Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-23

"Say, I think you'd best be getting
along and taking your shower, Mr.. Car
| mod" said the voice of DR.. Twist, who
had come up unobserved and was stand
! ing at his elbow.
I The proprietor Of Healthward Ho had
a rather unpleasant voice, but never
| had it seemed so unpleasant to Mr.. Car
mody as it did at that moment. Parsi-
mcnious though he was, he would have
given much for the privilege of heaving
a brick at DR.. Twist. For. at the very
instant of this interruption, he hadcon-
ceived the Machiavellian idea OF knock
ing the cigarette case out Of Hugo's
hand and grabbing what he could from
the debris and now this scheme must
be abandoned.
With a snort that came from the
very depths Of an over-wrought soul,
Lester Carnody shuffied of toward the
house.
Say, you shouldn't have done that"
said DR.. Twist mo, sir Not right to
tantalize the poor fellow"
Hugo's mind seldom ran on parallel
lines with that of his uncle, but 1t was
animated now by the identical thought
that only short while back Mr.. Car
mody had so wiStfully entertained. He.
too, was feeling that what DR.. Twist
needed was a brick thrown at him.
When he was able to speak. however.
he did not mention this, but kept the
conversation on a businesslike note.
II say" he said. you couldn't lend
me tenner, could you?"
II could not" agreed Dr. Twist.
We'll, I'll be pushing along, then"
he said.
Il hope" said DR.. Twist, as he
escorted his young guest TO his car.
you aren't sore at me for calling you
down about those students lamps. You
see, maybe your uncle was hoping you
would slip him one, and the disap-
pointment will have made him kind Of
mad. And part Of the system here is
to have the patients think tranquil
thoughts"
Think what?"
Tranquil, beautiful thoughts. You
see If your minds all right, your body's
all right"
Hugo settled himself at the wheel.
Let's get this clear" he said. "You
expect my Uncle Lester to think
beautiful thoughts?"
"All the time"
Even under cold shower?"
Yes, sir"
Heaven bless you'll" said Hugo.
He stepped on the Self-starter and
urged the two-seater pensively down
the drive. He was glad when the shrub
berries hid him from the view Of DR..
Twist, for one wanted to forget a fell
low like that as soon as possible. A
moment later he was still gladder; for,
as he turned the first corner, there
popped out suddenly from a rhododen-
dr0n bush stout man with red and
streaming face. Lester Carmody had
had to hurry, and he was not used to
running.
"Woof" he calculated barring the
Relief flooded over Hugo. The marts
Of trade had not been closed after all
Give me those cigarettes!" painted
Mr.. Carmody.
For an instant Hugo toyed with the
idea Of creating rising market. But
he was no .profiteer. Hugo Carmody,
zen quid," he said. and they're
yours
Agony twisted Mr.. carmody's glowing
features.
Five" he urged.
Ten" said Hugo.
Eight"
Ten"
Mr.. Carmody made the great decision.
Very well. Give me them. Quick"
Turkish this side, Virginian that
said Hugo.
The rhododendron bush quivered once
more from the passage of heavy body;
birds in the neighboring trees began to
sing again their anthems of Joy: and
Hugo, In his trousers pocket two crack
ling flve-pound notes, was bowling off
along the highway.
Even Dr. Twist could have found
noSing to cavil at in the beauty of
the thoughts he was thinking. He
caroled like linnet in the Springtime.
Continued in Tomorrows Star.)