Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-16
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES Z. TRACEWELL.

/ Keeping well in the shadows. Mary
! Rogue followed Maisie Hennick and
her escort, a tall fellow in white
wearing a very light gray hat. Mary
thought there seemed something ia
miliar about the way he carried his
! shoulders, but let 1t go at that. being
| interested only in the girl.
What luck." breathed Mary. hit
| ting the pavement with soft steps as
she followed the two along d side
| street. They were going away from
the crowded park, in which the gaEly
dressed band was just sta. tin:' ~
| Brown Eyes. Why Are You Blue
| Along through here the thriving
community of Oloikeye had not done
so well by street lighting as on the
main thoroughfare. Lights were far
| Their and farther apart, the stores
growing meaner and meaner.
| AT last they came TO cheap eating
| place. 1t was not one Of the up-to
| date cafeterias where tourists got
! good meals, well served. at compare
! lively moderate prices, all things con
| sidered
| In this place there We're no ere
| tonne curtains at the Windows. no
neat, white tables decorated with
flowers in enamel; no busting girls
| IN costume. This place had neve,
| heard OF service or, IL it had. had
carefully concealed its knowledge.
! This was much such hole in the
F, wall" restaurant as may be found In
| any city or small town. IL was 2
meager, dimly lit room, with a. counter
at one side, beneath which was a
brass rail and along which ran a row
| of stools.
Several unpleasant looking tables
riy,ly 1aI in, he
| At the back was a small steam table
| presided over by a curious looking
! man in u dirty white counterma ms
uniform. He was a peculiar looking
| fellow. with an almost gray face, In
which sardonic eyes flashed in strange
contrast.
| Into this place the hashily dressed
! NaiSie and her escort stepped. The
| lunchroom was well filed with late
consumers. including several women
so that Mary did not feel she would
attract undue attention.
While Maisie sauntered 10 the coun
| ter Mary sought table over against
the wall, already occupied by nan
| and two women. They looked at her
| curiously. but said nothing. Mary
| Immediately felt she had made a mis-
| take in donnins such a snappy ou.tt
! She sided glance at the counter
back of which ran a long, cracked
! mirror. on which were pasted adVer
| tisements of various soft drinks. Sne
| got a good look at Naisie in the gla S.
The girl was laughing, Joking with
! the man who sat on 9 stool by her
side. his long legs crooked up on the
unpublished rail. There was Il big ad
vertisement pasted on the glass III
| rectly in front of his face. so tina,
| Mary could not catch his reflection.
''Oh. George" shrilled Maisie. You
| don't mean it?''
| Her silly gissle attracted attention
| even in that place, where almost any
| thing went. The two women Al
Mary's table caWked across the room
| while the man muttcred nut" undo,
| his breath.
The gray-faced counterman stopned
| polishing soiled glass with a terrihl,
| looking rag. looked toward the CIR
and rolled his bright eyes With aban
! don.
The man with Maisie could be he aro
to make several remarks. in the course
| of which he used unnecessary oaths
! hut which got no attention either
| from Maisie or any one else In the
| room. 1t was the usual thing here
X ~
| The front door opened with rattle
Into the restaurant, filled with the