Evening Star Newspaper, June 24, 1925, Page 19

THE November the Nineteenth ’. BY ELSIE SINGMASTER. Copsright, _(Continued from Yesterd: Outside he strode down the platform toward four or five sleepy taxi drivers. They were bitterly disappointed when they saw that the tall arrival was only Riley Tyler, and they all fixed hopeful eves upon the little stranger following a long way behind. his body weighed down by 1 ze, his heart by Riley's harsh re ! It was past 11 o'clock when Riley unlocked the door of his house. Usually had a bite to eat and 1 records on his phono- He liked “The Two Grenadiers” was his favor- He had several records of the . two solos by famous baritones, one hand record. He often plaved it twice, and sang the conclud- words, about which there was something vaguely inspiring and re- ssuring W still in my erav e I hear the anuonade e neich of the chargers replying ra Smperor ride, <hing and falling ! | arise from ‘the My Emperor, my Emperor is calling! But tonight he had no desire to hear music. He ate a lunch of bread and butter and thick slices of Lebanon bologna and went to bed. He slept heavily, but he tossed and threw the and sometimes he groaned. tirday Riley rose early and went to the outdoor market, which had been continued into_November | because of mild weather. It was held in Center Square, where wagons and automobiles were parked close to- gether against the curb. It was only & little after 7 and the sun had been up less than an hour, but the square was crowded with buyers. Riley stopped at the edge of the throng and stood blinking, his market basket in his hand. All that he needed | he could have bought later in the day, but he did not wish to be on the street at an hour when he might encounter the stranger. Aware that he had been standing a Jong time, he was about to turn away when he felt a hand on_ his arm. Several seconds passed before he looked down—could it be that the lit- tle man, like the wolf in the nursery slory, was up early too? The poor piz was no more terrified than Riley. But he was unnecessarily alarmed; his eves fell not upon the face of the stranger, but upon the shoulder of tall Miss Gant. Miss Gant smiled at him, and it seemed that her nose quivered like a rabbit's following up the scent of cabbage. “You, too, are overwhelmed by thought of what has happened here,” she said, In her queer, sentimental way. “I've stood still ‘a long time looking at the roof which sheltered the Knight of Sorrow.” She squinted across the square at the gray house where Lincoln spent the night. “You can see it, I know, in recollection as well as in Imagination—the crowd, the regiments of soldiers, the herces. You | can hear the bands and the singing. Then comes the great figure, ill-| mounted, almost ludicrous, scorned Gant sniffed feel- 3 have often wondered who ded that poor Rocinante.’ poor what?” asked Riley, poor Rocinante,” explained Miss Gant, pleased to exhibit her | knowledge. “I spoke figuratively. | he horse of Don Quixote, you know. t is said a better mount had been provided, and that there was some accident at the-last and it was too late to get another, but I consider that & fable, Mr. Tyler.” Miss Gant came a little closer, her long nose quiver- ing the more. “I have wondered whether that horse was not vicious as well as small, whether there was not | back of it a devilish”—Miss Gant used | this word explosively and as one jus- tifled—"a devi Mr. Tyler.” Riley took a s Z “Oh, 1 hope ngt. Miss Gant took a step forward. “I think I'll make that incident the subject of research. It's about the only one left in mystery. Who pro- vided the horse? Was he a loyal citi- zen? How did he explain, how did the committee explain to the loyal sec- tion of our country the furnishing of @ pony for a man 6 feet 4?2 How——" “I don't think it was a pony,” fn- terrupted Riley in agony. Now he was lost! - “It was a smallish horse.” But Miss Gant was pursuing an other train of thought “In meditatihg upon him—I do a | good deal of meditating, Mr. Tyler— 7 have often reflected upon his good for- tune in leaving us when the blush of glory still mantled his cheek. We did not see him pine and fade awa there is some poetry which expresses 1his better than I can, but I cannot remember it. He did not live through the trylng perlod of reconstruction. I have often felt that I ought to fol low this line of thought, which is en tirely original.” Riley’s cheeks quivered with a hys terical spasm. He wanted to shout to her, “Chestnuts! It's not original— you read it somewhere.” But he was afrald of Miss Gant. He bade her good morning and moved away with his basket. Her nose was too long, her skirts were too short, and he hated her. He spent Saturday afternoon at the College Church, where he was janitor. ‘There was a promise of cold weather. and he built a light fire. When he was not tormented by his vision he Jiked to work in the church because it had a famous history. In the evening he went to the bar- ber shop, where he was accustomed to put in & good many hours. He needed no barbering, but he did need sadly a little company after a lonely day. It was not likely that the stranger would penetrate thither, and certainly Miss Gant would not come! Opening the door, he heard a loud argument, of