Evening star., 1922-02-26

came INTO ner eyes. On. Sne
groans. Aunt Abbie and Aunt Es-
ther! Suppose they should find out
what I'm doing?"
Unless you send 'em bulletin,
how can they?" I asked.
IL don't know" says she. glanc-
ing out of the cab windows, as IL she
expected to see 'em sleuthing her on
foot But they always found out
everything-especial Abbie. She
has the kind of eyes that see right
through you. Why. once a young
man / used to know sent me a box
Of chocolates by parcel post. and l
happened to be at the front door
when the carrier delivered it, SO /
dropped the package in the umbrella
jar and later on hid it in a mutt in
my bottom bureau drawer. But ABB
bic found it and made me tell the
judge who it came from and all about
it. If she could see what I've bought
today" ..
x X y X
HCAY, you've got an Aunt Abbie
complex. haven't you?" I told
her. We'll, we've got to cure you of
that, even if 1 have to do little
amateur psychoanalyzing. Just re-
member that Aunt Abbie is several
hundred miles of and that you're
well out Of range Of her corkscrew
eyes. What could she do, anyway. If
she did know? You're your own boss
now, aren't you?"
"Y-e-e-es. suppose So" she admits.
But all the same. I just know that
couldn't face Abbie."
"Well, don't worry" says T. II can't
sac any chance that you'll have to.
Eesides. you're going to need all your
:.erve for what's coming tomorrow"
"What?" she asks. i.
I've got you dated up" says I, "for
a four-hour session at beauty shop,
and when you've had. a manicure, a
deep facial, and a permanent wave
you're not going to dread any kind
Of torture that in-laws can think Of
'Must I go through all that? she
asks.
Take look at yourself" says I.
That's the answer. You have a
flabby double chin, crows feet coming
in your eye corners, and the way you
do your hair is about as becoming as
a sunbonnet on mule. Who wished
that doughnut effect on you,. any
way?'
Aunt Abbie and Aunt Esther al
ways did their hair that way" says
she, land they made me do mine like
theirs"
Il thought it dated back to the Nc
Kinley period" says I. We'll. we'll
change all that. We've got to before
/ shall dare exhibit you anywhere
but in the side streets. In about three
or four days more, though, We'll be
able to appear under the bright
lights"
They were strenuous days. I'll tell
anybody Who wants to know. For
when began with Mrs. Trueman-or
Clara, as she soon asked me to call
her-not one thing about her was
right, unless it was her eyes. feet
and hands. She did have rather good
eyes, full, round and fairly lively
when she forgot those old maid Sis
ters-in-law. But the rest was just
plain tacky and back-numbery. Six
teen years Of bezique and popcorn
ball evening orgies! She looked it!
To revise a woman like that seemed
a hopeless job. but l took her to the
best experts could find and told 'em
to go the limit. and hang the expense.
I will say for her, too, that she stood
it like an early Christian martyr, al
though after a days shopping or a
beauty parlor siege she was only At
to ease herself into bed and sleep for
nine hours on a stretch.
+ \ + T.
A T last we began to see daylight,
however. She'd had her eye
brows plucked, her hair marcelled
and lot of other things done. And
hanging in the closet was a full
trousseau of new clothes. So had
rounded UP Barry. Plat for an escort,
engaged a table for dinner at the
Ritz. and bought seats for tho newest
musical revue in town. Clara was to