Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-30
CHAPTER XIII.
A RUNAWAY.

the WOTN SpeO. only that NeTD COulu not be truthfully applied Never be- fore in the history of time (so our jehu thought did four days cast their shadows more slowly across the dial of the hours. From noon till night there was a madding nothing to do but polish bits and buckles and stirrups and ornamental silver. He would have been totally miserable but for the morning rides. These were worth while; for he was riding Pirate, and there was always that expectation of spf the unexpected. But Pirate behaved himself puzzlingly well. Fortunately { for the jehu. these rides were always into the north country He was con- tinually possessed with fear lest she would make him drive through the shopping district. If he met Nancy, it would be. in the parlance of the day all off. Nancy would have recognized him in a beard like Cossack,s and here he was with the boys face-the face she never would forget.
 He was desperately in love. I do not know what desperately in love is, my own loves course running smooth was making MT. Robert thin and ap- pstiteless. Every morning the impulse came to him to tell her all; but every morning his courage oozed like Bob o,l L3e dare say that if she had questioned him he would have told her all; but for some reason she had ceased to in quire into his past. Possibly her young mind was occupied with pleasanter things.
 He became an accomplished butler, and served so well in rehearsals that Pierre could only grumble. One af ternoon she superintended the comedy. She found thousand faults with him. Do many, in fact. that Pierre did not understand what it meant, and became possessed with the vague idea that she was hitting him over the groom's shoulder. He did not like it; and later, when they were alone, War burton was distinctly impressed with Pierre's displeasure.
 You can not please her, and you can not please me. Bah. Eat ees vat comes uf teaching a groom table man. ners instead Inf stable manners. And you vii smell Inf horse, I do not un- derstand Mees Annesley: no,"
 And there were other humiliations. petty ones She enid him on having the stirrup too long or too shorts. the curb chain was rusting; this piece ,f ornamental silver did not shine like hat one lanes fetlocks were too ong: Pirates hoofs weren't thorough " oiled. With dogged patience he .ried to remedy all these faults. II was only when they had had romping -un down the road thai this spirit fell ,way from her. and she talked pleas antly.
 Twice he ran into Karloff. but that shrewd student of human nature did not consider my hero worth studying; \ grave mistake on his part as he was presently to learn. He was handsome. and the only thing he noticed about the groom was his handsome face. He considered il a crime for servant to be endowed with personal attractions. A servant in the eyes of a Russian noble excites less interest than a breedless dog. Mir. Robert made no complaint: he was very well satisfied to have the count ignore him entirely. Once he met the count in the Turkish room. where. in the capacity of but Ter he served liquor and cigars. There was a certain grim humor in lighting bis rivals cigar for him. This service Eas test of his ability 10 pass through ! room without knocking over tabOrets and chairs. Another time they met when Betty and the two Of them took a long ride. Karloff did notice how well the groom rode his mettlesome mount. being himsey a soldier and a daring horseman. Warburton had some trouble. Pirate did not take 10 the Idea of breathing Jane and Dicks dust, he wanted to lead these second-raters Mir. James arms ached that afternoon from the effort he had put forth 10 re- strain Pirate and keep him In his proper place. five yards 10 the rear
 Nothing happened Sunday: the day went by uneventfuIly. He esraped the ordeal of driving her 10 the Chevy Chase Club, William being up that afternoon.
 Then Monday came. and with it Betiy's curious determination to ride Pirate.
 "You wish to ride Pirate, Miss?'' exclaimed James his horror of the idea openly manifest.
 '-SsddIe him for me, ,-PpremptOrily. . desire to ride him. find Jane isn't exciting enough.
 Pardon me. Miss Annesley." he said. but ' had rather y0u would not make the attempt" !"
 ~Y0u had rather [ would mt make tSs attempt ?-'-sloEIy repeating the words. making knife uf esrh one of them. tipped with the UuisOn 0f her szutempt. ~I do nUs believe [ quite nHdsTstand ycu
 He hTaveIy me' Ehs aEgry fash of Der eyes There wsFe times whsn the color of these eyes did nu- resemble sapphirps- rs'her dtsts oF EHums'sl. rsussd by a suddsu dfGsti0n of ths pupils
 Yes. uiss- had rather y0a uoaId not-