The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-05-04

! OF groom. Your Craftsmanship saved
rs from a serious accident. II you will
! promise to let whisky alone. besides
! bringing ne a recommendation. and
! are without engagement. call at the en-
! closed address this afternoon at three
O'Clock. l should be willing to pay as
much as $40 q month. You would be
expected to accompany me On my
morning rides.
"She must have paid the fine" said
/. "Well, it beats anything l ever heard
OF. Had you arrested, and now wants
TO employ you! What name did you
say" l asked carelesgly.
81 didn't say any name, Chuck
smiling. ind I'm rot going to give
any. you old d'ffer"
Ard why not?"
For the ore and simple reason that
am going to accept the position
with a coolness that staggered me-
"What?" l bawled.
Sure as lie, as the policeman said
last night"
You silly ass, you! Do you want to
make the family a laughing-stocS ali
over the town." l was really angry.
Neither the family nor the town
will know anything about it,"-imper-
turbaEly.
But you will be recognized" re-
monstrated tits clear case of in.
sanity, after what has just happened
to you"
"I promise not to drink any whisky"
soberly.
Bob, you are fooling me-"
mot the littlest bit, Chuck. I've
worn a beard for two years. No one
would recognize me. Besides, being a
groom. no one would pay any particular
attention to me. Get the ro.nt?"
But what under the sun is your OBJ
ject?" l demanded. There's some
thing back of all this. It's not sim
pie lark like last nights"
"PerspicacioCs mani" -railingly.
Possibly you may be right. Chuck,
you know that I've just got to be doing
something. I've been inactive too long
l am ashamed to say that l should !
tire of the house in a week or less. |
change, of air, of place, of oc.
change-I must have it. |
It's food and drink"
You've met this womaA before,
somewhere"
Il neither acknowledge or deny It |
will be very novel. l shall be busy
fruNn morning till night. Think of tho
fun of meeting persons whom you
know, but who Go not know you.
wouldn't give up this chance for any
Of money"
"Forty dollars month";" said
wrathfully.
"Cigar money, TRANQUILITY.
Look here, Bob; be reasonable. You
can't go about as g groom in Washing
ton. If the newspapers ever get hold |
If 1t, you would be disgraced. They !
wouldn't take you as clerk In third
rate consulate. Supposfng you should
'un into Jack or his wife or Nancy; do
7ou think they wouldn't know you at
,nce?"
''I'll take the risk. I'd deny that
Knew them; they'd tumble and leave
ne alone. Chuck, I've got to do this.
some day you'll understand"
"But the woman's name, Bob; only
Ter name"
"Oh, yes! And have you slide around
md show me up within "a hours. No,
thank you. l am determined on this.
You ought to know me by this time.
never back down; it isn't in the blood
md when it is said, where's the harm
n this escapade? / can see mona
t may not last the day through"
4 trust not, "-savagely.
II am determined upon answering
histletter in person and finding out,
possible, what induced her to pay
ny fine. Jaskass or not, I'm going
o see the thing through" Then he
tretched an appealing hand out tow,
I'd me, and said wheedlingly: Chuck,
1--we me your word to keep perfectly
uiet. IN drop you line once in d
While, just to let you know how
tand. | shall be at the house to-
light. Ill find an excuse. I'm to coup
birth on a hunting expedition; hur-
y call. Do you catch on?"
Il shall never be able to look, Nam
y in the face" l declared. Come;
Bob, forget it 1t sounds merry enough,
ut my word for it, you'll regret 1t
aside of "a hours. You are a graduate
+ the proudest military school IN the
sqrld, ard yeu are going to make a
.fcom Of Soifself!'
give already done that and been
ocked UP overnight. You are wasting
CIR breath, Chuck"
"WoH. hang you for a 5acaass, sure
noughi promise; but If YOU getEnto
NY such scrape as this, you needn't
end for me. ! refuse to help You
gain.' I.
q cent exactly sec that you dsd
1ets get cat Get sigar IN you1
'oeleet? / am positively dying for