Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-07-26

Iother.
"You will have half the tow
at your heels" said Bart. Fo1
e look as though you had aus
q stepped out of comic opera.
= Why, people, you are clean. And
as | live, Alix has powdered hel
l nose"
!, Larry and. looked at each
e other and laughed. I'VE do look
, as though we were going to a
masquerade ball, do we mott"
For answer Larry rubbed some
2 wet earth that he had taken from
J sone Of the ferns in the windows
over his shirt and his golf trou-
,sers. He removed the scarlet belt
and tore great hole in his golf
leap and streaked his face. I went
into the kitchen and found an
, old shawl that had belonged to
the laundress and crossed 1t over
and tied it behind my back. I
found box Of cocoa near the
stove that Hannah had been
preparing for Hal and, dipping
my powder puff into it, I used it
lightly over my face. I diyested
myself of the rose behind my ear
and literally streaked my purple
handkerchief about my hair, with
dampened cocoa, When re-
turned, Bart looked me over cri-
E tically.
THAT is better" he said, "but
you are still far from the real
thing. You will look better when
you perspire a little and that
brown stuff you put on your face
runs down in streaks." /"
"Oh, would you know 1 put
brown stuff on my face?'s
why, of course, silly. But it
looks like dirt and perhaps you
can get away with it.
I had a case of stage fright as
we emerged from the doorway.
but the smiles of the real trou-
badors reassured me. Larry made |
the man understand that he was
to come the next morning to the
basement of my apartment and
he would be given his hurdv-
gurdy. Then. with a whoop from
Bart we started Larry pushing
the hurdy-gurdy and I walking
beside him.
We did not attempt to look at
each other, much less speak. Ny
heart was beating so fast I seem
ed to hear 1T. But, much to nv
'urprise, no one seemed to notice
is. Everyone went about his
business except the children ,ttwho ,
ollowed Larry as If he were the ,
Pied Pipel of Hamlin come back :
o life.
Say, play us tune" they beg 4
red as we came to a shady place :
lear jutting wall. 'Play us a .
une, won't your" .
Larry complied and the chil- 7
i
rem commenced to dance.
All at once the Alix Hammersly n
hat my friends knew slipped from
lie like a robe and left me lust
part of the laughing group of 4
arefooted, poorly-dressed chill
rem about US.
Instinctively, we had turned
ur way to the poorer section of
he city and everywhere we went
ne children Immediately adopted
AIRY into the charmed CIRCLE"
their friendship, They sprawl
over him like young puppies. %
. danced with them while "
lrned the crank Of the street. y.
-ano. He snatched my tambou- o
ne and handing it to a child =,
hose movements were all grace 20
bowed with mock Difference 80
nd they entered into a dance 80
-at would have made their for ~
mes If 1t could have been put Va VI
ION the stage. gil
On and on We wandered. 49,
Our group of admiring friends Sn
ew larger. The shadows tic
ngthened and l found l was TIL
owing tired and a bit hungry. wo
Larry. quick to note my chan fie
d mood, persuaded me To sit we
wn upon the curb while he went
ross the street and bought tor
If OF bread, a piece of cheese. the
d an onion. He sat down up- for
the curbstone beside me and but
children crowded about us. onl
Larry they are hungry" pas
"a to him in French. Lets
ID them all they can eat for TAX
ce." cor
he began to break off pieces of
lad and cheese and pass them rea ,.
as fast as little hands were Wv
etched out for thsm. visl
Give me some. give me some. tro,
sic boy" ''Vl =
Wait. wait a minute. Every put
OF you shall have some" ana fsss
crossed the street and came
* with bread and cheese and nj
lies and oranges. Four times AVA
filled basket and then, oh
venly bliss. he thought of me
gave me some as we'll No