Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-07-28

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admit it--sfe loved him! Ana h. "
spoken Hrst and was very ccncifiatory.
He came back In a few moments saad
something she did not hear 70 M
driver, and was once more by. her side.
Il am, afraid I did not accomplish
much In q business way" be SAID ID
tones bpyishiy buoyant. Z was 20 DIS
tracted lest you, the carriage AND
driver shouid vanish whiie ] vas
away"
sc chatted On for o few moments.
Suddenly looking out OF the WINDOW
Vivian noticed that they were driving
neither In the direction Of his club Dor
her destination.
"This driver 10 50 stupid" she ex-
claimed. HE must have forgotten the
address I gave him"
Probably he didn't understand H."
he suggested. II find he doesn't I'M
derstand a word Of English. He speaks
in German"
"oh, then won't you tell him that !
want to go to 1915 Fifty-fourth streetI
"To Mrs. Van Altern's?" he asked.
"How did you known
81 am invited there to dinner to
morrow night. She is o friend OF u
family"
81 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 goingr'
WELL" he said, laughing, don't
blame him. The fact is I told him to
drive anywhere. VIVIAN" in q change
Of tone, n have not been happy this
year. Have your"
mol" she half whispered.
"see here, dearest, 1t was a stupid
carbohydrates generally are. Let's
rub 1t of the slate and.-vivian, DO
you love met"
1t was an hour later when Mrs. Van
Altern received her cards and o CALI
from her two friends. At dinner the
next night Vivian found herself most
excellently assigned at the table-Car-
ton at her right hand and an extremely
deaf man at her left When the o n
versation generally became quite ami
mated Vivian could not forbear the 1T
tie arrow:
"After ALL" she said, looking rogutsh-
ly at him, ~ had my W way, ana
that Is most precious to a woman"
"How did you have your own wayF"
"Why, you said you would never
make up unless l made the first ad-
vances. And I didn't Il never would"
as that sol" he laughed tauntingiy.
well, Miss Vivian Warne, let me tell
you that you r certainly mistaken
You certainly did make the first advance,
and a most decided one"
I don't know what you mean" she
said, Indignantly. you spoke first!"
Eyes, l spoke first, but not until You
had acted in such a way as to Justify me
In so doing"
"You are mistaken" she said, with e
rising anger.
Don't get angry, vivian-not until !
tell you something that | am going 70
on the way home tonight"
When Vivian left Mrs. Van Altern's b
with Carton for an escort a coupe was
in waiting at the door and she recog-
pized the driver as the same they had
had on the previous evening.
Have you engaged this driver for
the season." she asked, ~laughingly,
when they were seated within.
EYES," he replied, slipping his arm
about her. II brought him with me from
home. He is a faithful fellow and a care
full driver" H.
"What!" she cried. This is not"
my private carriage" he answered.
yours II you want IT."
'But I don't understand" she said,
p~erplexedly. 81 %telephoned from Mrs.
Aliens for a carriage and this was the
one that came"
NO." he explained. my father and
I live next door to Mrs.. Aliens, and ]
sent the man up home from the city to
bring father to the club. l am not very
proficient in speaking the German lam
guage, and / presume the man simply
understood that he was to call at the
house and then come for me. He was
perfectly satisfied when you got In, and
I don't blame him, but poor father had
to take an electric car. So, you see,
after appropriating my carriage and CALL
ing for me at the club, l thought"
"Oh, Carton" she said, don't! III
throw up both hands, but I am glad Il
happened and 1t was awfully sweet 10
you not to tell me last night"