Evening star., 1921-07-24

ceive cressfall. count, O. not havin' no
hu'ss-an' dis is 1t! She smiled com
placently and patted the truck.
1t was borne in upon Orestes that
his truck was being commando cred
for the uses of the burial club Of
which his mate was an ardent mem
ber. He demonstrated: Cit out.
Nannie-guI Hit cain be: Me an de
| trucks late now, Mist Bill would lay
| me out, SO you'd git to have another
| fune'al, iffen I wuz to haul dat copse
to de grabeya'd."
But hows us gwine to git i'm dar:"
pleaded Nannette.
/ Let i'm git dar bes' way he cam"
emphasized Orestes. Il ain bodderiH'
bout dat ole Luminous Husky"
Hit ain TO de co'pse sake l keers," "
confessed Nannette with tears in eyes
and voice. Hits me what wuz gwine
to carry a spear in de peerade an be a
Sir Lady. an Callie what wuz gwin to
sing oh. Wipe Dem Tears. an de uni
fohms an de flowers an Mista Amos
Dusesnses orchestry. OBJ Her
voice broke with a sob and Orestes
felt himself slipping.
"Fune'als don't commence till TO
o'clock" he objected. "Dat'll take too
much time
. Nannette thought for moment and
her fertile brain hit upon an idea.
"Oh Rest Ease, ull hab it at high
noon! Hits heap mo- stylisher!"
Better make it high leben o'clock!
Hits heap mo safer waS Orestes'
yielding protest
Thus was evolved the coup Of the
Sons and Daughters of the Rent Veil:
high noon funeral! The class of it!
Nothing comparable to 1t had ever
been accomplished in Deep Ellum |:
T& IL ~
the Sons and Daughters of the Rent
Veil and the utter vanquishment Of
the Children of the Tabernickle!
Preparations went madly forward.
Nannette's enthusiasm was infec.
tious. Orestes- was surprised to find
himself becoming Interested in the
decoration Of the funeral car and
even lending a helping hand. He
dared not think of his employer.
The only time he reyolted was when
Black and Tan orchestry TO de
fune'al. you'll hab to loand de bury
Pin club five dollahs count @ Mista
Dusenses tuba bein' in de hook"
Orestes balked.
Look heah. honey, an carin'
bout no funeal! All I wants is TO
get th'oo-'
Well. dats de bes' way" asserted
Nannette. "Cummon. Rest Ease. 1
cain halfway march widout no music"
She was like child bercft Iof a
plaything and Orestes stony heart
showed signs Of melting. Nannette
played her trump card.
"Brudder Jelly say if you'll ad-
me de Gran Mistress OBJ de Catty-
falque when us gifts to de cemetery"
Orestes was incredulous. "Catty
Fork! Dey ain no such thing"
Nannette enlightened him. She
knew all about the. function of fun
q he nj he 70
casian. race know all about the func-
tion Of weddings. The fascination in
| either case is the same. She began:
DE Gran Mistress OBJ de Catty-
Heart an de Broken Wheel vile
! everybody comes up to view de re-
| mains, de music plays, an she beats
time to de music wild white lily.
Hits jist grand, Rest Ease, to be de
Gran Mistress OBJ de Cattyfalaue, an
So she had her way In the end and
Orestes saw his wealth applied to
the redemption of the instrument,
without very clearly defined ideas
for reimbursement-th club or Mr..
Dusen. Had he but OWNED iI he
vas to receive, his money from a
source entirely distinct from either,
but Orestes was gifted with no powers
Instead. he sighed. This funeral
was getting on his nerves and. d.swhat
was worse, 1t had devastated his pocket.
book. But he noted with relief that
the preparations were we'll nigh COM
plete. The procession was forming.
THE vicinity Of the old central de-
pot-now abandoned for the beau
tiful new downtown. station-was the
PLACE of mobilization. s..
The order of the procession was as
follows: First, Parson Padelford and
Jameson Jelly in the formers splen-
did new Rolls automobile. Then
!; OresteS with the funeral car, followed
by the flower bearers with the Busted
Heart and the Broken Wheel Next
the mourners with sopping. tears and
| These were formed OF the older and
j more sedate members. Professor and
Mrs Septimus Sugg. DR., Rambo
Hearne and Sister Savannah Jordan
and the like. After them-came the
young bloods-the ( sir knights and
! the sir ladies-Mannie Blair. Hosea
Hupp. sloo-foot Jackson, Eiiphilate
Peariine Wiggle, Minerva Wren. Mfliie
Moon and Nannette., 1t was like a
picnic to them, and they pirouetted in
their somher robes and brandished
playfully tiny swords and spears.
This was before the assemblage had
been called to order; afterward, of
course, they would radiate gloom.
up the rear, led by Mr.. Amos Dusen
footing complacently on his hardly re-
! Members Of. the rival organisation,