Evening star., 1919-12-14

Wouldn't you live with your own
mothers sister II she raised you from
kid? What am l going to do-put
her in cold storage. now that her eyes
are going back on her? Up in the
ribbons she can't hardly keep her col
ors graduated no more-that's how
blind she's getting. Only yesterday a
dame brought back some lavender
ribbon and wiped up the whole de-
partment with Dee Dee for putting it
over on her as blue. What am l 60
ing to do?'
Honest Miss Sadie. didn't know
that she was your aunt and that her
eyes was bad. I've seen you two to-
gether lot and noticed her thick
lenses, but just didn't think"
well, now I'm telling you"
II just thought she was some old
girl up in the ribbons you was living
with for company. Honest. l didn't
know she had had eyes Gee"
mo. they amt bad. Only she's so
blind she reads her paper upside
down and gets sore if you tell her
about it,
anu me thinning size WAS HOlHluS
but near-sighted old crouch with
name like sparrow"
Miss Barnet laughed with an up
ward trill
Dee Dee amt her real name. When
was a kid and she took me to raise,
that's the way j used to pronounce
Aunt Edith. Gee! you don't think Dee
her when they christened her. did
your
Max Beltzer leaned to the breath of
her laughter as if he would fll his
lungs with it.
Gee! but you're cute little lady
when you laugh like that"
Say. and aih't you the freshie! Just
because you're going to be promoted
to buyer for your department won't
get your picture in the Sunday sup
plement. No white-goods buyer I
know of ever had to build white mar
BILE libraries or present a bread-li
to the city to get rid of his pin
money"
Il bet you was a cute little black
eyed, red-cheeked little youngster, al
rightly"
Il wasn't SO worse. Like l tell Dee
Dee, the way she's held me down and
indoors evenings. it's a wonder a kid
like me grew up with any pep at ALL"
Poor little LADY,"
It's like Dee Dee says, though. I
never was cut out for life behind the
counter. Gee! I'd soak my pillow in
gasoline every night in the week if it
would make me dream I'm automobil
ing"
Poor little lady!
Say, amt 1t hot? With the open
ing on Monday, they better get the
fans working. Last year three girls
keeled. Honest. sometims l think
Ia rather spend the summer under
the daisies out on the hill than down
- here in this basement"
Don't wish had an auto to take
You spinning in tonight"
You ought to see the fier friend
OF mine has got. A Mercury Six with q
limousine top like a grand-opera box"
"four-your-friend
Yes. He's that slick-lookinr little
rat fellow that's cousin to Mamie
Grant up in the ready-to-wears. He
was down here talking to me the
other day"
Il seen him"
Gee! you ought to feel yourself in
MS Mercury Six. Lemme die saws
10 him the last time was in it, ..Ju.t
lemme close my eyes right in here and
dle happy l says, cuddled up in the
fed leather seat with a cornucopia of
danodils tickling my nose and
street car full Of strap hangers riding
alongside of U.S."
- guess il you got swell friends
like that. a boat excursion down tn.
river amt got much of sound for
YOU"
He says he's got a launch in sum-
mer---"
Honest, Miss Sadie, II lust been
trying for the better part Of two
weeks to ask permission IL / could
come and call on you some evening.
Miss Sadie, but"
Whoops! amt he the daredevilw
The frst boat of the season Mis-.
saaie' swell new one they call the
"hlte Guh. goes down to Conev to.
h'ght' and, 1T being real sppinetime
and you FEELING hind 80 <, =.