Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-17

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surrounded three deep by admirin'
males, perhaps kiddin' Ward MacAl-
lister over one shoulder, with Freddie
Gerhard whisperin' over the other;
or after attendin' one of PATHS fare
we'll concerts there would be a beef
steak and champagne supper some
where uptown-above 23d street.
and some wild sport would pull that
act of drinking Bonnie's health out OF
her slipper. You know? And I expect
they printed her picture on the front
page Of the Clipper when she broke
into private theatricals.
And she's still on deck?" I sug-
gests.
Old Hickory mods. He goes on to
say how the last he heard of her
shed married some rich South Amer
lean that she'd met in WASHINGTON
and gone OF to live in Brazil. or the
Argentine. That had been quite q
spell back. I take it. He didn't say
just how long. Anyway. she'd dropped
out for good. he'd supposed.
And now" says he, "she has re-
turned. a widow. to settle on the old
farm, up somewhere near Coopers-
town. 1t appears. however. that she
finds 1t rather dull. I can't fancy
Bonnie on farm, somehow. Anyway.
she has half mind, she says, to try
New York once more before she
finally decides. Wants to see some of
the old places again. And by the great
cats. she shall! No matter what my
fool doctors say. Torchy, 1 mean to
take a night or two off when she
comes. If Bonnie can stand it. I guess
I can, too"
Yes. sir says I. GRIMM sympa-
thetic.
Well. that was lis pm. And at ex-
actly 2:30 he limps out with his hand
to his right side and his face the color
of cigar ashes. He's in for another
spell. I gets his heart specialist on
the phone and loads Mr.. Ellins into a
from the house to say that he's Off to
the sanatorium for another treatment
and may be gone a couple Of weeks. I
must tell Mr.. Robert about those op-
tons. have him sub in at the next
directors meetin', and do lot of odd
jobs that he'd left unfinished.
"And by the way Torchy." he winds
up. about Bonnie"
"Oh, yes" says I. THE lady fasci-
nator."
IF she should show up while I am
away" says Old Hickory, "don't-don't
bother to tell her I'm a sick old man.
Just say 1--we been called out Of
town. or something"
II get you" says I. Business trip"
She'll be disappointed, 1 suppose"
goes on Mr. Ellins. mo one to take
her around town. That is, unless-by
George. Torchy! You must take my
place."
"Eh?" says I. gaspy.
YES" says he. you lucky young
rascal! You shall be the one to well
COihC oOitio VAIN ~ iNcW IOfk. ana
do 1t right son. Draw on Mr.. Piddie
for any amount you may need. Moth
ing but the best for Bonnie. You
understand. That is. IL she comes be-
fore I get back"
Say, I've had some odd assignments
from Old Hickory. but never one just
like this before. Some contract that,
to take an ex-home wrecker in tow
and give her the kind of good time
that was popular in the days Of Berry
WALL II Il could only dig up some old
sport with a good memory he might
coach me so that might make a stab
at It, but I didn't know where to find
one. And for three days there I made
nervous motions every time Vincent
came in of the gate with a card.
But a week went by and no Bonnie
blew In from up state. Maybe she'd
renigged on the proposition. or had
hunted up some other friend OF the
old days. Anyway, I'd got my nerves
soothed down considerable and was
almost countin' the incident as closed.
when here the other day a. drifts