Evening star., 1919-09-28

or no July. want some OF those
chicken .tamales that Dolores makes.
also some homemade cake that did not
come from bakery. After that I am
going out in the orchard. whore can
see plenty Of fruit without the little
sign ~ cents" hanging above. do
not think that you had better meet
me In the machine. that would he
too much. You must remember that
there are many things must get ac-
customed to all over again. II you
do not. object, think that It would
be very pleasant to have several Of
our friends meet me and call me Polly
instead Of Miss Something that does
not sound like my name and ask mo
questions about. Washington as though
! had been senator's guest, instead
Of war worker In the war risk. But
do not let them gather around me all
at once or I shall probably from force
OF habit ask that they stand In line,
please.
When evening comes. Daddy. we
shall go out on the balcony. whore
you will make room in your big arm
chair for me. With my head on your
shoulder we shall watch the darkness
come stealing over the orange trees
and the stars como down closer and
closer above us. shall listen not to the
pounding Of the street cars. but the
music of q Mexican guitar, and In.
stead Of reminding me to run in and
wash my silk hose to wear tomorrow.
as Bonnie does. you will lot me star
dream. Still have little feeling
that in the midst Of It I shall be won
dering II those same stars are pierc-
ing the Washington clouds and I'll be
humming Dear Old Pal Of Mine"
Later: am. having to end this here
In the Union station. very appropriate
III. And oh. Dad. coming down to leave
was 40 different from my arrival! In
stead OF jumbled heaps of red brick
buildings on either side Of the car
lines there were real friends to say
bye--the Willard; where waited
SO often for Lieut.. Belson: the furrier
to whom much Of my eleven hundred
per went. tho little shop where jack
always bought my chocolate shop
candy. then crowded 9Th street. and
the dirt-covered heroes of the old
pension Office friese. and the station with
the Capitol overlooking 1t, saying this
time farewell in the same manner
with. which It bade mo welcome
My letter was broken into last night
by the arrival Of my united family
from Virginia. They did not know tina.
I was, leaving 80 soon and they came
up to take me back home with them.
Mrs Allison wanted me to meet her
nephew. a captain Just back from
overseas. and to try my sunshine
remedies on him. was shaking my
head in refusal until she began to
tell me his story. suppose It will be
AZ new to you as to me-. so I shall
tell you vNhy you will not see me un-.
til week later than I planned. Mrs.
Allison had the story from her
brother. the boys father. and she
knew no names. And remember, Dad
dy, that both she and her husband
know very little about my life.
The captain when he entered the
service was engaged to girl whom
he had known at school. but while on
q furlough at her home ne had be.
come mixed up In q scrape with some
Of his friends and found himself mar
ried to a. Mexican girl. When he told
his Aancce about 1t she simply handed
him back his ring and left. He went
overseas soon after. hoping that. a
German bullet would end 1t all for
him. In the meantime his father be-
gan an investigation and found that
marriage was not legal. but, although
he told his son about 1t. the boy had
not been able to get into communica-
tion with the girl he loved. So he de-
cided that she no longer cared. 1t
made him so reckless that his disre-
gard for. life had been the means Of
winning for him the croix dc guerre,
and many citations for bravery. He
was wounded. and yet recovered. as
though he were beirg kept for fate
that was many times moro bitter than
death, and at last he was sent back