Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-27

and done with by my own foohshness, by my own
pitful concet. And all the world knows that there's
nothing so dead a passion outEved.
4And say Mary, why shouldn't we have bite to
eat together now?"
Il am starving, said weakly. Theo thank Heaven
could guess for how many things was starving
"And so am l, he agreed. "And it's delicate ethical
question, he laughed, 4just how long starving man"
SHOULD wait for two persons Oh, why didn't
Theo give his why did he put me to the tor
turing necessity of guessing whether the person was
man or woman!-"Who already happen TO be about an
hour late"
4Not another minute decided judicialy, and with
my decision the prayerul wish that Phil had for
gotten all about his engagement with for to be with
Theo in this matter offact, wholly unsatlsfyng
sort of way greater happiness than | had known
aGood Waiter!" Theo nodded to Rudolf
4Theo, that's Rudolf!' l whispered reproachfully.
@Have you forgotten?'
tensely.
My heart gave glad little leap. But the next
ond Thee spoiled everything with mirthless sort OF
laugh, and that well remembered hafcyncal question
of his, Funny world, isn't it?'
"Very. The funniest world I've experienced
said Grossly and sat up straight that Peter, dis
turbed jumped to the floor and sta,ked off in offended
dignity. Il hope to Heaven II never see funnier'
There quite awkward pause. Thee came to
first ooh, yes" to the waiting Rudolf. 3Let me see
why of course! Pigs knuckles for two potato salad for
one, sauerlraut for one and" Theo paused impress
sivey, @much Wurtzburger: Memory all right now"
He triumphed. And this time Thee really laughed.
and altogether and entirely at the prospect of food
and drink be it stated forbade myself to at the
terday and Gods, today is ours hoped
into my mind from somewhere. And resolved to en-
JOY today.
YOU didn't even forget the much, did you, Theo2"
! positively purred with contentment.
Certainly mott he said decidedly. didn't we
always order that way?'
1 nodded my head 4But it was such tiny thing to
expect anyone to remember half apologized "Yet
I'd have been furious with YOU | added With truly
Thn shsd that sn a you to the dot Ma
@Well. l can't help it," defended Il always loved
that little much of yours, Theo'
@'Oh, the little more and how much it Isl! gibed
@Now, Theo refuse to allow you to mix Browning
and Wurtzburger: | prefer them a. both straight
3The lady will is law, smiled Theo. Straight they
shall be-if the Wurtzburger gets here!"
@Don't worry, there's lots of time but even as said
it knew that it not so; for Phil and that other
might appear at any moment and spoil everything.
"Do look like worrying man just now?" demanded
Theo, smoking away luxuriously the incarnation of
tentment.
al must admit you're conceaing it admirably"
laughed happily.
And the b1essedness of it all rushed and with
sudden impulse burted out, ooh, this is really very
nice and comfy isn't it, Dear Boy?"
aDon't, Mary!" said Theo tensely. And then real
lied what had said. My last two words had come out
part of the long that was over and done with
II didn't mean to, Theo,' fatered | could have
bitten my tongue out had spoiled everything!
II knew you didn't, Mary Theo said gently. "But
don't say it again. he almost pleaded at meant
thing once It's such dry husk now!'
Il WILL said soemnly. And all the time
had wild desire tell him that the little meant
more to me now than it had ever meant before.
Theo smoked away in silence for several minutes, and
l. had been in benedictve mood, could have breathed
blessing the who had first discovered tobacco,
denied though its solace to I'd have given
twenty of my hardestearned dollars if old Peter had
been in my lap at that particular moment, for me to
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tried to get hold of myself poor, uncomfort-
able creature that was, by counting the number of