The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-11-24


waiter see that he was under fire of
attention. Notes of Loveland's ap.
pearance as well as a drawing must
be made for Mr.. Kids benefit.
When he came back from the coun
try late In the afternoon. however. Mr.
Kidd at once recognized the ceverly
executed sketch. There was no longer
any doubt in his mind that the young
man who had slammed the door In his
face at the Waldorf-Astoria was now
pie singer In a cheap downtown res
taurant. Next morning there was half
a column on good page OF the Light.
includingspace for the understudy line
portrait Of tall young man in even
ing dress. with coffeepot in one hand
and milk jug in the iother, and even
the printers grinned at the heading.
"The Marqui Of Twelfth street-New.
IL Acquired Title
- q
A persistent ringing Of the telephone
in Fanny Millions bedroom walked her
out of delightful dream.
She was on shipboard again. 1t was
moonlight, and Lord Loyeland was
telling her that be really cared great
deal more for her than for Lesley
Dearmer. She confessed that. she
liked him. too. and he was just asking
her to come and reign over Loveland
castle as well as his heart when the
distant though disturbing notes Of an
amateur concert in the music room OF
the Mauretania turned definitely into
the shrill burr of that wretched tele
phone. The dream broke like rain
bow bubble. and Fanny sat up in bed
disappointed with life.
She seated herself by the telephone
and snatched up the receiver as If she
were going TO shake IL. But she soor
settled down TO an absorbing interest
In the give andstake Of conversation
with the instrument.
"HeIlow she said. "who are you,
oh. Elinor Coolidge what? Why
Elinor Coolidge. you don't mean it
waiting In cheap restaurant! j dom
believe it's true. In the paper? Well
there's nothing in that. know q
newspaper man myself. What? oh
his names Tony Kidd
"0h. Elinor. think it would be hor
rid TO make up party and go TO that
restaurant. Yes; like Summing and
seeing bohemian places pretty well
| don't believe we'd find him there II
we went. but all the same ] don'i
want TO. Why. can't help ii II you
ask mamma TO chaperon party.
won't 90. Nothing will make me.
think IL you and mamma and YOU
comte de Rocheverte go you'll be Just
like ancient Romans watching the
martyrs eaten up by lions. l believe
you were Roman woman in anothei
state OF existence. / won't talk about
IL any more. You can ring up mann
ma IL you like. Goodbye
Down went the receiver, and bacl
scrambled little Fanny Milton into he
lavender scented bed. shivering.. no
with cold. but with emotion. Her tel
ephone was silent at last. but she eoule
not find her way into the dream again
The door of that dream was shut for
ever, and Fanny was not jealous ever
Of Lesley Dearmer now.
Elinor Coolidge's first thought afte
reading Tony Kids very entertainin,
story In the New York Light went n.
further than the fun Of paying q visi
to Alexander the Greats and bein,
waited upon By the man whose super
cilious airs on the Mauretanla ha,
made her feel ready TO burst witt
spontaneous combustion" Then II &C
Cured TO her that II would he dra
matte 10 collect the whole circle o
girls. excepting little sPoil-sport Fan
ny. TO whom Lord I.oveland had beel
attentive on board the Mauretania
Each girl must II possible bring a man
Ellnor naturally picking out The bes
for herself, and the most desirabl,
seemed to he comtc dc Rocheserte. |
new arrival In America. whom she has
met for the first time night or twl
after returning TO New York. III
answer having assured her that Rdou
de Rocheverte was entirely and Dc
yotedly at her service when. wllcr
and how she liked" she teiephoned /,
the four girls she wanted for the I'D
venture. OF these one could not core
another could. but wouldn't for th
same reason rs Fanny's this wa
Madge Beverley. and the remalnin
two thought II would be more fui
than wedding" Each would brin
a man Csfrs. Milton also could b
trusted TO find onel. and the part.
would therefore consist Of eight.
Never sInce Bin Willing had frs
made the fame Of Alexander the Grca
had there been such busy dsy III th
red restaurant MS the day wh1 Tony
story and sketch OF 'The Marquis 0
Twelfth Street" appeared in the Ne,
York Light.
Thcre was more work than Alexar
der, Loveland and the two other
could do: therefore soon after Il th
aid Of Miss lizzie had TO be called IN
The colorcd cook and the cooks a:
sistant worked until their brains wer
as nearly added as any egg ever en-
ployed In their most economical me
ments. and TO several members of th