Evening star., 1921-06-19

says 1: You understood that he was
rich. didn't you. Inez?"
She mods. Nav say so. and paw
say So" says she.
Foolish talk" says the old boy.
Me rich!"
j. "He don't look rich to me-" says
Inez. land we've get late for dim
ner."
You can always bank on Inez to
come out fiat-footed with the crude
but accurate facts In the case.
Peoples say a lot that amt So"
mutters Uncle Nels. indignant. Rich!
Huh"
affidavit" says /. "We'il take key Your M
word for it. Woli. anything else?"
What YOU do? Where you stay?"
demands Uncle Nels.
Say" / breaks in. suppose you
walk along with us and see. It's only
few blocks from here. and on the
way over l can sketch out the whole
tale. You'd be all night getting it
from IneZ. You see. I'm Trilby MAY
Dodge. and I've known Inez ever since
she left home. In fact, was quitting
my family at the same time"
49, + r. + \
T -NCLE EELS listens to the details
of how We worked in Coleraine
and Duluth and finally came to New
York to hunt for him. He srunts now
and then. but that's all
And now what about your says l.
Where have you been hiding all these
years and what happened to that pile
you were said to have made in the
lumber business?"
Bah says he. II don't make
much. Somebody tell lies. yust live
around. This your place, hey?"
This is our mansion" says l. ITS
Miss Welfby's boarding house. in case
you should forget the number"
=. Il don't forget" says he. Il come
see Inez some time. Goodbye"
Good d-bye," says Inez.
And almost before ! knew it the re-
union was all over. Somehow. for an
event that we'd been looking forward
to for SO long, it had turned out to be
mighty tame and inadequate. Not un-
stone steps did it strike me that it
was a singularly one-sided affair.
see here, Inez" says i, you don't
know his name, even now. do your
NO" says she. He no say"
Nor where he lives, eh?' says I.
Inez lunches her shoulders.
Something funny about all that"
saws 1. Hes a cagey old boy. I'll say.
And wouldn't it be 4 joke on US il.
after all-Look. 1nez; you chase In
and get your dinner. I'll be along
after a while"
II mean to trail Uncle Nels." says 1.
He hasn't any monopoly Of this
sleuthing business. has he? And I'm
Just as curious as the next one"
So off 1 dashed. picking up Uncle
Nels in the distance before he'd
quite a trick to keep a person in sight
during the rush hour. but as he
seemed to have, no suspicion that he
was being followed there was no need
for me to stay very far behind. l
stayed with him to the. finish. too. and
at that it wasn't more than forty,five
Weliby's. arriving Just in time to res
cue my dessert from. Inez.
"Say." SAYS I. breathless. where do
YOU suppose that poor old uncle Of yours
hangs out?
well. I'll tell you." says I. "He
lives in one Of the swellest apartment
hotels on Park avenue.
"Janitor?" asks Inez.
..That was my first hunch," says I.
but it was all wrong. I watched
hin, walk right in the front door, COL
lect his mail: and take the elevator.
who he was. He's Mr.. Nelson swazey.
and he lives in a five-room apartment
on the seventh floor. Has a valet and
his own private car and chauffeur.
what do you know about that? That's
your Uncle Nels. for you"
. Inex finishes her rice pudding
thoughtful. "Then-then he Is rich.
hey?" she asks.
:Barring his afternoon street cos
fume." says !, che has all the Symp-
.toms' A bit odd in his ways. should
fudge, but I'll bet when he signs his
name to q check 1t can be swapped
for real money at the bank; Yes. L
should call him 2 rich uncle.
shows her cheek dimples. Swell.
:rhat depends" says 1. "If you
merely want him to talk about, 1t is.
Beyond that-well, well have to wait
and see. I shouldn't chuck the win
dow job just yet. though II 1 was
you"