Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-15
MAIDS AND A
MILLIONAIRE.
Dy stuart D. Stone.

limped up to the Sign OF the brown
Flagon. There was mud on his back
and mud on his chauffeur's back and
all kinds of broken little boltand'nut-
things groaned and tangled beneath
the car. Also Mr.. Pelham was raven
ously, maddeninsly hungry.
II was because OF these things that
Mr. Pelham planned the most DELI
cious sarcasm for the waiter who
should come for his order. He had In
mind to call the lingering attendant
Mr. Tortoise and then to request him
to Intricate his Joints.
And then the swinging doors opened
and something entered that choked
the half-uttered rage on the young
mans lips. The something was q rosy.
radiant. b-owneyed chit. who smiled
saucily AT Mr.. Pelham AS she pattcd
her thick coiled hair.
Your order. please" she asked 80
that the young man could not say
whether she jested.
Very doubtfully. very awkwardly he
commanded that roast beef and tSh
ard pale ale and paler cheese he
brought, and the brown-eyed girl dis.
appeared, with the miilionaire's eyes
following her closely. And Mr. Pei
ham was not sure but that she snick'
cred
For 20 long minutes he sat at the
empty board until the pleasing rever'e
OF the bfown-eyed maid gave gradually
away. At the ticking OF the twenty.
first minute the doors swung back
again and another dream passed be-
fore the gaze of the hungry man.
| This was q fairer, maturer vision-a
! vision with hair like spun gold and
eyes like the Tuscan sky. The most
diverting dimple played upon the pink
! check as she placed an empty plate
, and shining cutlery before the dazed
young man.
| Il am desperately hungry. madam.
, groaned Mr.. Pelham.
The supper Is in preparation. the
vision treasured him. as she seemed
to drift from the room.
| For five minutes more Mr.. Pelham
! halfdreamed. half.frettej. BY his
! empty plate; and then great limted.
beauteous Juno appeared with a bowl
OF simmering, steaming stun. This
she brought over to the wondering
man and would have set IT before him.
but the toe OF Juno caught on an
earthly chair and . third OF the Juno
! esoue stew went-slosh!--in the mill
lionaire's lap.
POUNDS, madam" ragged Mr.. Pei
ham. rs this q den Of torture.
But Juno had gone. with the haugh'
tiest Sir" aud Pelham could but
sobble the unspilled twothirds while
| he rubbed at his burned, soaked leg.
1t was a red-haired damsel who
brought Mr.. Pelham's meat, but the
creamy tinting Of her features ap-
pealed TO him most of all. Still she
ruined his beef with overturned vine
gar and giggled And the nth. nut
brown maiden of charm. stepped upon
his tendsrest corn. And the last fair
maid smiled mockingly through clear
gray eyes as she asked II he was en-
tirely satisfied.
Entirely" beamed Mr.. Pelham.
Though 1t had taken two hours for the
feast OF beef and beauty. Mr.. Pelham
was now really complacent. He nestled
behind the Adirondack Weekly Pho
neer. and the FIRST thing was this:
! Misses Eunice, Edna. Era, Elma
Enrica and Elf. daughters OF Host
Palmer Of the Brown F1agon, are a
hom. from Vassar"
well. blast me-" said Mr.. Pelham
Il didn't think they could be domes
tics" He picked his gold-rimmed
teeth. then muttered in satisfaction:
1T 10 the prettiest place IN the hills
think shall stay bit.
As the shadows fell lights loomet
in the little parlor and the sounds OF
musical stunning came to Mr.. Pei
ham. At his smoking on the porch
The music lured. At the window hs
halted and peered in
The gorgeous. glorious six sat. daz
zlinsIy gowned, playing. laughing
chattering. cooling in corners with gal
Iants. Tventy-three swains from thu
hills strolled about turned music
murmured compliments. looked Ten
Derby. From the corner nearest hin
Mr.. Pelham caught the words OF
Silvery voice:
oh that fellow in the auto-he val
q Joke. We took the conceit out o
J him oil right and three young mel
, slammed their thighs. laughing in
grating bass.
A hoarse voice rang out in the night
II was Pelham. the young millionaire
calling to his man OF the goggles ant
lever:
Bring the Red Death around. VIII
wants 10 stay In this hole. snyhow'