The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-04-01
IheChauffeur
BY BEATRICE TUCKER
Copyright, 1910, by American Press
Association.

''SHts ALpSNh, u De Win yOl
as soon as can tie on my veil. Have
you your goggles?"
Goggles? No! Do you suppose
would make myself hideous by wear
ing such things?"
lmogeD went out to the piazza, where
ut the foot Of the steps the automo.
bile was waiting. and said to the
chauffeur:
you needn't go today, William. I'm
going to drive myself"
Yes. ma'am."
lis everything all right"
Yes, ma'am." a..
Come, Molly; let's be off,"
Molly came hurrying out trying to
adjust a veil and pull on a pair Of
gloves at the same time, a somewhat
difficult feat to perform. The two got
into the auto. and the machine chug.
ged down the driveway 10 the gate.
1t was mild spring morning, and the
roads were fine. lmogen was quite
an expert driver and there was moth
ans W MAJ NhC PsChSuiC Va ihC plp
till they had been out a couple Of
hours and were some thirty miles
from home. Then one Of the tires
subsidized and let the wheel to which
1t belonged down on to the ground.
''Oh. dear!' exclaimed Molly.
what shall we do?"
There's shed or stable OF some
thing over there; let's go over and
see II we can get any help"
Having placed the auto on the side
Of the road. they both wall ed the hun
dred yards that separated them from
the house and found a man in over
ais tinkering with an automobile.
"Oh. how fortunatew exclaimed
Molly. IT'S a garage"
We've got puncture or some
thing" said Imogen to the man. We've
left our auto out there in the road.
Would you mind coming out to see
what's the matter"
The man left his work, went with
them to their auto. inspected the wheel
and said:
ITS not a case of puncture. There's
rip in the tire"
"Oh, dearw exclaimed Imogen. Can
1t be fixed?'
Not here. haven't the tools"
What shall we doT"
"I'll put enough wind in it to get
your machine into my garage. and
there it must be left till you can get
another tire. see you have no lex.
ira"
The man managed after much diff
Guilty to get the auto into the garage;
then he said to them:
Il will take you to your home, and
you can send some one out with an
extra tire to take your auto back"
do you think that's the only thing
TO do?"
Yes. Please wait till 60 to the
house and get off these overalls. III
be back In a moment"
He went up a byroad and disappear.
ed. The two girls occupied themselves
looking at an imposing mansion on the
top Of a hill, at the foot of which they
waited.
That's fine house." said Imogen.
~ wouldn't mind being at the head Of
that house-that is, if had husband
TO be-
"At the foot" supplied Molly.
In few moments the man returned
in chauffeur costume.
II should think you'd be hungry"
bn l,1nnhtinn nd
you'll not get home before o'clock.
Perhaps you'd better go up to that
summer hotel" pointing to the house
they had been admiring, land get
something to eat. It's not yet opened
for the season. but think you'll find
something to stay your appetite
What II beautiful site for n hotel.'
exclaimed lmogen. we thought it
private house"
They climbed the hill. were admit
ted by maid in white and black
uniform and shown into dining
room having none Of the appearance
of one belonging to a hotel There
delicious luncheon was served. On
attempting to pay for it the maid
said that there was no one in the
house to receive cash and they would
have to pay another time.
"We'l leave it with the man at the
garage down there" said lmogen.
Eyes. NM" the girl assented.
Returning to the garage, they found
the man waiting for them with an
auto ready. They entered it and
started for home. On the way home
the chauffeur became more cOmmuni-
cative. and Imogen remarked soto
voce to Molly that he used very good
language for an auto tinker When
they reached the house lmogen took
out her pocketbook. asking him how
much his charge would be. including
the luncheon.
The chauffeur replied that there was
no charge for the ride: on The con-
trary. he had been much honOred. As
for the luncheon. he owned the house
I'm which they had lunched. and In
this. too. they had honored him.
The girls looked at each other in
CONSERVATION.
"But you said" Imogen protested