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

SUCCULENT AND
STRENGTHENING
And in between mel Yes dash it, Bertram
Wooster in personl reproduction of the PEN
dlebury portrait, perfect in every detail. OF an
the absolutely foul sights 1 have ever seen, this
took the biscuit with ridiculous ease,
saw now what Jeeves had meant when he
said that the portrait had given hungry
look. In the poster this look had become one
of bestial greed. There sat, absolutely slaver=
ing through monocle about six inches in CIR
conference at plateful of soup, looking as II
I hadn't had meal for weeks.
awoke from species of trance or coma to
find myself at the door of my fiat To charge
into the home was the work of a moment.
Jeeves came shimmering down the hall.
II am glad to see you back, sir"
Never mind about that" yipped. What
about"
The posters, sir2 I was wondering If you
might have observed them"
IT observed them. Now, perhaps, you'll kindly
explain
You instructed me, if you recolleet, sar, to
spare effort to mollify Mr.. ESngsby. IL
proved somewhat difhcult task, sir For
some time Mr. Slingsby, IT, advice and ow-
ing to the persuasion of Mrs. 5lingsby, appeared
to be resolved to institute action in law
against you"
Yes, but"
And then, the first day he was able to leave
to me judcious to point out to him its possibili-
ties as an advertising medium. He readily fen
in with the suggestion and on my assurance
that should abandon the projected action In
law, you would willingly permit the use of the
portrait, he entered into negotiations with Miss
Pendlebury for the purchase of the copyright"
oh? Well, hope she got something out Of
it, at any rate?'
YES sir. Mr.. Pim acting as Miss Pendle-
bury's agent, drove, understand, an extremely
satisfactory bargain"
He acted as her agent eh?"
Yes. sir. In his capacity as hance 10 the
young lady, SIR
"Fiance?"
Yes, sir"
1t shows how the sight of that poster had
got into my ribs when state that instead Of
being laid out cold by this announcement i
merely said Hal" or "Ho!" or It may have
been HIM" After the poster nothing seemed
to matter
seems to matter. A woman has. tossed my heart
lightly away, but what of it?"
Exactly, sir"
THE voice Of Love seemed to cali to me- but
1t was wrong number. Is that going to crush
me? No, Jeeves. 1t is not. But what does
matter is this CHASTITY business Of my face being
spread from end to end of the metropolis with
the eyes fixed on a plate of Slingsbys Superb
Soup. I must leave London. The lads at the
Drones will kid me without ceasing Jeeves
flight Is the only recourse. Back to Paris
What?"
IT should not recommend the move sir The
posters are understand, shortly to appear in
that city also"
"Then where?"
IF might make suggestion, sir, why not
adhere to your original intention of cruising in
Mrs. TraverS yacht in the Mediterranean"
But the yacht started weeks ago.
No, sir. The cruise was postponed for 4
month owing TO the illness of Mrs Travers'
chef, Anatole. Mrs. Travers refused TO sail
without him"
You mean they haven't started?"
Not yet, sir. The yacht sails from South
Ampton Tuesday next"
why dash It, nothing could be sweeter Ring
mp Aunt Dahlia and tell her wen be there"
1T ventured to take the liberty of doing that -
before you arrived, sir. I thought it probable
Nat the plan would appeal to you
1T doesI I've wished all along I was going
On that cruise"
=. too sir. It should be extremely pleasant
The tang Of the salt breezes, JeeveS"
Eyes sir"
The moonlight the waterl"
Precisely, sirl"
1.-The gentle heaving of the waves"
Exactly, SIR"
I felt absolutely In the pink. Gwladys--
PAIL The posters-bahl =
"Yo-ho-ho, Jeeves!" 1 said TN fact, / wu
90 further. Yo-ho-ho and a bottle Of ruml"