Evening star., 1934-03-04

warm blue, friendly eyes to the
II waitress who had been hovering
expectantly near.
There wasn't going to be any
k1fng else, not with lone quarter In the small,
smart black purse lying on the table. sne
had unfortunately come into the wrong reStau-
xant-not the one that had the rs cent specials
but she wasn't going out again, not INTO tnat
cold March rain.
On some absurd impulse, she added, hip-
pantly, Doctors orders"
At these words, the person opposite her and
1t the same table-for the restaurant was
rather crowdedEstopped eating. He had been
eovertly watching her, secretly drinking IN the
color of her; the blue of her beret, Of her dress
Of her electrically alert eyes. And the three
vere one blue, a warm. light and yet deep com
pelling blue a blue that dehed classification and
made mockery of the bowling wind and rain
outside.
He had been celebrating as he usu-
oily was-his appointment as interne at Hart
yell HOUSE He always dned well enough, but
today he spreading it bit He had COM
menced with oysters and soup and was now
continuing with a thick Sirloin steak and &C.
eessories For some reason it annoyed him
to have the girl opposite eating tea and toast
One of those silly, brainless creatures, she was,
running around on day like this half-clOthed
and eating nothing nourishing. Nothing to do
0ut ShOp ana take IN q matlnec. he IIOWntOs
yet admitted he liked her hair
IND say lemon? I'm so sorry" she was
= saying to the waitress, II meant cream"
The cream was willingly brought and he
watched her slip two Jumps Of sugar IN the
tea and two humps in her handbag.
She seemed to feel his eyes upon her, and
for the first time looked fully at him.
'For my little nephew at home" she said
rs II she were sharing a delightful secret.
sHes great little sugar hoarder. always
take him some.
He found her direct gaze and her soft, ~
beant voice disconcertmg.
little boys do like sugar." he found himself
saying slowly
She smiled. Tall, dark and handsome, she
told herself, and very wen dressed. Rather .
prig, but worth talking TO- especially On q rainy
day.
who doesn't like sugar." she said, - sae
daintily broke of piece Of thin, buttered toast.
TT certainly sweetens things up bit."
The breaking Of the toast made him speak
without forethought.
"You ought to have something more than
that" he said bluntiy
Doctors orders" she answered, again nip
PANTY, although weary look came IN her
eyes.
Doctors orders!" he scoffed. "No doctor
ehat had any sense At all would prescribe .
diet like that for a person like you.'
Maybe my blood pressure" she murmured.
BLOOD pressure!" He again re-echoed de-
Efsively You may cause it but you haven't
any of your own. You look, you look-all
right" he concluded lamely, except that you
are thin. You could easily put ON 10 pounds"
A slight, but unmistakaby professional tone
crept into his voice.
'"Ten pounds!" One small, ringless hand few
10 her face and her eyes widened IN horror.
-Are you pronouncing curse?"
There. I thought So" he said triumphantly.
Its Just fool diet for . fad. Doctors orders!
knew better. You see, I'm q doctor" On
consciously he expanded.
you're . doctor?" Her eyes suddenly
seemed to withdraw farther behind her golden
brown lashes. II chose q poor person to de-
ceive, didn't II" A doctor he was. Well, he
might be, although he couldn't have been one
very long
$50" he said good humoredly, IF you don't
order something besides that stun, III order
for you"
"I'm perfectly satisfied thank you" She said
quietly.
He was at once eagerly apologetic.
"Forgive me-" he said. II shouldn't have
said anything. But you see, I'm having .
party" he suddenly confessed boyish1y. Some
thing pretty big happened today and had to
celebrate and 80 I ordered Q meal worthy Of
the occasion and seeing you partaking Of prac-
t1cally nothing but birdseed@"
Il zee. I spoiled the party" she said, her
body relaxing and her eyes warming. q hate
0o(llnG parties" she added