Evening star., 1919-03-30

grit.
One man timed the run by his wrist
watch: two women continued good
natured scrap over some parade IN
which one of them was to carry
banner and the other one wouldn't be
caught dead in." and girl who look
ed like April turned human availed
herself of the opportunity to cling to
a bridegroomy young man. fambouy-
antly trousseaued from spats to tie
Ostensibly, the two were riding to the
top of the Washington Monument, but
any one who could put two and two
together and make five OF IT couiu
see that the youngsters were stroliins
together through those elysian nelos
which only loves young dreahe,s
may tread. And no one VINO ",aus is
that particular trip can ever IN inns
world forget the oldish' iatsish fattish ~1
an who explained to the oldish' la,'.sh
woman with her just why she haa re-
turned from the tropics sooner INA"
she had planned:
II fully meant to stay April out
mighty comfortable down there riuinG :;
In glass bottom boat. with PAINS az
along the shore and flowers every
which way and me in white without
even so much as SCARF over my
shoulders--but I guess / can take
hint as we'll as the next
"My soul. Susan, what could any
body hold against your Why-
thing to take Freddie south for that
Vet with cigarettes-and didn't let
it cost his mother a cent-but; OF
course, I had to keep an eye on MN;
his diet and maps. you know, anu anu
keeping him out Of the night air. AND
I heard one Of the young. fellows ne
runs with tell Freddie, with my own
ears. that IL he had rich OLD maui
aunt he'd take her out walking IN
the swamp some night and see VIVA.
an alligator could do for her. Freaaie
is a good boy. but you never can tel
what a suggestion will do. SO
brought him home on the next traih-
and- go
By that time, the elevator had
climbed so high between the ever-nar
rowing walls that the cables catte5e9
like rigging at sea and voices sounded
shrill.
The expression Of grit was accented
NV a philosopiric silence. rasped by
suppressed giggles and gasps. one one
nervous soul clutched the man WIN
her and asked II they couldn't get
The man was obviously twin to the
fellows who rock boats and fire un-
loaded pistols. for he snickered out
an assurance that should have put
him in Jail:
you gottas stay right here ana ana
one thing-there will be no pieces to
save if we go smash this trip"
But the car didn't go smash. it
emptied its load on the thirty sixth
floor as unconcernedly as II 1t were
trolley at junction down town.
Then the engineer-comfortably as
suring-stood in the doorway and
called out to another batch OF tour
lists who had been UP long enough to
do all the portfolios:
Going down"
X X
MAN dropped in to see a show.
The theater was crowded down.
stairs. so he went up to the gallery
and wedged himself in vacant inch
oh. say. six inches-and proceeded
to have the good time.
He is a chubby man and luck placed
him next to a woman who was rat.
Not chubby-fat. Having overbulged
her lawful boundaries. she started IN
to preempt the mans share. She push
ed and she pushed and when she
couldn't push any more she turned
on him with the expression of cat
that has got it's back up and spit
ting:
IF you'll stop crowding me I'll be
more comfortable
Besides being chubby the man is
fine fellow who loves his family, does
first class work with a first-class
brain and has for women all the chiv.
airy that comes from belonging to
what the Old Dominion calls her +.
f. V. class. but he has his limits.
"And if you don't stop crowding me
madam. YOU will be In my lap
The woman glared and turne l her
ba elk The man chuckled.
And ii PNdyard had been around lie
would probably have added another
verse to The Female of the pecies"
TWO young women were Cumming
street. In point of years one was an
early spring strawberry and the
other a peach at the season when you
can buy a whole lot for dime. To
be entirely exact. had the two been
dry goods. say. instead of immortal
been cream chiffon and the other
that would not fade in the
wash And chiffon was expressing
ideas to gingham concerning
their fellow man:
You are good looking enough, but
you keep throwing cold water all
over your chances. You couldn't ex-
pect a fellow to lose his head over
a commonsense woman who knows