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

VINO crltlclZed you!
"You did"
"When?"
Just then"
Il call Heaven to witness" cried
Frederick Mulliner. that not BY so
much as a word have / limited at my
opinion that your conduct IS the most
revolving that has ever been drawn to
my attention. / never so much as sug-
gested that your revelation had shocked
me to the depths Of my SOUL
yes. you did. You shifted
IF this town is not open for being
shifted n at this sCacon" said Fred
| erick, - should have been informed
| earlier"
Il had a perfect right TO get engaged
to any one. after the atoninable way
| you behaved"
''Abominabie way behaved? What
| DO you mean?"
| You know"
Pardon me. I do not know. If you
are abiding to my refusal TO wear the
| tie you bought for me on my last BIRTH
| day. can but repeat ny statement,
made to you at tne time that, apart
| from being the sort Of tie no upright
man would be caen dead ia ditch
with. its coiors we're those CT a cycling,
angling end oart-khroWing club OF
which am not member.
Il am not alluding to that. l mean
the d1y I was going ID the PoAderoyS
and you croTnised 20 see ne of at Pad
dirgton. and then you prored that YOU
we're detained by important business, ana
I thought, We'll, l think III go by the
later train. after all, because that WIZ
give me time TO lunch quietly at the
Berkeley And 1 luncfed at the Berke-
lev. and. when was there, wno should
| see but you at a table at the other
end of the room. rorging yourself IN
the company of a bea5tly creature IN a
pink frcck and hennaed hair. That's
what ] rlear."
Frederick ciutched at his forehead.
Repeat that" he exclaimed.
Jane did so.
Eye gods!" said Frederick.
TT was like blow. Something
/ seemed to snap inside me and
Il can explain all" said Frederick.
Explain"
Explain" said Frederick.
| "All?"
All"
"Before beginning" she said. do not
! forget that I know every one Oh your
| female relatives by sight
II don't want TO talk about my 1e-
male relatives"
II thought you were going 70 say
that she was one of thenl-an aunt or
something"
Nothing of tire kind. She was
revue star. You probably saw her IN
piece called 'Toot-Toot.
And that is your idea Of an expia-
nation!"
FREDERICK raised his hand for ST.
leuce. Realizing that she could not
see it, he lowered it again.
".-3np." he said can you cast your
mind back to a morning in the Spring
when he walked in KenSington Gar
de,s9 The sun shone brightly, tne
sky was a limpid blue, and from the
west there blew gertle bree2e---
III you think you can melt me WIN
that sort Of
"Noth.ng of the kind What | was =
leading up to was this: As we WaiAeu,
Won and /. there came sauffling up 10
ms a small Pekinese deg. 1t left me.
admit. quite cold. but y1d Went INTO
esctasies. ard, from that moment,
had but one mission in life, TO discover
whom that Peke belonged 70 ana guy
it for YOU. Ard, after exhaustive m
ouiries. i tracked the animal down; IL
was the property of the lady IN whose
company you saw me lunch.ng lightly,
not gorging--at the Berkeley tnat Gay.
I managed 10 set an introduction 10
her. and began TO make offers 10 her
for the dog. Money was TO object 70
me. All 7 wished was TO put the little
beast in y1lr arms ard see your race
light I'D. II was 10 be a surprise. Ihat
morning the WOMEN phonSd, ana S2ld
that STE had practically decided 70 close
with nv latest BID, ard would I take
her 10 lunch and discuss the n'atteTE
II was agony % Rave 10 tel YOU that
colld ret see you CT 1T Paddlngton,
but Ii had tn be done, / got the cog
that afternoon. Ard next morning.
received your letter breaking of the
engagement"
There was a long silence.
rs this truce" said Jane,
quite true"
1T sounds too-how shall put it
too frightfully probable. Look me IN
"Whats the gaod Of boxing Won in
the face when / can't see an inch IN
front Of me?"
We'll, is 1t true9"
"Certa.rly IL IS true"
can vSu produce the Peks9"
Il have rot got Il on my person"
said Freddie. stitfiy But il is at my
fiat. probably chewing up rug, 1 viii
give Ii you for a wedding present"
But IN not going 70 be married,
"Yo0Te-~what did YOU save"
TN not going TO be married"
But what OF Dlllngwater?"
That's OF
"Ou?"
on" said Jane firmly. 7 only got
engaged 70 him cut Of pique, I thought
l could goa through With H. buovlng
myself ap by thinking what score IL
tYrgt1A Ns rfF y@t4 yYeNyfNYYsgy n
saw him eating a peach and began 10
quayeg< He Splashed himself % the
eyebrows And lust after that. I found =
that he had a trick OF maS,r& q funny
noise VIXEN he drank coffee | would
sit ON the other side If the breakfast =
table. saying 10 myself Now comes the
funny noiSe.' and when / thought " :
dot,g that all the rest of nv life, | saw
that the scheme was impossible, So
broke OFT the engagement"
Frederick gasped,
janet
He CROPPED out. found her. and drew
her into his arms.
On the parcel Of the door there
sounded an authoritative rap Through
It there spoke an authoritative voice,
slightly cracked by age, but fun never
thelesS. Of the spirit that will stand no
nonsense
Master Frederick"
''Hullo9"
Are YOU good now"
you bet I'm coed"
win you give Miss Jane nice
kiss"
II viii so" said Frederick Mulllner
ringing IN every Svllahle.
lust that little tningi"
Then YOU may come out" said Nurse
Wtlks, Il have boiled yen two mere
eggs"
Frederick paled, but only for AN m
slant. What did anything matter nowe
Ills IpS were set In firm line. and
his voice. when he spoke. Was calm
and steady
Lead me 10 them" he said.