Evening star., 1920-05-23

| or read palms, or raise chickens, OF
| bring up babies. But nothin' on aunts
who give you the cold eye and work
up suspicious. And it's more or less
important, specially if they're will
maxim aunts, with something to make
wills about
Not that I'm any legacy hound. She
can do what she wants with her
money. for all of me. Course. there's
Wee to be considered. wouldn't want
ever does, that her Auntie is with us
no more, that it was on account OF
something I'd said or done that the
Society for the Suppression of Jazz
Orchestras was handed an unexpected
bale Of securities instead of the same
being put where Wee could cash in on
the coupons. Also there's Master Rich
ard Hemingway. l want to be able
to look sonny in the face, years from
now, without having to explain that
II I'd been a little more diplomatic
towards his mothers female relations
he might he startin' for college on an
income Of his own instead of havin'
to depend on my financin' his foot ball
career.
Besides, our family is so small that it
seems to me the least l can do to be on
good terms with all of 'em. Specially
I'd like to please Auntie now and then
just for the sake of-weu, l don't go so
far as to say 1 could be fond Of Auntie
for herself alone. but you know what l
mean. It's the proper thing.
At the same time, I wouldn't want to
seem to be overdoin' the act. No. So
should be allowed to settle down for the
spring in an apartment hotel in town or
be urged to stop with us until Bar Har-
Dor opened for the season, | was all for
the modest, retirin' stuff
"She might think she had to come if
she was asked" l suggests to Wee. AND
lif she turned US down we'd have to look
jdisappointed and that might make her
feel bad"
'I hadn't considered that, Torchy."
says Wee. How thoughtful of you!"
"Oh, not at ALL" says I, wavin' my
hand careless. 81 simply want to do
| what is best for Auntie. Besides. you
country. with so little going on. And
later, If we can persuade her to make
us a little visit, for over night maybe,
why I shrugs my shoulders en-
thusiastic. Anyway, that's what l tried
1t went with Wee. all right. One of
the last things she does is to get sus-
picious of my moves. And that's a
great help. So we agrees to let Auntie
enjoy her four rooms and bath on East
her out on Long Island where she might
be annoyed by the robins singin' too
early in the mornin' or havin' the scent
of lilacs driftin' too heavy into the win
dows.
Besides" 1 adds, just to clinch the
be bothered by Buddy barkin' around.
and she won't have to worry about how
we're bringin' up ky boy. Yep. It's
the best thing for her.
If Auntie had been in on the argument
expect she'd differed with me. She
generally does. It's almost habit with
her. But not being present maybe she
had a hunch herself that she'd like the
city better. Anyway. that's where she
camps down, only runnin' out once or
fee, and havin' nice little chatty visits
with Wee over the long distance.
Honest, I can enjoy an auntie who
does her droppin' in by phone. I almost
point of suggestin' to Wee that she tell
Auntie to reverse the charges. No. l
didn't quite go that far. I'd hate to
have her think l was gettin' slushy or
sentimental But it sure was comfortin',
when I came home, after a busy day at
the Corrugated Trust, to reflect that
Auntie was settled nice and cozy on the
ninth floor about twenty-five miles due
west from us.
/ should have knocked on wood.
crossed or something. For here the
other night, as l strolls up from the
station I spots an express truck movin'
on ahead in the general direction of our
house. 1 felt kind of sinkin' sensation
the minute / saw that truck. 1 can't
say why. Psychic, l expect. You know.
Ouija stuff.
And sure enough, the blamed truck
turns into our driveway. BY the time
l arrives the man has just unloaded
two wardrobe trunks and a hat box.
And in the livin' room ! finds auntie.
'cTh?'' says I. starin'. why. II
thought you was-
How cordialr' says Auntie.
''Yes," says |. catchin' my breath
quick. isn't it perfectly bully that
you could come? We was afraid you'd
be havin' such a good time in town
that we couldn't"
"And so was. until last night" says
Auntie. Verona will tell you all about
lit, I've no doubt"
Oh. yes. Wee does. She unloads it
durin' little stroll we took out towards
the garden. New York hadn't been be-
havin' well toward Auntie. Not at all
we'll. Just got on one of it's cantanker-
GUS streaks. First off there was a
walters strike on the roof garden res
ltaurant where most of the tenants took