Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26

cook. she did object to his not getting
down promptly. Things like popovers'
and even toast, must be timed to the
minute. and while one has more lee
way with coffee, it can never be quite
as good as it is Immediately after II
comes to boil.
Teddy always meant to get down on
time but he did not leave himself sur
fcient margin for the little mischances
of the morning, like not being aole 10
find his razor strop, cutting ms chln
and the sticking of cravat In a 1fesh
collar He chung to the last Jew MN
utes of sleep with healthy SAUSAGE
ton and even when 10 minutes late
he came down with his handsome face
heanning. ready with some such care
less remark as: 49,
Don't fret, Sue. ] was little bit
out of luck this morning"
Tell that to the mullins" she was
apt to answer.
MY apologies. mullins"
Apparently, the mullins always ac-
cepted his excuses, for they were IN
variably perfect. BY nursing them
along in the oven and preventing
them. with infinite patience and sub
tie skill, from getting overdone while
keeping warm, Suzanne managed IT.
She accomplished the same result with
the coffee, although 1t meant moving
the pot first on and then off a half
dozen times, while watching his three
minute egg to see that it did not get
hard over a period of 10 minutes. She
did not so much mind doing this. but
1t was one Of the things that set her
to thinking.
Once seated, Teddy refused to hurry
his breakfast, no matter how much
warning he received from the French
clock on the mantelpiece.
EVERY free-born American is entitled
to an honest breakfast" he insisted.
ITS in the Constitution"
IF you had got up a little ear
Had plenty OF time If the darned
old razor strop hadn't got hidden" he
broke in.
Where did you finally discover it?"
she asked.
"Sneaking behind towel
"On the usual hook?'
eyes" he admitted.
"How did the towel get there?"
Hanged if 1 know. but there it was.
I'm going to buy two or three more
strops. so If one gets lost / can find
another"
or" she suggested, you might put
the towel hack where it belongs"
lie ate his breakfast with a relish
almost too much Of relish. 1t might
have been just as we'll had he stopped
with the third muffin and the first
cup of coffee. Suzanne had noticed
in the last few months, what appeared
70 be tho threat of a double chin. He
denied II in face of the fact that he
had been obliged to order a new stock
OF collars. a quarter size larger than
any he had ever worn before.
Il have q bunch the makers are
cheating on the sizes" he declared.
That's curious" she said sWeetly
'But how did they get hold of your
old ones?"
Those just shrank."
He sat back and lighted a cigarette
with an air OF calm content.
IT'S 10 minutes Of. Teddy" she no
ti1ed him.
Right" he answered, and rose re
luctantly.
She helped him into his overcoa
and he departed. For a moment sh'
stood there all by herself in the hall
lie had forgotten to kiss her. Tha
was nothing; he had forgotten before
IT was not that he did not care, bu
merely that 1t did not make much diff
ference. especially after five years o
marriage.
CHE went back TO her work. Their
was, of a kind, a good deal Of il
and much OF it was not particularly
Interesting. It looked at times lik
such vain repetition. Just on
thought made it possble-that 1t cor
tributed to Teddy's comfort.
She had tried to make this home tn
most attractive place in the world {
MIN and she had succeeded. fte neVe
came back from his occasional bus
ness trips without admitting 1t. !
fnonth ago he had gone to the factor
in Detroit for three or four days, an
the first thing he exclaimed when h
came in the door was this; --..-