Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-30
,.,,yrioht, 1850, by Public Ledger CO
ruIs STARTS THE STORY

\ THIS STARTS THE Siohh
u IT, !. Burton Francis, q tcomdr
~ bjoh ideals aud more than The
ftun measure of the milk 0J
ofon" Vtiudness coarsing through hei
hpme nofices that her iodsh pomdB,
,sm"Vnison, Is performing her labor,
Mfs vtyo1ish manner, inquiries about
"lcoIk and about her numerous
fsGyaren' subjects her TO some uplifting
tar" Nm an moth erhood, suggests books fo'
,p husband to read, aud interests
ssn,,eU in the Welfare OF the family.
ruE nomination day was drawing
i ,esr which had something to do with
4. date of Maudie Ducker's party. Mrs.
nocker told Mhudie they must invite
q. czar and Pearl Watson, though,
!, course, she did not say the czar.
s,o said Algernon Evans and that lit
4. Watson girl. Maudie, being a per :
~. little lady objected to Pearl Wat
". an account Of her scanty wardrobe,
W,a N the czar's moist little hands, but
Slw,, pucker. knowing that the cars
,,,ber was their long suit, stood firm.
Mr. Ducker had said to her that very
uoruing, rubbing his hands and speak
4, IN the conspirator's voice 1--WE
MA ~ leave no stone unturncd. This is
NO time of seedsowing, my dear. We
must pull every wire:
NH Tho car was wire, therefore they
.roceeded to pull him. They did not
Pnow he was live wire until later.
INHposrl Watson's delight at being asked
ia n real party. knew no bounds. Mau-
In ,eed not have worried about Pearls
ssnvnearing at the feast without the fes
III robe. The dress that Camilla had
made for her was just waiting for such
an occasion to air its loveliness. Any
thing that was needed to complete her
,o;lst was supplied by her kind hearted
Mistress. the cars mother.
Rnt Mrs. Evans stood looking wist
blly after her oply son as Pearl wheel
ed him gaily down the walk.
He was beautifully dressed in the
srest of null and valenciennes his car
r;age was the lovelest they could buy
pearl in her neat hat and dress was q
.lhtle nurse girl to be proud Of. But
lWrs. Evans's pretty face was troubled
sbe was thinking of the pretty baby
ictures in the magazines, and AlgerEon
hs so-different And his nose was
|trange. too, and she had massaged II
q carefully, too, and when, oh when
would he say Daddy dinger!' ~
But Algernon was not envious OF any
.other baby's beauty that afternoon, moi
worried about his nose either as he
bumped up and down in his carriage 10
rlad good humor, and delivered full.
sized gurgling '-goos" at every person
10 met, even throwing them along the
|ltreet in the prodigality Of his heart, as
be waved his fat hands aud thumpcd
his heavy little heels.
Pearl held her head high and was
very much the bodyguard as she lifted
The weighty ruler to the ground. Mrs
Quicker ran dowE the steps and kissed
the czar ostentatiously, pouring out
such volume of admiring aud endear-
ing epithets that Pearl stood in be.
wilderment, wondering why she hat
heyer heard of this before. Mrs. Duckel
Sarred the ear into the house, Pear
tcllowing with one eye shut, which was
Aer way Of expressing perplexity.
kirts sat demurely in the hammock
eepirg their dresses clean and wonder,
bg il there would be ice cream. Within
Ypors Maude worried out the "Java
Iarch" on the piano to dozen or NOR,
btient listeners. On the lawn severa
tile girls played croquet. There were
boys at the, party. Wilford wa.
ing to have the .boys-that is, th,
bnservative boysL-the next day. Mrs
bcker did not believe in CO education
bys are SO rough. eXceDt MILFORD III,
Id been SO carefully brought up, hC
as not rough at all. He stood awk'
yhrdly by the gate watching the girls
LAY croquet. He had been left without
station at his own request. Patscy
Watson rode by on dray wagon, dirty
hnd jolly. Wilford called to him fur
tively. but Patsey was busy holdins
Pn and did not hear him. Wilford sighet
(keavily. Down at the tracks a frcigh
tain shunted and shuddcred.
H Not boy was in. sight. He knew
Thy. The farmers were loading cattle
fars.
Pearl went around to the side lawr
where the girls. were playing croquet
holding the czar's hand tightly.
lsked
il They told her.
i Can you play it," Mildred Bates
hskcd
~ guess I can" Pearl said modestly
But I'm always too busy for games
Ike that -
'Maudie Ducker says you never
play" Mildred Bates said with pity in
per voice.
''Maudie Quicker is away off there