Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-26


yard ''Divil a lick of work Flannery can DO.
him with an outside job. All, well! There1l
be no Thanksgivin' turkey in tn oven for tn
kids tomorry that's sure
"A shame" said Mrs. Gratz. Kids should
have turkey; turkey I wouldn't get ate up
by New Years even; since johann dled DON'T
have no turkeys
the tears in her friends eyes. II should have
asked We before-have We been seem much OF
Mr.. Gratz lately. Mrs Gratz?'
\ hRS GRAFT had day allowed her
WI friend Mrs. Faulhaber, TO take her 70 a
seance given by Nine Eldorado. a spiritual
istic medium who had taken rooms on Green
street usually sloppy kinloro. Nine
Eldorado, fatter than Mrs. Gratz. read
palms for a dime gave trance seances for
25 cents and "materializations" for 81.
The shifty-eyed little man who tended her
door was her husband a certain Arthur Jupp
Mrs. Faulhaber called him "Mr. Eldorado
and Mr. and Mrs. Eldorado were very much
up against it financially. They were, and al
ways had been, in dire straits
On her first visit Nine. Eldorado gave Mrs
Gratz-who looked as if she had money
what purported to be message from the late
Johann Gratz as she lay back in her chair
with closed eyes.
Il see star. 1t hovers over the head OF Mrs
Gratz I feel the name Johann"
"Teena, it vos your husband vot ccmes,"
whispered Mrs Faulhaber.
There could be plenty of Johanns where he
is" said Mrs. Crate. Il dent know yet is it
or amt it."
But in later seances Mrs Crate was almost
convinced 1t is true that Arthur Jupp, loafing
about town, able to pick up much mforma-
tion about Johann for Madam Eldorado to use,
but Mrs. GratZ was skeptical.
"Teena, this is Johann said Madam Edo
radios lips.
"So?" said Mrs. Crate. Maybe you got
sore throat that you should growl like bull
dog Why amt your voice squeaky no more?'
Say asked Arthur Jupp the next time he
was in Joe STAIRS pool room, what kind of a
voice did this Johann Crate have?"
He little shrimp like you" Joe said.
with squeaky voice." and at the next seance
JohannS voice Squeaked.
What I think. dearie," Madam Eldorado
said, lis that you ought to have a materializa-
ton. I think I can get just awfully good
results
"You mean I should have my Johann come
Is ghost, yes?"
EYES, naturalization dearie. And only ST."
"A dollar I don't pay to see no ghost Of
Johann" said Mrs. Gratz For whole movie
it is only 80 cents. Fifty cents could give you
to see Johann maybe, but no more"
Johann locked when he materialized, much
as . ghostly Johann might. He was the size
of Johann-and also the size of Arthur Jupp.
Almost though still skeptical, Mrs. Gratz be-
heved, and now Mrs Gratz answered Mrs.
Flannery's query.
For two weeks now since Mrs Faulhaber
has the rheumatism by her knee so bad don't
60 by Madam Eldcrado."
1.-The last time" said Mrs. Flannery, twas
when he sneezed. We was tellin' me, or have ye
seen him since, Mrs. Gratz?"
mot since" said Mrs. Gratz, "and should I
60 again I amt sure. Ghosts what sneezes
I amt SO crazy over already. I don't take so
my Johann always sneezes -choo! like he
would sneeze his head of. Such a chich sneezer
I amt sure is my Johann
AN right you are, Mrs. Gratz," agreed Mrs.
Flannery but the rain now began to fall In an
unpleasant drizzle and Mrs. Gratz carried her
basket of wet clothes into her kitchen. She
stretched a rope across the kitchen and stood
her clothes rack on the floor and hung up the
clothes.
IT WAS well past midnight that night when
! Mrs. Gratz was awakened by noise She
was usually sound sleeper, but a tinkle Of
tin caused her to open her eyes and raise
her head
For what seemed an interminable time Mrs.
Crate lay, listening intently. and then she heard
or thought she heard-the sound of door Of
her refrigerator being closed and the click Of
a latch as another door of the refrigerator was
opened. As quietly as was possible for woman
% her size Mrs. Crate raised herself in bed
and put her feet on tlse floor.
For a moment Mrs. Gratis stood listening.
She was sure now that she heard someone in