Evening star., 1935-03-24

some without, and the air became so
thick with interviewing and picture
taking that it was impossible to get
word in. l just sat and read my
National Geographic Magazine"
And presently a white-robed female
appeared and announced that B. K.
Burwash was straining at the forceps,
and the gang passed through into his
room, interviewing to the last.
And was just settling down again
to my article on Recent Excavations
in Egypt and thinking what poor taste
it showed on a dentists part leaving
that sort Of thing lying about his
waiting-room for prospective clients
to read. when the l. ]. Zizzbaum door
opened and another white-robed fe-
male appeared.
MIR. Zizzbaum will see you now"
she said.
Something in her voice caused me
to start and gaze narrowly at her. And
at the same moment something in the
cut of my jib caused her to start and
gaze narrowly at me. In another half
tick we were both gazing narrowly at
one another. and in a half tick after
that our last doubts were dispelled.
Reading from left to right. we were
myself and Ann Bannister.
was the first to speak.
oh ah," l said.
l was pretty badly ratified. | was
amazed and astounded and, you might
say. struck all of heap to see her. At
Cannes she had told me that, when at
home and not taking vacations in
Europe, she worked on a newspaper.
What. therefore - this was what |
asked myself - was she doing in this
waiting-room in the white livery of
l. ]. Zizzbaum?
And then, for another thing. I was
embarrassed. It's always embarrassing
to run Unexpectedly into a girl you
used to be engaged to. mean, you
don't quite know how to comport
yourself. If you look chirpy. that's not
much Of a compliment to her. Whereas,
if you look mouldy, you feel that she's
patting herself on the back and saying.
Aha! l thought losing me would
make the poor clam think a bitr'.
and that offends fellows pride.
suppose the wheeze really is to have
one of those cold, inscrutable faces
you read about in books
After the first shock of surprise, she
seemed to pull herself together. A
pleased smile came into her face. and
she looked at me as if l had been just
some acquaintance who meant moth
ing much in her life but whom she was
quite glad to see.
well. fancy meeting you here.
Reggie!'
ME, too. l mean, fancy meeting
you here"
How are you?"
''Oh. I'm fine"
''Yes, you're looking well - and
more like gorilla than ever"
''Oh, thanks.
but what's the idea of going about
under an alias?"
"Eh?'
II was told to 60 and gather in a
Lord Havershot."
That's me. all right. Since we
er - since we last met, various uncles
and what not have handed in their
dinner pals and I've come into the
title"
so now you're the hundred and
fiftieth Earl of Havershot?'
"Yes. Or, rather, third. as matter
Of fact"
"Golly. You are getting on in the
world. So I've missed being a coun-
tess? Tut, tut! And now it's too late"
"Oh, we'll -"
"Oh, yes it is. understand from
village gossip that Hazel June is about
to be elected"
Good Lord! Where did you hear
that?"
"Oh, everybody hears everything in
Hollywood - even a dentists door
keeper"
l felt that the time had come to
probe this dentist motif.
Il say" said, what is all this?
You told me you were a newspaper
woman"
Till month ago, l was. ! was
working on a hard-up Los Angeles
paper. They let me CO. I tried for a
job on other periodicals. No room.