Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-09
Ever, Ever Green

He made a grandiose bow
Excuse me! Excuse me and no
harm meant. Far be it from me to
interfere between any lady and her
gentlemen friends. Excuse me, kiddo.
and no harm meant"
CHE was on her feet and quivering
You! You! Amt you ashamed.
you? "A boy like Ben. You and
your rotten crowd with your rotten
thoughts. Gawd. I dare you to stop
in and see for yourself when he stops
in here for a minute ton ght that
there's something besides rottenness
in this world, that there are men can
live in this world without wallowing
n the mud. You-whatta you and
your gang know about boys like Ben?
You and your kind don't know
ITS soft for you, kiddo. 1 amt
blaming you"
You and your gang! Gee. If you
was invited to saints supper. you'd
watch your overcoat. Whatta you all
know about a man who can look at
the sun without squirting, you and
your gang?"
He rose, expostulating:
Gee. amt you q little spitflre! Get
ting me wrong like that. l never said
nothing against him. Sure he's a real
guy. l seen him once with AL: great
big fellow with a mouth full Of teeth
and q smile as catching as measles.
Say. II this way of going on suits you,
kiddo, Gawd knows it amt my rest
cure you're taking. Sure I remember
the fellow, and his five-inch smile"
Smile! Gee, right after the paraly-
sis set in and I was stark raving
crazy with the scare. it was that
smile steered and"
'Sure. sure. Say. all of this amt
none of my butt-in."
His incertitude might have been q
cabaI of opinion inveighed against
her. A wall of fog rose up sheer. dim
ming her eyes.
"I-honest, you got me SO upset
SO upset IL just don't know what
to dol dunno. You could make
your crooked way of thinkin'."
That's the way with q fellow like
me; let me try to hand somebody
and they turn around and
land me one"
mo, no. Lee; I didn't mean moth
ing"
Let a fellow like me try to do a
girl a turn and watch him get stung
every time"
He was stayed. but sullen.
Say. you amt doing me no favor.
But your luggage is all on you. amt
it? Didn't you say so yourself
nothing here amt yours"
Yves"
'"Then what's hurtine?"
Tim all out of step, too. Lee"
He turned to her, conciliatory.
"But you amt lost your looks. kid
do. 1 got to hand 1t to you. there.
You amt lost your looks"
T-couldn't go without telling him
Ben
Tell him you're on your job again
like a self-respecting girl. and he'll
think more of you"
"But sometimes it's nearly IL when
he passes from the Monday night
meetings and-and the trains or at
11:07."
write him. Gee. a fellow don't
need a brick opry house to fall on
him. But don't let me butt in. If"
I'm all out of step, Lee."
But lights were burning in her
eyes.
He smiled down at her and patted
her shoulder.
you're all right, Lo-Lo. But wait
till you see the part I've got up my
sleeve for you, A five-minute single
with a chorus support thatll make
you over night"
"Lee!"
I'm going to advertise you, too.
kiddo. You got a running start on
press stun already thatll make you a
feature on any bill"
'Gawd, Lee, IL feel right scared"
'Sure you do. It's a wonder nine
months in a tank like this amt sent
you to a padded cell"
at amt that. Lee. Honest. you'll
laugh, but I've kinda got to liking 1t.
les great little town.
Lee"
Sure"
1--WE lived here so quiet together
him and me. Lee-so. 30 quiet"
have your sea legs back"
Her lips Quivered like wounded
nesn.