Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-03


He's-well, il you'll please bow I'll tell
You one thing about him. Mr.. Keyes
he's charming
THANK you"
You're not very enthusiastic" she
said. ''Of course We none OF us like
to be told that we're Ike some one
else, and yet most of US really are.
Harry Lloyd is like you in other ways
than being gay and charming. He
plays and sings and tells stories Won
derfully. too. He's been tho life of
! the party for years, and carried the
baskets and changed the tires and done
everything for everybody. and let people
use him and walk all over him. and
he's always bean friendly and ready
and mover got any returns for himself. +"
But what made you think I'd be a
hired man Of Tommie Rennertt some
day? You said"
"I know" she interrupted. That's
what I'm explaining. You see we have
a Tommie 'Rennert in Lexington, too.
Ours is named IIohrman, Theodore
Iohrman. He doesn't look a bit like
Mr.. Rennert--but he's the same type
the aggressive successful business
man and not much else. He started
with very little and he's already at
the head of what my father calls a
tremendously rising industry Isn't
that like Mr.. Rennert?"
Holly frowned. II see." he said.
t'tAh--which do you like best%'
do you mean which do / like best +:
you or Mr. Rennert'"
"WeIl. wouldn't so 80 far as to
ask that just yet" said Holly. I'D be
afraid to, especially since you've al
ready told me you'd rather marry
Tommie Rennert,'
"Oh. no, I didn't: I only said it
would seem wiser
But you say this Harry Lloyd in
your town is like me and a Mr.. Lohr-
man is like cur Tommie Rennert.
Which one do sou see the most of
Lloyd or Loi,rman?"
mfr. Lohrman-'
You do?" Holly said, and he looked
depressed. You see Lohrrnan oftener
than the one that's like me?''
! Yes. Mr.. Iohrman married my
cousin"
Well. that's quite a relief" the
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comfort, anyhow
They're both married." Miss Peel
said demurely. "Mr. Lloyd. too
That's some comfort Holly re-
turned Frightening still. I'm glad Mr..
Loyd's married, soo--though Of course
he'd never have had any chance with
you.'
Hes quite lot older" she ex-
planned. so is Mr.. Lohrman. They're
both about forty now, 1 suppose. That's
why it seems to me 1 can see what you
and Mr.. Rennert will be like when you
are about forty
! 4 T this Holly's expression became
ono of dismal foreboding. "Oh,
murder" he said. II see! That's why
you think I'll be working for Tommie
Rennert some day. My prototype, Lloyd,
works for Tommie's prototype, Lohr-
man. Don't tell me it's true"
Yes, 1 WILL" she said, and laughed
at his burlesque gesture Of dlsmay.
They grew up together, just as you
and Mr.. Tommie Rennert did, and in
their youth Harry Lloyd and Theodore
]
hopper and the ant, just the way you
and Tonlmie are living It now. Theo-
dore had his nose to the grindstone
every dag while Harry Lloyd was out
at the country club making things
lovely for some visiting girl'--the way
you're doing that for me today.
! you see it was the summertime of
| the grasshopper and the ant. Well,
when winter came; and Harry Lloyd
! and Theodore were middle-aged, the
grasshopper's singing and amiahility
hadn't laid by any stores. Theodore
and his wife, my cousin. Judith, have a
beautiful big house, and their children
go away to the best schools; but Mr..
ind Mrs. Harry Lloyd live in a little
frame house, and their children won't
be able to get anywhere except through
high school-not OF poor Harry Loyd's
twenty-five hundred q year! They say
Theodore pays him that just for his
popularity, though Harry isn't much use
to him as 4 business man. Couldn't
you take it as a warning, Mr.. Keyes?"
| II don't suppose 3d." he said. Grass
hoppers can't be anything but grass
hoppers. can they? It's a pretty dis
NAL prospect though--the winter
With that he shivered, then laughed.
Well, it's summer STILL" he went on.
cheering up. "And besides, you aren't
a type and that's q comfort"
| why. of course I'm a 'type"" she
returned. Every town in tho world
has girl like me--dozens of 'em!"
NO." he said earnestly. 'Ieming-
g., no nj, hot 20 ~
one. There's only one Of you"
! what makes you think so7'
| Because there couldn't possibly be
any one else anywhere that could look
SO warm-hearted and be so cold
blooded!"
! At this her charming color height
ened. What makes you think I'm
cold-blooded?"
| MY goodness!' he exclaimed. why,
the calculating iciness Of the way you
discuss Tomnie Rennert and mel You
figure US out as II you were a mathe-
matcian with chalk aud q Blackboard !"
He had become go earnest that she
looked at him gravely. ri don't
quite" she said. Don't you see I was
just warning your"
You mean you were trying to slim
ulate me out Of being grasshopper.' ~
he said. And at the Same time you're
sharp enough to sec 1t can't be done.''
Don't you really think It could r.
she said, and gave him q clear, full
look. wholly serious.
i As serious as she was, he returned
her look. but shook his head. It'll
never make q good business man. ii
he said. 1T just can't be done, I