Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-19
lay helpless sng ,he the girl had hoped to make e laughed
and pleasure shich child should be ashamed
to e1hib

there's anything that bores me, it's sitting
back in chair and waiting for some slow
duffer to masticate his food for half hour
after I'm DONE"
I am glad to say was of the loudest
and most outSpoken among those who depre-
Gated his existence as soon as he was out
of the room. Furthermore, it was who adj
vised Lucy that the laws of hospitality called
for no further tolerance of such guest-a
suggestion that. oddly enough, she rejected.
st can't actually ask him to leave" she
said. Lets wait. Maybe he'll be himself
again.
When we returned to the living room
Gregory was nowhere around. Under the
influence Of a bridge game we succeeded in
cooling off somewhat and when presently
strolled out on the porch, while dummy, TO
smoke cigarette, had for the moment for
gotten the matter
Then, from the dark, my name was called.
"Ward!"
He was in the swing, drawn up in one
corner, and systematically I noted differ.
ence in his voice.
We'll" I said shortly, what is it?"
ooh, don't be cross" he begged suddenly.
cts hard enough it Is without your being
cross"
IF had my way" told him, you'd be
at this minute walking to the station-and
the reason you're not" I said, "is Lucy's
incredible and prepoSterous decency."
"She's very sweet" he said softly.
TITS darned generous Of you to say So"
remarked, "in view Of your most extraordinary
behavior!"
"I know" he admitted simply, but I have
to be that way It's orders"
Orders! Whose orders?"
THE doctors. ran into town today -
you suggested. And I went to see psyche
analyst"
This was interesting.
what did you tell him?" asked.
IT told him you said I had an inferiority
complex. He said everybody said that about
everybody else. But when we'd talked for
about half-hour he said you were quite
right, that had a very admirable case Of
1nferiority-one of the finest he'd ever seen.
He told me-" Gregory continued, that
we'd have to get after it Immediately. He
said that I was not assertive enough; I did
not express my true self; was constrained,
or inhibited. He told me that at bottom
had very strong personality, once it came
through the shell. 1t was romantic, he said,
and full of force"
WAS that it tonght?"
His orders were" he said stubbornly
that I shouldn't be afraid to do anything,
no matter what. He said I should just let
myself CO."
docs it ever happen" I asked that YOU
have lethal impulses?"
Never" he replied firmly Love con.
trolls me-"
I should have noted that singular state
ment, but didn't We sat in silence mo.
ment, and when he spoke again his tone
had taken on the shade that re-
membered at dinner.
I'm tired of talking to you Ward" he
began. "As matter of fact, I dislike you
very much"
HE got up and walked out into the yard, and
I started back to the living room. The rest
of the party was in something of a huddle when
got there; the bridge game had broken up
and everybody wanted to drive over to Joe
Smallwoods and dance-provided, that is they
could frame fair excuse for shaking Gregory.
Ditch him." Toby kept saying. Don't say
anything; just ditch him."
"Oh Toby!" Lucy walled.
1t went that way for several minutes. It
was unanimously agreed, with Lucy not voting.