The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-04-14

which will pay you for every engage
ment. You will meet charming men
and dine beautifully, and no one will
know your real position except the one
who employs you, and he will be for
ever bound in secrecy. Now, man
who travels in pretentious society has
to lie more or less anyway"
More said McElway.
"Then what's the difference between
lying free of charge and lying for mon
ey?'
greatly refreshed by the original view
of the situation. i am in your hands.
Good | need you tomorrow night.
Mrs. Skemer, of the St Augustine ho-
tel is to give dinner in honor of Mr..
and Mrs. Bloxom, who have just ar
rived from a place called Delaield.
promised Bloxom that I'd provide him
with a man who would see him through
in good shape.
Next evening, according to instruc
tions, he went to the ST. Augustine no.
tel. and there he met Mr.. and Mrs.
Bloxom, who were middIe-aged and
dressed up and clearly in more or less
trepidation Robson greeted them cor
daily and said Il heard you were
here, and that was all the explanation
necessary He asked, most casually,
about Delafield, and then went into
Mrs. Skemer's apartments and was pre-
sented to eight very gorgeous persons,
one of whom, Mrs Skemer told hlm
in advance, was a power in society
Mrs. Skemer was delighted to meet
him. Robson wondered if she knew
his secret as we'll as he knew hers.
They went in to dinner, and Robson
surprised himself. He gave himself TO
the novel task with all his powers OF
invention and his skill as talker. he
told of his delight at being so fortunate
as to meet Mr.. and Mrs Bfoxom again
He repeated to the whole table Mrs.
Bloxom's frightened whispers to him.
and gave them such an elaboration as
to make them appear witty and scintll-
lating
Late that evening he told Mr.. Bloxom
that he would accept the invitation 10
dinner if all the others would CONS
again. Mrs. Skemer joined his appeal.
s.The power,' gracefully consented, and
the first triumph of the couple from
Delafield was complete
The morning after that he received
a note of congratulation from MI Holy
and a summons to come to the ONCE.
He found that little man greatly
pleased. ~ -
well sir, Bloxom is tickled to
DEATH" said Mr.. Holly. He SAID an
the women were crazy about you.
They want to meet you again.
That's kind of them said Robson,
not yisibly fiattered Have you SONS
more work for me?"
Yes; something particular. wild
ow. Mrs Hawley, just from Cedar rams
with a barrel of money-liying at the
Grand Bellevue apartments Sne )
been here few weeks and is trying 70
get start. Devilish handsome woman.
with plenty of style and apparently al
right, but people seem little touchy
because they don't know mucn OF her
history. She married an old Fellow a.
Cedar Falls and he died, and now sue
has his money-that's about al we
know. We have couple OF GOOD Wo-
men pulling for her, but after your sue
cess with the Bloxom case | tninK you
can go to that dance out there to-hishs
and tell those people how she stood III
Cedar Falls, and that she left there pc
cause the society wasn't good enough
or something like that-understand
II will construct past OF wnlen sne
will be proud, F." said Robson.
Robson was at the Grand Bellevue
APARTMENTS at s o'clock. maid ad-
mitted him to pretty parlor he sat
and philosophical on his occupation. :,
Presently he looked up and saw taii
and beautiful woman in evening gown.
n was Iizzie-the Lizzie who had KEPT
The flower stand in the Rotunda OF the
Beacon Hill hotel in Boston.
she saw him and took backward
sten The color leaped to her face.
"Mr Robsonl" she faltered.
"Is It actually you, Lizzie
"Wby-yes.- she said. gazing at MIN
as if frightened :,
what are you doing here -
az live here. Didn't you know! l m
mrs Hawlev. How did you find me?
Ave Won the" and she stopped, empaF-
rassed. ~ stha,
you've guessed 1t, Lizzie I'm the
nha ouv'nor died and left me next 10
nothing. l found myself here IN Cni-
cargo and-well, | had to DO SOME
thing But you, This is the surprise
of nv life. What does it all mean
.Well If means this: You know.
three wears ago my brother dom
think YOU knew him: he's in politics
he got me ticket to Ceder Fans, " wns,s ! :
NV sister Ella lived. She's marfiea anu
ont there. I went out on VISIT anu ,ne
funniest thing happened MI, f1amies
ss,I in love with me met him at a
big picnic and he didn't give srTisd me hi@ mn-
ment's peace until marri5a n,n.,
n;aho uhv Mr. Robson. my lawyers
tell ell me I'm worth two hundred thou
sand sa,i m After he died and waited L., de-. de.
cent time-iust said to myself; IN g ge.
out of this place. It's too quiet ,s,,. 10, me aa
after Boston If course | eouidn go
hact M to Boston and make any splurge-
Every Ever fellow in town knew me when
! was at the Beacon Hill there so
came to Chicago, and here | am, M ana e..
you've lost your money, Mr; hops0n isois or
you might know have, Lizzie OF
wouldn't De out here to help YOU
"s-h-h-h. Don't Between you ana ma
me Mr.. Robson, don't care mucn dof
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