Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-27

This year our committee decided to get paid organ
zer from New York and the agency sent Us Paul. He
gave each Of list Of people to personally On my
list Gertrude Ehrenthal. She used to be famous
pianist. She's widow now and wealthy
g" ignored her wealth. said Paul. Il just wanted her
topIay for u.s.
but what made you think she wouId?' protested
Syblla. She has nothing to do with village life or
other summer people She bought the old Ashley place
three years ago, that time the AShleys hard up
Jim Egeers the realesate man. has been trying to buy
back for the AShleys ever since, but she won't SELL
She didn't acknowledge the printed notice Of the dance
you sent her. and was sure she would turn me down.
but you were SO nSiStent.
<Oust as rang the front docrbciI, a big boxer
came Looping the turf felt quite relieved when
the door was opened by young man. and the dog ran
into the house ahead Of me. The young showed
into drawing and said hed tell his mother was
there. The dog crouched white bearskn rug. His
paws had left a muddy track all over it.
The son came back with Mrs. Ehrenthal. She was
very New Yorksh and clever-looking
what was the son like?' asked Basil.
Sybilla who was so ready with words for Mrs.
Ehrentha had none at all for her son. when told
her about the square Dance she surprised by saying:
I'd love to play for audience more She
explained about not answering printed notice 1t
had been addressed to the wrong post-oce box 7O3
and, as hers is 6IO she'd only just got il.
"AIl the time we talked, the dog was roaming the
room. having muddy tracks wherever he went A little
maid brought in big tea tray and Eric - the SON
set up old tip table. The dog put its muddy foepaws
on my skirt and snatched cake out Of my hand
MRS. EhrenthaI exclaimed: Oh your pretty dresSr
sad 1t doesn't matter. The dog bounded toward the
cake dish on the table and the whole thing topped
Tea streamed over the rug and scalded my knee.
II lost control. cried OUT Really, should think
you'd train your dog! And then Oh. you can never
guess what happened. Mrs. Ehrenthal said: My dog?
thought. Of course. il was yoursr
"Oh laugh, il you like! But it wasn't bit funny l
believed her when she said the dog wasn't hers but she
didn't believe me when I said II wasn't mine. She
behaved f she thought was trying to get out Of pay
ing for the damage. She said My dear Miss Swayne.
why else would the dog into the house with you?
''You see, the son had answered the doorbell and
seen the dog with me- He'd told her. There's girl here
about the village dance and she's brought her dog
They'd been too polite to say anything about the dog
when they thought he was mne as Id been too polite to
say anything when thought he was theirs.
by this time, the dog had run out an open French
window with Eric chasing him. SO was alone with her
when left. said: I never saw that dog before in my
life, and walked out But still don't understand it.
Why did the dog walk into the house with me?'
do the Ehrenthals own another dog?' said Basil.
Perhaps female?'
mo. She said they'd never had dog
Perhaps the dog belongs to the son. suggested Paul.
Perhaps he acquired this afternoon and. now the