Show THEY TRIED IT AGAIN 1 officiated at a queer affair a few weeks ago said a clubman who divides di-vides eight months of his year between be-tween Washington Baltimore Philadelphia Phila-delphia und New York I was makInG mak-InG the parade along Chestnut street in Philadelphia with a chap I hadnt seen for a number of years although back In the eighties we were more or less thick especially around the hunts Hes a noted horseman and his dive is amass a-mass of jumping trophies Hes worth four or live millions in Philadelphia real estate and hes at just about the fogy age that I am forty well say and a few additional At Fifteenth and Chestnut my friend suddenly became exceedingly ceremonious He removed his hat and made quite the lowest bow that I ever saw outside of a street scene in a melodrama melo-drama The person at whom the bow was directed was an amazingly pretty woman absolutely the prettiest woman wom-an I have seen for yearsIn a cream tailor gown and with the guiding string of a tiny Japanese spaniel in her hand Site pulled up suddenly when my friend made his elaborate bow and took the dog into her arms Madame said my friend Msoo said the pretty woman smiling bit I thought a bit Ironically My friend presented me and we stood and conversed Japanese dogs now I see said my friend to the lady The same old fickleness of taste eh It was Skye dogs the last time wasnt Itif I remember re-member Oh I like all dogs Jack she replied re-plied easily Been In the Tyrol I hear said my companion Yes she replied Such a bore too Mamma and I did a lot of mountaineering mountain-eering but we are so glad to get back She shifted the little dog to her other arm and beamed upon my friend engagingly Getting stout he said to her Yes she answered Fancy I weigh 167 nowno worry now you see and she smiled again and showed her I superb teeth Been getting the checks al right 7 inquired my friend and of course I was becoming more and more mystified mysti-fied all the time Yes she replied but I havent used them at all I think Ill send them all back to you Jack I really dont need them My friend made a gesture of deprecation depre-cation and the talk went on I envied my friend the privilege of talking so Intimately with so superb a woman but I did not know more than half what the deuce they were talking about Youre getting gray at the sides Jack she said to him I always fancied fan-cied your hair would be pretty when you began to age II Clever way of putting it that Im getting old fast said my companion How is your mother anyway And hows her funny old toupee II Both are well said the lady stroking the dogs cars II Whats become of that mole you used to have on your chin Inquired my friend Oh a specialist in Vienna removed 111 thought it was so vulgar even if you did swear you liked it Did you really like IlZ Well said my friend when you had it taken off you had removed tho marks of two million kisses didnt you1 youI was beginning to become pretty bashful and I stood on one leg and then the other Oh well but that was ages agaIn aga-in the other life she said fooling with the dog chain Dined yel l inquired my friend 1 Why no certainly 1 not Jack Are you still co absentminded We never dine until 7 He fumbled with Is cane fQr a minute min-ute and then he looked closely at her Believe that Ill take dinner with you this evening Honore he said Jack I dont have to say that Id be charmed she replied Then we resumed our paths Of course I dont ask questions Pretty isnt she1 inquired my companion and naturally I went nto ecstasies as I was entitled to A while before 7 we took a cab and were driven to a house on Logan square The lady was regal especially by l contrast to her weazened and shrunken mother But the mothers disposition seemed to be very engaging at that and I 1 thought that my friends hand lingered in hers for along a-long time After so many years Jack she said to him and he kissed her on the cheek I never felt more bashful In my life The chef must have had his Instructions Instruc-tions for the dinner was admirable But I was constantly shocked by the fact that my friend and our regal hostess were exchanging handclasps under the table all the time Over the demitasse my friend i straightened himself in hIM chair and caught her eye for an exact focus a Lets try It again monkey he said to her She put her little lace handkerchief to her eyes very quickly nt thatand a follow hates to see a woman cry jIdontmlndJack she sobbed I telephoned for thc > clergyman who had married them the llrst r time and they were remarried an hour after the dinner I dropped in on them at their place in Lakewood a few days ago and 1 never saw two happier people Washington Star |