Evening star., 1921-07-17

slas,,, yloIsn, emotion sna is y opening her lips
almost ats human intelligence come into
the big gray eyes. Unless you're
watching her close, though, you'll
miss 1t entirely. But 1 knew the
| symptoms well. I'm an authority on
oa on ner. And yet. her mental proc
esses are always surprising to me
When get their drift
ru admit it doesn't seem logical -
Lsays soi says says she she. Not Uncle Nels:''
with Barry and Mr.. Tremaine. And it's
al settleu. Gwendolyn and her hubby
VIII probably beat 1t for Michigan n
II9mCrrow Iow and the joint will be ours
! how,s that for lucky break and a
i Swell. hey?' says Inez. making q
!! denta! display that would get a
; tooth powder ad. man rushing for a
camera. "He's-he's some uncie"
by unanimous vote." says I.
! and a trick uncle. and things ike
| that: but l hereby move that those
words be stricken from the record.
The ayes have 1t. Three cheers for
+! Uncle Nels.''
r6ns 1nsz ,has.ss,1, has su!s smiling. though and
! "Hm-m-m-' says 1, resting one
hand on my hip and proppine up NV
chin with the other LAS usual.
ines; your single-track mind has led
straight to the blind switch. But
that's a point we'll take up later.
must bring Uncle Nels over and let
MIN see how easy you are to look at
in your goddess get-up."
i AL right. says Inez. giving 1t
! And when Il aekod Iynnlo MAJ,
! he didn't want to Come and see his
| niece. that he's been so kind ana gen
erous to. he grunts that he would.
| Shes by the kitchen. Inez?" he asks.
should you think Inez would be in
tho kitchen7''
We'll. she the. cook here, amt
| she ?" he asks.
Cook" says !: "lnez. Say. don't
hair curled. Why. Inez couldn't quail.
| ify as a cook at a Girl Scouts bacon
bat, and she'd be the first to deny ii -
| Uncle Nels seems disappointed
W What-what she do. them he de-
! DO you mean you didn't recognize
her.. says I. "or was 1t that Barry
smuggied you in here in such a hurry
that you shad no chance to look
around? anyway. II you'll swing to
the left you'll see Inez. That'sft! That's
I
| satin and pearls"
! Uncle Nels took a good long look
before the dazed expression crept into
| his faded eyes. For even when she's
sitting at ease Sanking her gum Inez
| looms up dazzing and impressive. AS
the White Goddess she certainly is in
a class by herself. 1t would be hard
to find any one who could look more
| spotless or more goddessy. But doubt
If Uncle Nels is a Judge Of such types.
! Huh" he snorts. That al! she
''oh, that's Just her side line" says
l. Incidentally. too she's the
/ cashier: but her main job is to give
| US a good excuse for the name of the
| place and to supply the local color"
Mono other work." he asks
/. "Oh, little emergency dish wash
Uncle Nels shakes his head. Girls
should work" says he. "At home
she did it.. plenty. She had to scrub
floors, and hoe Potatoes. and do the
| Yes! know says ]. And she
| and milk eight, cows and make but
ter. She's told me about that. and
! how her old man used to persuade
her with rake handle. That's why
she quit and went of hunting for the
rich uncle she'd heard her folks talk
ing about p $50, =
''Mer' says Uncle Nels. 'I amt
rich. I'm just foolish. Ruyi8 a
place like this! 1 can't affoh9 it.
Mister Platt. you show me them
papers again." r.
But Barry's smooth youth. He
pretends not to see the hand that's
held out eager. TN do better than
that. Uncle Nels.' says he. 'rll send
you copies of Them, tomorrow. And
you know what,I told you about how
good an Investment this was? You
wait! BY fall ,yoG ands the girls
will be coming money here. simply
coming. it." s
T rNCLE Nels eyes him steady for a
- minute with a suspicious squint.
but then he gives a shrug of the
shoulders. We'll" says he, whats
done Us done. But it's loss. having
! an expensive girl like that loafing
around; dead loss. And I'll make
up no bad debt. Understand"
He has started for the door. still
shaking his. head and growing. when
calls ons to him ssy ~ vads Msseus Se's ssvins
a word. With your favorite Nicer =,
BAH" says he. my expensive
niece: that's what she is." And he
, bangs the door after him. -
What a dear old uncle!" says I.
LUCKY Ines isn't sensitive. See?
She heard that without batting an
She's perfect brick. isn't she?"
I'm some ways" says I. "But just
| a second, Barry. Where did, you dig
i up Uncle Nels again at such a timely
| hour and on such short notice?'
| why" says he, scraping his foot.
| IL happened to run across him. T"
i"Yes, you did" says I. Come, now
Uncle Nels had disappeared. You
said so yourself. He'd moved from
where he was living early one morn
ing without leaving any address. And
know he's too foxy an old boy to
let any one just happen to run across
well says Barry, with his chin
You've been In touch with him
all along. haven't your" says I.
Been keeping him posted ON where
we were and what we were doing?
.oh. what's tho. user. says Barry,
falling back on that -cbummy smile
ofshis. You'd get hep to- anything,
Trilby May. But he isn't such an
old crouch as he seems. Honest.
And I believe he's rather strohg for
Inex' and you. too: Only: he has his
own ideas and needs q lot Of humor-
/. ivory well." says EVEN humor
MIN. In our own way. I've never
tatslslcd the, JOB Of running q rubber
neck joint before, but II . LOT OF these