Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-26


seeing cargoes cutting across the
quiet water. natives naked and diving
for pennies in their wake. Then a
more or less difficult landing at the
foot of steep-sided dock, up a per-
pendicular ladder of stone steps and
into the sun-and-shadow pocked
streets of Funchal.
Mrs. Lefkoviteh grasped her hus.
with some difficulty. Past her stream
ed the Romantics passenger list.
Baedekered, sun-goggled and loving
the land.
Aaron. like my legs would wobble
right off, that's how feel"
Now, now. Bertha. amt so steady
myself if you hang on me like that"
NO. but them three rough days
when we first started. you could hang
on me. 1 tell you. When my legs
wasn't even SO steady as they are
now
Trees closed over them. cacti and
the heavy fronds of palms.
Mamma-papa! Just see. Isn't 1t
just perfect? Oh. Mr.. Danziger. no
wonder you raved and raved about
Madeira"
Just wait IL you think this is
going some, Miss Esther. Wait until
we go up the mountainside on the
funicular and come down on sledges."
"Whew, give me my fan out of your
pocket, Aaron. I don't want to say
nothing right in the start, but l tell
you ! amt stuck on the smells here.
Mrs. Kron and her husband was right
to stay on the ship if
Mamma"
"Oh, come now, Mrs. Lefkovitch;
this smell isn't so bad
There's nobody. Mr.. Danziger. can
| tell me better as my own nose that
l SMELL"
Mammal"
There's no use talking. Miss Esther;
your mamma don't think much of us
Chicago boys. She's all to the New
York"
ut amt Chicago I don't think SO
much of, Mr.. Danziger; 1 never blame
the jug for what comes out OF it,
Ouch, take that one with you"
cried Mr.. Danziger. lodging an imag-
"And maybe, Mr.. Danziger. since you
say it, we got right in New York as
| fine boys As
Zach, Danziger, my old lady likes
to have her little fuss with everybody.
I'm glad enough for a while it should
be you instead of me. Like my son
Niche back home in New York says,
her bite is worse as her bark. / got
a fine boy back home. Danziger. But
always when he wants to tease his
mamma little, that's what he says
to her"
Laughter. two large dimples and the
crows feet of amiabilitY crept into
Mr. Danziger's face. and he flung one
,, shoulders.
you got a mighty fine lady for a
wife just the same, Lefkovitch -
mighty fine lady"
See. see. mamma. there go some OF
the Portuguese who live here. right
past you"
! A group Of native riff-raff, bare
limbed and their brown backs still
glistening, from the dive. scuttled past.
Don't look. Esther, feel ashamed
what goes on in town like this.
right on the boat where young girl
don't need to be ashamed where she
| looks. you would have stayed"
Mamma. this isn't"
! "I don't think it is SO nice. Mr.. Dam
ziger. since you been here before. you
didn't first tell my daughter they go
around in this place worse as in
bathing suits at stylish summer re-
| sorts at home in America
Mr.. Lefkovitch cast thoughtful
, squint after the group.
Il tell you. Danziger. there's gold
| mine in this kind of town for a
smart fellow with few dollars to
invest"
wouldn't be surprised"
l
son Niche right away in town like
this in furnishing goods business I
could make money"
wouldn't be surprised"
Cheap rents and low expenses! To
sell pants to men who don't know
| anything about them amt so hard as
| to sell them to men what know too
| much about them. I bet you, Dam
ziger. with a few thousand dollars,
! two young fellows like you and my
| son Mitchie. or his friend, Abe Katz,
could make big money in town like
this
For our son, let me tell you. Aaron,
right in New York. where you built
up for yourself your own business, is
good enough for him, too
| "Oh, look, mamma, please look! See
the oxen teams pulling the sledges
uphill"
| ZACH. and Esther. see over there the
| embroidery shops. A whole string of
them. like Mrs. Kron said there would
be-"
| mo. no, mamma, please don't cross
over there. We're all going up the
mountainside in little train, mamma.
to see the scenery. Aren't we, Mr..
Danziger?"
You won't have time for shopping
this time. Mrs. Lefkovitch. II you want
to take that trip up the mountain and
be back on the boat by three"
/ For scenery, Mr.. Danziger, I got
] time when l got nothing else what is