Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-12
CHATTER IY

sSY the turn of affairs and smart
"a ing because of his easy fall
into Miss Symptoms clever
trap, was forced to cool his heels in the
waiting room While the seriously dam
aged Englishman was being patched
up temporarily by the doctors and put
to he'd in a private room After long
time the uniformed nurse entered
brislly aud accosted the impatient
Texan
Are YOU the chauffeur?"
THE chanf--no--er-yes, of COURSE"
iammered Richard in wiathful con.
! Fusion.
Very well, then. Mir. Williams
wants TO see you ut once. This way,
pleasc.''
she spoke clirtiy, as il she had little
nsr for chaui1eurs in general and none
nj all for tlis; particular specimen.
Richard, however, rose obcdicn!ly-hc
could do nothing clsc-but his checks
We're flaming hotly at his false ana
humiliating position. Croyland was
carrying his Joke Il little too far
THANK YOU he answered grinly.
to the great surprise of the nurse. I'm
particularly ;;nSinns to see the gentle.
man myself"
He WAS led TO the door of Il bare but
sunny room. spotlessly clean. where
the woman left him. He entered and
closed the door sharply behind him
and then turned to face the bandaged
earl reposing peacefully in bed
Look here, Croyland! What do you
mean by giving my name in place of
your own"
The earl smiled up at him and wink
ed craftily.
Now, don't lie silly ass. old chap.
Sit down. You can't smoke here. but
dare say you won't mind"
Richard seated himself somewhat IT.
ritahly and awaited the answer to his
question. For moment the English
man lay with closed eyes. then opened
them and drawled out irrelevantly:
Ripping girl, that Miss Sempton. ell !?
Don't let me forget her address-S32
Madison avenue. shall send flowers
-er"-
ITO thunder With your fowers!
snapped Richard. q red spot appearing
OH either check. why did You give
my name:"
Nov, don't he in hurry, Dickie;
I'm coming to that" returned the Eng
lishman. with maddcnng complacency.
"4on see dear boy, it is this way: I'm
here in New York on n most delicate
aiiair In tile interests of foreign GOV.
ernment and can't afford to be writ
ten up in the newspapers as having
been Knocked ont in IN accident. Real
~, YOU know, il Eiight lead to interna-
tional complications and all that sort
Of thing. BY Iove, you can't imaginew
But began his friend, when the
Enslishman checked him with his IN.
wounded hand.
1T is simply out Of he question, old
chap. I'D have lot of fellows after
me. and all that. Your newspaper
chaps are such silly asses they'd gel
my business out of me and ruin ev-
el'Fthing. And. then, another thing
therell be trouble about that motor
anal possibly Il lawsuit by that idiot of
farnier...7 couldn't have that, son
know. 1t woald be most annoying
heastly"
oh, see" said Richard, with in
finite scorn in his tone; ut will be far
easier for yon to lie snug here and be
petted and codded by good looking
nurses. while I'm saddled with tribu-
lation and a live WIRE
Infinitely" agreed the Earl of Croy-
land, with bealning good nature. you
4 can see that yourself"
NO, can't" said Richard, "and,
what's more, WON'T"
You are private citizen and can
do what you please. you know. I'm
public person and cawn't."
Il won't do it. ! say" persisted the
other stubbornly.
"Cb, yes. you will. old chap" the
Engsishm:ul asserted with infectious
assurance. I'D do the same for YOU,
and it wont lie long either. BY the
way. won't lie able TO go to the
Renwycks at lrvington tomorrow"
Iicllar! frightened visibly. The
proposition afforded some points of
advantage after all.
Yon see" the earl went on, an
he laid mp here for perhaps two weeks.