Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-20
INSTALLMENT XVII.

4 told Mcnamara. Mrs Mer-
ton has a strong religious
mania, That girls mighty healthy
specimen" he continued. Il noticed,
shoulder, that her skin is soft and
silky, not rough and dry as in the case
of psychopathic personalities. Every
thing about her seems to indicate
sound ancestry, and I'm more than
ever convinced that her mental dis
turbancc is not organic. However,
that's lead we can run down after
we've fixed her nose"
Wen not fix it in this city, my
boy" Thus Mcnamara.
why not?"
Because when that girl is well she'll
probably elect to live her life here, and
l don't want a soul in this city, with
the exception of ourselves, to know that
once she had a saddle nose and a dual
personality"
1--WE can trust the ethical integrity
of the man I purpose"
III trust nobody but myself-and
then not too much. Where is the best
plastic surgeon in this country?"
In New York City"
"Lanny. I'll ask the police commits
sion for a 60-day leave of absence.
Well be married at once and take this
child to New York with us, put her in
a hospital there and have the job done.
While it's being done We'll have our
honeymoon"
Three is a crowdr-on a honey
NOON" Stephen warned.
Its nothing of the sort" Lanny
defended. 'Stevie, you mind your own
business. Dan and I know our way
about"
Indeed? Well, just because you're
so contumacious. I'm going to tell you
something If 1 hadn't promoted this
engagement, you and Dan would not
now be engaged. Dan had you up on
pedeStal-which is where you never
belonged-and you're so naturally man
shy you never even learned the rudi-
ments of the come-on as practiced by
the dullest, 50 talked the matter up!"
You didn't talk it up to me-"
mo, but / listened sympathetically
when you raved about what grand
man Dan Mcnamara was, and my neck
is still stiff from nodding agreement.
told Dan you were crazy about him,
and worked up his courage"
You're liar" Mcnamara charged,
feetly and without malice.
Dan Mcnamara is one man who
doesn't have to have help with his
courage or thinking" Lanny declared
pridefully "And you do, Stephen Burt.
You're adept at lording it over your
befuddled patients, but Rebecca P.
Lanning is horse of another color"
Il think I'll go home" Stephen re-
torted, and went.
He was back in the morning with
the impedimenta of his profession.
Penelope greeted him gravely. Good
morning, DR.. Burt"
He started. The Strident note of
paIIayo moe po11a from hof vOicp
She spoke now in the low. level tone
of the girl of breeding. Then she sat
down, and they conversed for half an
hour on topics of general interest, but
during that time she did not move
once from her seat. Her vocabulary
was free of underworld expressions, her
diction perfect, her sentences gram
NAUTICAL.
"You have had a good nights rest,
Miss Gatlin," he ventured.
She nodded, smiling little. Il am
not at all nervous this morning, DR..
Burt. When I am very tired, or ex-
cited about something, I am always
horribly nervous"
And you get dreadfully depressed,
do you not?"
She nodded. so depressed that at
times want to die"
well, we might as well start your
examination. I'm going to
try to ascertain why you can't be
cheerful always. There's reason, of
course, for your nervousness and de-
preston. so 1 want to examine you
very meticulously and see if your
trouble can be charged up to some
physical condition. Let me feel your
pulse"
1t was 80, full and strong.
Stephens examination of the girl
was as complete as modern medical
science could make it, and when the
last laboratory report came in three
days later he called Lanny in to dis
cuss the girl.
with the exception of a subnormal
chest expansion, Lanny, that girl is
without doubt the healthiest young
woman I have ever examined. Her
sole physical defect is her nose. But
for that think she'd be a husky little
athlete right now. She told me she
always wanted to excel in tennis, golf
and dancing-well, of course, she'd
want to excel in something. She
couldn't compete in good looks. I'll
hand copy of it to the man who is to
do the operation. I've wired him that
was sending on patient, and he has
agreed to care for her. see by this
mornings paper that Mac has been
given a leave of absence"
Lanny nodded
When are you and Dan to be
married."
Tomorrow. We're flying to Reno to
avoid the three-day notice of intention
to marry demanded by the California
law"
Penelope flying with you?"