Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-19

mont later he was deeply grateful to
the something. 9
IT smoke three cigars day" said
the oracle, zone after each meal. That
amount of smoking will hurt nobody.
More than that Is too much. ! used
to smoke to excess. four or five cigars
per day and maybe a pipe or two. l
found 1t was affecting my health and
! cut down. Thank heaven, no one in
my family ever got the cigarette
habit; disease, rather. How any sane.
clean-minded man can start On those
things is beyond me-" ais
Me, too," agreed Billy, taking the
preferred cigar with one hand and
making sure, with the other. that his
silver pill case was as deep down IN
his pocket as 1t would go. - :
"Cfgarettes. gambling and drinking
60 hand in hand" continued the man
Of the house. IT wouldn't trust
cigarette fiend with a nickel"
There are only two or three kinds
he could get for that" said BUY. 3
What say?" demanded Mr.. Mo
Donald, but before Billy wasToblig edi
to wriggla's ont OF f. Aunt Mary came
in and reminded her brother-intlaw
that 1t was nearly church time !.
Mr.. Mcdonald and Aunt Mary went
to church. Mrs. Mcdonald pleadisS
WEAKNESS, stayed home with the
children" She wanted a chance o.gets
acquainted with this pleasant-faced
boy who was going to rob her OF one
Of her Ave dearest treasures.
The three were no sooner settled In
font of the fireplace thar. Ellen
adroitly brought up the subject of
auction bridge, knowing that 1t would
relieve Billy of the conversational
burden.
Mother is really quite a shark,
aren't you mother?" she said.
II don't fancy being called fish,"
said mother, smiling. - r.
shes written two books on 1t. ana
she and father have won so many
prizes that they may have to lease a
warehouse If they'd only play for
money. just think how rich we'd all
beF
THE game is fascinating enough
without adding to 1t the excitement
and evils Of gambling" said Mrs. NC
1T is a fascinating game" agreed
1T i.." said Mrs. Mcdonald. and;
away she went. q g..
Before father and Aunt Mary got
strong disciple in conservattveness In
bidding ana thoroughly convinced that
all the rules he had been taught were
dead wrong. He saw the sharks points
so quickly, and agreed so whole
heartedly with her arguments that he
impressed her as one OF the most in
telligent young men she had ever
talked at. It was too bad 1t was
Sunday night, but some evening soon
he must come over for game.
ard like awfully well to read your
books" said Billy. III
sHThe first ones usefulness died with
the changes in the rules" replied
Mrs. Mcdonald. but think have
one Of the new ones In the house, .
and Til be glad to have you take it,
~I don't like to have you give me
your only copy" - d,
"Oh. I believe we have two"
She knew perfectly well that she,
Aunt Mary announced that Waiter
had been seen in church with Kath-
ryn. He had made It his business to
be seen. He and the lady had come
early and had Unanswered into the
third row from the back, on the aisle
leading to the Mcdonald family pew.
on the way to her seat. and she had
turned and spoken to him. She could
not know that he and Kathryn had
"ducked" before the end of the pro-
cessional .-9et
After reporting favorably on the
Case Aunt Mary launched into a de-
scription of the service. About sew
enty had turned out. The music had
been good, but not quite as good as
in the morning. Mr.. Pratt had sung
.Fear Ye Not. o Israel" for the Of
fertory. DR.. Gish was ,stfll sick and
q lay reader had served. She had
heard from Allie French that DR.. Gish
expected to be out by the middle of
the week, and certainly would be
able to preach next Sunday morning.
The church had been cold at first, but
very comfortabl finally.
nd GQid aha and Rillv
I would go out in the kitchen and
make some fudge. :
At was afraid Aunt Mary would bore
| YOU to DEATH" she told Billy, when
they had kissed for the first time
since o'clock. "She just lives for
the church, and can talk on no other
subject"
! Il wouldn't hold that against her.
/ said Billy, charitably.
The fudge was q failure, as 1t was
bound to be, but the Case. who came
| in just as it was being passed around,
was the only one rude enough to
say so.
when he had tested 1t.
rs what a new stunt?' asked Ellen.
''Using cheese instead of chocolate"
THAT will do. Walter" said his
| father. you can go to bed"
| Walter got MP and started for the
hall. At the threshold he stopped.
IT don't s'poss there'll be any Of that
fudge left" he said. but II there
should be. you'd better put It in the
mousstrap" l4- y