Evening star., 1921-09-04
spUY some choon gum. lady!"

"RUY some choon gum. ladyr
- Any amateur dabbler in human
nature could have judged by the
woman's si,very gray silk to match
her silvery gray hair. and with a
dignity of countenance to match the
two, that she wasn't in the chewing
gum class. but. perhaps, the microbe
Of boy who halted her possessed the
same sort of instinct that makes a
yellow dog know a friend when he
sees one. Anyhow:
He was very small. even for a
microbe, and the dirt with which he
was inlaid from bare head to bare
toes was of character which Mr..
Venus would have classified as war
ious." -..-.--
You poor little dirty boy. why
don't you go down to the bathing
beach?"
The microbe having reached out a
package Of gum in expectation OF a
trade, drew it back.
II amt got the time to. l gotta
work"
well. If I give you a dime will you
buy yourself a cake OF soap!"
"Nome, wouldn't buy no SOAP"
She must have recognized honesty
in the refusal, for she asked for rea-
.oh. soaps all right. but 1 gotta
family to sport, an eats comes first
fl sentser pack
And, just to-show you what a right
sort of woman she was, she handed
that microbe a dollar bill. took
package of gum and told him to keep
She seemed to know it would go to
the family.
ss1N your articles in Sundays Star.
Around the CITY, I often see re-
quests for old songs. For this season
I write you. I am anxious for the old
song 'Piccadilly.' Will you please tell
me where can get 1t? ID. u. r.
ssDEAR Around City: know I ought
- not to bother you again. but
though am glad to get the words OF
Lorena,' which you were good enough
to send me, I am desirous of the
notes. I went to three music stores.
but was not successful Could you
help. me ind the music? Yours. jamie
e. B."
CHE was q survival OF tho era wnen
man could die safe In the as
surance that his relict would go into
crepe and stay there. Apd on her
face was the nervous exhilaration OF
a recluse who gets downtown only
once in SO often, bringing with her
a hunger to see all that is going on
and more.
Fate was in accommodating mSod,
for, Just as she was reveling In the
excitement of something ahead that
had gathered a human fringe around
it-Bump! And, there she. was. being
lifted from the outer side of the curb
brushed her on with his cap:
TITS lucky I saw you in time to
slow up enough to just graze you. If
I hadder been on full speed you'd be
on a stretcher by this time, and I'd
have been explainin' to the police.
you are gofn', steppin on asphalt like
that. This avenue ain'ts no church
aisle, you know"
The old infant. dazed. but tedly
conscious Of whole bones, let herself
be cleaned up and scolded at until, by
the time second woman Joined in
as second aid. excitement had coated
her wrinkles with girlish pink and
put a sparkle in her eyes that must
have been blue before yandal decades
faded them into the dullness that is
Father Times national color.
The boy. more scared Of the two,
because of the two he realized the
danger and escape, excused himself
to the extra woman:
..Honest, It warn't my fault-and the
old lady can't blame me for 1t. be-
cause L was juster-" But the old
lady Interrupted to allay his fears:
TIM not blaming you.. SON. Why,