Evening star., 1923-08-25

Continued From Yesterdays Starr
BY way of answer Blossom held 1t
aloft. A cheer went up from the
kitchen.
THANK Godr cried Greg. Now
were all right
Bessie was standing, arms akimbo,
taking it all in like comlcal solemn
child. The temptation was too much
for Greg. Before she knew what he
was doing, Greg had seized her round
the waist and waltZed her-or rather
Swaycd her, for il was impossible to
move her from her firmly planted
stand. The men roared.
Bessie. Bessie" cried Greg. Did
YOU hear that. you dear little thing
We have IT."
Go along with you" said Bessie,
giving him IA little push-and he went
along, fiat against the wall.
He snatched the little black book
out of Blossoms hands and hastily
turned the pages. II was all in
Spanish, of course. He could not
read 1t
Hold your horses" said Blossom
warningly There's maybe some
thing funny about that. Wait TIL
tell YOU
What happened" asked Greg.
sobered. 1T looks all right; letters.
ttllu9NltS, just WHAT f.SttOdH
In the beginning everything went
off all right" Blossom began. Miss
Nina, she went up to the apartment.
and after giving her "a minute / fol-
, lowed her to the service entrance.
She let me in and told he She
square herself with the old lady an
right. She went and told the old
lady the piano man had come and
got off my song and dance about MI.
Fairweather and the christening and
all"
"Merriw Gather was the name" put
in Greg.
"Oh well. any kind of weather was
the same to her. being Spanish. sald
Blossom. Miss Nina. she translated
il to her At first the old lady look
ed doubtful. She said I'd have TO
wait till Mr. Soakoater come home.
But when ! told her l had three more
calls to make up in the Bronx she
said she guessed il was all right Sne
was a nice old lady. not naturally
suspicious like. She was all br"ke
up about the little miss being took
away.
She stayed in the parlor and
! watched while / worked. | had to
take the wHple back off the piano
| There was sixteen screws IN IL, iout
to a side. and every blame one or
them stuck was sweating with
out. expecting TO hear his nibs III the
hall any moment.
when the little booIs dropped out
on the floor. what's that: SAYS me,
old lady. There it is says l, real
quick and gladlike. My liSt o.
customers that ] lost the last time
was here, been looking every
where for it Let me see it says
! she. Sorry ma am" says l. II
CONFIDENTIAL; we amt allowed to show
! our lists to anybody Say. she was
! easv. 1t was a shame to lie to her
! She let me get away with IT,
| We'll, say. put on the piano-bac n
quicker than ! took II of-only one
! screw to a side. Then l beat II ior
! the basement. prea'heu e"''e'
when ! got out.
"I waited downstairs for Miss Nina
and the two of us made tracks TOT
| the subway at e6th street some
where on the way back the Snahlsti
gent must have picked US up, thourn
l didn't notice him at the tihe; H ss,
! Nina and me was talking. hrs'
| got on TO il that there was some
! thing funny when we was waiting on
| the nlatform. All of sudden see
! Pa simmons there looking like los'
\ dog often his cab.
| II recollected that Pas JOB was ~
! trail the Spaniard. so | looked eau
! tiousIike around for him. 1h"re
/ wasn't many on the platform and the
! onIv ono that could be him vas TAN
guy with his head behind ne"sIa +. .
per. All I could see was ms eletaii. e
! creased pants ana ms lanI,S srnssar
you had said he was swell dresser
! so guessed this was him. Ana a1ter-
! wards I caught Pas eye. and ne gave
me a sign that it was MN. ~
well. a train come in and MISS
and I got in one door, and the span
ish gent in another. Dont kho"
where Pa went. Miss Nina had not
a,a+ on to il that we was being trail
/ ed and I didn't tell her because
thonrht shed be scared and let on
IIe was at the other end Of the same
Well all the way downtown l was
| .hinl<ing how ! could shake nun.
II remembered the crown ao'. - :,
| Houston street, hut / didnt want 10
/ risk bringing him so clost nome,
II remembered there was a gang OF
| christmas shoppers on lath street
| too. so we go out there ana "dikeo
| ,vest. There's "A big nickrlodion OF,
| 1Ath street-vou know, iohs
win -the-slot phonographs
! ard rnove-crn- pitchers that's supposed
70 he naughty, hut they amt. It rms
| ,;oht THROUGH to 12th. I steered MISS
Nina in there she didn't like II
| thought 7 was trying to put some
/ over her. so 1 nau 10 tfii he
! thn Spaniard was after us. say II
made her 4 little weak in the knees;
| IT was hoping the Spaniard Wou,o
u-,i- outside for us. and we conio
sraak ont the bach way. but not on
yonr life, He followed us rleht
through. So we went on down 13th
and 7 cut into the hack entrance OF
/ a bic store. hoping TO lose him in the
( r~owd Eut be stuck closer than a
brother-upstairs down in the base
wont out on 18th street again. Bv
| this time be must have guessed, OF
! course. that we We're on 10 him.
! next 7 went back to the SUBWAY
! p gain. took him up to Times
! square. hut 7 couldn't shake him IN
! the crowds there. neither. Wen:
| tried the subway once more ana TINS
! time | had n bit of luck. There was
! - big crowd coming and going. ana as
! we rot down to the downtown plat
, form there was Il train on each side
| express and local. The local was
! lust oneninG her doors.
! Il steered Miss Nina aboard the
i local. and the Spaniard got on by
another door | watched m" chance
! and just as they were ready to close
/ the doors Of the express Gfanb|u
! the girl. hustled her across the plat
: form and into the other train. and the
| door closed behind US. 1t took the
Spaniard gent by surprise. He run.
too. for the next door. but 1t closeo
| in his face"
Good work. said Greg.
| Wait minute! l amt told you
the funny part yet: The train started
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