Evening star., 1911-08-19
CHAPTER XXXVI-Continued.

IT don't wonder. I'm sure Loveland
answered, thinking Of poor little Lille,
"Bilrs gal" and Ed Binney.
Its a way that would be very infra
dig" Lesley hesitated.
Loveland laughed. What is fnfra dig
I've forgotten
"Oh. If you have, I'll tell you the way
at once and perhaps that will bring 1t
back to your memory. Would you care
to take position in somebody's house as
-as-well a paid position with an ad-
vance on your salary. by which you could
send all your friends happily away?'
"Td do it like a shot-if any one would
have me-" Loveland said. quickly.
Some one will have you-shall we say,
as secretary? Do you know typewriting
or shorthand?'
Loveland reluctantly answered that he
did not.
Dear me! The secretaryship won't an
swer then. I'm afraid. Are you any
thing Of linguist?"
Cant speak word Of any language
but my own-except hotch potch OF
French. The little Latin 1 ever had is
practically gone
What pity! Are you good at mathe-
matics?'
Il generally add up on my fingers.
Never could remember the multiplication
table"
History. then? Could you help a friend
of mine who's writing novel on the nj
teenth century,"
"All know about the fifteenth century
that I can think of at this moment Is
that 1t wasn't the fourteenth-or the six
teenth. Oh, I'm afraid I'm no good. after
all, Miss Dearmer. You'll have to give
me up as a bad job, and chuck me into
Jail for the theft of Cremer's play. I've
never had any proper education"
, Haven't you? I'm not SO sure about
that" said Lesley, with an infection in
her voice that Val couldn't quite under
stand And I'm not sure you haven't t
learnt your lesson rather Well
(Which one?" inquired Loveland, rue
fully: but she could not have understood
the question, for she went on talking as
if it had not been asked.
You must be able to do something,
she said. her dimples we'll In control.
you've seen that can't act. but-well,
I can shoot pretty straight"
"Ah, don't know any one who keeps
a shooting gallery"
And ride decently.'
Nor any one who wants a riding mas
ter. Oh, but-now can you drive motor
carr"
YES" said Loveland.
Good. Do you understand the mechan-
ism Of cars?"
"Of two or three. AS well as-or better
than most chauffeurs, l think. II that
I'm not finding fault with you tonight
for conceit Would you take quite a tenn
porary job as chauffeur, in-in private
family, with a sal-or. I might as well say
wages, of sos a week. and your board
and lodging besides?"
IF I could get the first week in ad-
vance l might send everybody to Chicago
with what We've got out OF the stolen
play Loveland said.
Never mind the stolen play. In Sid
M Trapnar'S r forgive ALL now
/ know the circumstances. No more to
be said about that"
You must know him very well: indeed,
to speak for him so positively broke In
Loveland gloornily.
Il do" said Lesley. You can have
| the first week S wages In advance, and
the second. too. The cars a Gloria
MY last was a Gloria
"You mean--Lord Love1and's?"
"Oh, yes, I mean Lord Lovelands Some
men do make chaufeurs of their Wallets
and vice versa And you know. the real
Loveland was hard up-or thought he
was. 1 begin to now that he didn't
know what being hard up meant.
Even English peers can live and learn
while they're young, l suppose" said
Lesley. meditatively. But we were talk
ing about you. weren't we? Do you ac-
cept the situation l offer your?
"You offer?''
We'll, for my friend. Sidney Crener.
Sidney has Just bought a new car and
sent II to US. I'm allowed to use It for
awhile as much as / like"
He's coming. then?"
I'VE expect Sidney TO be with us for
some time-with my aunt and me-
I'm hanged IL I'll be his servant" Val
exclaimed. with something of his old We
hemence.
"Oh! Very we'll Mr.. Gordon. thought
YOU were really in earnest or / wouldn't
have made the suggestion
so / am. But
There's often but In such cases,
isn't there? | admit ii wouldn't be a
particularly agreeable position for man
who has-er-
Posed as peer" Loveland finished for
her. bitterly.
"You put the words into my mouth. 1
was going to say-you seemed SO anxious
to do something TO help the others. and
| this is the only thing l can think of by
/ which you could make money quickly
/ and"
Ed Binney's pale face and Lilies wist-
/ ful ewes seemed TO float in the air before
! the unhappy Loveland. Very well.'' he
said. II will be Mr.. Cremers chauffeur.
I've taken his play. I'll take his money,
| I'll take his food; I'll live under his roof
1 and I'll serve him as well as can. And
/ I'll only ask you to believe one decent
thing Of me, Miss Dearmer-that 1t isn't
| for my own sake"
| 1T will be my food you eat" said Les
| ley. sweetly. And my roof which will
/ give you shelter"
| Loveland drew in his breath hard as
| they looked at each other. Yes. 1t would
| be her roof and her food. That was the
worse Tor him, because 1t made 1t more