The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-04-12
PRESSING HIS SUIT
BY SYLVIA TURNER.

evening Mt the hotel, going over his
new list of prospective customers for
the firm and starting out early in the
morning fit and groomed for the FRAY,
The wire was so like Caroline.
"Arrive 1922 p. H., Grand Central.
Evelyn also. Meet"
One Of the charms of having an elder
married sister was this unexpectcdness
OF her calls on one. And by Slipping
In that bit about Evelyn Granger, she
had clinched the matter. She knew
that the only thing which could really
stir him to definite and swift action
was the chance of seeing Evelyn. Yet
1t was now after nine, and he wore
a suit of pajamas.
The boy who answered his prolonged
ring was dense. The one who had talk
Ell his suit was off duty for the night.
This one didn't know where the other
had taken the suit to he pressed. ANY.
Way. all the tailoring places were
closed now. Fleming stared down mt
him with deadly fascination, as the
boy made manifest the hopelcssness OF
the situation.
He could go to bed. He would have
heavy cold, quick congestion, any.
thing that ncccssitatcd great caution.
He called UP the Office and ordered
some lasty drugs to make IL showing
with. lie took the heavy white blank.
cts from the led and piled the pillows
on the couch. drew the small stand
near and arranged his bottles around
temptngly. Then as 1O:3O drew near,
and he knew it was time for their
arrival, he stretched out under the
covers, after phoning the clerk Mt the
desk to tell Mrs. Henry Hardy, his sis
ter, when she arrived. that he wa~ i'll
and to reserve the best suite for her
and Miss Granger.
Caroline received the message in
blank amaZcmcnt.
as he very ill?" Mrs. Hardy asked.
The clerk was inclined to the opinion
that l,r WAS. Ills tone had been fever.
ish and slightly tlclirious over the tele
phone. lie WAS just about to send the
hotel physician up.
ooh, by all means send him up."
Caroline exclaimed. "Incumoni;l is Just
everywhere now. Perhaps / should
call up Doctor IIazclhurst. too. He is q
wonderful specialist. Evelyn. You
know what 1lc did for Uncle Charles
think WILL"
E,nJx,n x,,ns{n.l l,;l
ter laZelhurSt was summoned.
ooh. yes. got him. He's coming ur
ut once. Let's so up, now. don't
know, Evelyn. but what III ask you tc
go with me, I'm so unstruns and upset
by this. Ken wouldn't mind, and he's
probably out of his head anyway"
SO it happened that without being
announced. save ty 81 soft tap on the
door, Flcmins's guests appeared sud
denly before. him. He surely looked
wild-eyed and stunned. Mrs. Hardy
hurried to him tendcrly and knelt be-
side him.
Dear, dear old chap" she cried
"Don't worry one bit. It's SO fortunate
we came in time. Are you very ill!
Fl"hing remembered his role, and
said he was. lie tried to avoid Eve
lyn's appealing eyes, She had never
looked lovelicr than now. in her brown
hroadcloth travelling gown. With Il
wide-brmned :at, and Il big bunch of
violcts mt her belt. If he had had any
DOUBT before, it wa; swept away by
the message her eyes sent to him.
"Do you know us, Ken. dcnr!" Caro-.
lire begged anXiously. smoothing back
his hair. "Ycu mustn't worry one bit.
shall stay right with you aEt; Doctor
liazcllrlrst is coming at once. Why
DON'T you go to bed? There's draft
here from that transom:"
Sh" stepped into the inner bedroom
to investigate, and Fleming sat up
alert and calm, very calm.
"Evelyn,' he said, il: a low tone.
"You'll understand. I'm net i'll. I've
sent my only suit out to he pressed.
Can't you steer this beastly specialist
away fr,m f"?''
The telephone hell rang. Evelyn
stepped to the wall and took the re-
ccivrr .!own.
"IIellD!" she called. Eyes? Oh,
scnd him right up. please. Thank You
so much. AMI--nnh when he doctor
comes tell him Mrs. Hardy will see him
downstairs"
She tlrn" with twinkle in her
eyes, Il d"murr little smile ON her liuS.
ITS Tucker, til" hcllbny." she said.
"lle has Il parcel for you. Ken. Shall
we wait for you downstairs? I'm aw-
fully :.un&ry. We Just had a light
dinner before leaving and thought
youi 80 @ut to- supper with us later
here ut tn" .intrl, or wherever you
wanted to take us
SIN ten minutes" Fleming told her,
1t took the full ten minutes to make
adequate explanations TO Caroline.
likewise to the kccn-eyed old doctor
Shcn ne arrived. And later. when
Fleming found his opportunity. it was
IN odd i:r>pGsal of marriage he made.
"For. Gear heart. it isn't Just lM-
'ausc you're the one girl in the world
whom I lciss; it's because you under
stand a fellow and have got a sense Of
lumor. You managed the whole thing
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