Evening star., 1940-06-02

fortune hid away old shotgun If did Id get
pearls like yours They're real amt they Grandma"
IF they amt, been swindled out of four bits said
Grandma. And wait till you new hats with
feathers, with snood got polo too For
spectator sports, the catalogue says
"Crandma your fngernais, gasped Mrs Bailey.
The new fashionable famngo shade said Grandma
complacenty,
I'VE been neghbors long time stated Mrs Bailey with
emotion. land you always worked hard and such
quiet body, never thought you d go gddy like this.
Il wasn't always quiet inside, said Grandma.
We'll dropped in you because m worried all your
friends worried
About me- Thank you kindly but I'm okitty dokitty In
fact rolling catnp expect to live to be hundred and then
be arrested for disturbing the peace
1t wouldn't surprise me-. said Mrs Bailey ." must say
you look well. You got good color
"Rose-in- Bloom Rouge, said Grandma.
Oh Grandma. what next
Who knows returned Grandma blthely.
Il only hope it amt the poorhouse said Mrs, Bailey
Grandma grnned
Well got friends there. But don't you worry Nette
With shotgun full of money can keep the wolf away from
my door,
Grandma don't tell you keep all that money here in
the house. and you all alone and half mile from help"
Honest Nettie Bailey. you talk like was fool any
way studying be one returned Grandma My money is
down the bank in bonds setting there drawing interest
and keeping style to which, got to admit amt
accustomed"
"C1randn,a will you answer me a simple question:"
Sure I'm getting used to answering simple questions
been interviewed by reporters One all the way from
Kansas City.
He give you quite wre-up, said Mrs. Bailey My
ter Just sent me the paper.
She shed among the groceries her string bag and pulled
out a newspaper
AEME look, cried Grandma stretching out hands,
Look Nette! They put picture She inspected
fully. Makes me look like hoot owls aunt
Her bright eyes ate up the words. Hmm. 1t calls
heress Listen Nette: Asked what she would do with her
sudden wealth. the heress replied Il adore travel think
shall purchase yacht and take party of amusing people
the South Seas She plans to of her
newound fortune in racing stable as she has followed
horses all her life, and is ardent equestrienne 80
Grandma put down the paper This, she declared is
mess of weenies.
How come he put it in the paper them?
He brash young smarty all cited up and sort of
sneery, Grandma said. You know like most everybody.
Nete but can't took to him. There he SITS osng
about yachts and things and passing remarks about hicks
and all the time hanging of his purple shirt pair Of big
red knuckly hands that knew got that way from milking
always look at folks hands, Nete They tell lot Well any
way when this dude asked about penhouses and
horses and on guess done something little bit sinful
What did you do, Grandma?
Grandma gazed denurely at the toe of her Shoe Il
looked mysterious and winked
She took another peep at the paper.
Humph! So follow horses and equestienne Nette
all told that bber about and horses that sometimes
helped Grandpa with the ploughng"
m you do get yacht and 60 somewhere said Mrs Bailey
will you take me- Grandma? amt amusing but cook
good"
Il amt going to get any yacht, stated Grandma I'D
like one fine but Grandpa left me row boat money! 4
You can get lot of row boats for ve-hundred thousand