Evening Star Newspaper, February 16, 1928, Page 35

Pancakes. OHN HOMER tried desperatel; he turned the pages of a maga sine with his right. Each page as i turned tore across the top. Dr. Kenf was changing from the envelope white | any more than you are. apron to the usual short white liner coat, Jeisurely collecting some instruments, bright nickel trimmings on the cabinet Why the devil didx on him and tell might as well nice sanit im the worst - ow it now as an ¥ looking place. t everything Wt . too—Ilong hair Few had long hair nowadays wonder 4 Kay had cver cut her hair copper colored v « « « There! The nurse was gone now maybe— " said sk Kent as he sat do s Homer, r time. “The only th now is my log hard to cover his nervousness. He gripped his cigar tightly with 1 just wanted to say if she would want the fingers of his left hand while | to"marry again tell her I will not stand The nurse who assisted him was ' gbstinate mules.” Ként get a hurry } hite | hy | id Kent take so much time wn his ocked as he an you get she didn’t take up nursing 10 years be- fore——" “Ins tead of marrying me?” grunted “It is unfortunate. I— v {John Homer. -, in the way of a divorce. I see things t! differently since you told me—" t| “Kay is not anxious to mar Darn fools, 1 both of you. Stubborn, The door slammed sharply and John finishing up a chart and shining SOMe | Homer was outside in the corridor, The first night in the cabin on the mountain side he fell asleep over his |book. He felt better already. The pressure in his head was gone. He slept like a child and whistled as he cut the wood the next morning for the kitchen stove. Pancakes! He scrubbed the griddle furiously, but the pancakes | stuck to it tragically. They raised to { unusual proportions and he rememb +ed hdw careful Kay had been in mes luring the baking powder. He took a long and came back with a bunch of wild roses which he carefully placed in the vase Kay had always kept filled —SIX years ago. The second week found him a little He still slept well, but awak- ¢ carly and the days seemed waliy long and tedious. He ex- ed his supply of magazines. but | would send more in a few days Pancakes palled. too. Not one had come from the griddle crisp and brown. The caretaker came up from the vil- lage dutifully twice a week with sup- plies and the mail. The third week was a rainy one, and on account of the roads old Arnold was unable to_make his trip up the mountain side. BY the rostle; ened unu hau K pig-headed, ' THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1928. 189 o lets . . . she loved flowers . . . wonder if she would care when she heard . . . well, he would be able to take care of her handsomely anyway . . . no need for her to nurse . . . stubborn little thing, refusing his offer of alimony. It was late afternoon when he re- turned, coming back on the trail that led into the back yard. He was des- perately hungry. Hoped he could sleep better tonight—and then he smelled coffee! He stopped short. The back door was open and he caught a glimpse of blue. Then he heard the stove lid ratdle. He rubbed his hand across his leves. The screen door slammed. Kay, lovely in her blue and white gingham, stood there. Kay—you here!" his voice faltered. CKAY . ... " B | “Yes, John, and if you don't want | me—you can blame it on Dave Kent | . .only . ..I wanted to come sooner when I heard you were {ll 5 He reached up for her hands _and pulled_her down the steps. “I have been ill, Kay . . . very il . . . for you. I have just wanted you! And you are here! Kay “In a professional capacity, sir! I am a nurse!™ < " “Professional _capacity — ves! The | | greatest professional capacity in the world—the profession of a wife . . | and can't we have pancakes for suppe | sweetheart . . . (Capsrisht, 1998 T, . | Two Win Promotions. | 1it. Col. Daniel Van Voorhis, Cav- ! of the War Department general staff. and Licut. Col. Stephen G. Fuqua. Infantry, at Fort Jay, N. Y. have been promoted to the grade of colonel. alry, 'DontCoddle tin many respects inequitable and un- unfair “and in some cases prohibitive” burden upon important uses of the mails. He contended that this situa- tion reacted unfavorably upon business and the public interest. Barber resented the chamber’s rec- ommendations which requested de- creases on the post card rate, on the zone charges for advertising matter in newspapers and magazines and rates on newsdealers' bundles and publications mailed by others than the publishers. He also urged “the prompt establish- ment of a permanent system of postal rates on a sound and reasonable basis,” declaring that the present charges had resulted in a falling off of the volume of business of the Post Office Depart- ment. Carey E. Quinn, representing the Na- tional Letter Postage Assoclation, advo- cated a decrease in first-class rates to a 1-cent charge on drop le Ches- POSTAL RATES HELD UNFAIR AT HEARING A. B. Barber Urges House Com- mittee to Make Scientific Re- vision of Charges. b By the Associated Press, Asserting that existing postal rates are s cconomic, A. B. Barber, transportation manager ‘of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, yesterday urged the House post office committee to make a scientific revision of the charges. The present rates, he said, place an ter H. Gray of the American Farm Bu- reau Federation presented a plea for a reduction in parcel post rates as to enefit the farmers, D. C. FIELD GETS $6,00! 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