Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-11-11
Lord LOveland
Discovers
America
BY G. N. AND A. M.
WILLIAMSON
Copyrisht. 1919. by Doubleday. Pase q
Company Copyright. 1908. by
TIE Mcclure Company

ed to have the rogue within kicking
distance instead Of safe across the sea!
How was he to fight on the fitting
ground Of society and bear away q
millionairess when his sole possessions
consisted Of what he stood up in and
the contents OF suit case and cabin
trunk?
Luckily Foxham had not been able
to annex his masters letter Of credit.
but Val had uses for the hundred and
fifty pounds other than buying new
outfit. How he wished now that he had
not plaYed bridge quite so often on
board ship, emptying his pockets OF
spare cash! The scrape he was In was
rs hard to win out of as a binck Lon
don fog, aud while cropping for light
a mild question from the hotel valet
did not sweetep his temper.
IAN really to carry all these things
away, sir"
"Oh. go to the devil and take them
with you'll!
The servant bolted toward safety
with a leaning tower of Foxham's gar
ments on his arm. II was nobody's
business how he meant to dispose OF
them. and q second later he would
have passed the danger line had not a
page boy selsct,d that identical instant
TO knock at Lord Loveland's door.
Man and youth collided The top
heavy pile of clothing crumbled into
ruin, Foxham's lOathed shirts and
waistcoats blotting out the threshold
What the valet said long habits OF
servitude rendered inaudible. but what
Loveland said might have been heard
at the end Of the corridor. And there
were listeners nearer-Major Cadwal-
lader Hunter and a companion who
represented" one of New York's lead
ing newspapers.
Major Cadwallader Hunter had been
somewhat doubtful Of his wisdom In
paying this unlimited call. He had
limited that he might drop in at the
hotel to see how Lord LOveland got
on and had not been encouraged to do
30. But Tony Kidd Of the New YORK
Light was a pretty good excuse for
persevering. and be certainly had been
badly in want Of an excuse.
The Journalist, sent down by his pa
per to meet the Mauretania. had just
exhausted the available supply Of
Homecoming millioDaires when he spied
Major Cadwallader Hunter and care
lessly culled him by the way as worth
a short paragraph at the bottom OF a
column.
Cadwallader Hunter was glad OF a
paragraph anywhere, but thought be
saw his way to one higher up. perhaps
even with a headline. So he happened
to mention "a connection of his" the
Marquis of Loveland. who had been on
board, though for reasons the noble
name did not appear on the passen-
ger list. and Mr.. Kidd took the bait
Loveland was described by his alleged
cousin as a "dear boy" so handsome.
so clever, one of the oldest peerages
IN England, etc., In the Grenad1er
guards, don't you know. and all that
sort of thing; had gone on ahead to
secure rooms at the Waldorf-Astor1a,
though invitations had been showered
upon him by the best people on board
ship AS soon as he could escape with
life and luggage Cadwallader Hunter
intended to pay friendly call and In
spect Lord Loveland's new quarters.
OF course Mr.. Kidd wanted to call.
too. and get "story" for his paper.
But at this suggestion the bear leader
shook his head Charming fellow as
LovelaDd was when you knew him, he
was rather a difficult man to approach
and had some ridiculous prejudice
against American pressmen. Certain
", unless influence were brought to
bear, he would refuse to see Mr.. Kidd
But Cadwallader Hunter would like TO
do the Light good turn and give the
paper q chance for scoop" He
would take Mr.. Kidd under his wing
and use his persuasive powers TO OBJ
tain some sort of interview
When. arriving at the hOstelry. he
had talked for few minutes with
pleasant condescensiOn to hotel clerk
his self esteem had so risen that he no
longer dreaded a cold reception Nor
did he receive one. His welcome was.
on the contrary. far warmer than be
had expected. and the hot blast OF
Loveland's wrath swept him back a
step or two, so that he trod hard upon
Tony Kidds most pampered toe.
A difficult young man to approach.
indeed.
The representative Of the New York
Light was brilliant journalist with a
keen sense Of humor. and a headline
jumped into his head as Cadwallader
Hunter stamped upon his toe-"A Dit
ficult Young Man to Approach" he
thought he saw his way to something
rather choice for tomorrow mornings
Light
Somehow between valet and page
the wild litter of shirts, trousers. boots
and other horrors reminiscent Of Fox
ham was rebuilt into q tower more
leaning than before. Then. while the
valet scuttled away with his trailing,
sliding load. the page remained behind
and courageously announced the visit
ors.
Perhaps If Foxham had spared him
few of his favorite tie pins or II the
blow of his loss had not caught him
on an empty stomach Loveland might
have seen the humor Of the situation
as Tony Kidd saw it. But everything
was against him in black world, and
his late shipmate's intrusion with a