Evening star., 1933-10-20

| M amined the breakfast tray,
| N raised tops to peer into
|IH dishes, lifted the lid of an
urn to sniff the coffee.
mot having finished you last night, "
she said to Sue, propped up in her bed
with pillows, they're aiming to kill you
with kindness. Where do you figure
these hothouse grapes came from? And
strawberries, this time Of year? They're
not on the menu"
isn't there something about never
looking q gift horse in the face?" Sue
asked. Maybe they're sorry they let
their old ship roll over on its side and
try to buck me into the ocean"
| IT don't suppose they're used to hav-
ing their passengers sleep out" Ma
| thilda could not resist the reprimand.
"Matty, don't be horrid. There were
a million stars in the sky. and I was
watching them and thinking, and l
dozed off, How was to know that OF
! debbil sea meant to go on rampage?'
| IT never missed you. For all OF me
YOU might have been out there until
morning. Maybe it's just as we'll You
sprained your ankle, but you caught a
| fish. The young man you snarled at o., on
the train was darting around just walt
| ing to be plopped into the fish BOWL, ;,
Sue threatened Mathilda with pli-
low. 81 didn't catch fish. A f1sh
caught me. Besides he isn't fish. He's
Jeffrey Randall, If that means anything
| to you"
Mathilda wrinkled her brow from
which the hair was brushed back into
a neat mot at the back OF her head.
ssIt seems to mean something" she
unused, "but I can't quite place it. Jef-
] frev Randall? I've seen the name
but where? I declare, what used to be
nv brain is now a vacant lot. one
more scare like you gave me last nlgnI
or was it this morning-and they'll
be strapping me to this bed right along
side of you"
mo more scares, Matty. I'm through
star gazing" .,u
breakfast, Miss Santry? We have some
very fine kippers, with marmalade. OI
would you prefer this snack OF broi!ed
ham with an egg roosting in its mid
die? How about toasted brlocne OF
two, or a plate of buttered toast with
rasher of bacon on the side? We aim
to please" ,,,
Strawberries and cream. Wen go
into the solid food situation later"
The strawberries continued to pique
Mathilda's curiosity. When the stew.
ard came to remove the trays she asked
him about them.
"They are from the private store
room, madame" the steward said:
Private store room?" queried Ma
thilda. What do you mean private?
We're not private. We're just regular
run-of- -the-mill passenger"
1.-THE private store room, madame, Is
| for storage of supplies which are the
private property OF passengers. sup
plies are sent to the ship by the own
ers, placed in the private store room
and served to the owners when Or
dered. I do not know the owner Of the
berries, madame That would be the
business of the chef"
The steward left, closing the door
with elaborate quiet behind him.
Mathilda fixed Sue with knowing
eye.
"Fish BOWL" she exclaimed
When the doctor examined Sues
ankle at 10 o'clock he decided the
injury was more painful than perma-
you'll be able to go on deck later"
was his verdict. Keep the weight of
| it as much as possible The air will be
served on deck A tight bandage, mas
sage tonight and tomorrow you'll be
good as new-almost It may be sew
eral days before you will be able to
walk, normally I hope you're not one
Of the kind that think they have to
race around the deck as if they were
running marathon"
mo-" Sue, laughing. "And have
no ambition to be the champion deck
tennis player Of the Atlantic"
Good. I'll look you up on deck to
see how you're progressing.p
At IL q note came for Sue, and with
it roses. Those lovely French roses she
had been breathless over in the win
dows Of Paris florists, velvety crimson
petals with gold satin backs. She was
conscious that Mathilda had wrinkled
up her nub of q nose and was watching
out of the corner of her eye. Noncha-
lance, pretend only mild interest.
Open the note with a slightly bored
air. He Is merely being courteous. He
probably told his man jenkins or Parks,
or whatever his name is, to send the
roses to that silly girl who almost fell
overheard last night. Matty's dying to
know what's in the note. Better read it:
"Sue: The doctor tells me YOU are
- - ne this morning