Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-01-20


quite u Well trained SERVANT. and only
under the greatest provrcation rcilh>
he be goaded into asking inlpe:tient
questions.
you've heard nothing from yo.lr
people yet?" asked Lesley after Il IL"
minutes silence while they flew along
road smooth as if ii hid been made
for generations ~
Not vet" replied Val. But dare
saw something will be forwarded from
Ronnerstown theater in Il day ar two.
| told you Id written To the manager
there, giving tbs address. for Bill
,,ouh have sent OH 10 BunnerStown
anything that came for me to his care
in New York"
"Yes. you told me-" said Lesley
But wns wondering if you'd had
good news. because
Because of something in your tele
grant," Loveand could not resist
breaking into the slight pause she
made
Yes. indirectly. Dear me. Mr.. Cor
don. don't you think you went round
that corner too faSt?'
Did II" asked Loveland. I'm sor-
~. didn't notice"
What an alarming confession from
ones chauffeur. oh. and that chicken
You nearly ran over it. | believe your
nerves must be IL little jumpy' too.
| think | could drive almost as well as
that myself" III
Il deserve to be scolded," said Love
land I'm afraid was absentmind
ed for an instant. though the chicken
didn't seem worried about itself"
Kentucky chickens never ure.
They're SO high spirited. Take care
of that baby pig. Mr. Gordon. think
will drive for awhile after all, If you
don't mind"
"Delighted." said Loveland in
mood to rejoice if the girl upset the
car and killed them BOTH because il
would be so much more agreeable tc
go out of the world with her than tc
remain in it while she became lost to
him as Mrs. Cremer.
She began cautiously, but in few
moments put the forty horsepower
Gloria on fourth speed, throttling her
down 10 pace within reason.
There. Aren't you proud of your
pupil" the girl asked gayly.
Every proud" answered Loveand.
And do you think | should be able
to gel on without much more teaching
from Il real eXpert?"
"Oh. yes. With a decent sort Of
chauffeur to do your repairs you can
drive file car through country like
this without danger
Unless | get absentminded."
Yes. unless you get absentmfnded
But why should you be absentminded
when so soon you'll have the person
you care for most sitting beside You
where sit now? Oh. l ought to beg
your pardon for saying such things,
Miss Dearmer. But, you see, you and
[ were once friends. not employer and
servant. 50 forget myself sometimes
And besides. can't help thinking this
morning that you're leading up to say
ing something. which perhaps you find
1t n little difficult to say. Yet why
should it be difficult for you to tell me
if you've heard that Mr.. Cremer is
coming ut once and bringing another
chauffeur"
"My telegram didn't say that. but it
made me feel that shan't lie able to
keep you very long at the Hill Farm"
said Lesley.
Gone was the elaborate scheme fot
staying on at any cost. She wanted
him to go. She was limiting for him
to go.
Il can leave whenever you like tc
get rid of me-" returned Val. his tone
roughened, made almost brutal, by his
effort to hide the sharp pain be suf-
fered
"Oh. don't think feel like that!' ex"
claimed Lesley eagerly-so eagerly that
in her excitement she did the very
thing she had reproached Loveland for
doing. She forgot that a person con-
trolling Il powerful motorcar is i'll ad'
vised to be in earnest about anything
except the business in hand.
They were approaching somewhat
abrupt turn in the road at the moment
Lesley chase to assure LovelanC that
she didn't mean to hurt his feelings.
Being genuinely sorry for the effect
her words produced. she did not real
iZe until too late that the corner would
expect her to SLOW down before turn
ing it. She tried to make up for her
mistake by a feat of accurate steering.
but the task was beyond her powers.
The big Gloria swung rounu the curve
on two wheels, refused to take the
new direction and bounded gayly off
the road, across a ditch and into
meadow.
CHAPTER XVII.