Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-29

diant beauty the sternest critic would
have noted but one flaw-the fact that
she was piebald.
Wilfred gazed at her with adoring
eyes. Her face was partly brown and
partly white. and on her neck were
patches of sepia that looked like the
thumb-prints you find on the pages of
books in the Free Library: but he
thought her the most beautiful creature
he had ever seen. He longed to fold
her in his arms. and. but for the fact
that her eyes told him that she would
undoubtedly land an upper-cut on him
If he tried it, he would have done So
Yes" she went on. this is what you
have made OF me, Wilfred Mulliner-you
and that awful stuff you call the Raven
Gypsy Face-Cream. I took your advice.
and the result! Barely twenty-four
hours after the first application, I
could have walked into any circus and
named my own terms as the Spotted
Princess of the FIJI Islands. fed here,
to my childhood home. to hide myself.
| And the first thing that happened
/ her voice hroke-"was that my favorite
hunter SHE'D at me. And it was you.
/ Wilfred Mulliner, who brought this
/ curse upon me-"
/ Many men would have wilted be-
meath these soaring words. but Wilfred
Mulliner merely smiled with infinite
compassion and understanding
| 1T is quite al right" he said II
4 should have warned you. sweetheart.
that this occasionally happens in cases
where the skin is exceptionally delicate
and finely textured. 1t can be speedily
remedied by an application Of the Null
/ liner Snow of the Mountains Lotion
/ four shillings the medium sized bottle"
| 'Wilfred! Is this truce"
Perfectly true, dearest And is this
al that stands between us?"
mol" shouted a voice of thunder.
Wilfred wheeled sharply. In the door
way stood Sir Jasper -ffarrownere
/ He was Swathed in a bath-towel what
was visible of his person being a bright
crimson. Behind him. toying with
/ whip, stood Murgatroyd. the butler.
You didn't expect to see me. did
you?"
Il certainly" replied wilfred, severe
| ", did not expect to see YOU in a ladys
| presence in costume like that"
Never mind my costume Sir Jasper
| turned.
| "Murgatroyd. do YOUR duty!"
| The butler. Sowing horribly. sd-
| vanced into the room.
"Stopl" screamed Angela
Il haven't begun yet, miss" said the
butler, deferentially
You Shan't touch wilfred. I lore
| him"
| What" cried Sir Jasper
| He has explained everything"
/ A grim frown appeared on the baro-
nets vermilion face.
"Iil bet he hasn't explained why he
/ left me to be cooked in that internal
Turkish bath. was beginning 60 throw
out clouds of smoke when Murgatroyd.
faithful fellow. heard my cries and
came and released me-
Though not my work" added the
butler. wilfred eyed him steadily.
IF" he said, you used Mulliner's
Reduce. the recognised specific for
obesity. whether in the tabloid form q,
three shillingS the tin or as a liquid az
1--WE and six the flask you would have
no need 10 stew in Turkish baths. Null
/ liners Reduce contains no injurious
chemicals but is compounded purely Of
health-giving herbs. and is guaranteed
to remove excess weight at the rate Of
two pounds a week"
The glare of hatred faded from the
baronet'S eyes.
rs that tsct?" he whispered.
1T is"
You guarantee it,"
fNH Iie AuAAiiSA K1SpdAatIDuS arg
fully guaranteed"
My boy!" cried the haronet. He
shook Wilfred by the hand. Take her"
he said, brokenly. And with her my
b-bleSSing."
A discreet cough sounded in the back
ground
You haven't anything. by any chance.
sir asked Murgatroyd. that's good for
mmbago7"
'Mullner's EaSe-o will cure the most
stubborn case in six days"
Bless you, sir, bless YOU" Sobbed
Margatroyd, Where can / set is?"
'At all chemists
1T catches me In the small of the
back principally, sir
III need catch you no longer" said
Wilfred.
There is little to add, Murgatroyd Is
new the most liSSom butler In York
shire. Sir JaSpeY'S weight is down
under is stone. and he Is thinking Ci
taking up hunting again. wilfVed and
Angela are main and wife, and never
am informed. have the wedding bells
OF the old church at fhneh Village runs
out blither peal than they cia On
that June morning wnen Angela. rails
Ing to her love face on which the
brown was as evenly distributed as on
an antique walnut table, replied 60 the
clergynan'S question wilt thou, An
gela, take this Wilfred?" with a shy
II VIII" They now have two houny
oairnS--the small. or Percival at
preparatory school in Sussex. and the
large, or Ferdinand. at Eton.
Here MIR, Muliiner babe us farewell
and took his departure.
silence followed his exit. The com
pany seemed plunged IN deep thought
Then somebody rose.
Well good night. all" he said.
II seemed to sum up the situation.