Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-19
CURSE, I'll admit that when II
comes to mixin' In society af-
fairs I'm a fiivver. I expect


as an expert horseshoer would be on q
Dattleshp. It's all out of my line. Alb
solutely.
Now, down at the physical culture
s'udio us easy for me to kid myself
INTO thinkin' I'm some guy, for there
know what I'm doing, and my old
reglars hail me respectful as Professor
McCabe' or Shorty" dependin' on how
long they've known me. And even when
| give Off opinions about politics or the
state OF the market or how the big
strike will come out they stretch an
ear. But when l button myself into
open front evenin' clothes and crash in
where the orchestra is jazzin away be-
h!nd the palms and the patronesses are
standin' stately in a row and the butler
ID towin in new arrivals-well that's
when my battin' average takes big
slump.
AND yet being one of the leadin' COM
muters of Roclthurst on the -Sound-that
is, I'm generally first off the 6O3 at
highland chairman OF the house COM
mttee at the Yacht and Country Club.
can't seem to duck appearin' at these
festive occasions now and then. Be-
otNSo' NhtNtDc WOulun Stanu 1Or
my sidesteppin' 'em If could
That's my alibi for gettin' tangled
up i'm this three sided Ammi Ruhamah
episode so bad and playin' such promi-
nent part in a silly game that l should
have had sense enough to leave to the
old dowdStrs and the young matrons to
settle. No. Ammi Ruhamah wasn't one
of these theosophy lecturers. nor a far
east poet draped in steen yards of dish
toweling and Il bonnet that looked like
ii had been put on in the accident ward.
Nothing like that. And while you're
scratchin' your head I'll begin back
where Sadie calls me one side durin' our
Hunters moon dance at the club and
starts dealin' out the gentle reproof.
shorty" says she, II notice that
your young Mr.. Bedford Ames is here
again tonight"
why not" says l. "Aiut he one of
the new members now? And if he can
do this jazz stuff with his feet as we'll as
he can sail Brick uartley's knockabout,
l guess
CHATS precisely the trouble with
him." breaks in Sadie. He does dance
very we'll. But he dances too much
with Dixie Patten."
Does hc?" says l. well, hadn't
noticed the young lady gettin' sulky
over it,"
perhaps not" says Sadie. But
may as we'll tell you, Shorty, that it
won't do. Dixies aunt doesn't like it at
all. and think you had better drop him
hint"
"Eh?" says l. gawpin'. "Me? All,
say! Since when did qualify as he
chaperone? Quit your kiddin'. Sadie"
But that's the last thing she has in
mind Inside Of three minutes I've had
it put straight to me that this is serious
business. For. accordin' to her. Dixie
is as good as engaged to Oggie Gibbs.
They got that way down at White Sui
rhur early last spring. And didn't Oggie
spend whole week in Lexington, KY,
being entertained by Aunt Alicia Patten
and playin' around with Dixie? He did.
Which is why auntie Is stayin' north so
long this fall. And now this Bedford
Ames person seems likely 10 decant the
whole dish OF beans.
Good work il he did. too. IL you ask
me-" says I.
but no one is asking you. Shorty" Is
the smooth come back I get from Sadie.
"Dixie's aunt much prefers young Mr..
Gibbs
'Shows her poor taste, then" says l.
'1'n admit that Oggie is some headliner
when it comes to fgurin' on incomes.
hut it was all wished on him by fond
grandmother. Also his displacement
must be near 200 pounds. But when
you've said that you've told about all.
So far as I've discovered Oggle don't
carry much between the ears. unless
It's water ballast He's what l call
mental dud. Oggie."
Sadie Shrug.. her shoulders. Per-
laps you are prejudiced. Shorty" says
she. sometimes you are, you know.
And as for young Mr.. Ames. just who
is he, anyway? Runs mill up in YER
mont, doesn't he
Chair fact'ry," says |. Amy kind OF
chairs. from porch rockers to veneered
back foldin' opera house seats. Turns
out carload a day. And he's live.
wire. Bedford is. He's opened Broad
way sales office and is gettn' orders
hand over fist. Landed a fat one from
our school board. That's now me ana
Brick Hartley got to know him.
'Quite thrllingj says Sadie But
rather suspect that MISS Alicia Patten
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