Evening star., 1921-05-22

too. But it's a fact. First off l
thought 1 was the master mind in
this sketch team that's come down
from Duluth to explore New York
for Uncle Nels ard other curiosities.
i had a honch that it was Trilby May
Dodge who was furnishing the brains
and Inez the weight. Every now and
then. though. l get a rude jolt which
makes me suspect that lneZ. with that
Eingle-track. movieized mind of hers.
isn't TO be listed as just SO much ex-
cess baggage.
Take this matter of her missing
Uncle NelS, for instance. Vow. OF
course, I've crossed him Off the slate
long ago. From the very start. after
under another name and that she
couldn't remember what he looked
like exactly. except that he had whls-
kers once; why. naturally, IL say
him. if he still existed. as she would
of retrieving a safety pin dropped
from a North river ferryboat.
Yet. when suggest that this
orangeade booth job of ours is
about as uncertain as that of any
hold-over postmaster in a hungry
republican district. and that we ought
to be saving up against the day when
Mr.. Popogoulis might drift in with a
crouch and give us both the gate,
1nez merely lunches her broad shoul-
1ers and springs that stupid pastoral
stare of hers.
For one item, Inez has graduated
from the Sth avenue arcades. where
you can see siX-reel thrillers for 80
cents. including war tax, and she has
developed taste for center aisle
seats in the big Broadway movie
houses. where perfectly elegant
gent in full evening dress leads
The big orchestra and they put on the
tenor and soprano selections with
special scenery. She's strong Tor
the organ numbers, too.
ccwELI. music" says Inez. "Nakcs
~ me feel good here And she
pats her skirt band to indicate the
exact spot.
"Now. l know what they mean by
drinking it in." says l. You swal-
low it whole. don't you. lnez: But
the fact remains that for these frllls
they nick US just twice as much and
YOU want to go twice as often. 1t
may be true that heaven protects the
working girl. but that's as lar as IL
goes. How she manages what comes
in the pay envelope is up to her.
Whether any of that sank in or not
can't say. for Inez chews placid
on her gum a while and then remarks
cheerful: well. L got rich uncle,
anyhow
Hes about as much use to US just
at present. though. as the fame and
fortune which I'm dead sure is COM
ing to me. We've still got both to
find before we cash in on en-"
But l like thinkin' bout Uncle
NeIs." insists IneZ.
Oh ,-nrrSelf I snnlv
ease off on the sundry expense ac-
count"
Not that we hadn't worked up a
good business at the drink booth:
knew we had for I'd discovered
daily sales slip tucked back of the
cash register and I could figure where
our average was running nearly 40
per cent higher than anything Pim-
pie Face and his side kick had been
able to show. But does Boss Popo-
does not. When I give Kim a gentle
hint that there ought to be little
commission coming our way he SIM
ply lunches his neck down into his
collar and those black eyes of his
take on a hard glitter.
"I can get plenty girls in here for
less" says he.
"Ouite So" says j. But not pair
of cross-mated blondes like us. who'll
ring up SO many nicke's IN a day
Why. say. mister. let me tell You
something. There are more than two
dozen Young hicks and as many more
old sports who've got the Inez habit
already
"Hey." says he. What is that?"'
"Oh. the habit of drifting around
here at least twice day. says l..
'rhink they've acquired chronic
thirst for orangeade? Well. hardly.
Most of 'em come to tell Inez what
- lovely girl she is, and II she nap
pens to let up on the pepsln lohg
enough to give 'em one OF her oroao
dimples. they're as good as booked
for regular customers. When she
misses I'm liable to edge in with
few frivolous remarks that MAKES
each one think he's a home wrecker-
That's the secret of our success. you
know. Team work They look at
Jnez and Iisten to me. and that's why
the nickels roll in. Come. now.
popogoulis: slip in couple more
dnnarii next SATURDAY,
He growls that he'll think 1t over
which isn't bit PROMISING
THEN all Of sudden Miss Weiioy
1 insists on shifting US to better
room on the second floor. at three
bucks more per week. you'll be so
much more comfortable there says
she, land it will look better if Miss
Petersen finds her Uncle Neis and he
comes to call"
"Inez," says I. have you been tell
ing Miss Wellby about your rich
uncle?"
Inez admits that she has.
THAT was reckless" says l. Now
we've got to live up to him ana |
don't quite see how it's to be done;
But you cent worry Inez with little
trifies like that. She's not the worry
ing kind she simply rolls her DIG
gray eyes around our new quarters
approving and remarks: Nice VIM
dows.
And the bath only two doors
down the hall, don't omit that. says
But don't enlarge on this Ulcle
Nels tale any more than you can feip
for I understand the singer person IS
checking out from the first floor suite
next week and I don't want to be
called on to finance that"
"Oh, well." says Inez. starting to
uncoil that double hank of wheat
colored hair
IL was only the next afternoon. too.
while old Popogoulis was making his
daily prowl around the booth. that
the Junius Stokeses rol, up in their
limousine. You remember? They're
The ones that Inez got mixed UP with
the night she caught the purse
snatcher on the ny ana say On MN I'm
until Junius found cop. And at the
lime. Mrs Stokes had promised 20
buv Inez a new hat for the one that
was wrecked during the scriInmaGe:
1ot the connection the minute L
saw 'em drive up. And. boss or no
boss, wasn't going to nave lhez
miss a chance to collect