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

4 eff YOU ever had to go without your
| supper" said Miss Olphant, who be-
| leved In attack as the best form OF de-
| Tense, ut would kill you
us that SOP" said Frederick.
You're a beast, and / hate you
said Miss Oliphant.
! rs that SOP"
Eyes, that is So
Now. now. now" said Nurse Wilks.
| Come, come. comet
She eyed the two with that comfort
| able look of power that comes naturally
| to women who have spent half CEN
! fury in dealing with the young and
/ fractions.
we will have no quarreling," she
said. Make it up at once. Master
Frederick, give Miss Jane nice kiss.
The room rocked before Fredericks
bullying eyes.
"A WHAT" he gasped
Give her nice big kiss and tell her
| you're sorry you quarreled WIN nef.
"She quarreled with me"
Never mind. A little gentleman
| must always take the blame"
| Frederick dragged to the surface
sketchy smile.
II apologize" he said
Don't mention It," said Miss Oil
| plant.
Kiss her" said Nurse Wilks.
~ WON'T" said Frederick.
Master Frederick" said Nurse Wilks,
you march straight into that cupboard
in the passage and stay there Till you
are good
Frederick hesitated. He came of a
proud family. A Mulliner had once re-
ceivcd the thanks OF his sovereign Tor
service rendered on the fed OF Crecy.
but the recollection Of what his brother
George had said decided him. mira dig.
as it might be to allow himself TO be
showed away in cupboards, 1t was bet
ter than being responsible for a wom-
ans heart failure. With bowed head.
he passed through the door, and key
clicked behind hin.
- *
a LII alone in dark world that
Il sme,led Of mice. Frederick Null
liner gave himself up to reflection. He
had just Put in about two minutes in
terse thought when a voice spoke
through the crack in the door.
Freddie. I mean Mr.. Mulhner."
"We!l?"
shes gore into the kitchen to get
the Jam" proceeded the voice rapidly.
| Shall let you out?"
|
eriak, cody.
Silence followed Frederick returned
to his reverie. Then the door opened
and closed again. And Frederick Null
iner discovered that he had started
taking in dodgers.
what are you doing here?" he de-
manded. with touch OF proprietorial
disapproval.
The girl did not answer. But pres
entity sounds came to him through the
darkness. In spite Of himself, a certain
tenderness crept upon Frederick.
~ say" he said awkwardly. There's
nothing to cry about"
| I'm not crying. I'm laughing.
oh" The tenderness waned. You
think it's amusing, Go you, being shut
up in this COMPOUNDED cupboard :"
! There is no need for such language y
| II entirely disagree with you. There
! is every need. It's CHASTITY enough be-
| ing here at ALL but, when 1t comes to
/ being smut up in cupboards :"
-. with a girl you hate?"
I'VE viii not so into that aspect Of
| the matter" said Frederick, with dig
nifty THE important point is that here
| / am in a cupboard when, II there were
| any Justice CIR right thinking in the
world, I should be out at Squashy Hol-
| low :"
| "Ohl Do you still play golf?"
Certainly still play golf. Why not?'
| Il don't know why rot. I'm glad you
! are still able to ar1c5e yourself"
| How do YOU mean, still? DO you
| think that because
II don't think anything
II supposed you imagined would be
creeping about the place, a brcken-
| hearted wreck?"
oh no I knew you would find 1t
| easy to console yourself"