Either disease is bad enough without addin' complications." Pearson laughed.

"I don't get the whole of that, Captain," he said.
"Mrs.Van is the used-to-be, I suppose.

But what is it that Miss Sherborne never was ?" "Married," was the prompt reply.

"Old maiditis is creepin' on her fast.
You want to be careful, Jim; a certain kind of female gets desperate about her stage." Pearson laughed again.
"Oh, get out!" he exclaimed, turning to go.
"All right! I will, when you and she are together and you give me the signal.

But I tell you honest, I'd hate to do it.