The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-21
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, the little dinner given for Miss RAN
9all that night
You know every one here, Jim ?"
asked MS hostess as he came into the
| library. Miss Randall
Yes, / have met Miss Randall" he
replied graveiy. looking full into the
astonished eyes Of the young woman
standing near. Then he crossed the
room to find the young matron ne
was to take into dinner.
Miss Randall sat opposite hm at
dinner, and he felt from time To time
her stolen uncomfortable glances In
! his direction.
Jim" spoke Beverly suddenly
from the end of the table. have you.
had your machine repaired since your
last mishap?"
Yes; l put her in running order
myself. I took the entira- morning"
''Ch, Mr.. Chalmers" said the wo-
man beside him, you must be quite
Il mechanic"
Yes" he replied. laughing, Il be-
fete l am jack of all trades. Only
THIS noon l did duty as an elevator
operator in the Stone building"
Tell us about it," pleaded his host
ess
post and | stepped in to await his
coming. A young lady entered ana
asked me 10 take her to the tenth
tl~or. OF course | did SO. Then sh.
asked me to wait there q moment
tier moment proved to be the pro-
verbal woman's moment. but she
sraeionsly and generously bestowed
upon me a fee which / shall always
keep. Ii is the first money / ever
earned by manual labor"
He looked cooliy and directly "a,
Miss Randall. Her face was flushed.
butt In the dark eyes that met his
there was look OF such panied con
triton that Chalmers felt ashamed of
his palpable hit.
dent see how any one could mis-
take you tor an elevator operator"
said Mrs Wilmorth. Indignantly.
III yoa had seen him at that time.
Mrs. Wilmerth. laughed Langley.
you would have wondered still more.
never saw such a disreputable look
ing object"
Well. / never supposed that dress
made the man entirely" Chalmers re-
marked.
He was the first man TO enter the
drawing room after dinner. His hos
tess at once joined him.
Jim, Miss Randall says you are
mistake n-~that you have never been
presented TO her
They went up to Miss Randall, who
stood apart from the others. After
the introduction the hostess left
them.
Why did you say you had met me.
Mr. Chalmers ?'' she asked.
Because. he said slowly and
meantng!y. from something I had
heard thought you would be pleased
to avoid an Introduction.
Il uink. MIR. Chalmers" she said
frankly, that YOU We're maligned to
nae. beg your pardon for foolish
remark.
oh" he laughed
Bentley came UP 10 them. and
Chalmers had no further opportunity
To speak to her during the evening
until she was leaving. lie asked to
see her to her car. They found fier
chauffeur standing beside the car
Hts face was white and drawn
have wrenehed my arm" he ex-
planned. 81 fear it's broken
Here. Lane, take this man In my
car to the doctors and see that he's
fixed up all right, and then take him
home. May l drive you home" he
asked Miss Randall
You certainly are n Jack OF all
trades" she said as they drove home
from the doctors office where sne
had insisted on going. do | dare
offer you another fee?'
Not now" he said slowly. Some |
day when | have earned the right | /
am going TO ask for more than fee" !