Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-02

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lor of the Anglers Rest that MI
MulIiner was seated once more III tn
familiar chair For some days he hat
been paying a visit to an old nurse o
his in Devonshire, and the tide Of intel
lectual conversation had run very low
NO" said TEr Muliiner. IN answer Il
a question as 20 whether ne had EN-
Joyed himself. ~ cannot pretend tina
1t was an altogether agreeable expert
ence The poCr old thing Is Amos
completely deaf, and her memory is not
what Il waS. Moreover it is a MOOT
point whether man Of seDSibility car
ever be entirely at his ease IN the
presence Of a woman who has spanked
him with the fat side Of a hairorush.
NFr. AsuNasr WINGED. as II the old
wound stu troubled him.
1t is curious" he went on, nov
Ets-e. change The years bring III the at
titude Ct a nurse toward che Who mas
been a charge of hers. He may grow
gray or ba'i. si,d be locked UP TO by
the rest of his world as q warm per-
former on the stock exchange or q deuce
OF a fellow n the sphere Of pclit.cs or
the srts, but II his old Mamma he will
still be the Master James or Master
Perceived Who had 10 be bounded to
keep his face clean Shakespeare
would have crl-red before It's CD nurse.
So would Herbert Spencer, Att}'a the
Hun. ana the emperor Nero. My
nephew Freder,c& but must not
bore you,
Oh. vel. there is nothing much IN 1t
as s St2ry. but it bears out the truth
a. what have been saying.
viii begt2 (sa.d M Ma)inerl at the
moment waen Frederick, having come
down from Lon 5cE IN response TO an
urgent summons from his brother, Dr..
George Nu,ltne~, stood n the latter's
consulting room.
GEORGES consulting room, facing
~ west. had TIRE afternoon sun; and
this afternoon :: reeded al the sun 1t
could set, 10 ccGn.erect T-e6erick's
gloom.
THEN the position. as see T." he
said IS this On the rre5eXt OF wishing
10 discuss urgent family business with
me. ycu have dragged me down to this
sDot-70 miles by rail n compartment
containing three distinct infants suck
ing swse Sincerely 10 have tea with
nurse whom have d.sliked since was
a child
"You have contributed 10 her support
for wears" George reminded him,
Naturally. when the family were
clubbing togetfer to pension of the old
blister. I clipped in with my bit" said
Frederick. "Noolesse oblige''
Wei. noblesse obliges you TO have
tea with her when she invites YOU
wtlks must be hu-2oced. She IS not so
young as she was"
she must be a hundred
''Etghty-five"
Coed heavens! And it seems only
he ef1s1% IN r9fF1tnc RI
for stealing jam
she was a great djSelplinarian,'
agreed George. You may find her a
little sutcc-atic still And I want TO
impress UPON you. as her medical man,
that you must not tilTart her l!ghteSt
whin She will probably offer you
Boiled eggs and homemade cake. Eat
than"
II will not eat boiled eggs at o'clock
In the afternoon" said Frederick, FOR
any woman On earth"
'You Will And with relish. Her
heart IS weak II you don't hunor her.
won't answer for the consequences,
IF / eat boiled eggs at 5 in the
afternoon, went answer fer the con-
sequences. And why boiled eggs, dash
It? Tn not g boy"
''To her you are She looks on all
she gave me copy Of Eric; or, Little
By little"
Frederick scowled
Then, checking up your statements. -
he said, II find that I am expected TO
20 10 tea with a woman who, in addi-
ton. apparently, TO being a blend Of
Lrcretfa Borgia and a Fruss.an SER
gaant major. is a physical wreck and
practically potty Why? That is what
! az. Whv? As child, I objected
to Nurse Wilks. and now the thought
Of meeting her sgain gives me the
heebey- jeehies. Why should ! be VIC
TINTED? WHY me particularly"
1t isn't you particularly. We've all
been 70 see her, and so have the Oil
plants"
The Ollphantsl'
The name seemed to affect Frederick
oddly. He WINGED.
She was their nurse after she left
us You can't have forgotten the Oil
plants. I remember you at the age Of
y. climbing that old elm at the bot
tom Ct the paddock to get Jane Oil
plant rocks egg
Frederick laughed bitterly
7 must nave been a fool Fancy
risk!ng my life for girl like that!
Net" he went on. that lifefs worth
-
And then the peace of the grave
Thai" said Frederick, is the thought
that sGBCains me"
"A pretty kid. Jane. Some one told
ne she had grown up quite q beauty"
without a heart,
what do you know about it,"
Merely this: She pretended 10 love
me, and then she went to the country
70 stay with some people named Pom
derby, and wrote ire letter breaking
OF the engagement She gave TO rea~
scns and have net seen her sflce.
Ehe Is nov engaged 70 a nan named
DallingWater. and tl3pe IL cac-es her"
4 never heard abcu. this I'm
sorrv.'
I'm NOT, Merc.ful -elsase is the wav
] LOOK gr r.
Would he be che Of the Sussex
Dt'ingw2terg?"
= don't know what county the fam
fly irfests e did. would avoid IT.
Wen, I'm sorry. no wonder you're
depressed"
'-rep1sssed?" said Frederick. out
ragged. 'ge2 ycu don't s3lppa6e I'm
worrying r7Yaef about a girl IKE laat,
Go YOU? I'VE never been 50 happy in
oh, Is that what f. is?' George
looked at his watch. We'll you'd bet
ter be p4sntrg along. Itn tzze you
about 10 minutes 70 get 70 Narration
rOaa "
TOW % find the h1use2"
''E'.se Eacsts On the door"
''Waa. Is tfle rance"
'Evee Home"
"AEy W5rd!" said Frederick MulnneY
EFT cay @eeded that"
THE view he had Rad u il from his
brothers window should. no doubt, have
prepared Frederick for the loathSome-
ness q the town, but. as he walked
along. he found it coming On him as a
surprise He passed little boys. and
thought how repulslye little b0Y8 were
he met Trademarks carts ard hts gorge
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