Evening star., 1924-06-29

shop, and the other morning,
for one time, there lay on the
floor by the counter, where
mail carrier had just left them, two
boxes, their opened lids revealing. in
each box, a sheaf of long-stemmed
pink roses-dead.
While a customer was waiting to
be served a man hurried in to inter-
rupt a clerk:
Did you send the box 1 ordered to
Atlantic City? And have you heard
whether the flowers were delivered
all right?"
The clerk pointed to one of the
boxes on the floor and explained:
They were delivered to the hotel
but returned with the statement that
no one by such a name was regis
tered there. The proprietor isn't in,
but when you place another order
am sure he will make it right for"
The man shrugged impatient shoul-
derS and went out. And as the wait
| ing customer was frankly interested
in what looked to be the showing up
| of some vain woman, who had pre-
| tended to finer quarters than her
purse could stand for, the clerk spok e
of the other box:
THAT came back this morning from
New York. 1t was sent to a party
who was to sail on a certain ship, and
returned with the information that
no such name was registered on the
passenger list. Oh, no, it doesn't
happen as a regular thing, by any
means, but-sometimes."
To pretend residence at brag
| hotel is merely a lightsome fib to
cloak a cheap vanity that calls itself
/ HV,t ZINC
abroad on a certain date and ship
| suggests deceit more thrilling and
which one might Dry into with zest-
except for the prosaic fact that it is
| none of our affair.
TWO men paused before the new
government building across from
| the Treasury. One of them must
have belonged to Washington's cave
dweller class, for he was telling the
other man-much younger:
IL had an office in the old red brick
! Freedmens Bank before they tore it
| down, which was a mighty foolish
| thing to do, seeing it was left an TN
| slightly dump that disgraced the city
! for years. Same way with the old
Stewart Castle, built by Senator Stew
art, who was called the silver king
| of Nevada when he came to Congress
| and put up a feudal-like home that
was promptly nicknamed "Stewarts
Folly" 70 the reason that "the town
would never reach that far out
| Connecticut avenue near Dupont Cir
| Gle. Another senator wrecked the
place decades ago to build an apart
! ment house, but wasn't allowed, and
| the sight of that deep hole of weed
| covered debris was an offenSe for
years to a neighborhood which at
that time represented the top cream
of style. After this old Freedmen S
Bank dump would no longer be toll
| Grated the square was leveled, SOW eC
| with grass and named Brewster Park
in honor of President Arthur's Attor.
ney General. Farther back in his
tory the land belonged to Henry Clay
who traded it for a Spanish jackass-
which suggests that he must have
real estate, since it must always have
been evident that this was to be the
heart of the city"
unless he wanted the jackass like
Richard wanted his horse-in which
Then a car came along and the lis
tener-in had to get aboard or lose {
transfer.
HER bob was one glorious sunburs
IL of red that the sunshine turned
| into a SOiU NINE Anu neT Shiil-
where it wasn't painted-was of tn
satin-white of brides gown. Th
rest of her was one-pfece green belt
ed in with white leather. And sh
was considering a string of pearls.
AS she held them in her hands tn
milky sheen of each bead held GLOW
of faintest iridescence, and Gus
toner standing by caught a pictur
of their beauty against the youthful
slimness of the purchasers neck
for she couldn't help buying them
though obviously the doing gave he
of possession is world old. She CAV
the clerk the money, and the clerl
shuffied the beads into a little pape
, bag.
She was such a pretty youngste
: and so adorably foolish that tn
other customer, who wouldn't wea
; pearls If you gave her peck
you saw her you would know why
had to chip in with a remark as t
the becomingness of her jewels. o
course, the adage tells us that prais
to the face is open disgrace, which
doubtless the reason that so man
; wistful lives fade out ard die with
from those who should have encour
, aged them, but anyhow
The woman said she knew tn
pearls would be becoming, and tn
girl bubbled with joy:
That's lovely in you to say so.
think they will too. OF course,
know they are not real. l know
lot for, though she got them on
Friday when they were marked dow
lfrom IS to $4.49. Still, when l ge