Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-01

And if he doesn't like that portrait he will
get rid of it,"
II never heard of such dashed nonsense in
my life"
And finally you wretched pie-faced warl-
bier he will present you board my yacht at
the appointed hour. I don't know how he will
do it. but you will be there"
Let us change the subject, Aunt Dahlia,
said.
Being good deal stirred up by the attitude
of the 1esh-and- blood at the luncheon table,
had to go for bit of a walk in the park after
leaving to soothe the nervous system. BY about
4:3o the ganglions had ceased to vibrate, and
returned 1Jeeves in the sitting room, look
ing at the portrait.
Looks good, Jeeves, what?"
Eyes, sir"
Nothing like spot of art for Frightening
the home.
Yes sir"
The responses were all right but his manner
was far from hearty, and I decided to tackle
him sQuarely
"Jeeves," said you don't like this spot Of
art"
"oh, yes, sir"
mo. Subterfuge is useless. I can read you
like book. For some reason this spot of art
fails to appeal to you. What do you object
to about it?"
given you a somewhat too-hungry expression.
little like that of a dog regarding a distant
bone, sir"
checked the fellow There is no resem-
blance whatever. Jeeves. to dog regarding a
distant bone The look to which you aIlude is
wistful and denotes Soul"
Il see, sir"
proceeded to another subject Miss Pend1e-
bury said she might look in this afternoon Did
she turn up?"
Yes sir
But has left?"
Yes sir"
she didn't say anything about coming
back?">
mo, sir. I received the impression that IL
was not Miss Pendlebury's intention to re-
turn She was little upset. sir"
Upset? What about?"
The accident SIR
Don't tell me she had an accidentl"
Yes sir"
What sort of accident?"
Automobile, sir"
WAS she hurt?"
mo. sir. Only the gentleman"
What gentleman" e
Miss Pendlebury had the misfortune to run
over gentleman in her car almost Immediately
opposite this building He sustained q slight
fracture of the leg"
TOO bad! What became of the chump?"
The gentleman, sir? He is in your spare
bed room, SIR
In my spare bed room?"
IVES, sir 1t was Miss Pendleburys desire
IAdt ne SnOulQ De taken t1ere, she m
structed me to telegraph to the gentlemans sis
ter. sir. who is in Paris advising her of the ac-
cident. also summoned q medical man. who
gave it as his opinion that the patient should
remain for the time being in status quo.'
You mean the fellow is on the premises for
an indefinite visit?"
Yes sir"
"Jeeves, this is a bit thickl"
And meant it, dash it! I mean to say,
girl can be pretty heftfy divine and ensnare
the heart and what not, but she's no right to
turn fellows fat into hospital
We'll, suppose I'd better go and introduce
myself TO the Brighter. Has he a name?"
Mr.. PIN. sir"
"Pim!"
yes, sir. And the young lady addressed
him as Iucius"
headed for the spare bed room I was per-
turbed TO degree. don't know If you have
ever loved and been handicapped in your WOO
ing by q wavy-haired rival but one Of the
things you don't want in such circs is the rival
parking himself on the premises with broken
leg.
Apart from anything else the advantage the
position gives him is obviously terrific. There
he Is, sitting up and toying with q grape and
looking pale and interesting the object of the
girfs pity and concern; and where do you get
off, bounding about the place with the rude
flush Of health on the cheekq
found Lucius PIN living IN bed draped in a
SUIT OF my pajannas. smoking one of my Gig
aretteS and reading detective story. He waved