Evening star., 1920-01-04


Plenty Of others had met the same
deal Some quit after the first six
months. others stuck 1t out.
As for the Garveys. they'd appeared
from nowhere in particular. bought this
big square stucc0 house on the Shore
road. rolled around in their showy
limousine. subscribed liberal to all the
local drives and charity funds and made
several stabs at bein' folksy. But there's
no response. None of the bridge playin'
set drop In Of an afternoon to ask Mrs.
Garvey II she won't fill in on Tuesday
next, she amt invited to join tho Ladies'
Improvement Society or even the Gar
den Club. and when Garvey's applica-
tion for membership gets to the County
Club committee he's notified that his
name has been put on the waitin' list.
1 expect it's still there.
But it's kind of a jolt to find that Mrs.
Garvey is SIRE on us for all this. where
does she get that STUFF" l asks Wee.
after We get home. who's been tellin'
her we handle the social blacklist for
the Roaring Rock district Of Long
Isiand?''
our share. or failed to do it." says Wee.
And perhaps we have. I'm rather sorry
for the Garveys. I'm sure don't know
what's the matter with them
l didn't. either. Hadn't given it
thought, in fact. But sort Of got to
chewin' 1t over. Maybe 1t was the fashy
way Mrs. Garvey dressed and the noisy
laugh I'd occasionally heard her spring
on the station platform when she was
talking to Garvey. Not that ali the
lady members. OF the Country Club set
are .shrinkin yiolets who 60 around COS.
TUNED In Quaker gray and whisper their
remarks modest. Some are about as
spitfy dressers as you'll see anywhere.
and a few are what I'd cali speedy per-
formers. But somehow you know who
they are and where they came from. and
make allowances. They're in the swim,
anyway.
The trouble might be with Garvey.
He's about the same type as the other
half OF the sketch-a big. two-flsted.
ruddy-f faced husls, attired sporty in
black and white checks. with gray
CATERS and a soft hat to match the
watch fob and an Elks' emblem in his
buttonhoae. Course, You wouldn't ex-
pect him to have any gentle. ladyiike
voice. and he don't. / heard he'd been
sent on as an eastern agent Of some
big Kansas City packin' house. Must
have been a good payin' line. for he
certainly looks like ready money. But
somehow he don't seem to be popular
with our bunch Of commuters. although
at first understand he tried to mix in
free and easy.
Anyway. the verdict appears to be
against lettin' the Garveys in, and we
had about as much to do with it as we
did about fKin' the price Of coal or
endin' the sugar shortage. Yet here
when we try to do one OF 'em a good
turn we get the cold eye.
Next time." says 1. 'we'n remember
We are strangers. and not give her an
Openin' to throw 1t at u.s.
So I'm q little surprised the followin'
Sunday afternoon to see the Garvey
limousine stoppin' out front. As hap
pens to be wanderin' around outside, I
steps up to the gate just AS Garvey is
gettlf,' out. e t -
"Ah. Bailard!"' he says. cordial ~i'.I,
want to thank you and Mrs. Ballard for
picking Mrs. Garvey up the other day
when our fool chauffeur won't to sleep
ut the switch. lit was mighty decent
Of you" ..,
mot at ALL" says /. Couldn't do
much less for . nslghbor, could we?"