The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-22
By E. Morton Howard

engine 1t the roadside for an hour. AZ
seven, Painting winked at me and hintsd
that we might get sway now. 'fou don't
seem to REALISE" told him. chat ths
blessed old engine really has gone a strfhsi
I can't shin her, and that's tAs trufAr
''Psntiing was surprisedT
"surprisedi He vas furiousi He I'D
frsnticslly to help me TN he pischsd his
fingers and got oil on his nose. Th@ -
went and sat on q gate and WATCHED -
You know bow they etf And Ma osSn
and her mother were not tsiknG
Next time Cupid beckens te-ms fss ss-
sncs. I'm net lookinsi Hsvsvs'
I got q message thrsasA On q bns b
repairer, and be came along With q brssh-
down gang. We got svsy about nine an
srriyeS IN London 1t elevsni took -
ladies home and ran Psntfns down 10
Psn,Iey's Hotel. his Uncis Thsodsrs vas
outi / left Painting waiting Hs dAst
even say roeS-nisht 10 ns."
E,oR a full fortnight. hsppsaet 70 -
Il out Of London and a. did not - Psrtffna
Then one morning saw In the paper tss
announcement Of his engagement to Mis-
MoIna Dayne.
Evidently Painting has managed 10
smooth the old boy down." decide<. lied
neyer dare 70 hsunt this paragraph at hin
Il they wes stfn at daGsers drawn i nay
nov safely return to Lcnts1 v1tAeut en-
pectinr querulous men 10 rush cut az -
ana stab me with reprosche."
arrived back In London that svsutnA
and, within q couple Of hours, met Painting
at the club.
'oh, yss, it's quite. quite an hsht!-
he Informed ma. Uncle Theodore 10 charmed
with Meins. BE THINKS I'm a very fortunate
young man, indeed, and he's going 10 give
US something notable I'm the way Of wedding
presents"
That's rood!-
"Yes, the old boy has quits tafsn b
Mcins. You heard what happened the ~
ming he arrived, i supposeT
IT know your cousin Kennsfh met him ~
the station"
Yes, Kenneth csrt.inly d1d In bsst b
queer my pitch. However, I'w Tot my
revenge. I've booked him for best man.
And with new morning eosts and sflf hats
at the price they sre-r
Revenge 10 sweet. particularly when h
Is disguised a. mssnsnimity. What did your
uncle SAY at the newst'
well, 10 seems that the old boy kmply
suaksd and hsaved with fury. BE drors
10 the hotel, wsited awhile for ma, and
then, when didn't turn up"
ct know that bit. met rorimer."
'sweIl, Uncle Theodore couldn't keep bach
his emotions. He decided 10 10 and ses
Molina act, % that he could confirm bis
worst fsars. Kenneth had told him her
name, and tia theatre where she was sp-
pesrins, and % he went thsrs, positively
seethinsv"
And. instead Of seeing Mis- Dsyne, saw
her understudy, Miss PlenchsrdI''
Yes. but he didn't know Il. OF course.
there was no announcement made and hs
went BY the program An6-ven. he en-
phsticslly did not approve ne prformsncsl
At the end Of the show, be made up his
mind 10 intervene personally. immediately,
and with viror. he went round 30 the
stage door and asked 10 see Miss Dsyns.
His intention was, there and then, b brssi
Tia snsassmsnt"
Il thrin-de please % emf
He ashsd The doorkespsr b conduct nm
to Mis- Dsyne. TIE doortesper vsrJ
truthfully replied that Miss Dsyne VA, not
in the theatre. Ny uncle, .cceptinr thi,
as all Of a part with the duplicity Of the
theatrical profession, descended to artifce.
He made q rustling noise with Brsdbury's
and repeated his request with a knowinf
smile. The doorkseper Jumped 10 the con-
clusion that the person my uncle really
wanted to see was not Miss Dsyne, but the
lady who had played her part that evening,
He simply bounced on the poor girl, I
understand"
Did she call policeman" I asked.
''Sbe threatened to. That pulled him IN
q bit sharp. Then, at her suggestion, hs
told her Just what b. was drivint at. Then
shs told him the truth-thst she vss NOT
Molina Dsyne at all. And while the old bcy
was still blinking, shs let loose st him an
her ouist. cutting way. She has a pretty
gift Of cool, sarcastic speech"
80 I've heard. They say that even
stage managers are polite to her"
Yes. Well, Miss Plenchsrd uinc,d IN.
old chap up pretty thoroughly. bow dared
het-that was her text and she used I,
under forty nine headings. How dared n.
come clustering in like thstf How dared 10
make ridiculous mistskesi How dared m
thrust his unwelcome acquaintance upon
people? believe she implied, a. Ii. mos,
charitable explanation, that he had hen
drinking. Any way, was waiting for uncl,
at his hotel when he came In and b. wa,
absolutely dared and pounded. Reducea 70
tears almost. And automatically spolor,r,n,
to every one-you know the sort Of attitude.
He was shuddering and looking round! Oh.
but he was pulped!''
HE spologized, Of coursey''
81 gather that he had been ,r,t.-I-,-