Evening star., 1921-11-13

BLAIR, EYEING INEZ. "WHO II
SHE. AND WHAT DOES SHE Dor
he got off. but it's so much easier Il
shift that sort OF thing to q man
even if he is only a dried-up LITTLE
old Swede who couldn't scare any
| body.
Here. Uncle Nels." says l. "Blocl
off that Romeo in the gray suit. Fin(
out who he is and what he wants, Of
else get yourf riend Mike to give hin
upstairs and lock her in her room"
| Hey? Wha-a-at?" says Uncle Nels
| gawping at me dazed.
l didn't wait to explain the case
but pushed 1nez into the elevator ant
soon had her safe in the apartment:
listen here. Irez. II your Uncle Nels
| shows up with a dagger sticking out
| OF his back or otherwise mussed it'll
be all your fault Giving the come.
| hither to any stray foreigner you
happen to pick up: I'm shocked"
But IneZ doesn't care a rap. I'm
gonna make Uncle Nels tell me wha,
he say. that one." she announces.
And five minutes later. when Uncle
Nels does shuttle in, she tries. She
didn't get much out of him. though
Neither either did da,9S when took took hand; aao,
| can 1 say what he talk about. all that
outlandish lingo? Nor Mike either
He think maybe it's Italian language
Mike. Anyway. it don't mean any
thing to us. The young feller. though
he talk a lot. until the old ones pull
on." ON 'eN ;" '"' '" '" '' al ~
You don't mean you didn't even
find out who he was?" asks.
."Oh. sure!" says Uncle Nels. HE
gimme a card. Now what did L"
says I, White Uncle Nels is rummaE
ing through his pockets. Gave you
his card. did he? And did you give
him yours?"
Uncle Nels mods. why not?" says
I do with-Oh! Here's his card
Funny lookin'."
ALLOW me-" says I. picking 1t out
of his fingers. well, i should say il
was bit odd. Some names for a
youth Of that size-flve. six. seven
without-say. folks. I've got the an.
swer. Who do you guess Inez has
picked out to get up a Irritation
"Who?" demands Inez eager.
Only his royal and oriental mag
nificence, the Ginkwah Of Kassan,'
sna1,sy? n"Mey?~ :; says IS 1nsz, staring oyer my
Proving. what I've so often told
you. !nez." says I, that you really
should read newspaper now and
ginkwah's doings for the last two
days-how many rooms he has at the
Plutoria. what he has sent up for
breakfast and how he baked when
they tried to get him to ride in the
subway. The reporters have followed
to the Winter Garden. but so far he
hasn't had a word to say to them
Sensible guy, I'll say"
"He-he's big man, eh?' asks Inex
I'm Kassan he is. wherever that may
be-" says I: Hes the junior ring
prince, you know. although ginkwai1
seems to be his proper title. And
gather that he's been sent out by his
royal daddy to make the grand tour
Just come from doing Japan and
rolled in from Frisco only the other
grand chamberlain and a whole string
Of secretaries and so on. Must have
been some of 'em in that car. Accord
ing to accounts the ginkwah is all
kinds Of a plure. and by the way he's
said to have tried to view all the
be more or less Of regular fellow
Anyway. he's no common gink. He's
the Ginkwah Of Kassan. That's who
you pick out casually to vamp on sth
At which 1nez tosse, her head. 81
He-hes nice feller.
Sure" chimes in Uncle Nels. HE
gimme a cigar. See?'
Goodnight" says I. "Say, you
two are pair. How far do you think
Houre n@ rovsinS g1ng to To-, get tont 1nez With visit
he's coming around and take you tc
the movies and try to hold hand.
with you, do you? A crown prince!
say how do you get that way?"
4 + X
|0F course. I figured that this little
fiash-in-the-pan romance Of Inez'i
was all over. Something about her had
caught his fancy and he'd rushed afte,
her. Maybe that was g. habit Of his
But probably he was a quick forgetter
and If he wasn't, the grand chamber
lain would talk some sense into his
head as soon as he had q good chance
So kidded Inez all through dinnetr and
went to the theater without being at all
uneasy.
Yet when drifts back to the apart
ment again about 11:45. who do you
think find in the living room beamins
enthusiastic at Uncle Nels and Inez!
Uh-huh! The Ginkwah. He hasn't
come alone. With him is dapper
dressed, dark-eyed party who, az I came
in, seemed to be doing his best to make
Uncle Nels understand some of the
worst hashed up English I ever heard.
An interpreter, evidently. but by no
means q certified one.
Even when he was wide awake,
though. I doubt II Uncle Nels could
have guessed what was being fed to
him. but having been routed out OF
bed at 1880 pm. as I find is the case,
he stands there shivering in his bath
robe and blinking stupid. I could get
the rest Of the plot without asking any
questions. The Ginkwah has broken
loose from the grand chamberlain and
other official chaperons and has como
to put his proposition
well, WELL" says I. what q cozy
little party? What's it all about?"
Inez ducks her chin kfttenish and
INDUCES in that sappy smile Of hers.
HE come back" says she.
80 I notice" says I. ''But what's
the idea?'
/. THAT onei says Ines. noddinr at the