Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-20


JorgenSen smiled. my
wv first letter" he said. "goes
to Gov. -" naming the
governor Of q big State. He
Will remember me. as / used TO Tie
knots in his shirt when we were SWIM
ming-years ago. That will be 5000
start"
It was. Old Jors .Jcrgensen got a
letter six days later from the COVER
nor in which. after saying that he
wanted Jorgensen to come on and Go
a set of baS-reliefS Tor the dome OF
the new Capitol he stated that he had
all the prominent Scandinavian Aneri-
cans he could think Of. He asked in
q postscript, where the devil Jorg Jor-
Sensen had been keeping himself all
these years
Jenny kissed him. You old dar-
ling. Look what's happened already!"
But old JorsenSen smiled.
we have started. my dear. but ]
at, only doing this to find Torsten. ]
Sllal. not leave my city"
She realized then that he must be a
little mad.
IF you could overcome your maid
en,y mooesty," he added eagerly. Il
would Go figure Of you-becauSe
really. my child, l believe you are in
spiration'
wei, can't" said Jenny, Not
vet"
He laughed. "Ah. and that Tony
Dell comes TO me for the fun of it."
Tony DELI"
"A beautiful creature" said Jorgen-
sen Quite unspoiled. Let me show
her to you"
Once again Jorgensen led her into
his ate!ier. that startling tableau, the
City Of the World. And once again
abe felt the shock Of those figures.
frozen. it seemed. in midmotion, like
Lots wife. Waiting. for life!
JorgenSen always spoke Of them as
II they were alive. and he led her now
to a beautiful. disconsclate white fig
said. introducing them She has her
arm up like that. poor dear. because
she is supposed to be leaning against
q plinth. she is Grief"
He laughed, seeing Jenny's fixed
stare.
lyon see. my child. cannot do you
young ladies with your clothes on. be-
cause In few years you would all loo,
% horribly out Of date"
.! see" unused Jenny. Perhaps I
might try it,
She did not wish to be left out alto
eether from this City Of the World.
forster was there!
But Tony Dell?-this must be an
other OF her wild pranks.
do you see her often?" asked
Jenny
'rOften?" old Jorgensen laughed
'My dear. that girl is as elusive as a
seal She comes up here and basss
IN the sun. and then won't see her
FOR months, I'm afraid some one
must have shot her"
shot Tony DELI"
oh" Jorgensen gave a little es-
ture Of Impotence at her literal ques-
ton. You don't understand. Tony is
curious. as curious as a little seal
and men, you know-are brutes"
Jenny nodded. She knew the way
men telt-about Tony Dell.
II like her" she said. "r met her
once or twice and I'd like to see her
again"
I'VE will have a little party then. II
you will find out where she lives will
write 20 her and ask her TO come out.
We Will have studio tea"
Jenny laughed
But be careful" Jorgensen warned
her quite seriously. do not tel her
any secrets. Tony is lovely little
creature but she does not keep any
th!ng-not even appointments
One thing which REQUIRED TO Jenny
frequently during the next days was
the extraordinary freshness which had
suddenly entered her life. Whether 1t
was the adventure or this freedom from
the sultry atmosphere she had been
used 10 at Cory's wharf, or the stimu-
hating effect OF having launched those
extraordinary expanding chain letters