Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-29

Attorney Richards studied these
people, He saw in Gideon a lit
tie man. prematurely bald in ILL.,
fitting collar and diversified suit. Gideon
earned thirty dollars a week For as
many years, he had brought these dol
lars home, where Ma Bushnell had dis
persed them.
Where's this rug now?" Ma Bushnell
demanded. No item of her features was
especially distinctive. unless It was her
mouth 1t came down at the corners
and stayed down on principle.
Il have 1t at my home" the lawyer
responded. Miss Catherine left 1t in
my care. feeling that she mightnt sur
vive her European trip. If she died
ahroad-which unfortunately she did
was to see that delivery was made to
YOU. and account to the administrator. ="
Il always thought it was funny" con-
tributed Clara. that she never said
much about that rug and never offered
TO show 1t to us when one of us went
to see her
Clara was at present living at home
with her parents. That is 10 say. she
had not as yet found the proverbial
millionaire, and. while awaiting his APP
pearancc--and the eccentric aunt's be-
quest-She averaged IL jobs a year.
sometimes as high as Is. She liked to
believe her demeanor was naughty"
Your relative had reasons to be
somewhat sensitive about that rug
owning IT, II wasn't like her to fiaunt
it, especially before family connections
who might not see in ii what she saw
in it,"
Who might think paying q couple
o grand for something to walk on was
lotta sppleSauce. eh2" This from Joe
the family odd stick. He resembled
none of the Bushnells, having iet-black
hair and black eyes. Though he wore
unspeakable overalls and constantly
ruined his mothers towels by evening
contact, he always contrived to keep
his headgear immaculate and held the
same Job from years end to years end
Put Ii that way, If you choose"
Where's the 20 dollars per?" This
from Annabelle, the Bushnell baby"
When do We get that"
Annabelle. bobbed and brusque. knew
all the marital entanglements of the
movie stars. and frequently arrived
home from some party along with the
milkman. Not that the milkman had
been at the party with her.
Financial disbursements will be made
by the administrator. Judge Morrill,.
bate. Two or three weeks. Maybe a
month"
MA BUSHNELL was sobbing when
4'A she finally departed. a daughter
at each elbow. After all. there was
pathos in It, Ever since the elderly
spinster had made her first real estate
killing they had recognized them
selves as her only possible heirs In
fact, Aunt GATHERINGS money had be-
come an institution in the Bushnell
family.
In times Of financial famine in
periods of illness, in seasons when
neighbors attained to af1uence and
moved from Adams Square with plying
expressions, whenever Gideon's CO.
temporaries in business were replaced
by younger and more progressive de-
partment heads-bringing the palIor of
panic to the fathers face that he might
be the next-always the pot of gold at
the end of the rainbow was the maiden
sunt's wealth. TITS got to come to us.
there amt no one else" had been the
panacea for wounds of the spirit. the
bulkhead that saved the Bushnell bark
from laundering.
Now cats had it. as Ma Bushnell ex-
and would not be conlforted
A real Oriental Is a mighty nice
thing to own. Bushnell" the man Of
lav consoled. when all but Gideon had
departed.
Gideon was grim-lipped. stricken
There vas nothing ahead now-noth-
ing Or. rather, there was every
thing
"Mebbe" he conceded. "for the folks
that has the doodads to go with it. But
a $4,000 rug in our home on Adams
Square Is q joke. That's what 1t is
a CHASTITY joke"
i wonder?" unused the lawyer.
Il don't wonder. know" Gideon
had much on his mind besides carpet,
II seemed. Richards" he said finally.
huskily, this freeze-out on the money
Is goin' to have only one result. I
thought I'd stay and talk with you
about it,
What RESULT" The lawyer asked
kindly.
"It1l prob'ly smash up our home"
Smash it up!"
I've had my troubles" the little man
choked hoarsely. Il don't mind tellin'
you that comm into that money was