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

wrist, holding it and sending into her
dark glance the dark intensity of his
own. do l look like fellow who's
jollying. Esther"
"Oh, joel"
Beneath the black. close clipped
hedge of mustache his lips quivered,
then settled into straight line.
do II"
Tin just afraid to let myself go
for fear it's you who's doing the
jollying, Esther. What about this fell
low back in New York that owns the
haberdasher store? From what the
old folks say he's head over heels him
/ ABE KATE? Aw, he-he's just a
good friend, Joe. Like I always say,
IL want to travel first and meet a
new crowd. law, he's nothing but
, 3 gGed friend friend. Joe. Him and my
Then you amt stringing me along,
girliel?'
"Oh, Joe, I-no-you-"
"A fellow that's knocked about like
have, grille. and seen as many of
the globe don't make a mistake about
1T when he does finally get hit. That
first day / seen you on deck, grille.
with your hair blowing loose like that,
II knew 1 was hit"
4 She looked down the mountainside
4 "You-you're the greatest fellow.
Joe"
/ And you're the greatest girl"
\ All the nerves of her were singing.
1 On, Joe-oh-let go my hand. Joe,
Quit" ~" "ui l.
/ Cad. where did you get that
strength in your fingers, girl?"
See. how strong! My brother Niche
is always teaching me tomboy tricks
like that at home"
You're all right, Esther"
You-you think so?"
Il know so. You're the aIrightest I
ever knew and that's saying some"
Queen Of this here mountain tbot,s
what you are"
rms was the chrism of love amounting
her. She bowed her head
just wish mamma could have heard
you say that, Joe. 1t was beautiful
down on me- 40
oh. you mustn't mind her, Joe. or
Why. the old gentleman is Just the
nnest sport Il ever met. And don't
MINK, ht1le girl. that I don't understand
She Is a great old lady, she is. Give
me the plain-speaking ones every time"
she doesn't mean a mean word she
says; Joe You mustn't feel hard to-
WcIu ueT, tHaI B just noF WaVp
Shes fine lady all right, but she's
got me dead wrong. Why. honest to
God, Esther, as sit here il it wasn't
that I'd like to see your old gentleman
win back them few hundred bones. /
wouldn't have touched another card
after the first game"
II know that, joe That's lust what
l keep telling mamma"
You sweet little thing, you-taking
up for me like that"
Il just keep telling her that"
"CHES got me down wrong for
sport Why. true as I sit here,
grille. If my business didn't carry me
like this all over the world, I could set
tie down in good commercial town
with boy like that brother of yours
that your father is trying to find a
partner for. make go Of the business
and live quiet the rest Of my life. That's
the kind of hairpin I am
"Oh, Joe. you-you will Just love
Niche when you see him. One great
boy If there ever was one, and business
like papa to his finger-tips You and
him in a little business together. say.
wouldn't that be great Just look at
papa-how-how little he started. way
down on the East Side and-and look
at his store now-so big and ALL
"Pm not much Of a fellow to boost
myself, Esther, but with a young fell
low like that to help me push a BUSH
ness. l could make go of almost any
thing. I'm the kind of fellow that has
made easy all my life and spends just
as easy. A dollar don't look as big to
me as a dime to lots of fellows. Get
me?"
YES"
-"Just like I can win at cards easy.
can make easy money on any business
proposition l put my mind to. Say,
right now I'm making three times what
any fellow in my line is making. But
I'm getting sick of this country-to-
country business. Esther There's money
in it. but I'm just about ready to get
me a good partner. settle down and get
me a little-get me a home! Get me.
Esther? A home is what I want
Yes, joe
"Get me a partner and settle down."
"A fellow like you would just be
the making of boy like my brother
Niche. He's such kid yet, and two
years older than me, too. But hes
been under papa's thumb in the BUSH
ness too long. A boy like him. that
never would go to school. gets into
business early. What he needs now is
to get out and hustle for himself in
a business that isn't already made.