Evening star., 1941-03-31

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parej that suffers first, so why
shouldn't she benefit when things
begin 10 improve?
y
Tho Treasury Department has an
nounced that it will have all the
nickel it needs 10 make scent
pieces it being obvious that what
the country needs is a good scent
nickel.
A Sense of HumOr.
Wnen l pointed out Brian Don
levy tc Meg and Kath in the movies
recently, they both burst into rau-
couS laughter; not that he was
funny. nor even trying to be funny.
Actually they were laughing at me.
had been telling them. and often
l guess, about the strange little man
In our club who greeted me so effu-
3lvely one day. He had smiled and
graspec my hand and asked me how
I'd been.
Fine 7 said, backing away.
You're looking good Yourself"
MY embarrassment over the little
mans solicitude for me grew with
each new meeting. He seemed to
know me; but I was sure I did not
know him.
Hello" he said. Il thought you'd
gone to Hollywood"
Nope replied, grabbing for nv
towel to beat a retreat
when H-n11
Il don't know" I countered. but
l nave TO be running along now. So
long"
so long, Brian" he shouted
through the steam as 1 made for
the showers.
80 was Brian; but Brian who.
When 1 was young. Grandma sang
song about Brian OLinn. his wife
and his mother. They all got into he'd
together" Years ago there was a
dancer named Brian something or
other, too. Then I remembered the
actor. Brian Donlevy. The little
man thought I was Brian Donlevv.
wen! l turned off my shower and
hustled to look at myself in a mirror,
hollywood, eh! Not bad.
tried hard to evade the Iitt1e man
aIter that, but when we did meet he
StlIl greeted me warmly. Yet there
was a question mark in his manner.
he mad begun to grow suspicious
ABOUT me. After that he let me
down by easy stages. Bit bv bit our
earlier cordiality became polite mods
as we passed by. Then came tie
Gay when the strange little man met
me IN the hallway and gazed right
Ghfough me. He definitely did not
Know me any more. was NOT
BRAN Donlevy and our sudden
friendship was at an end.
am blessed with an acute sense
OF humor and I enjoyed this whole
EPISODE hugely. I enjoyed telling
ABOUT 1t, too. And now at last I
was pointing out Mr.. Donlevy on the
screen to Kath and Meg.
There he is" whispered. That
fellow there. He's the one the little
man thought was l."
III lrrltated me that they would not
admit recognizing Mr.. Donlevv right
OF. When they did. they burst into
raucous laughter. They missed the
whole point of my story. I never
said I looked like Donlevv. II
was the little man who Said so.
or thought so, anyway. And I still
think he was the funny part of nv
story and not Mr.. Donlevy and GER
talnIy not I. Besides, the movies
are always paSting hair on actors
and changing their looks: and anv-
way, women folks don't have a real
sense of humor, do you think?
F. A. s., Jr.
Under the title Good News" PM
tront-paged an editorial about Yugo-
slavla, running a picture of the Lib
erty Bell, or, as it is known in sone
quarters, the Liberty Belgrade.
Capital Dinner Awaits President
Sun headline.
No wonder hungry kids yearn to
become Chief Executive.
They are not a Slangy lot in Bel
grade, but their answer to Hitler was
Yugojumpinthelake. F. p, A.
.iIlkie Saws Prosperitv