Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-12

Heart of Brooklyn" says
prompt 81 cam say it but I never
could spell it.. All 1 know is that it
rhymes with Solomon"
Both Aletta and Urania stare at
me kind Of suspicious. 1T is one OF
Brooklyn" says Aletta. a tribe re-
provin'. We've were born there,
and have always lived there. The
name has never seemed dihcult to
spell: at least. not to U.s."
But then" says I hasty. TIN a
punk speller. I knew where 1t was
anyway"
That is, nearly every one?" And
she glances apologixin' at Wee.
II am sure should have known. .
says Wee. "Joralemon. It's nice.
dignifled name.
TITS nice street." says Urania- "At
least, it was once. l am sorry to
say that a good many apartment
houses have been built there re-
Gently"
years." adds Aletta- There is one on
either side Of US now. We've cried
when the old Babson house was torn
down: didn't we. Urania"
Urania mods. THE Babsons were
such nice neishbors." say. she. -rhey
came to mothers funeral"
And once when our chimney burned
Real folksy. eh?" says L winkin'
at Wee
yes" says Urania- Mr.. Babsou
was q member Of the grand jury for
three terms. He and father some
times used to take the same street cal
on their way to business. He was q
wholesale grocer. Mr.. Babson."
Father was in leather" adds AL
eta. Poor father! We lost him
1T was that fall we started to
talk about coming to the mountains
says Urania.
And you've been coming UP here
ever since?' asks Wee.
NO" says Urania. But we talked
about it every year. And this year
we came"
Just shows. don't itr says /
smotherin' a grin.
"showsr says urania- starin' Al
THAT If you talk a thing mp strong
Like Noah and the food"
I'm sure you must BIO having Z
wonderful time" cuts in Wee. "The
city is so dull in summer" -.
eta. land we have an upstairs bay
window from which we can see every
thing that goes on. Through the
Venetian blinds. you know"
There was q double wedding from
the Patricia apartments. just across
from us. only last month" says
And the week before" adds Aletta
''the janitor Of the house two doors
above was taken away with deltrtun,
tremens: He'd been stealing private
stock. they say"
across the street." says Urania. 'haa
been carrying on high since his wife
went away"
$50 has the bald old wretch on the
third" comes in Aletta. I've watch
"And the woman we call the grass
| widow in the next house." says IRA.
mia, shakin' her head solemn.
my" says Wee, rollin' her eyes n
me.
pened.s says n' Aletts o'h'nE .we evs been been
| nearly two weeks. too"
Something WILL" says Urania hope
full Last season they say there was
an elopement from here. The chamber
"And several years ago a youna
married couple. Just about your age.
says Aletta, were caught out on the
| mountain In storm and lost their
way. and the searching party didn't
She died. Pneumonia"
People are often lost on the noun.
TAIN" says Urania, land have dreadful
| times getting back. so the house.
keeper says. They haven't this season.
though"
Not as yet" chimes in Aletta, also
hopeful.
Say. between them. they put up q
great duet. Maybe az soloists they
wouldn't rate with Lulu Belle, from
Georgia. but their teamwork was 1oe
per cent perfect Sometimes one
would start a sentence and the other
would finish It, and the very second