Evening star., 1923-07-08

windows and q couple of men blow
ing over their attractions-a subject
born of a newspaper picture of beauty
| contest winners, which the two Of
them were sizing up.
One Of the men was so fragile that
he couldn't have weighed a pou1d
over 300 in sun or shade. The other
man was bald. and his head wasn't
as bare as the pate of stony Man
mountain, understand, still, IL you
were the best friend that man had
you would have to call him bald and
take the consequences. After they
had decided to leave II to the news
paper in hand as to whether a bald
head exceeded In charm the accumu-
lation of three chins with another
coming, they happened to notice a
lady across who was looking at them
with glass-eyed disapproval-mean-
ing specs. of course. And that time
they toked no more, which was a pity,
because honest-to-goodness nonsense
Is SO fine and so rare.
And that ended that. except-arenV U
men funny? There they were, splen-'
didly honest old chaps, who looked as
IL they were forever doing their
share for God, country and fireside,
laughing like a couple OF kids in
way that showed that while their bodies
were marching toward sunset along
the great road. the souls of them
No, sir--no, maam, the glass-eyed
lady was not an old maid. She had
on a wedding ring.
A T a little meeting of real estate
agents not so long ago one or
them up with the assertion that men
are more careful than women. ReY
pairs on a house are due almost en-
tirely to the destructiYeness Of women
and children, who ruin %all papers.
scuff paints, loosen washers on fau-
Gets and so on-all of which is un-
doubtedly true, seeing that the wear
and tear of a house comes from the
steady living in il by mothers and
children, while man only drops in
to stay overnights-but anyhow: T
There was a new car on line the
other day-such a new car that the
paint was shiny green and the straw
that covered the seats as freshly
glossy as any hat in millinery de-
partment-but: On one straw back
there was burnt spot still smoking.
Cigar.
ONE time a woman manager of
~ section in a government depart
ment reported to her chief that
certain clerk was unable TO keep up
with the heavy work assigned her
and she would like to have her trans
ferred to lighter duties. The chief
| was the style of official who consid-
cred that such a clerk should be dis
| missed, and told the manager to make
out a blank TO that effect. She re-
| fused to consider anything so drastic,
and, with the aid of other sympathetic
| women. helped the sick clerk to keep
| her place until she died-on the
street, going home from Office.
1t is a hustling section and the
manager. having, done her best for
| fellow worker. forgot about the in
! cident. And the years rushed on and
on until. all at once the days began
| to crawl For the manager herself
| became ill-an illness blessed by love
/ and service-and which has now
| reached the sunny side of a con-
| valescence that gives her strength to
to US when life halts to an almost
/ standstill.
| The other morning after good
| nurse had prettied her patient and
| made her comfy in d wheel chair, a
| relative came in to find the once
manager happily smiling-a smile that
| voiced itself in words:
| Il am so glad ! wouldn't let that
| poor woman be dismissed"
| A deed, buried under the rush of
| active years, had found resurrection
| in the stiffness of a sick room.
! Which small incident adds it's
! proof to the saying Of every wise man
| good action is the only pleasure in
| life without a comeback to make you
wish you hadn't.
MAMIE LANCASTER.