Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-04-16

- made up to. catch your mean-
ing, however. and In order that you
may not use any more such express
Bions let me say that I'm not worry
ing"
You mean
~ mean that we are going to Swift
Eerland to stop for month or more at
the same hotel with a lord"
by George, but you don't mean itl'
exclaimed the husband "How In
thunder did you bring 1t aboutP"
"Samuelr'
Eyes, but that's cute trick of yours.
You'll have him penned right up
Samuel Parkinsr' cried the wife as
she flushed up
"Oh, well. ! won't say nothing more.
You'n Miranda go right ahead, and I'll
back you with natural gas enough to
run all France. guess 1t hain't for
me to mix In"
Just how Mrs. Parkins located the
lord doesn't matter For Eve franc
piece Partisan chambermaids have
been known to locate whole duke.
He wasn't registered as lord, but
that wasn't expected. He would be
incog. Mr.. Parkins took 1t that any
of the forty men around the hotel
might be his lordship, but the wife,
with the keener intuition Of her sex,
spotted the right man within twenty
four hours.
Then Mr.. Parkins came to the front
II toAr 30
the victim and talked Of America and
gas wells and dollars. There was en-
thusiasm In his voice as he talked OF
the gas that would continue to pour
out OF the earth for centuries to come,
and he worked up considerable pathos
over the admission that he hadn't
enough wells to supply over half the
United States. Mr.. Parkins had done
his full share The rest devolved upon
other shoulders
A day or two later his lordship
strolled up mountain path by him
self. A little Inter Mrs. Parkins and
Miranda strolled up tho same path
His lordshIp was overtaken just In
time to rescue Miranda from walking
out on an overhanging rock that would
have surely given way with her weight
and dropped her into the valley mile
below.
The half faintlng girl and the shat
tered mother were assisted down the
path to the hotel, and Mr.. Parkins
found them In bed to recover from the
shock. He heard the story and then
rushed downstairs. When he appeared
half an hour later there was bland
smile on his face, and he was rubbing
his hands.
"Mr. Parkins, what have you done"
asked the wife as she sat up In bed.
Have you been saying anything to his
lordship"
"Now, don't you folks get into u
sweat about me-" replied Mr.. Parkins.
"Mebbe haven't polished up quite az
fast as you have over here, butt know
when to do the right thing for all
that"
"And you've seen the lordT'
II have"
"And talked with him"
"For sure. Yes, sir-had quite talk
with him"
Samuel Parkins, what did you
sayT' asked the wife as she sat up
stralghter and look Of fear came into
her eyes.
what should say under the cir
cumstances? | thanked him from the
bottom of my heart for saving Miriam
da's life You don't think I spoke
about the weather, do your
"And what else, Samuel"
what else. paY
II offered him $25 In cold cash"
Two shrieks shrleked out In chorus,
and two females went into mild hys-
terics only Mlranda's was susplclously
like laughter, while her mothers was
the real thing. 1t was long minute
that Mr. Parkins stood there, hands In
pockets and wondering what had hap
pened. Then his wife forced back her
emotions and family asked;
"And-and whatT
"And he took 1t and said, Thank
yer"
Two days later as they sat In the
train bound for home Mr.. Parklns no
ticed tear stealing down Mrs. Par
kins' cheek. He turned to her and
asked:
"Ain't you feeling clipper today"
"Chipper! Clipper! How could l
feel clipper" exclaimed Mrs. Parkins
In fierce tones.
Dunno. but you mustn't blame me.
didn't know that he was a lord that
went about saving human lives for
cash on the nail! And, anyway, MI
rnnda kin marry Joshua Rawlins to
home. He writes to me that he's going
to give up farming because he's struck
gas too"
And Miranda squeezed his hand and
whispered, "You do everything just
right. Dn"