Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-27

and set a chair for her. Nance pumped
herself down in it with a weary sigh,
ierked of her jaunty hat and threw it
on Stephens desk. "All right, Steve.
Shoot! What's the idea of the big con-
vention? Another fishing expedition"
Now, Nance" Dan Mcnamara
soothed her, you cut that out. You're
not talking to Doc Blethen. Doc Burt's
a gentleman"
Nance remembered her manners. MY
error" she apologized.
From the doorway leading into the
waiting room. Lanny gazed upon the
girl with frank disapproval. Over
Nance's shoulder she caught Stephens
eye and shook her head sorrowfully.
THE old girls shocked!" Nance
laughed softly without looking around,
while Lanny disappeared.
How do you know, Miss Belden?"
Stephen inquired
Mirror" and Nance Belden pointed.
"Close your eyes," Stephen com.
manded, land describe this room to me-"
"All right. There are two empty high
ball glasses on the telephone stand back
OF you" She shifted. Bourbon. The
stands 3 feet high and the telephone
book Is in the compartment under the
top Of the stand. The telephone is one
of those combination receiver-mouth-
piece tAlhlSo INC thcy use III GilklLci
stage scenes, and the telephone cord is
white. The desk Is solid walnut, think,
f1at-topped and clean. You have a
bronze combination inkwell, pen rack,
and pin tray. There Is a blue crayon
pencil and red crayon pencil and a
black, gold banded fountain pen on the
pen rack. The fountain pen has green
ink in 1t.
II know because on the calendar pad
Ill L. ~
Der 23-although this is the oath
you've written something with the pen
very recently. You're sitting in wal
nut swivel chair, brown leather up
holstered, and a high back up to your
shoulder tops. The chiefs chair is an
overstuffed rocker, and If you give him
another drink he'll fall asleep in it. On
the wall back of you there Is framed
diploma in Latin, issued to Stephen
John Burt by Leland Stanford Junior
University Medical School, and about
four feet from it is the Oath of Hip
pocrateS in black frame, like the
diploma. The print Is old English and
done in black and red. Across the
room, in back Of the chief, is walnut
bookcase. built in detachable tiers, and
there's a white washstand in the cor
ner close by it. The rug is beige COL
ored and Chinese, and on the wall in
back Of me, where you can look at it
readily, is framed photograph of your
father It must be a photograph of
your father because he looks a great
deal like you. In back of me a door
leads into the old lady's den and
here Nance opened her handbag took
out a small mirror, held 1t up and
opened her eyes an in rs
old lady is listening to every word I say.
Now I'll describe you. You're a
darling. You're tall and you haven't
started to grow tummy yet. You're
about 80 or 80 years old, your hair is
dark brown and your eyes dark blue
and you have nice teeth, and they show
when you smile. You have nice hands
and your nails were manicured this
morning, but you have dirty spot on
the fingernail of your right index
f1nger-no, it isn't dirt. It's iodine
Pardon! My error. Do win first prize,
doc?"
I'm a walk, Miss Belden. You are
absolutely the most amazing person I
have ever. examined. You are one in a
million-one of those rare persons who
not only see everything at glance, but
take q mental photograph of it. And
remember 1t. Yes, you win prize"
"Ill have a highbaiI with you boys, +"
said Miss Belden compoSedly.
You'll not, you nttle-this and that"
Lanny countered from behind the door.
THE very ideal"
Then the party breaks up here and
now" Miss Belden informed Stephen.
"Lanny," Stephen called, II hope you
aren't forgetting the laws of hospi-
tality"
Come on, KID the girl entreated
Lanny. Buy me one and I'll get the
chief to do something nice for you in
return"
what influence has the likes of you
with the chief of police?" Lanny was
emerging with. two highballs
do you drive a car, Miss Lanning?"
Nance Belden whistled sharply to
| Dan Mcnamara.
Get out your card, Dan. Here's the
fountain pen. Write as dictate. Ready:
To AL Traflc Of1eers: The bearer,
Miss Rebecca tanning, has the freedom
of the city. She has my authority to
park where she pleaseS and she shall
! not be tagged. She cannot be arrested
| for anything except muEder, and even
then she must not ride. in the wagon
| (Signed.)
"'DAN MCNAMARA, Chief of Police
Dan Mcnamara obeyed Nance Belden
vised the card, blotted 1t and handed
1t to Lanny. Now, YOU tell 'em al