Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-08
driver should vanish while was

away"
 He chatted on for few moments. Suddenly looking out of the window Vivian noticed that they were driving neither in the direction of his club nor her destination.
 This driver is so stupid" she ex. claimed. ''I1e must have forgotten the address gave him."
 Probably he didn't understand it,. he suggested "I find he doesn't un. derstand a word of English. He speaks in German"
 'Oh, then won't you tell him that ! want to go to 1915 Fifty-fourth street2 gro Mrs. Van Altern's?" he asked. How did you know?"
 'I am invited there to dinner to- morrow night. She is a friend of our family
 T am going to take the place cards to her now"
 "And are you going to the dinner?'' he asked, joyfully.
 "Yes, but where is the driver going? Well" he said. laughing, don't blame him. The fact is told him to drive anywhere. Vivian" in a change of tone, "I have not been happy this year. Have you?" ''No!" she half whispered. s.See here, dearest, it was 8 stupid quarrel--Quarrels generally are Let's rub 1t off the slate and. Vivian, do you love me?"
 It was an hour later when Mrs. Van Altern received her cards and call from her two friends. At dinner the next night Vivian found herself most exceIlently assigned at the table-Car- ton at her right hand and an extremely deaf man at her left. When the con- yersation generally became quite Rni- mated Vivian could not forbear the lit tie arrow:
 ssAfter all," she said, looking roguish' ly at him, ''I had my own way. and that is most precious to woman"
 "How did you have your own ways,'
 'sWhy, you said you would never makes up unless made the first ad- vances.. And didn't. never wouldl"
 "Is that so?" he laughed tanntingly 'eWeIl, Miss Vivian Warne. let mo tell you that you are certainly mistaken. You certainly did make the first advance and a most decided one"
 T don't know what you mean" she said, indignantly. You spoke firstl"
 "Yes, I spoke first, but not until you had acted in such a way as to justify me in so doing"
 s'You are mistaken" she sadd, with rising anger
 Don't get angry, Vivian-not until tell you something that am going to on the way home tonight. When Vivian left Mrs. Van Altern'f with Carton for an escort 8 coupe was in waiting at the door and she recog- nized the driver as the same they had Aad on the previous evening.
 Have you engaged this driver for che seasonf" she asked, laughingly when they were seated within.
 'sYes,o he replied. slipping his arm l about her. tT brought him with ma from home. He is faithful fellow and care full driver"
 "What!" she cried. 'This is not"
 My private carriage" he answered ''Yours if you want itl" s'But don't understand" she said perplexedly. T telephoned from Mrs AIIen's for carriage and this was tha one that came"
 ''No;9 he explained. My father and ! live next door to Mrs. Aliens. and sent the man up home from the city te bring father to the club, am not very proficient in speaking the German Ian guage, and presume the man simply understood that he was to call at thu house and then come for me. He wal i perfectly satis6sd when you got in. and I don't blame him, but poor father had to take an electric ear. So, you see after appropriating my carriage and call. ing for me at the club, I thought" ] "Oh. Carton" she said. don't! TT throw up both hands, but am glad I happened and 1t was awfully sweet ir i you not to tell me last night" 1 MR--%x mGST1 @TT%N NF R~~R@