Evening star., 1922-07-02

paw didn't call her that. of course.
He used to tell about-m-m- -m-m. l
know-Luella! What do you know
about that. Inez? I've gone and dug
up a perfectly good aunt when ]
didn't think I had a relative within a
thousand miles. Shows what you can
do when you get desperate"
You gonna write her. eh?" asks
Inez. Then maybe she asks you to
come make her a visit"
And then. again, maybe she
wouldn't" says /. NO; the only safe
way is to swarm in on her unex-
pectedly and drop your suitcase In
frame up an alibi. Let's see il we
can find a railroad folder that tells
how one gets to Danberg."
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\H7E were busy at that when Barry
Platt drifted in and let out casu-
roadster for a real touring car.
What a thoughtful old dear" says
/. That makes everything much
simpler"
"Eh?" says Barry. scratching his
ear
About visiting my Aunt Luella, of
course" says l. You didn't know l
had one? Well, ! don't always pa
rade my relatives. In fact. Barry. I
had almost mislaid this one for good.
and it was only by straining my mem
ory that l dug her up at all And.
by the way. can you tell me offhand
just where is Danberg, Conn.,"
No" says he. Why"
Because that's where Aunt Luella
lives" says l. Anyway. it can't be
such a long way off. and if your new
to seem to hint-but il we could all
put in the next weekend trailing my
dear old aunt think it would be per-
fectly lovely. Did you-er-sugges
anything. Barry. boy?"
Il was about to remark" says he.
that I should be delighted. I'm not
sure this is the open season for miss
ing aunts in Connecticut. but I'll
look up the game laws"
lou petteT get d ROAD map anu
find Danberg first" says l.
Later. when he had located the
place. way up toward the Massachu-
setts line. we decided that Friday
morning would be a good time to
start So we packed our bags. filled
luncheon box and made an early
getaway on that date. Inez had
dr. in wallis
Nels was all gussied up in a freshly
laundered suit, and l was looking as
spiffy as possible in a pongee sport
suit.
Il don't care" says Inez as We
swung into 5th avenue. 'f that
saxophone feller blows his head off
Sunday"
.As for me-" says 1. I'm hoping
Barry can find Danberg without driv-
ing all over the state of Connecticut"
''I'I show you." says Barry. that
as an explorer I've got Columbus
looking like a piker. We're routed
straight through to Danberg on a
nonstop schedule"
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IF hadn't read the blue book direc.
tions to him he'd have been lost
before we got through New Rochelle.
AS 1t was, we did wander around New
Haven for a good hour before we got
the hang of the yellow arrows. and he
made two wrong turns in Hartford.
but along about S pm. we pulled into
Danberg, triumphant, dusty and
hungry
Huh" says Inez. Kind of a wide
place in the road. amt it?"
Have a heart. Inez." says l. RE
member. this is my native town, and
while I can't hand it much for size.
It's a clean. homely little spot, even
If it is rather strung out. Aren't
those noble old elms along the main
street? And how about those quaint
old houses with the fanlikhts over the
door and genuine brass Knockers? l
wonder which one of them is Aunt
Luella's?"
wouldn't 1t be a clever notion to
ask some one?" suggests Barry.
I'D have thought of that myself
before long. smarty." says 1. why
not here?"
But the man at the filing station
had never heard of Miss Luella
Dodge. He knew about the Dodge
brothers. and that gas was 20 cents
that day. and that the Boston Ameri-
cans had made three runs in the
fourth inning, but beyond that ne
had nothing to offer. So we tried at
the post office, where squint-eyed
young woman with a gold front tooth
told us she was quite sure no such
person lived in Danberg or vicinity.
She had just finished canvassing the
town for subscriptions to a woman's
magazine, and she thought she ought
to know.
That's odd" says I. THE last I
knew I had an Aunt Luella here. But
I suppose you're not responsible for
aunts who are not claimed within
thirty days, and I'm afraid it has
been a good many years since l have
heard directly from Aunt LuelIa."
The young lady with the squint
didn't get wildly excited over the
case. She yawned and was turning
away from the window when she re-
Tented and made a suggestion.
some die and some move away
said she, "but II your aunt ever lived
here I'll tell you who would know
which ahs diA. JsR Tuttle. You'll
ind him over on the opposite corner
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