Evening star., 1919-09-21
THE BUDDHA'S
WAND
- HEY'RE OF again, and O hne
lot this Time" said Mrs.
C0vteiyou, wife Of the

SAost W uCs ilOuu anu 6uC0tb &AA %
MarsdaIe Of Boston, as they sat in
the "Consuis' row. on the grandstand
at the race course. II do hope my
husbands pony will win something
this time. for he takes such a pride
in the few American firms being able
to hold their own with the English,
you know
"Yes, indeed" answered Mrs. Mars
dale. II am sure he is most loyal to
his country in everything. He enters
into all the port sports SO enthusiastic-
ally-I wish all our American consuls
did the same-and he is always on
top. as they say. with the stars and
Stripes. BY the way, which firm is it
that he is interested in nowT'
''Why, Farnsworth g. Co., don't you
know. blue and white, the colors we
are wearing now"
"wer'
why. certainly, my dear; didn't he
pin that ribbon on you before we left
the house?"
II am afraid the good man forgot
it!'
""rhoughtless creature! Just like
him-tha truth Ia his head was SO full
ef ponies that he would have walked
out without his helmet in all this
br0iling sun IL I hadn't looked after
him. You must forgive him, for I
know he had the colors all laid out
for you on his ONCE desk. Here! You
just take mine" unpinning hand
Some badge Of blue and white rib
hons from her dress and fastening 1t
ON her friend.
''Nousense, my dear child" protested
Mrs. Marsdale, 'the idea Of the con-
suYs wife being seen at the races with
cut her colors! What will people
think Of yeu7' But Mrs. Cortelyou
insisted ON making good her hus-
band,s forestfuIness, and there was
nsehiug to do but to yield.
'.And what do the words Foo Sang
mean7'' Inquired the former. as she no
ticsd the gold stamp on the ribbons:
''sone wonderful and mysterious Chi
Nsse charm, suppose; the orient Ia all
90 quaint and interesting
"'Oh, mo. that's only the hong's
(1rm's) Chinese name. The natives
csu,t pronouuce 'Tarnsworth' OF any
Of CUE foreign signB. SO they just Sc
lest seMS happy and hagh-soundtng
phnase and transact all their business
with ue through that; It saves SO
much time and trouble, believe 1t
means 'Tortuuete Life OF something
0e that kind"
''What q happy ideal"
Yes or how appropriately felicit-
Sus.' a. they would say In old Boston,
wouldn't thsyT
well, / suppose Beacon street
would be inclined to express 1t that
way. perhaps" answered Mrs. Mars
dale With q smile Of loyalty for her
New England home.
''Watch them! Watch them through
your glasses, dear. See! They're at the
osartsr-post alrsady-no, it's the half,
and the blue and white is leading.
All eyes were now turned In the
directiou OF the flying ponies and
their brave riders AZ they rounded
the farther side Of the course. The
whole grsndstand seemed to swing
around the circle with them. What a
QlCGuE00QVC OI8u+ woct 0h0 "HSeo
in the world could one witness such
. gathering OF varied people. faces
ana costumes! European ladies with
all the newest creations from Paris,
London, Vienna and Madrid; In the
rows Of seats behind them brilliant
colored robes from Calcutta. Bombay
and Batavia, wern by the wives and
daughters Of those fortunate orientals
who from their prominent position In
the community were able to claim a
ouasi-equaMty with the western
world; and in the adjoining "annex"
sit the hues Of the rainbow reflected
from the robes Of the Chinese patrons
Of the white mans sport. Suddenly a
sharp cry Of excitement rang out.
"Foo Sang has fallen! The blue and
Whlks 10 d0wn!" ~ between the half
and the thsss-quxRter mile posts they
ssw the kaAdvSMs uAy MonEsitAn
pSxy whose 3ssksy wsss Ne pppu-
JaS os5sse - Tarnawosth q Co. ssag-
gss Tor . mosaeHt saA s1sen fall with
HIS Bt8aD, . eSuDDtD6 na@ Upon the
tuFE Ttsss was . rush % DeltcSmAn.
surgeons. OlnciaIs ef ne course eud
si41Dsas tsvasd t1ss svuA wAsse the
osaeesue oeGuDsoa1 .tAs psny-amt
ossASAtAG hSe lAse-Was AAsSj1y Aeag.