Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-10-28
Lord LOveland
Discovers
America
By G. N. AND A. M.
WILLIAMSON
Copyright 1919. by Doubleday, Page u
Company Copyright 1908. by
me Mcclure Company

went out by post. registered and ad-
dressed to the Marquis of Loveland.
Cragside Ledge. DOrlOch, y. 4 In II
there were at least ten letters OF In
PRODUCTION. all TO names the bare
mention Of which had powers TO raise
the circulation Of society papers In
America or create Il flutter in Wall
street
Times were bad. said Peterborough.
the polite and popular pawnbroker;
therefore Lady Loveland got only fG00
on the pink pearls Two hundred were
sprinkled about among Walls creditors
like pepper ont - . oOt where su"h
seasoning was necessary \ hundred
more were spent outright Wi:'i h'ar
burnings. upon obstinate tA,!ors. nat
tiers and h0SierS. who would not tail
hat or hose. except upon inst llmPniE
of ready money Fifty pounds wor'
apologetically retained by Lad" Love
land. who grudged every penny &c
herself and especially to her servants
Another fifty little more than paid
for a cabin almost worthy of his lord
ship on the big ship Baltic. Fifty and
some vague dust Of gold and silver
went into Walls pocket for current eX'
penses and the remaining hundred and
fifty condensed into the form Of let
ter of credit.
OF course there ought to have been
mere, muca: more But there would
have been less had not Loveianl'
man. Foxham, given notice at the last
moment. Foxham's grandfather had
died (even Wallets have grandfathers)
leaving a tidy sum, and as there were
peculiarities in the will FoXham would
lose his chance of inheriting If he left
England.
Loveland privately thought 1t almost
equivalent to lese majesty that his man
should desert him for such selfish
trife as private interest. But he would
have scorned to retain servant who
wished to leave him. Besides, there
were advantages in losing even such a
treasure as Foxham before the two
passages were taken.
81 dare say l can get some fellow
over there if everything goes well"
said he. meanwhile | shall save
money on old Fox. He hasn't opened
his mouth about wages-jolly impu-
dent If he had, because, Of course, he
knows I'll pay up when it's convenient.
And, anyhow, a hundred and fifty IN
the letter of credit Is the least l can
rub along with on the other side.
must look sharp as Marlborough says
and pick up the right girl so as to get
everything in shape as soon as possible
or / may find myself in a mess. l
learned to shift for myself like q regu-
lar navy in South Africa. A chap
has to keep clean and have the right
folds In his trousers, whatever hap
mems. and worried along somehow
without disgracing the family. l can
do the same now, though it'll be
bore. especially till I get used to 1t
again."
Thus the pink pearl money was ap-
portioned, a little here and a little
there, and made to 60 as far as pos
sible.
Foxham stopped with his lordship
till after the return to London, doing
the final packing and all his ordinary
work as usual, without a greedy word
as to arrears Of wages.
On getting back to his quarters near
Wellington barracks Val was some
what surprised to receive visit from
Marlborough, who had never come to
call on him before.
$50 you've got your leave. l hear.
and are sailing for my blessed coun-
try in a few days. Jim remarked.
Loveland replied that this was the
case and happened to think of thank
ing Jim for his letters of introduction
Marlborough answered casually thai
that was all right and went on to say
that he had read in paper or hear'
from man that Loveland had take.
his passage on the Baltic.
Eyes" said Val; Il wanted 10 go
over on a good ship"
"Well, the Baltic's ripping one
couldn't be a better" jim admitted
"But l should have thought you'G
have the curiosity to try the neweS'
thing"
"The Mauretania?" said LOveland
Don't suppose could have got pas
sage on her for the next three or four
trips across"
t"Perhaps you couldn't" said Jim.
'But can get you one"
why, she sails tomorrow. doesn't
shep asked Val.
"Yes," said Jim, but you can go on
her If you like. with good cabin, too.
all to yourself"
my passage is paid for on the Bal
tic, and my names on her passenger
list" said Loveland.
well, it's too late to have your
name printed on the Mauretania's pas
senger list or perhaps to get back
your money for the Baltic" said Jim,
''but that needn't stand in your way.
You won't have to pay for your cabin
on the Mauretania. It's going beg
ging. A friend of mine who can't sail
has given his ticket to me to do with
as / like, but as he's man whose
movements make things in Wall street
jump up and down like seesaw he
doesn't want it known that he's got
to stay behind because he's seedy;
that's all. II you want to 60 in his
place. go and say nothing till you get
on the other side. By that time he'll
be on his way on following ship.
At least that's what he hopes"
do you mean that if ! want to