Evening star., 1923-07-15


~ Adam probably said to Eve
n when they started on the great
road We are travelling today-''you
never can tell what's going to happen
in this world, can you, dear?'
He had the contour of man who
loves his good dinners. And a purse
wadded with yellow bills showed he
could afford them. You couldn't help
seeing the bills, because he had TO
shuttle through the layers to get at
cheap greenback TO pay for a box
of chocolates-round fat ones with
dabs of cream on top and cherries IN
the middle-which he had bought at
concession stand from clerk who
looked as If she had stepped of the
cover of July magazine.
When he had pocketed the dime in
change, the man went over to
leather lounge, united the gilt cord.
smiled qualification and began to eat
and eat.
There were palms on the pedestals
and leather easy chairs and sofas all
around with orchestra tinklings and
pink candle glimpses from a dining
room beyond Men. women and uni
formed hops" went with the scenery.
and the whole represented the lobby
Of an ultra-style hotel.
Another man bought an evening
newspaper and. while reading head
lines, absently took the first seat
handy, which chanced to be the
candy mans lounge. For minute
or so the one read and the other
stuffed without reference TO his
neighbor, then the man with the
paper spoke out with the informality
characteristic of all Of US when we
want to share a piece Of news,
'1 see here that Gary has promised
an eight hour day at last. Ought to
have done Il long ago. Twelve hours
The chocolate-eater was equally
friendly, but argumentative:
why shouldn't he work 'em twelve
hours. They get paid for 1t: don I
they? Keeps men out OF mischie1.
Have one?"
The other man Strengthened up.
refused the extended box with a curt
wave of hand and went over to a
chair.
! Nothing to the whole thing, of
course, except that you will have
IDEAS about men with candy boxes,
and when one of them upsets the
social custom and, as II were, stamps
on it, you can't help saying, with
Adam, "You never can tell what is
going to happen in this world, can
you, dear?
THEY we're tourist. women from
J. some unhappy place where high
collars and waistlines still prevail in
July. And they dragged their feet
one after the other as If they were
so tagged out they didn't know what
TO do. but you know how it is. When
you come to Washington city to see
the sights, you must have something
1 to tell the home folks.
1t was a vast and silent place they
had chanced on@prehistoric animals
| over at the museum-and when one
of them had given the central EXHIBIT
| a stare from head to tail, she put the
result in words:
MY soul and body, EN-, that thing
never had the breath of life" ;,
| Listen, julie, the card says
"Don't care what 1t says, they've
took an alligator skeleton and pieced
| it out by hand"
well, but 1t mighter been before
the flood that they had big animals
| like that"
The food was in the Bible and this
is Washington, D. c. Besides, don't
see the use Of animals any bigger
than horses and cows. / ben worryin'
over Sans milkin' old Blossom.
she's mighty stingy with her cream
| IL you don't handle her just So"
.iSpeckle's that way. too, but Ella
can manage her better than what I
can. We are milking seven cows this
summer. Since the creamery was set
up it pays US better to keep COWS for
milk selling than to keep on with the
butter. Have you got separator
yet?'
mo; julie had no separator. but Sam
| bought an oil range with five burners
| a little while ago and 1t makes cook
| ing as easy as kiss your hand-no
more wood fires for her any more.
| And a phonograph.
| well, that's fine. I'm glad you got
| one. I'm laying to have an oil range
| myself, come fall. If 1t hadn't took
SO much for the excursion. But, as
| Ella says, Ma she says, you only
got one life to live and you go and
have q good time"
mighty comfortin' to have a gir
like that. It's different with boys
Both my sons got married. You know
how much use married sons are to you