Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10

to Minnie as the music Of the encore
began.
my gosh" said Elmer. Il forgot all
about her"
| 4 S she asked who this woman was
and az he told. Elmer was en-.
chanted to see Minnie frown. He was
muttering: MY boss's bride-iust hat
chicken with 'em-I don't care, Will
YOU dance with me again." He was
| lost to shame.
Not me" said Minnie Little.
Dance with your chicken" She
| laughed adorably queer, Elmer
| thought miserably that laugh could
| be SO sweet and so cruel
She left him, went with a man
whom Elmer hadn't known existed.
| He turned and followed Mrs. Meddy.
They had pa used, and she was saying
| to her husband, in a conversational
! hiss:
You're just as outrageous as he is"
Elmer abased himself.
Mrs. Needy" he said, she's the
| girl I'm-I'm-Im-- And 1 forgot
| stressed the last clause. as if there
| might be some doubt about it.
'I'li survive" said Mrs. Meddy dry
| ly. I'm not SO sure about you"
Mr.. Meddy spoke mp. Don't be so
hard on the kid. You was in love
| yourself-once. SO was /"
He had meant to make things better.
| He had made things worse. His wife
| turned on Elmer.
I'm your next job" she observed.
maybe you'll remember to be decent
to your employers wife"
"Cut It" said Mr.. Meddy. His next
| job is this job-~see?"
| Mrs. Meddy did not turn her eyes
| toward her husband. 'If my money
was taken out of the store" she
began.
Mr.. Meddy uttered one high note,
| fortunately indistinguishabl from
those OF the orchestra.
Take out your money" said he.
| Take it out! Elmer and I'll start a
| soda grill--thats his own idee. and no
odds asked OF you. Elmer, it's time
we was getting back to the store for
the late drinks. Violet, are you COM
ing or staying"
She lifted her eyebrows and seemed
| to cover herself with their arch.
well" said Mrs. Meddy, Il was
just going. You can follow along. IL
you like
In the store she addressed the pre-
scription clerk.
Can You make me a root beer float
F., and have it fizzy?"
ELMER can" said the prescription
clerk.
mo; thanks" said Mrs. Needy, and
mounted the stairs.
Mr.. Meddy winked at Elmer.
Lets have us a couple o. Gum
Arabics." he proposed, "or maybe
some ging' a1ell do"
They drank together. man to man.
Two men, whom women had joyed and
| badgered.
And Mr.. Meddy said, like toast:
"Ain't life just the opposite o
| heaven?"
-FOUR o'clock the next afternoon,
Yesterday at this time! In eight hours
he had met her, talked with her.
| danced with her and lost her. And
| lost Mrs. Needy. And his Job
For. when he Had reached the store
that morning. Mr.. Needy had greeted
| him mournfully.
Boy he said. "you saw how things
| are. You've offended her fierce. She's
like a wet hem
II know. I'll-Iil go away. Mr..
| Needy"
guess you ii nave 10, boy.
| Course. could hold out-''he looked
| momentarily manly-"but 1t wouldn't
| be pleasant"
mo. 1t wouldn't be pleasant"
Rose. Violet. Violet, Rose-and Min.
ME. And wasn't Minnie treating him
| just exactly as Violet treated Mr..
Meddy? Or anyhow. wasn't she max.
| ing him just as miserable? Not only
| life but women were just the opposite
| of heaven.
This was what he was thinking as
he polished glasses all alone. at 4
o'clock in the afternoon. Then the
door opened, and there she was. both
pale and glowing. both near and far.