which he could distin- guish “It was! i It wasn't There weren't! gathered, as he found a chair along the wall, was the relative American ses in the Civil and World Nobody had any figures, but erans were certain of their and so were the young: veterans. Riley took a little clipping from his pocket. Upon this subject, which involved no question of North and South, he could speak with safety. “At the time of the Civil War the United States had a population of | ,000,000,” he read. “Out of ibout one-tenth were in the s, and out of this tenth one-sev- enth were killed in battle or died of wounds. “At the time of the World War the United States had a population of about 100,000,000. Out of these only one-twenty-fifth were in the armies, and out of this twenty-fifth only one- fiftieth were killed or_died of disease.” “See!” yelled the older veterans. It isn't so!” shouted a young man. ‘Official _figures,” said Riley, fold- statements 1925, by the Pictorial Review Co. One of a series of the year’s best short stories. ing his paper. His uneasiness had vanished. “Don't belleve your figures,” another vou man. “Were you' in the war?" asked some one politely of Riley. “I wasn't 18 till '65.” “Did you see Old Abe?" was an innocent question “I was too young to take much ac- count.” ““They say he had such a small horse to ride that he looked as if he could have walked over his head.” Involuntarily Riley lifted his hand to hide his face and, getting up, started slowly toward the door. oing, Riley?" said the barber. es,” he sald, pronouncing simple word with difficulty. * As he went he met the preacher coming in for a parcel left there yves- terday. 4 “Good evening,” he said, addressing everybody. “I'd be happy to see you all in church tomorrow. It will be November 19 and I'm going to preach about Lincoln.” Riley sat in the right-hand corner of the rear of the church. . His chair was higher than the pews, and he prided himself upon his share in keep- ing the services moving smoothly. On a dark morning he could tell the in stant when the light became too dim for comfort and the instant when day- light was again sufficient. He knew said This, too, the share. l| here. savings. . Just Received 500 Aluminum Kettles 79 Large 10-quart fine for making preserves. Each Kettles— Bargains! 25¢ and 35 Stationery (Boxes Solled) 50c Nail Clippers 19c Men’s Hard Rubber Combs, 10c (Full 8-inch size.) 35c Wire Hairbrushes 19¢ $1.50 Hollywood Clocks .. (Good timekeepers. Pink, Bl white cellulold case) 50c Kleinert's Jifly Baby Rub- ber Pants ... 3 pairs, X Utility Home Ice S (8ot consists of Shaves Hook) $150 Hughes' Ideal Hair- brushes ............... om0 35c Weather Thermometers. ... or $1 Toilet Articles or 25¢ $1 Tokalon Face Powder...25c $1 Mme. Vendome Face $!1 Rigaud's Kitty Gordon Talc (in glass)..........25¢ 10c, 15¢c and 25¢ Toilet Soaps 4 Cakes, 25¢ EXTRA! Ladies’ Bathing Suits $5, $8 and $9 Values $3.95, $4.95, $5.95 You really must see these Bathing Suits to appreciate the wonderful values. All the popular colors—Iladies’ suits _only—practically every size included. fl'ueldny’:.a;fil Saturday’s Star Entrance Through Store No. 1 7th and K Sts. N.W. Don’t let these wonderful bargains go by without getting your from the look of Prof. Barrett's back when the window must be closed, and from the quiver of Mrs. Scarlett's feather when it must be opened. He recognized the exact moment when the boys on the rear seats had gone far enough. He knew which students drew in hymn books and which scarred the backs of the pews with the nails of their shoes. About the worst offender he quoted a passage which he believed came from the Bible, “I have hated many things, but nothing like him, and the Lord will hate him.” : The service opened with the singing of “A Mighty Stronghold is Our God,” and Riley joined in with gusto. He had seen nothing of the little stranger, who had probably left town, and he had reminded himself that the visit to Gettysburg was but one incident among many in the life of Ab Lincoln and that the minister had but a half-hour .in which to discuss his whole career. If he did allude to Gettysburg, the fadt that Lincoln had a small horse to ride was too Insig nificant and immaterial a point to mention. It was unlikely that the preacher had even heard of it; it was not reported in the official histories, but only in personal reminiscences of merely local interest. (Continued in Tomorro: Peoples Drug Stores U BWAY HOPP CROWDED WITH BARGAINS Come early—join the crowd—"thrift-wise"” Washingtonians have been quick to recognize the many money-saving values obtainable Just glance through the list—each price tells a story of unusual 10c buys 35c Sanitol Shaving Cream.. 25¢ Ideal Glycerine Jelly. o 25¢ Gouraud’s Cold Cream. 25¢ White's Face Powder. 10c 20c Williams’ Baby Talc 10c 25¢ Barnard’s Cuticle Cream..10c 25¢ Listerine Talcum Powder. .10c 50c buys $1.00 Rigud's Mi Nena Face $1.00 Pond’s Compacts. . $1.00 Djer-Kiss Double 10e 10c 10c Evaporated Milk Pound Size 3 Cans, 25¢ Beautifully Decorated Berry Dishes 10c Each\ 98c Bath Sprays 98c Ladies’ Spray Syringes Imitation Ivory Mirrors. ... $1.19 Imitation Ivory Hairbrushes.$1.49 Aluminum Percolators . $1.25 Electric Grills . 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