Evening star., 1920-11-28


BAH says Leora, shudderin'.
Also she's suspicious, of the fruit
Tell me- says she. do they serve
anything real nourishing at these
places?"
, Try the filet mignon," 1 advises
Just a chunk of beef tenderloin
dressed up with mushrooms and SC
on. Then there's the poulet casserole
which Is plain chicken. Eh? What's
happened now?"
"S-s-sh!" she whispers. her eyes
bulgin' out. That girl at the mex,
| table. Look"
'.oh. yes" says I. She's having
courses. Lots of 'em are. I'll get
you box if you like"
Leora simply glares at me- II knew
| this was wicked place." says she.
She was dead sure of it when the
Jazz orchestra cut loose and the dane
ing space began to fill up. with folks
who drifted in from the tables.
1'Do-do they call that dancing?'
| asks Leora. pointing out a couple
who were euddled up close and were
jigglin' up and down like they was
worked by strings.
Sure" says !. They're doing the
todd1e. Cute. amt it?"
d.
well, some does and some DON'T
says L.
But 1 knew the big jolt was com
ing to her Not that I'd seen this
particular cabaret show. but 1 could
guess by the price we was pawn
| swell mob. had collected for. 1t was
five or ten minutes later when Leora
was stretchin' her. neck in a thor.
eugh waiter-to-waiter hunt for Thur.
low. that the real doings of the
evenin' began.
First off the lights blinked ou,
for second. then the orchestra
crashes into something superjazzy
the black velvet curtains in one cor
( ner of the roof garden are shot back
and out trips about two dozen Broad
way squads costumed scant and snap
py as a bunch of bathing girls.
glances around to see what effect
it has on>1<eora and I'm glad I didn't
| miss it. She's sittin' stiff and rigid
with her eyebrows up and both hands
grippin' the table.
Tights she Easps husky.
NO" says I. Mostly talcum pow
der"
"Do you mean to tell me-" she de-
mands. that their limbs are-are
bare?"
wear 'em that way in these reviews
says I.
t'Scandalousw says Leora.
Meanwhile the bathing beauties
has lined up singing that Ticker
tocker- toe" song, and all of a sudden
in prances a Underlined young gent
attired nifty in black satin knickers
breaks into the middle of the line,
clinches a SQUAD around the waist
with either arm, and down the floor
they come. chortlin' merry.
Jolly young party, eh?' l suggests
His voice amt much. but he sure is
some dancer"
Leora only shifts. Next thing we
knew the line had swung around and
was coming across straight at us. II
wasn't until the young gent was kickfn
his pumps not more'n eighteen inches
from the tip of Leora's nose that she
let's out this queer throaty sound. and
| when I turns around she's starin
| like she'd seen a ghost.
"Eh?" says l.
'It's-its Thurlow" she gasps.
! "Oh. come" says /. Are you sure?'
do you suppose I wouldn't know
she demands. That is my nephew
+ the boy I helped to bring up"
| Just to make sure" says I. '1et's
ask. Hey. waiter! Who's the come.
| diam"
"Heem?" says the dish juesler
/ THAT ees Msieur Meedge Milligan
! the great artistic. He ees engage fol
! all season."
Then you win." says I to Leora
| Seems to me Midge. all right. AND
! even If he did come from Topsfleld
! Mass. he's clever at his job. Lool
at the stunt he's doin' with his sill
lid. On good terms with all the girls
| too. amt he? Some boy. I'll say"
"The shameless young scamp" say.
Leora. as Midge proceeds to swing VI
and down the line. chuckin' 'em under
the chin and being chucked. 20,
! course. this settles it."
| About the twenty thousand" says I
"Yes," says she. between her from
! teeth.
| "But all this friskiness is part of hi.
work" I suggests. 'I don't call It G
| square deal to scratch him as an he'll
! without seefn' how he behaves in pri
vate life Course. he NAV be just a.
free with the ladies off the stage a.
! on and don't doubt what maybe h,
/ is. hut YOU amt proved it yet"
| 'Well?" she asks. What more would
| you have me do?'
'Lemme dope it out" says I. wait
| I got a hunch."
| With that 1 grabs the menu ant
scribbles a note on it to the effec1
that an old friend of Mr.. Milligan',
from Topsf1eld would like to see hin
| dAlSy luS SuOW NY walter friend
] after squintin' at the dollar that zoe,
with the. note, says he'll get it t.
Midge. Sure enough he does, too, ant
comes back with an answer It give.
an address on West 73d street ant
| says how Mr.. Milligan will be at hom,
after 1890 that evening.
"Humph" says Leora. "Evening
That's what 1 call the middle of tn,
night. I don't know that can keeI
awake that long"
| But with the help Of two cups o.
black coffee she managed to do it. w,
stuck around and saw the whole show
| through. We watched Midge shak,
out his whole bag of tricks, from
leatlin' the chorus to dressin' UP as
Polar bear and doin' burlesQu.
/ Apache dance with a young lady cos
TUNED chiefly in q white fur mum ant
anklets. And he seemed to get q bis
hand every time he came on.
Isn't he perfectly killing?" com.