Evening star., 1932-06-17

John and Mrs. John felt quite cut up
by that note.
Poor Mabel
Languishing at q hotel In the city,
while they had q nice cool guest room
in the suburbs.
After all, hadn't she given them an
entire washing machine, and weren't
they using 1t with good effect every
week?
washers these days. Mabel was a
princess. Sit down right away and in
vite her at once. There IS nothing else
TO do.
Maybe she wouldn't stay quite so long
this time.
When Mabel arrived she was en-
tranced, as usual
Mabel is one Of those girls who make
large use Of three particular adjectives,
lovely" Charming" delightful" Her
friends are always charming, everything
she owns Is lovely, and every one she
introduces to you is delightful.
You, in your turn, become charming
and delightful when she is telling about
you. Thus Mabel may be said to keep
the social ball rolling.
If one happens to be somewhat cyni-
cal, however, her constant use of love
~, Charming hIo uciAsAtiuA SClo
upon ones nerves.
At the end of the second week, her
hosts were about ready to turn the
guest room into a tea room, or some
thing, but were saved from such dras-
tic step by the fact that the choo-choo
at Union Station bore Mabel homeward
just in the nick of time.
Another two or three weeks rolled
by, and at the end of them came q IA
miliar letter.
will be in town In few days" said
Mabel, in her best breezy fashion. Hope
to see something Of you and your
charming husband. Might even be pre-
vailed upon to stay a few days with
you, il you still keep such a delightful
guest room for the use Of your friends" D."
You see. Mabel was astute. She knew
well enough that if she didn't say any
thing about visit. this time, there
would be no invitation-this time.
So she put it in.
Mabel is keen one, Mabel is
John and Mrs. John looked at each
other
What shall we do, invite herr" asked
the latter.
Throw 'er out!" growled the former
"Oh, we can't do that. Maybe she
won't stay so long this time"
Won't stay at all"
we can't do that. She gave us the
washing machine, remember"
How could forget it?"
Il guess We have about paid for It.
by this time, in hotel bills saved But
still, we can't treat her that way"
And so Mabel came for another ex-
tended stay.
Then there was the gentleman who
had a surplus Of pecans on his pecan
trees. SO gathered up few quarts and
took them over TO his friends, the Tenn
pleton Joneses.
Jones thanked him heartily.
Not every one was bringing him gifts
Of fresh pecans, and he appreciated
them, old man, more than he could say
Some time later the gentleman sent
over gift Of fresh-picked Strawberries.
The Joneses were entranced.
The JoneSes never learn anything
They might have remembered, from a
former incarnation. the man who loan
ed them his lawn mower and then
asked for the loan Of their grand piano.
They accepted the pecans and the
strawberries-so what could they do
when the fellow asked them TO loan him
their radio set for a gala evening.
One should be glad to do it.
Well. maybe. But cause and effect
seem a bit too close, really. If one had
asked for things, perhaps. or even put
in bid for them. and then
Well. it's a great world, and takes all
kinds to make it. no doubt Of 1t. But
when it comes to gifts, why pick on
the Greeks. when there are 100000
people in the United States alone?