The Washington herald., 1922-06-27
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She is very old. 70 or 75, at least.
Her face is shriveiled like a plum
that has lain all winter in a dry
cellar. Her very form has shrunken
to the dimensions OF a child. Bands
OF white hair appear under
greenish- black bonnet. But there
Is no admixture of the typical
sweet old lady in the furtiv.,
querulous, crafty old features like a
yellowed ivory netsuke OF some
strange japanese spirit. Her his
tory? No one knows But she Is
one of our best-known "panhand-
lers." regularly working" all of
the offices. that she can get into.
She usually represents that she is
collecting for charity although the
repulsive and pitiful cunning of
her demeanor bellies any claims she
may make. She recently tackled
a man who shall be nameless, but
who. nevertheless, bears a reputa-
ton for stinginss and unscrupulous
dealings that should have netted
him a greater measure of fortune
than he possesses. He and the old
lady really possess a number of
qualities in common. She struck
on the morning after a disastrous
coup that didn't coup. Temporarily,
his conceit had slouGhed off to that
layer OF highly self-conscious SEN
timentality possessed by the in
grained callous. In the hating and
cynical smile he gave her there wa1
the admission that she was even
what, in his heart of hearts, he
feared he. might be before his re-
lay was run. With the gesture
dramatic he handed her a Ave dol
lar bill. Who shall say what II
was. bribe to fortune or. what?
But it was a windfall in her pinched
days. In a week she came back
to this generous ONCE for another
contribution. But things were go
ing better for our hero now. with
a decisive snarl he Informed her
that she'd worked him once and
that shed better stay out of his
Offices.
BABY AND GOLF
VIE IN. ."COMPLEX.s
Is the "hew papa" or the golf
complex more compellant? The
question RACES in local banking
circles. even crowding out the cur
rnt praises of Senator Hefin. Fate
recently made Avon NJ. Nevius, vice
president of the Riggs Bank. the
father of child. According to all
reports this che-ild is the kittn's
silk pajamas. Bill Burkes and
nightcaps. Its papa says so. And in
proof he carries many snapshots of
its fat and joyous countenance. He
has an awful case of fond father
hood that. his colleagues say. dis
tracts him from all other consid-
eraaons. Just as the president of
a directors meeting says, Now.
this loan rate" Mr.. Nevius Is
likely to break in, Say, you'd
ought to see the baby's new tooth.
Sharp as anything and white like
a pearl"
For the pronounced case of
golfitis. attention is called to
Charles B. Lyddane. cashier of the
Federal National Bank. Until a few
weeks ago he held golf in low cs-
teem He didn't get the spirit OF
the game. He saw IL as hot.
boresome hike across country in the
wake of a small white ball which
one whacked viciously ever and
anon with Caddy or link or
something. For him, he preferred a
more sensible sport on a sultry aft
ernoon, say. a deep archa'r. a cool
lemonade and good magazine But
recently Mr.. Lyddane journeyd to
Hot Springs and was inveigled. you
understand, into a game Of golf.
One game did the trick. Now he
haunts the Washington Country
Club. a rstless. tireless spirit ever
dreaming of wonderful scores. And
he doesn't make such bad ones, they