Evening star., 1925-05-31
IN THE SPRINGTIME
Experiences of Ber Bngo Bgos IDEAL His Uncle and Jeeves

stated the case to him that nigh,
after dinner.
'Jeeves."
"Sir?"
Are you busy just now"
mo, sir
II mean. not doing anything m
particular"
mo, sir. 1t is my practice at this
hour to read some improving book;
but, II you desire my services. this
can easily be postponed, or. indeed,
abandoned altogether"
Well, I want your advice. It's
about Mr.. Little"
young Mr.. Little. sir. or the elder
Mr.. Little, his uncle, who lives in
Pounceby Gardens"
Jeeves seemed to know everything
Most amazing thing. I'd been pally
with Bineo practically all my life. and
yet ! didn't remember ever having
heard that his uncle lived anywhere
in particular.
How did you know he lived in
Pounceby Gardens?" ] said.
81 am on terms of some intimacy
with the elder Mr.. Little's cook. sir.
In fact, there Is an understanding"
l am bound to say that this gave
me q bit OF a start. Somehow I had
that sort Of thing.
do you mean you're engaged"
''It may be said to amount to that,
"well. WE'LL
''She is a remarkably excellent
cook SIR said Jeeves. as though he
felt called upon to give some explana-
ton. What was it you wished to
ask me about Mr.. Little?'
| sprang the details on him.
And that's how the matter stands.
Jeeves,' said. "I think we ought to
rally round a trifie and help poor old
Mr.. Little. What sort OF chap is he?"
"A somewhat curious character, sir.
Since retiring from business he has
become a great recluse, and now de-
votes himself almost entirely to the
pleasures OF the table,
Greedy hog. you mean?"
Il would not, perhaps. take the lib
erty Of describing him in precisely
those terms, sir. He is what is
usually called a gourmet. Very par
ticular about what he eats, and for
that reason sets high value on Miss
Watson's services"
THE COOKE"
Yes. sir
We'll, it looks to me as though our
best plan would be to shoot young
Bingo in on him after dinner one
night Melting mood, l mean to say,
and all that
THE difficulty is. sir. that at the
moment Mr.. Little is on a diet, owing
to an attack Of gout."
Things begin to look wobbly."
No, sir, fancy that the elder Mr..
Little's misfortune may be turned to
the younger Mr.. Little's advantage
I was speaking only the other day to
Mr.. Little's valet. and he was telling
me that Il has become his principal
duty to read to Mr.. Little in the eve
nings. If / were in your place, sir,
] should send young Mr.. Little to read
to his uncle"
''Nephew's devotion, you mean?
Old man touched by kindly action.
what?"
Partly. sir. But I would rely more
on young Mr.. Little's choice of litera.
ture."
That's no good Jolly old Bingo
has a kind face. but when it comes to
literature he stops at the Sporting
Times"
''That difficulty may be overcome. I
would be happy to select books for Mr..
Little to read. Perhaps I might ex-
plain my idea further"
AZ can't say quite grasp it yet"
The method which 1 advocate is
what, I believe. the advertisers call
direct suggestion sir, consisting, as
il does, of driving an idea home BY
constant repetition. You may have
had experience of the system?''
You mean they keep on telling you
that some soap or other is the best,
and after a bit you come under the
influence and charge round the cor.
ner and buy a cake?"
Exactly, sir. The same method
was the basis Of all the most valuable
propaganda during the recent war
see no reason why It should not be
result with regard to the subjects s
views on class distinctions. II young
Mr.. Little were 10 read day after day
to his uncle series Of narTStives in
which marriage with young pefcons
Of an inferior social status was he'd
up as both feasible and admirable,
fancy il would prepare the elder Mr.
Little's mind for the reception of the
information that his nephew wishes
to marry a waitress in a teashop."
Are there any books of that sort
nowadays? The only ones 1 ever see
mentioned in the papers are about
married couples who find life gray,
and can't stick each other at any
price"
Yes, sir. there are a great many,
neglected by the reviewers but widely
read. You have never encountered
All for Love- by Rosie NJ. Banks?"
mo"
Nor "A Red, Red Summer Rose,
by the same author?"
NO
"I have an aunt, sir, who owns an
almost complete set of Rosie M
Banks. l could easily borrow as
many volumes as young Mr.. Little
might require. They make very light,
attractive reading"
We'll, it's worth trying
II should certainly recommend the
scheme, SIR
"All right, then. Toddle round TO
your aunt's tomorrow and grab a
couple of the fruitiest. We can but
have a dash at it."
Precisely, sir
Bingo reported three days later
that Rosie NJ. Banks was the
goods and beyond question the