Evening star., 1920-01-04

to lose anything. do yOd. even IL they
do chatter? II was you I'd act nat
urai and tell 'em to 60 hang
You would" says he. stiH starin'.
ITO the limit" says j. whats the
fun Of hvin' il you caR't?''
Say. young man. says Garvsy.
slappin' his knee. THAT listens seh-
sible to me. Blamed II 1 don't And
I'm much obliged.
And after he's gone Wee comes down
from upstairs and wants to know what
on earth I've been talking 80 long to
that Mr.. Garvey about.
why" says !. I've been givin' him
some wi-e dope OH how to live among
pautes and be happy"
"Silly." says Wee. rumplin' my red
hair. DO you know what I've made
up my mind to do some day this week?
Have you take me for an evening call
on the Garveys."
Gosh" says I. 'You're some little
Polar explorer. amt you."
1t was no idle threat Of Wees. A few
nights later We got under way right
after dinner and drove over there.
expect we werc about the first outsiders
to push the he'll button since they moved
in. But we'd no sooner rang than Wee
beeins to hedge.
"Why. they must be giving a party"
says she. Listen. There's an orchestra
playing"
"Uh-huh" says l. Sounds like a
jazz band"
A minute later. though, when the but
ler opens the door. there's no sound of
music. and as we goes In we catches
Carvey just strugsnn' into his dinner
coat He seems glad to see rs. nighty
glad. Says so. Tows US right into the
big drawin' room. But Mrs. Garvey
amt so enthusiastic. She warns UP
about as much as cold storage turkey.
You can't feazse Wee. though. when
she starts in to be foIksy. "Fm just 20
sorry we've been 10 long getting over"
says she. "And We came near not com
ing in this time. Didn't we hear music
q moment ago? Yoa,re not having q
dance or-or anything. are your
The Garveys lsok At each other
sort Of foolish for q second.
"Oh. no." says Mrs Garvey. Moth
ing Of the sort. Perhaps some Of the
servants-"
'.Now. Ducky." breaks in Garvey.
Tets not lay It On the servanta"
And Mrs. Garyey turns the colsr Of
a fire hydrant clear nD into her Dss-
manent wave. "yery well. TtA."
says she. 'If you Will let every
body know. I suppose it's bound to
get out sooner or later. anyhow"
And with that she turns to me.
~ ~ rHnn
put him up to this nonsense. hope
you're satisfied
Me-" says I. doin' the Eawp act.
"How delightfully."- mysterious!'
says Wee. whats it all about?''
Yes. Garvey." says I. What you
been up to-"
I'm being natural. that's ALL" says
he.
"Naturalr' snorts Mrs. Garvey. 'Ts
that what you call IT,"
How does it break out?" says 7.
IF you must know" says Mrs.
Garvcy. 'he's making a fool Of him
self BY playing q snare drum"
'Honest?" says /, grInnfn' at Gar.
vey. ~
'Here 1t is" says he. Araggin' cut
from under q davenport q perfectly
good drum.
"And you might as well exhibit the
rest Of tho ridiculous things says
MrA Gsrvsy.
'Surer says Garvey. swfngin' back
= japanese screen and aisciesin' q
full trap 0utnt-base drum with
cymbals worked BY foot pedal,
xylsphone blocks. triangle and sand
bOards-ah rigGed up next to . cab
met music machine.
Well. wei.' says l. '.An you lack
IL . leader and Sophie Tucker to
screech and yeu could 90 on at
Reisenwehers."
isn't it all perfectly fascinating?
says Wee. testin' the drum pedal.
But its such . common, ordinary
thing to do." protests Mrs. Garvey.
Drumming! Why. out in Kansas
City remember that the man who
played the traps In our country
club orchestra worked daytfmes as
a plumber. He was a poor plumber,
at that"
But he was a swell drummer"
says Garyey. II took lessons of him,
on the sly. You see, as boy, the one
big ambition in my life was TO play
the snare drum. But never had
money enough to buy one. couldn't