The Dolores star., 1923-08-24

pence" She pounced at once.
Tommy, you're stony"
mot a bit of It," declared Tommy
unconvincingly. Rolling in cash"
"You always were a shocking liar"
said Tuppence severely, though you
did once persuade Sister Greenbank
that the doctor had ordered you beer
as a tonic, but forgotten to write 1t
on the chart. Do you remember
Tommy chuckled.
81 should think l did Wasn't the
old cat In rage when she found out?
Not that she was bad sort really,
old Mother Greenbank Good old
hospital - demobbed like everything
else. l suppOser'
Tuppence sighed. Yes. Lou too?'
Tommy nodded Two months ago"
"Gratulty2" limited Tuppence.
spent"
"Oh. Tommy"
"No. old thing. not in riotous dis
sipation. No such luck The cost of
living-ordinary plain or garden liv-
ing-nowadays is, | assure you, IL you
do not know"
MY dear child" interrupted Tup-
pence, there is nothing do not
know about the cost OF living. Here
we are at Lyons. and we will each
of us pay for our own. That's THAR"
And Tuppence led the way upstairs
The place was full. and they wan
dered about looking for table catch
ing odds and ends of conversation US
they did so.
Funny scraps one does overhear."
murrnured Tommy. Il passed two
Johnnies in the street today talking
about someone called Jane Finn. Did
you ever hear such a name2"
But at that moment two elderly
ladies rose and collected parcels, and
Tuppence deftly ensconced herself in
| one of the vacant seats.
Tommy ordered tea and buns. Tup-
pence ordered tea and buttered toast.
And mind the tea comes in sepa-
rate teapOts," she added severely
Tommy sat down opposite her. His
barred head revealed a shock of exqui-
sitely slicked-back red hair. His face
was pleasantly ugly-nondescript, yet
Enthusiastically the face of a gentleman
and a sportsman. His brown suit was
well cut, but perilously near the end
| of its tether
They were an essentially modern
| looking couple as they sat there. Tup-
pence had no claim to beauty, but
there was character and charm in the
elfn lines of her little face, with its
| determined chin and large, wide-apart
| gray eyes that looked mistily out from
under straight, black brows She wore
small bright green toque over her
black bobbed hair, and her extremely
short and rather shabby skirt revealed
pair Of uncOmmonly dainty ankles.
| Her appearance presented valiant
attempt at smartness.
The tea came at last. and Tuppence,
rousing herself from a fit of medta.
ton, poured It out.
Now, then" said Tommy, taking
large bite of bun. Tets get up-to-
date. Remember, haven't seen you
since that time In hospital in 1916"
VERY we'll" Tuppence helped her
self literally TO buttered toast.
Abridged biography Of Miss pru-
dence Cowley, fifth daughter of Arch
deacon Cowley of Little MIssendelI.
| Suffolk. Miss Cowiey left the de-
lights and drudgeries) of her home life
early in the war and came up to Lon
don, where she entered an officers
hospital. First month: Washed up six
hundred and forty-eight plates every
day. Second month: Promoted to
drying aforesaid plates. Third
month: Promoted to peeling potatoes.
| Fourth month: Promoted to cutting
bread and butter. Fifth month: Pro-
NOTED one floor up to duties of ward
maid with mop and pail. Sixth month
| Promoted to waiting at table. Sew
enth month: Pleasing appearance and
nice manners so striking that am pro-
NOTED to waiting on the Sisters
Eighth month: Slight check in career
Sister Bond ate Sister Westhaven's
egg Grand row! Wardmaid clearly
to blame! lnattention in such impOr-
tant matters cannot be too highly cen
sured. Mop and pail again! How are
the mighty fallen Ninth month: Pro
NOTED to sweeping out wards, where
I found friend of my childhood in
Lieutenant Thomas Beresford (bow,
Tommy y, whom | had not seen for
| five long years. The meeting was af-
fecting. Tenth month: Reproved by
matrOn for visiting the pictures in
company with one Of the patients,
namely: the aforementioned Lieuten-
ant Thomas Beresford. Eleventh and
twelfth months: Parlormaid duties re-
sumed with entire success At the
end Of the year left hospital in a blaze
Of glory. After that, the talented Miss
Cowley drove successfully trade de-
livery van, motor-lorry and a gen.
erai. The last was the pleasantest
I've forgotten his name now. l
next entered a government office.
We had several very enjoyable tea
parties. had Intended to become a
land girl, a postwoman, and bus
cOnductreSs by way of roilndInv ,fY r,y