Evening star., 1925-03-29
The Spider and the Lie 17 oc1Av5s
TheesMa 'Twxt Ammon aand the

| would understand-so sure. that h,
didn't even bother to explain. AnC
even If he had explained, it is more
than probable that Ammonia would
| not have cared to understand, since
! she not only was vastly fond and
jealous of Zero, but she despised NAL
lissie.
Night after night when the merry.
makers jammed the well chalkeC
| floor of the Niagara Falls Skating
| Rink, Zero went dutifully about his
task of teaching Mallissie to skate
| whilst Ammonia pretended to be in
different to the attentions which she
| fancied he was lavishing upon the
| other woman.
And, although she maintained 8
! courageous front, she shed many sad
salt tears in the seclusion of hel
| golden oak furnished boudoir
| In blissful ignorance. Zero skatet
| to his fall and that fall occurred one
| night when more important en-.
| gagement caused Mallissie Cheese Il
! remain away from the rink. The
place was crowded with eager hu.
| manity and Ammonia was pointedlJ
| accepting the attentions of the youns
| cavaliers who f1ocked about her
! Zero admired her from a distance
| for a few minutes and then, when tn,
! music had stopped momentarily ano
| the crowd about her thinned some.
what, he glided across the floor an6
bowed smilingly.
How bout skatin' the next waltz
with me, Ammonia"
Events of the past fortnight haC
cut Miss Minis to the quick. Her head
tipped to one side and she arched heI
| penciled eyebrows disdainfuIly.
Says which?"
How bout givin' me a skater
How come you to espec me to dc
| such, Prof. Harris?"
Zero grinned: she would have hcI
little joke. You is the humore ste s,
| gal, Ammonia. Cmon; les us skate
NO"
MOP"
"Thas what I said. Is you blind
that you CANT heah me?"
obviously, Zero was. Leave Off yo
1okfn', Ammonia-
Il amt jokin'."
You acs like such"
"Ac's like amt is like"
But, Ammonia-"
Don't you go buttin' me- An
want you to understan' right now
that L amt no kind of a gal which
| nobody else which you Graves tc
skate with more. Tha's all. Mistuh
Harris Tha's ev'y last word I has
got TO say about it or you, an the
sooner you fms yo'se'f another lady
pahner the better off Is gwine be. ;
X x
NEWS of the quarrel spread swift,
about the hall and more thar
one feminine eye lighted eagerly Al
the prospect that, now Zero was ar
unwilling free agent, there might bt
some chance to ensnare his approval
more than one of these schemins
young ladies took occasion to pour
Kerosene upon the fires of Ammonia.
righteous indignation.
Though the kindly offices OF tn,
gossipy Sis Cal1ie Flukers, Senior,
Mashoy was made aware of the
| status. and chortle of unadulteratet
delight came from between the Mash.
by lips.
But Semore was not entirely de.
luded. He knew that Ammonia wa.
infatuated with Zero and that til,
lovers quarrel was a thing of troublous
inpermanence. On the other hand. Il
ne could effect the departure of Mr.
Harris from Birmingham, there wa.
strong likelihood that Ammonia
might eventually come to his arms
With Semore deluging Ammonis
with attention and Zero CONSTANT,
In the society of the Junoesque Mis-.
Cheese, the cosmic scheme of tn,
principals was at skies and sevens
And 1t was during that period thai
Lawyer Evans Chew summoned Am.
monia and dictated to her the term,
OF the lease which he had secured
from the owner of the warehouse in
which the Niagara Falls Skating Rinl
was located.
The lease was fve years at 3
monthly rental Of $25. and 1t wa.
executed in favor of Semore Mashby
Ammonia looked up from her note.
book
ITO semore Mashby?" she INQUIRED
'or to Mistuh Mashby an Mistur
Harris"
"Semore." Chew shook his head
Il got hunch he Is fixin' to do Zerc
dirt"
How Gomez"
Them two fellers amt gwine hav,
a settlement fo' another thee week:
yet. an Zero mos likely amt thought
nothin' bout the rent. Now heah goe,
Semore leasin' the buildin' himself
which he has rented fun month to
month befo', an the chances is he's
gwine stick the partnership heavy TO
rentin' fun himself"
Semore's procedure was now very
clear to Ammonia, and her first senti-
ment was one of unholy joy that some
one was about to bring suffering &c
the man who apparently had abandon
ed her that he might pursue the
f1agrant Mallissie. But gradually thai
feeling subsded in bitterness against
Semore Mashby, and a wish that she
and Zero were friends again that she
might pass on to him the proof OF
his partners perfldy. At length she
tossed her head. That was out of the
question 49,. and she had the
satisfaction of knowing that what
ever Zero's true feelings might be re-
garding her. he would suffer by reason
OF their quarrel
!: X x
An era of magnificent prosperity
"A had descended upon the Mia gars
Falls Skating Rink. Flushed will
! success, Zeros inventive brain wa.
working overtime, and he commenced
| promoting succession of specia
| affairs which taxed the capacity o.
| the rink to it's utmost.
Then Mashby conceived the idea o.
! a skating race for ladies!
He knew that Ammonia was easily
| the. best of Birmingham's feminin,
| skaters; she was not only master Of
| the more elementary fancy figures
but she could make genuine speet
| about the smooth, well chalked floor
BY promoting a race for the fail