Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-11-18
Glinor's
Hfternoon Off.
BY CECMY ALLEN.


Mrs. James Regain that their flower.
like daughter, Elinor. had never set
foot in that plebeian vehicle. trolley
ear.
To be sure, there had been a time
when James Regan would have wei
coined the chance to drive one Of the
good, old fashioned street ears, but
those days belonged in the dark ages
of Regan family history along with
the momeatous Sunday when that
same flowerlike daughter had been
ehristenel plain Mary Ellen
Today, thanks to pocket of gold in
the Sierras and a few lucky specula.
tons made possible by those same gilt
tering pockets. the fair Elinor had at
her disposal variety OF private We
hicles, from a tiny electric runabout to
a sixty horsepower touring car. from
a smart trap on their Long Island es-
tate TO correctly equipped victoria
for her daily drive in Central park.
The men who were glad to ride be-
side the girl in motor car or trap were
equally glad to acknowledge their
friendship with the blunt, shrewd Irish
capitalist for. though the Regans were
counted among the newest Of the new
ly rich. they were not of them.
A strain of royal blood had surely
filtered through the dark ages of Re
gan family history, for both genera
tions took to the newly found luxury
as ducks had taken to the mudhees
*ehind their cabin in the Sierras.
From the moment they had coE,a
east Elinor had been surrounded by
irreproachabie governesses. conpan
ions and chaperons. Her comings and
goings had always been attended by
chauffeur or footman or groom, And
there had been times when. watching
other girls tlit fearlessly and unattend-
ed from ferry to trolley car. she had
felt an odd twinge of envy.
Some things OF life she had missed
and this something was vaguely rep
resented by the trolleys in which she
had never ridden. the city streets on
which she never set foot unattended
Even more vague was her feeling thai
somehow her doting father had not
quite played fair with her about Regi
maid Schuyler. PSI,
1t meant something, of course. to
marry into one of the old knicker.
booker families. Schuyler always lie,
her realize this fact. He allowed his
blue blood, which showed little enough
in his pallid face and deep ringed eyes
to do his wooing
The other man-he was. like them
selves, new as TO wealth. fresh ard
vigorous in every vein-he might have
been SO different if given half chance
Sometimes she wanted to give him the
chance. Sometimes she wanted tt
please her father. And neither of the
two men in the case nor her father
dreamed of the vague unrest in the
girls heart
All this to explain why Eiinor Re
gan's eyes fairly danced when She
stepped from the door of the ferry
house and reviewed the long like o.
public vehicles. Belden. the punctil
ious, was nowhere in sight
Elinor's companion, Miss Greenleaf
was young. but keenly alive to her du
ties and very anxious to retain be-
pleasant and lucrative position
Something must have happened.
am sure l worded the telegram yer,
carefully. Shall l call a hanson o.
an electric caby
Elinor shook her head.
I've heard you can get smallpo,
riding In public vehicles. Don't the,
use them for funerals and that sort O
thingY'
She was watching her companion
from the tail Of her eye and wonderin,
just how far she might 60.
Miss Greenleaf looked worried.
perhaps ! had best telephone to tn
house."
~Oh, no." interrupted Elinor quickly
I'VE can reach home by trolley Will
they are sending down the car for us
Miss Greenleaf hesitated-and wa
lost. A few seconds later she wa
swept. golf clubs and bags, into
crosstown car. 1t was crowded wit
suburban women bound for the shor
ping district. Elinor swung blithel
from strap and enjoyed Miss Green
leafs discontinue.
IF Mr.. Regan ever hears of this!
thought the worried companion. An,