mounted at home"
Then the woman got out a mirror
and viewed her blister. Then she
dabbed 1t with powder. Then she
thought over all that lost time on the
pier without a bite. Then she knew
for certain that
Luck must be lady person because
OF her Partially to men.
THE was such a fresh widow that
her weeds were in full bioom-deep-
est woe taffeta and an austere toque
with crepe sash at the back. brus-
sells chin veil and lusterless knobbed
hat pin that looked as IL it hadn't
q friend in the world. though its
twin stabbed the hat on the other
side. And she was considering hand
kerchiefs.
The clerk. having sized up the
mourning as to newness and cost,
produced what you might call the
latest moan in hankies-a two-inch
black bordered design with just
enough white in the middle to dab q
bereaved eyebrow.
The customer rather feared that
such prodigality of grief might be too
conspicuous for her style OF sorrow,
but the little clerk knew better.
.-Oh, no, madam! Not for first mourn
ing"
but this is my second. My first hus-
band died when I was only eighteen"
The clerk registered admiration.
You can't be much more than that
now-you look awful girlish.'
= And the widow. who will never
again be a perfect thirty-six in this
world, either as to years or figure. fork
ed out a yellow backed bin and got six
handkerchiefs and some silver in
change.
Which helps to show that there is
nothing 50 human in this world as
dear old human nature, male and fe-
male, share and share alike.
TT you like to trundle your memory
like a hoop way back to child
hood days. and rest your mind from
the wear and tear Of that thing we
call the business grind. go over to the
museum and hunt UP bugs on pins.
Among the 500 specimens Of the
5000 known insects within q twenty
mile radius Of Washington you will
meet again:
The ferociOus black beetle that used
to drone into your candle lighted
room down on the farm and bump
with blind foolishness against the
wall until he fell to the floor on his
back and couldn't help himself.
Your friend. the snake waiter. and
livery other dragon fly that you