Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-09
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explosives, squeezed out upon the
little geranium- hedged station plat
form. A line Of omnibuses. lopsided
SCARED and travel-weary, their rear
doors hanging open, backed up
against the platform, and into the
half dozen of them, full Of travellers
splenetic excitements. piled the thirty
Company; chorus girls who bent
their feathered heads and founced
in with a display of too much ankle
show girls, full-busted, but ever
wary Of the double chin; narrow
shouldered young men with small
collar sizes and next years cut OF
coat; principals with extraaluggage
and lips too painted or too proud to
smile,' and up and down the narrow
platform, snarling. swearing, shout
ing. Mr.. Charley Lee walked. the cold
coat collar turned up against the
November chill.
"Quit your Cabling there. Leave
that lunchstand alone. Pile in. Pile
in. Hurry. girls. there's plenty room
for all. Here, pile in the last bus,
some Of you.
"Get in, Al: what you hanging
around for? Fer Gawd's sake. Floss
quit chewing your rag and pile in
Now ready. boys. drive on!'
'ACome on in. Lee. there's room
here on my lap"
Nav. I'll walk-let 'er go. boys
whip up them nags."
The procession moved OF. creak-
ing, swinging-across the railroad
tracks, up slight incline of hill
baggage swaying perilously. drivers
shouting and barricaded in with more
luggage, horses straining at their
eroins; laughter drifting backward
And from the rear windows Of the
rear omnibus Mr. Al Delano's white
face, staring backward.
/ The sweet. clean smells Of the open
stole out over the countryside and
after it's furry the little station re-
lapsed frankly into its habitual
Quiescence.
Charley Lee exhaled loudly. wiped
at his hatband and started across
the tracks.
At his side a step. light and full OF
indecision.
'Lee"'
'Lo!'
A cloud spread over his brow. i'm
mediately evaporating into smile
.Tf it amt the baby-doll! Why
amt you in one Of the buses. kiddo"'
She slid a timid arm into his.
law, there WdSu any IoOH.
They burst into simultaneous ex-
plosion of laughter.
wasn't any room! The little devil
wanted to walk up with me. Wasn't
any room! Cad. can you beat some
Of 'em for nerve"
IT can dress in five minutes. Lee,
Il got my knickerbockers for the
prance on-on underneath.
Cad. 1 oughta fine you out of half
weeks salary for travelling in your
wardrobe"
Like fun you would"
cad. can you beat 1t for nerve?
How the little devil talks back!'
They turned up quiet street where
trees met over their heads in a me1an-
choly arch and on both sides of the
road, we'll back. lights glowed behind
cites Of cottages showed through the
darkness.
Say. Amt this a swell little town,
Lee. The first decent tank I've seen.
Looka in there, will you? All eating
supper around the table like regular
folks. Neat. amt it? Looka- kids and
the old granny and all: Looka"
in April Neat, clean. little dump. and
a good show town.
cav, looka that cute little red-ruofed
cottage with the weather-coclk whirling
around over the porch. brand new and
ALL Say. amt that cute? Gee, for rent,
too. 1 wouldn't mind renting that my
self Look at 1t up there on the little
hill right between the depot and the
town. Say. amt that cute-I wouldn't
mind renting that myself
Eyes, you would. You stick to me,
kiddie. and see If what tell you about
the Amsterdam Roof don't come true 81
Honest, Lee?'
Jaw. but what's the use ekreating