Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-19

vast just natural that Gregory would bunk in
with dear little Teddy
That's fne!' he said heartily. That's per-
pectly all right"
Wen take turn about" Mrs Upton said
automatically. Tomorrow night somebody
else"
Not at all-not at all! I'll be most COM
Portable there"
He quite sincere about it; young
like Gregory ares always sincere about every
thing. He really thought he'd be comfortable.
He did now know that Teddy was, among other
Objectionable things, late water -drinker. All
day, apparently, he went without drink; all
evening, bsfore every enc was comfortably set
tied in bed, no thought of water came to him.
Then, when the opportunity was ripe to dis
commode and annoy weary adults, Teddy went
in heavily for water.
It was after undressing quietly in the dark
and slipping silently into bed that Gregory
heard the first wall Of distress; and it is to his
credit suppose, that he leaped up willingly to
fetch glass of water.
"Dwink all de lila wa-wa it wants" he said
scothingly, with that delicate touch peculiar TO
bachelors who aren't very well versed in baby
talk
"Dwink up all de wa-wa," Gregory repeated.
"You mean water?"
wen. yes" he admitted, in some embarrass-
ment. "All de wa-wa."
Have it your own way" Gregory said
THAT night hadn't been able to get to
sleep right away. First read a book, and
then I was hungry. decided to slip down.
stairs to the pantry and experiment with the
stuff in the ice box. Wrapped in a heavy bath
robe, was destroying chicken leg when the
door from the dining room opened and
Gregory appeared
"Hello!" greeted him. "Pangs Of hunger
get you, too?"
mot exactly" he replied; I'm looking for .
glass"
Isn't there one in the bath roomp"
There was" he admitted, but Teddy
lost it."
Lost It'll Isn't he in bed2"
"Yes-that's where he lost it."
This is the kind Of information that Of losing
q glass in bed, which would be amazing in con-
nection with any one but Teddy; 1t Is common
place in connection with him.
In some vague way my heart had gone out to
Gregory Elwood. With all the equalities that
make for sound and charming person. he fell
short through certain lack Of force.
"old man." I said. would you mind If
offered fairly general suggestion, suggestion
prompted by friendship"
why, mol" he replied.
"You may find it a bit personal, too
admitted, "but I've kept my eyes open this
evening, and dare say you, yourself have
not overlooked this peculiar train Of events
in which you have been what may boldly
call the goat
His shoulders suddenly Sagged.
Il know" he murmured. That's the way
it always is It's something about me-
don't know just what-but it's always me
that hunks in with Teddy, or rides alone in
the rumble seat or is stuck with the chill
dren at the wading lagoon to see that they
don't drown in six inches of water"
Its scarcely that bad I said tactfully
land you may think darned presump-
tuous to barge in like this but I have this
suggestion to make and make it in a SYM
pathetic spirit"
IN appreciate it," he said earnestly.
my suggestion is, go see a psychoanalyst
The trouble with you, old man, is that you
have an inferiority complex and a good
psychoanalyst could polish that off in no
time at ALL
"You mean," he said, that I could get
a kind of mental treatment that might
well-make me-well-exude stronger per-
sonality?"
There's not the slightest question of it."
I said confidently. "rve seen those chaps
know named Hawkins, a perfectly splendid
sis. cble impulse for shouldering people off the
sidewalk. He'd be walking down the street
ard suddenly this impulse would be on him;
first thing you knew he'd be shouldering folks
Into the gutter.
And a psychoanalyst cured hm?"
Just two or three treatments and he was