Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-01-07
MAIDS AND A
M MILLIONAIRE z
by Stuart D. Stone.

Mr.. Pelham was much exasperated
when his big six-cylinder Red Death
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 bolt.and-nut'
things groaned and tangled beneath
the car: Also Mr.. Pelham was raven
ously, maddeningly hungry.
II was because OF these things that
Mr.. Pelham planned the most dell
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 a rosy,
radiant, brown-eyed chit, who smiled
saucily at Mr.. Pelham as she patted
her thick coiled hair.
your order. please?' she asked so
that the young man could not say
whether she TESTED.
Very doubtfully, very awkwardly. he
commanded that roast beef and fish
and pale ale and paler cheese be
brought. and the brown-eyed girl dis
appeared, with the millionaire'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 reverie
of the brown-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,
fhis was q fairer. maturer Visions
YisieR with hair like spun gold and
eyes like the Tuscan sky. The most
diverting dimple played upon the pink
cheek as she placed an empty plate
and shining cutlery before the dazed
young man.
II am desperately hungry, madam"
groaned Mr.. Pelham.
THE supper is in preparation" the
vision reassured- him, a. she seemed
te drift from the room.
For Ave minutes more MIR, Pelham
half.dreamed. half-fretted. by his
empty plate; and then a great-limbed,
beauteous Juno appeared with a bowl
of simmering, steaming stun. This
she brought over to the wondering
man and would have set II before him,
but the toe Of Juno caught on an
earthly chair and q third of the juno
esq q stew went--slosh lin the mil,
liol res lap;
g. ,,nds, madam" ragged MT. Pelr
ham, is this a den of torture,
B,a Juno had gone, with the haush'
tiesf'"sir!" and Pelham eeuld but
eoht,e the uBspiiied two-thirds while
he Ribbed at his burned, soaked leg.
1t was red-haired damsel who
brought Mr.. Pelham's meat, but the
creamy tinting of her features ap.
pealed to him most Of all. Still che
ruined his beef with overturned vine'
gar and giggled. And the fifth. a nut
brown maiden Of charm, stepped upon
his tenderest 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 It 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 Eupice, Edna, Era. Elma,
Enrica and Elf. daughters OF Host
Palmer Of the Brown Flason. are at
home from Vassar."
"Weil, blast mel" said Mr.. Pelham.
II didn't think they could be domes-
tics" He picked his gold.rimmed
teeth. then muttered In satisfaction!
ut 10 the prettiest place In the hills,
! think ] shall stay a bit"
As the shadows fell lights doomed
in the little parlor and the sounds OF
musical strumming came to Mr.. Peh
ham, at bis smoking pm the porch,
.fhs music lured. At the window he
halted and peered In.
The gorgeous, glorious six sat, dag
zlingly gowned, playing. laughing,
ehattering, cooling In corners with gal
isBts. Twenty.three swains from the
hills strolled about, turned music,
murmured compliments, looked ten;
Derby. From the corner nearest him
Mr.. Pelham caught the words OF Q
sliv ~ voice:
"Un, that fellow in the autO-he was
a joke, We took the conceit out Of
him all right" and three young men.
slapped their %highs, laughing In .
grating bass.
A boarse voice rang out in the night
II was Pelham, the young millionaire,
calling to his msn Of the goggles and
lever