Evening star., 1926-05-23


thurs Attorney General. just before
ed man, possessed the most judicial
mind, and was the most elegant fig
ure of that or any other administra-
ton, so far as my memory serves me.
Before that. this bit Of land belonged
to Henry Clay, who sold 1t for span
ish donkey-which must have been a
foolish trade, even in those days.
Unless Henry wanted the jack like
King Richard wanted a horse.
That's so-prOperty wasn't rating
high in the old days, seeing that La
fayette Park was only rundown
graveyard. Come on. / reckon they
will let us go in"
And the old gentleman and his very
much Younger companion started for
the entrance TO the annex. But at
the steps the old man paused again:
where's the Riggs Bank-yellow
building on the corner? l used 70
play marbles on the stone steps So
odd years ago"
And the possible grandson pointed
to the imposing stone building, and
explained.
What was the use? That was
mighty fine old bank-this generation
is simply running Washington for old
timers IKE me- uon IKE II, sH.
don't like it
And it is most likely that the other
old-timers would agree with him.
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THERE is a. shop where many
cherry blossoms serve as decor
ative atmosphere for squatty brass
idols, gorgeousiy fioWered kimonos
i 70. cot G
scrolled with gold and scarlet drag
ons, lacquer trays and smoking sets
and jewel boxes and every sort of
oddment from the Far East, spread
on shelves that began at the entrance
and receded into the long and mar
row near-twilight of Il shop that calls
itself a bazaar. And punk sticks.
A woman customer-with man at
tached-had been caught by the CLAM
ourous lure of a vase; a simple thing
in yellow coiled around by a purple
snake gobbling a blue frog with pink
hindlegs. But when she asked her
companion if it wasn't perfectly
dear he showed himself SO lacking in
the true spirit Of Mongolian art as to
admit soulessly that it was dear-at
any price.
But look what marvellous detail,
Dearest broke out in a rash brag
that he could paint better with his
feet.
The woman shrugged her contempt.
but tan being. lowering in the near
background. folded his small hands
over his maroon satin sleeves with
the serenity of one who knows a
pocketbook even before he can see it.
Don't try to be funny dear. espe-
cially as you know / am trying to
get you something really artistic for
the car"
Hold on. I'm patient man, and
if you want flowers stuck in the auto.
all right, but I simply won't stand
for a nightmare like that-to have
folks wondering If we are riding to
the lunatic asylum"
do shut up. What is the price OF
this vase. Mr.. SUM-"
The tan being glided into the fore
ground and in low. sweet. dreamy
voice mentioned sum that made the
man gasp. An ancestor had maze
that vase.
Ibid he die Of it?"
The woman laid coaxing hand
white kid on the mans arm. ana IN
the wheedling way that all imposed
on husbands know about, gained her
point, as all wives have forever done
and everlastingly WILL.
There, George Porgie. be good
boy and give momma a nice yellow
bill"
And George Porgie. with last def
at so hideous a survival of ancestral
iimiams, shelled out in obedience to
orders, and when they left the shop
he was carrying in his arms bundle
that meant a yellow vase coiled
around by a purple snake gobblins
a blue frog with pink hind legs.
For his automobile.
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| A CROSS.STREET car had stopped
"a to let one on the Avenue track
have the right of way. Its motormar
so new to the handle that he was
not yet in uniform-thought it fur
to sound his gong violently as two
women scuttled over in front of his
stock. still trolley. They looked like
women who were sensible enough tt
| ,xr,,,- @l,ox, v1.oro Sa afa hut the sudden