Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-01-20
CHAPTER XVI.
IN THE CAR TOGETHER.

Thanks to Miss Moon, the letters
from home were lost. But, greatly as
that lady would have delighted in so
sweeping a measure. it was impossi-
BILE to- keep p Gordon forever in the
dark by destroying whole issues of
New York journals.
Uncle Wally was in the habit Of
bringing the gentleman chauffeur his
breakfast and with that meal. which
consisted OF delicious southern dishes,
the morning paper.
LoyelanG did not find American
news particularly exciting and as Il
rule merely glanced through the paper
as he ate. Put The New York Light
had n special interest FOR him.
Val laid aside the Louisville Mon
day paper and began to read the New
York Light
Suddenly he cried out an excited by
love-" and forgot that, he had not fin
isbed his breakfast. but as by this
time Uncle Wally had gone there was
nobody to he surprised by his emotion
Yes. it had come at last. his justi-
fcatiun. and even his triumph for the
story us told by Tony Kidd made it
seem almost triumph. = Indeed, he
had hardly realized himself how dra-
matte it all was until he saw the print
ed account of what he had gone
rhrCugh. Bill Willing had been inter-
viewed at the Bat hotel. of which a
graphic sketch and description were
given. Alexander the Great had been
interviewed and thus secured another
free advertisement for the red res
taurant. Isidora had been inter-
viewed and photographed in her best
hat. And last. though far from least.
Mr.. Henry van Cotter had been inter-
viewed. From him, it seemed. Tony
Kidd had got on the trail Of the truth.
Mr.. van Cotter's friendA Jim Harbor-
ough had wired from London that 1t
was all mistake about the valet i'm
personating the Marquis of Loveland,
mistake which had partly arisen
through the sailing Of Lord Loveland
onfthe Mauretania instead Of the Bal
tic. as expected The valet had sail
ed for Australia. but would be arrest
ed at the first port. and it was the Mar
quiS of Loveland himself whom fate
and society had bounded out of New
York.
Where Is Lord Loveland?' was one
of the several sensational headlines
with which Tony had ornamented his
two column article, for. though Bill
Willing had told Of the transforming
episode, he did not yet know and
therefore could not tell, even if be
would, his swell friends's present adj
dress.
Now that he had come into his own
Loyeland could no doubt somehow gel
money almost at once on that unlucky
letter Of credit, pay back the advance
Miss Dearmer had made him, cease to
De gentleman chauffeur, leave the
Hill Farm and return to New York to
be gentleman at large
But there was no joy in the thought
of ceasing to be q chauffeur and still
less in that Of leaving the Hill Farm.
The play was played out. and the
adventure was over, but life could hot
be as 1t had been for Loveland. He
could not take up the old life or the
old self where he had dropped both
one night i'll Central park. He was a
different man in these days. caring
for different things. and unfortunately
the thing he cared for most was the
one thing he could not have-Lesley
Dearmer's love. Being once more
Lord Loveland and having q repentant
New York ut his feet would not give
him Lesley Dearmer. While he was
thinking how good 1t would have been
were fate better stage manager to
justify himself to Lesley, Lesley sent
for him by Uncle Wally.
TO her he was still the chauffeur
and the darby who politely deliverer
the message announced that young
miss would be obliged to NASSAU Cor.
don If he would take her out in the cSi
as quick as possible"
AS Lovelaud looked over the Gloria
making her purr pleasantly in prepare
ton for the run, he tried to decide def
nitely what to do next. Face TO face
with the certainty of separation and
her marriage with another man. every
hour spent with the loved one Became
priceless treasure. He resolved not
only TO be silent about the article in
the New York Light. but to go back to
his room and carefully hide the news.
paper
This he did, delighted to find the big
budget lying on the floor where lie had
left it.
When Cremer was in the house he
would be slad to 80 and glad to prove
to Lesley before going that he was all
he had once claimed to he.
When the car was ready he drove TO
the front door and found Lesley tying
ON her motor veil. charming picture
set in a rustic frame
Loveland's spirits rose when he SAW
that she was alone. Auutie in the
limousine was the least obtrusive o!
chaperons. Still, there was JOY in hay
ing the girl to himself.
For q wonder | couldn't sleep last
night" said Lesley, land thought an
early spin in the car would clear my
brain of cobwebS."
Loveland said he was sorry to hear
Miss Dearmer had not slept. Uncle
Wally told me-" he added, that you'd
been writing late last night"