Evening star., 1923-08-19

wv as did L say anything Iunny!
depends on your sense Of humor,"
said Lois with tremulous coldness.
"What-what did 1 say?"
You called me f-freckle faced
little shrimp"
Gosh" "a stricken whisper).
She added, relentlessly though fee
bly,. That's about all I can repeat
of what you said"
"'Lois-it isn't possible!"
This whole darned thing isn't
possible-if you ask me-" said Lois
with a gulping sob; 'but-it's so,
Look at us"
"Lois-don't you know I wouldn' I
have said that to you for anything in
this world, l was out of my head.
l get that way with even a little
fever. always have. Don't you know
| wouldn't have"
II don't care what you would have"
said Lois with melancholy rudeness.
II don't care how delirious you were.
/ feel like being a little bit deiirious
myself never was so unhappy in
my whole life long"
He lay back with a despairing
groan.
She turned over and began to cry.
Il guess it's flu we've got" she
condescended after a while in a
plaintive whimper. They say II
makes you terribly low in your mind.
Then I've got it," Ben returned
grimly.
7 about 8 o'clock the next morn
"A ing. Lois took her own tempera-
ture and discovered that she still had
fever. but not so much. She felt as
as if all vitality had gone out Of her
She looked across at Ben, and he
smiled hopefully back at her.
He offered optimistically: The doc
tor said we were to eat-keep up our
resistance"
The telephone stood on the desk
Ben retrieved his bathrobe and got
to it.
After fifteen minutes or so, a
brown-and-go youth with menu
card arrived from the dining room.
Ben ordered, with tragic precaution
orange juice. oatmeal. toast
VIC pcNNCi 81 Sio" S'i
food" he assured Lois. She submitted
listlessly to anything he suggested.
The breakfast arrived eventually
cleaning in silver and glass; thin
chine, spotless napery. They ate, the
first breakfast OF their honeymoon
the breakfast table between the beds
sugar and salt passing sociably back
and forth. 1t began to look as If
life might be relenting.
"I feel good deal better this
morning" said Ben determinedly
That was before he signed for the
frugal repast.
Lois saw his straight dark brows
come together frowningly, saw him
tip the waiter two coins. When the
little table had disappeared on the
shoulder Of the brown-and-go one
she inquired curiously:
What's the matter? How much
was it?"
Ben evaded the question at first
When she insisted rather Grossly upor
an answer, he said: Does 1t seem tc
you as il orange juice. oatmeal and
toast for two should cost three dol
lars and a half?"
"No"' said Lois, with little gasp
"it doesn't"
That's what it was said Ben. He
clutched his bathrobe once more and
started for the telephone. I'm go.
ing to ask how much we're paying g
day" he said thoughtfully, lust fol
green's"
1t appeared upon investigation thai
they were paying SIS a day. for room
and bath.
Ben went back to bed. rather
heavily,
Gosh" was his only comment
but, Ben said Lois worriedly, ''
thought-any hotel-well be eating
our heads off, won't we? Even or
invalid sort of food. What will we
do when we get well and want steak.
and crabmeat and"
''As soon as we get well, I thinl
well move" said Ben gently. "Neve,
mind. honey; just hurry up and ge'
rid of your fever"
That, however, was what neither
one Of them seemed able to do.
The doctor came in that morning
took temperatures, listened through
his trusty stethoscope, counted pulses
looked at tongues and finally took VI
his stand at the foot Of Lois bed
smiling benignly.
About as we'll as could be ex
pected, yes said DR.. Weinbricl
graphically. ST am sorry, but / hav,
not been able to locate a nurse fol