Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-20
THE EVENING STORY
Lilly gave a half.hysterical

it all" Lilly gave a half-hysterical
giggle.
Clarissa glanced anxiously at the
large photograph of Mrs. G.. p. Gordon
and sighed. 1t was handsome. care.
less face. fashionable figure clad i'm
embroidered chiffon of Partisan de,
sign. She also glanced at Lilly
pretty, tiny. old-fashioned Lilly, who
loved tea, read her Bible every dav
and never played anything more ex.
citing than 500. She distrusted the
combination of the two Iillys. Why
did they want Lilly in the first place?
why didn't they let her stay where
she had lived contentedly so long? In
her troubled doubt Clarissa laid her
hand on the old What.not i'm the cor
ner. iou won't be able TO take this"
she said.
Il don't see why not" cried Lilly.
My husband made that himself ont
OF spools. / wouldn't part with it fo:
q farm. / always keep my worl;
basket on the lower shelf. And the
conch she'll on the middle shelf. And
my sheil-covered box on the top shelf
with Walters picture. Walter go.
that box for me once when we went
to the ocean. l just guess 1 don't
give up that what-not.'
W hat about the old dishes-and
qulltS-and crayOn portraits-and all
the rest of the things you've got
here?" asked Clarissa bewilderedly. 81
belleVe you've got truckload of
things even though you do rent your
apartment furnished. Hadn't YOU bet.
ter call up Eva Bates and give her
some of this stuff. Llly?'
Give my things to Eva Bates"'
gasped Lilly. Things I've lived with
All my life? Things love and cherish
because they've got so many nice
memories? | guess You don't know
what you're talking about, Clarissa.
W NY. those are my-mv treasures.
IearS spilled out of her blue ewes.
CiarisSa, centric, placed her warn
arm about the gentle figure of her
friend.
ire raucous boot Of horn coming
up from the street below made them
start apart. Clarissa ran to the
window. A handsome drab limousine
stood at the curb. Out of il stepped
a woman in a mink coat who left her
husband to wait with his cigar while
She made her call Almost before
Lilly could get her ewes wiped the
other Lilly was in the room and
Clarissa was out of H.
Are YOU ready. dear Auntie?" cried
Mrs. g. p. Gordon. I'm afraid I
haven't given you much time. but then
You don't need much time. I'm sure
you can get all the apparel vour small
self requires into a single bag"
why. Lilly. I've got m"ra than nv
clothes to take" declared Ier aunt
There's this---and th's--rll that
She was pointing frs at one treas.
ure. then at another.
why, my dear laughed Lilly.
There is no room in my car for any.
thing OF that sort. Or in my home
either. You won't want them there.
It's really awfully old junk, you
know"
Junk" cried Lilly. her face
burning pink. THAT wha..not isn't
junk. Walter made it out of snools
/ emptied when / crocheted nv coun-
terpane." She held the coun;erpane
in her hands, looking as if she would
never lay it down.
We'll, you may take the counter.
pane" conceded Mrs. Gordon with
forced patience. But nothing else,
dear. And please hurry. For it is
very cold
II can't live without my picture
and the what-not-and the wax cross"
said Lilly. She suddenly dropped the
counterpart and took up the she'll
covered box. As she lifted the lid
hundred memories flew out upon her
memories of old faces and laughter.
Tears rolled down her paling cheeks.
II didn't-know it was going to be
like this" she said. "I never thought
Id have to leave my things behind.
/ can't leave them. not even for the
sake of living in your wonderful
home, Lilly. 1 guess I'm better off
here anyway with Clarissa--" She
looked round for Clarissa. and Clar.
issa suddenly appeared beside her. II
and my things would feel out of place
in some other house. Why. Walters
picture was hung right in that same
spot for seven years. Ever since I
gave up my own home and came to
live with Dora Simpson. She and 1
were girls together like Clarissa and
me-1'm sorry TO have made you so
much trouble, Lilly, but / shall stay
here"
1t was useless to plead or protest.
Lilly had decided. And Mrs G. p.
Gordon went back to her car alone.
II don't blame her for not want
ing TO clutter up her beautiful house
with my old stuff" Lilly said when
she and Clarissa were alone. 81 could
see how she felt about it"
And 1 could see how you felt
about it," Clarissa said softly.
THE END.