Evening star., 1922-05-21
ny JAMES A. BUCHANAN.

OOSlN EthellnQ EtitxAue III
tNN halls from Capetown Cross
roads, thriving metropolis
, in the. middle west. 1t Is
burg where there are more cults and
higher-plane organisations to the
square yard than in any other place
iI the world: municipality that is
chock full of individuals who are
continually seeking after. the new
and unusual; town that has given
birth to more societies., clubs. as
sociations, etc. than all the national
headquarters of the different orders
of the world. ~..7...s..<.- .., ~
'Tis a, place where the originator
of some new-fangled idea or Thought
can, without the slightest trouble,
secure a charter list of a hundred or
more members. He needs but some
new and queer, idea in order to secure
a two-foot hold in this sbustling little
community. Neighbors of adjoining
towns have long since. dubbed this
village "Nut-town,... = !. - z
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THE prime mover Of all these mod
crit -lNOuSut anu
ute societies is Cousin EtheliE
Elizabeth, who has suffered ever +
thing. from ingrowing complexes to
neurotic refiexes. She has been
Identified with g so many different
cults that her wardrobe resembles
that of high priestess of the Druids
or one of the innermost temple
worshipers in india. In fact, her
brother John has computed that If her
flowing white gowns and other
bizarre adornments were patched
together they would make a tent
larger than that employed by the big
circus that comes - town annually,
and were her amuiets. snake Arm
bands and other picturesque II not
beautiful perAonal ornamentations
grouped together, it would look like
the complete demolition of. popular
though inexpensive brand of auto
mobile. While many Of, these trtnkets
were originally purchased as having
come from the toInbs of the fharaohs
and other similar places a micros-
copic examination would, no. doubt.
disclose that they ,weyer made in
Passaic, N. J., or fabricated by some
of the cunning artisans who can turn
out an old master at twenty-four
hours noticei
The sandals that Cousin Ethelind
Elizabeth Owls would equip an army
preparing to march across the. desert
of Sahara, while the funny folderols
that she places atop her hennaed
tresses occupy several rooms in the
family mansion.
So much, IN part, for q description
Of the fair one who wired us a week
ago that she was coming on to Wash.
ington in order that she might be en-
rapport with the ,KnE1d,Aehsart throb,
which, according to the latest vision,
had moved to the capital OF the
nation.
EARLY Tuesday morning we CRANK
ed up the family fiivver and In
spite of bewildering trafiic regula-
tions managed to- reach the Union
station without damage-that is. phys
ical damase-the mentsi damage be-
ing caused by the Aforementioned
trafIic regulations, which are as in
s&elligible to the averaGe motorist as
sanskrit is to Babe Ruth.
Parking our feverish ssteed, fever
Rsh because we had neglected to put
water in the leaking radiator, we dis
embarked three blocks from our des-
tination and set forth for the station.
We proceeded with fear and trepi--
dation, because we had not seen Cou-.
sin Ethelind Elisabeth for about eight
years. In other words, we had not
cast our lowing eyes upon her smiling
countenance since she first became ad-
dicted to the cult habit. We were not
afraid, however. that we would miss