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

ure against the jutting end of life
boat, blew away wreath OF cigarette
smoke and gazed seward. He was
groomed. full of good points. nor lack
ing in the ready smile that wins. Gray
| were his eyes, with fine crow's-feet of
laughter about them. Polished. even a
bit too highly his fingernails and man
ners. his black patent leather boots and
black patent leather hair. The smile in
al its undaunted amiability. he turned
full upon Mrs. Lefkovitch, his fine teeth
flashing Whitley.
Come now. Mrs. Lefkovitch: I'll
the old gentleman out for the game
tonight? I've got Miss Esther for
proof. is 1t me or the old gentleman?
Miss Lefkovitch turned scorching
eyes toward her father.
OF course, it's papa, every time:
Mr.. Danziger or-or anybody get
seated up on top deck after supper to
enjoy the evening, up he comes and
drags him right down. to that old
game-to that old game!"
Hear. Mrs. Lefkovitch, how Miss
Esther scolds the old gentleman. too"
Truth is truth, Mr.. Danziger. That
my husband on a first pleasure trip
he takes from his business in twenty
nve years. man that all his life has
| nad to work from dark until dark to
get up to where he is now. should
lose $3.50 to young man what every
body on the boat says is full of luck
up to his teeth, amt no little thing"
But Mrs. Lefkovitch-"
Ach, Bertha"
Mamma-"
And on top of it all to tell his
wife, until she hears it straight from
the other ladies. that it is only $3.50
what he lost. I ask you. Mr.. Dan
Tiger. is it right?"
"Ach now, Bertha, didn't"
lyon did Aaron Dh
stateroom when you came in that
night and I asked you. -Four dollars
and eighty cents. Bertha you said,
just like that. Right away, when you
went to your bunk that night with
your pants pocket Under the mat
tress. l ought to have suspected"
But Bertha"
us that SO nice. Mr.. Danziger? 1
tell you for young man what pre-
tends he likes SO much to be with my
every night with her papa and win
away like that-it-it makes me feel
bad enough. I can tell you
Mamma
ia, and you! Amt you said your
self, Esther, how at night when it
gets prettiest for the young girls and
the young men to sit out under the
moonshine. how always when card
time comes YOU find yourself left by
yourself? Tell mamma. Esther, amt
you SAID lt!
ZACH now. Bertha, wait till we land
at Naples tomorrow and / get you
an Eyetalian policeman to tell your
troubles to-
I'D like to see once Abe Katz do
to you tricks like that, Esther.
There's young man for you'll al
ways say could learn the whole world
manners"
Come. Danziger, I play you for
no stakes, just little game of
freeze-out. Ell? No stakes, eh?''
But. papa, Mr.. Danziger and I
morning and watch Madeira till we
land"
ZACH no. Esther: like a good girl.
you stay and watch it by mamma a
little. Ell? See, out there already how
big the land gets. Stay by mamma
and in half an hour we be up again.
eh. Danziger?. A little freeze-out! No
stakes. Bertha; no stakes!"
Don't make out OF me fool,
Aaron: it only makes me madden"
See, Danziger, what a henpecker
of little wife I got"
Mr.. Dansiger placed a pat affec-
tionately between the older mans
shoulder blades.
"Your old gentleman here is surely
a card. Mrs. Lefkovitch. Hope to
crossed I've struck character that
can match up to him."
For you. MT. Danziger, two cards
I guess he is with 40"
See. Mrs. Lefkovitch. how your
daughter takes up for me-"
Come. Danziger! Esther. you stay
here by mamma little"
Don't be SO considerate Of me all
Of sudden. Aaron. Enough by my
self I've sat on this boat" ,=-, "a. \
Come. DanIiger" 49,
Jaw, papa! 1880 '''i-
Never mind. Miss Esther: when
We land I'm going to take you riding
up the funicular at Funchal and show
You the scenery Of your. life. They're
nifty little islands. the Madeiras rye
been right through them clear to the
Canaries."
Come. Danziger: and no stakes"
Now. Mrs. Lefkovitch. just you
spades right of the cards. Coming.
Lefkovitch. coming"
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the well washed. luxuriously wide
deck. past lines Of steamer chairs
joined together with an endless chain
of gossip. occupants tilted backward
until the soles stood upright>a and the
mind reclined
Left there and standing beside her
recumbent parent. Miss Lefkovitch
cast down upon her a glance that
wavered with tears.
Honest: mamma. you-you're' just
THE limit ! am. am +. because a
nix of . young man nobody knows
who he 10, can't come along and pull
the wool over my eyes like he can
over my daughters and her papa's.'
Hes one OF the s""eilest fellows
on this boat. that's what he is, II
you want to know it Everybody
Eof Chicago. the Bambergers and all
Fof them"
such talk don't go with me. 80
do l know all the swells of New
York. the Felsenthals and Schimms,
when I see them ride on 5th avenue
in their automobiles and see in the
lures"
You and your old fogy ideas don't
don't understand. mamma
glad I am an old fogy when / see
where all your fine ideas get U.S. You
wanted to come to Europe and we
came. Since papa can afford to do
what he likes and your brother
Niche is old enough to watch the
business. I don't want I should de-
prive my daughter Of anything what
she wants. but tell you, Esther, il I
was young girl with a young man
like Abe
Mamma. please"
Il means what I say. You thought
on this trip to Europe such fine new
people you could meet. But not one
boy on this boat have I seen what can
stand up for a minute by Abe Katz.
tell you. Esther, even in the night
when lay down In that hot bunk Of
mine, how that boys face comea right