Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-11

ball trois metres ovaIrc the head OF
these catcher. She could not stop Il,
RSp Sppcn : Voa THAT %Sai is SSn %Sat dSss %s of
the baseballs scholars know as a wild
beast pitch. Quel dommage Around
and around runs that little petit homme
from Peetsburg and poof but he Is
! back from his original destination and
the officer holler Secure
Joe. ! did let in a run on a Wild pitch
at that!
What's the idea Of you gettin ,wisedi
Sd9 "p On r S'isS' S Sr.S ny sys GSo TSSG SSSGed
you all this stuff?'
Joe, she gimme cha.teiy salute on
/ the forehead and also that Sl,O00,OOO
smile Of hers which makes her imme-
diately look like a chorus girl would
like to.
"Ah :" she says since then the base
balls Is my husbands--what you say.
business--whY should not Jeanne be-
come herself able to talk with him OF
that? Those charmants newsmen OF
those press box tell me everything. Sec
again in that scptieme inn-ing. what
did YOU then? Ha! Again you have
the faux pas YOU"
Never mind what I did," hollers.
who pitched that game-me or you?
Lay OF them reporters and let's have the
cats. ri do all the ball playin' In this
family"
why then do you not make the
start! S1e says, with a grin.
Beat that Cne. joe
Yours truly.
ED. HARMON.
(Thc bcaucOup pitcher of those baseblal)
on the Ways out West.
Dear Joe-Well, Joe. here I am travel
IN alone again with no company but
the rest Of the club on account OF Jeanne
and my baby bein' home in my magnif-
cont apartment at the Royal Majestic
O fpti ,..li ~, Z,
terrible surprise to YOU to hear that
Jeanne is not with me-, but think what
y blow It was to me. Them swell
friends Jeanne has fell in with of late
is 20 blame for tho whole thing. and
Joe. tn" situation Is gett'n' seriouser
, every day. They amt no question but
we are Commenc!n' to drftln apart and
what tha finish will h" s a subject that
would hatl'e all Europe Zoe. Jeanne is
is already goin to Columhia's Tniver-
sftv TO learn English and payin' them
birds high price and only YESTERDAY
e." went to do some bridge whlStin' at
'hh Waldorf with the Higher Thought
colt. whatever that Ia. As far az that
ZOOS. Joe, | am not exactly ig'rant. but
J don't even know what bridge wh'stn'
s--it sounds phoney TO mo. have
showed lcann" every bridge in New
York and II they got one at the Wal
d"rf, they must Of put 1t up whilst
was away.
Joe the other day was all set 20
take her and my baby 70 the circus on
, account OF the rain prevtntin' me from
workn'. when what does Jeanne do but
| blow into the room all dressed up and
ready TO set sail for sOmewhercs.
Just n minute 80 | says Get my
hahy ready for the street. I am 1nna
treat ~" both OF you to the circus"
Joe, She give n It'll" C!"Gl'-as much
as 20 say Where dye get that stuff
But no, Edouard :" she says Jeanne
must then go TO the cCoc for her Ang-
la!s lesson. That cirque h" can wait.
n',s' O. pas"
o,rG ToTsss rss.S about 'ns! Eon to soSss to
dough as It is like the Rockefeller
foundation was keepin' us. why can
learn you the English language as we'll
as them college guys. hey?'
All" she smiles at me. But then
you DO not yourself speak him that
Anglais, ma cheri. Maybe soon some
time Jeanne and Edouard will learn him
together, QUIZ"
And with that she's gone
Joe, try and tie that one, hey? can
YOU imagine a crack like that" cant
peak the iinglish-and | WAS born or
Sec nd avenue
Wen, Joe. that ain't the worst o; T..
! let her get away with that and shc'F
gOin' to tOlumhias University three
times n week takin' English and what
does ;.5c 30 the other day bat gInmr
,ail fOr sL".n "AinL' she Gains that !
all wrong and | ough'a say Isn't" and
We had quite a Jam over inc thing an
| don't know yet VINO yin the agyns nj.
,Iuc, when | got ready 10 pick W ana
start Oh our first trip West OprnIn' in
Ph!lly, Jeanne savs she has changed H.:
nina ANA can't % with me,
Before | can recover from that stun
min blow she says she has thought it
over and sh" would be nutty 10 chase
all over the country with m" ridn' IN
trains and tn" like and besides she's
giv.n' a dinner dance the same week
| m haNiH. Joe. ! begin to gasp fol
air liKr fresh caught bOundcr and I'm
much. 50 | Simply remarks in a dcadl%
aud C,ldly vOiC" that I'm Gpun down to
tn "p'Ecr and play little ptnochi"
"nh rhil Boon and etc, ain't no
"ln"" l"rrH"d Tor my hat. when Jeann"
F'rps in front Os me and says ! ain I
20 n unwh.r,s. hut | am gonna sc,
.ns,de Of Il cvenin clothes and outside
! ~ - sIIvc and haircut because she has
: g. % of her swell friends comm up
for Il uncr and the hest thing | can do
! Is nor to talk at all when they come.
Wrn Joe, ! dashed out ~ the house in
terrible rage and | must OF walkcG
around the block 254 times before
cooled of at all, ] got a shave and a
haircut and a massage and IA shampoo
with manicure and etc, Joe, and when
| come out | felt n little better. | call
ID up Jeanne and says as long as she
= Eivn' this here banquet ! will bring
w Phil Bloom and Eddie Stevens and
the gang and "" viii have "A real party
and what docs she need from the
GrIiCatc"s"n .IOc first | am treated 70
u whole lot of French and then she SAYS
/ wtM not do noth!n' OF III" sort like
hrirE.n' up the gang from the corner,
ln cause every one OF them iS uOrhin but
81 bourgeois which is French for rough