Evening star., 1924-11-09

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sunniest moods today. Don't know
| why. He has delivered what you
| might call jolly old ultimatum He
says you can have a job here as
| waiter. and he won't do another
| dashed thing for you. How about it?'
DO walters eat?"
Il suppose so. Though, by Jove,
come to think of 1t, I've never seen
one at it,
That's good enough for me-" said
the sausage chappie. when do ]
begin?'
The sausage chappie made rather a
good waiter. He was brisk and at
tentive, and did the work as If he
liked it. But Archie. brooding on his
| case, was not satisfied. Something
seemed to tell him that the man was
fitted for higher things. Reason told
could have parted with half n sausage
at a moment when half -sausages
were worth considerably more than
their weight in gold, and he could
not feel that job as waiter was an
adequate job for an exceptional man.
1t was eXasperating to reflect, as the
others moved away from his table to
take his order to the kitchen, that
therefor all one knew-went the
dickens of a lawyer or doctor or
architect or what-not
One night Archie was jerked from
sleep by the ringing of the telephone
bell He drowsily unlocked the re-
ceiver. The voice of the sausage
chappie sounded at the other end of
the wire.
Hello. Is that you
"Absolutely" said Archie.
It's a tritie late" said the sausage
chappie.
NO, no. said Archie courteously.
ANY time you're passing"
II wanted to teh you I've just re-
membered something. / was born
in-half a ninute-1've forgotten
again
Archie held the receiver patiently.
'IIello." said the sausage chappie.
"On the spot" said Archie.
'Springfield, Ohio" said the sausage
chappic.
II say, that's fne-whatc Conerat-
ulations. old top. Anything else?"
Nothing at present. But I feel as
If sort of mist were beginning TO
lift I'm expecting further dope any
minute
splendid: Stick to it. old bean;
stick to it.'
NEXT day the grill-room had be-
gun to fill up when Archie
sought his favorite corner. The
sausage chappie was attending ta-
Bile farther down the room. at which
a woman with a small boy in sailor
suit had seated themselves. The
woma was engrossed with the bill OF
fare. but the child's attention seemed
to be riveted upon the sausage
chappie.
"Mummie," he asked interestedly,
as the man disappeared toward the
kitchen. why has that man got such
funny face?"
"f,ush. darling"
Eyes; but why has he"
81 don't know darling.
The child's faith in the maternal
omniscience seemed to have received
shock. He had the air OF a seeker
after truth who had been bafiled. His
eye roamed the room discontentedly.
Hes got funnier face than that
man there" he said, pointing at
Archie.
"Hush, darling"
"But he has. Much funnier"
In a way, il was a sort OF compli-
ment. but Archie felt embarrassed.
He buried himself behind the bill of
fare. Presently. the sausage chappic
returned. attended to the needs Of the
woman and the child. and came over
to Archie. Archie ordered chop.
The sausage chappie looked over the
item, added French fried potatoes on
his own responsibility, and then, dis
missing business for the moment, be-
came communicative.
II had big night last night" he
said, leaning on the table.
That's good" said Archie. The
old bean beginning to stir bit
WHAT
Il should say so. Something seems
to have happened to the works. Just
before / went to sleep, l remembered
my name as we'll
Archie forgot his troubles in his
excitement.
"I say-that's topping: What is
your name?
why it's-that's funny. It's gone
again. have an idea it begins with
an s. What was it? Skefiington? ?
SkillinEton?''
NO; I'll get it in a moment. Cum
ningham Darlington? Wilbeforce?
Debenham?
a"Dennison" suggested Archie help
fully
NO. no. no. It's on the tip of my
tongue. harrington? Montgomery
Hepplethwaite? I've got it: Smith,
by Jove! Really
Certain of it,
whats the first name?'
An anxious expression came into
the mans eyes. He hesitated. He
lowered his voice.
II have got a horrible feeling that
it's Lancelot."
Good Heaven" said Archie.
1T couldn't really be that, could
it"'
Archie looked grave. He hated to