Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-09
THE MAN IN
THE CAR

Roland Hallam was young man
VITO during his short life had dis.
played a remarkable faculty for get.
ing what he wanted in the world. As
e. vas one Of the favored sons OF
r'eal;h and society. when he an
lo.-ss 2 bis friend, Bernard, that he
! i tt.c:mined certain young lady
hoy Id just passed upon the street
lid Lecc1e his wife bernard quiet
~ believed ;hat he would succeed
But who is she, and where did you
meet her, and why didn't you bow to
herr" Bernard asked.
Never met her. Never saw her un-
til yesterday. Didn't bow because she
doesn't know me from Adam. But 7
have found out who she is. Her name
is Annette Lindel, daughter of Jason
Lindel-the man who made a fortune
out of the milk trust"
Hunt"
You can hum all you want to. The
girl is all right and propose to marry
her"
"Of course you can do that Any
girl will stoop to pick up the handker-
chief that Roland Hallam, the million
aire, condescends to drop"
That set Roland to thinking. Next
day clean built. neatly dressed young
man called upon Jason Lindel with an
application to become his chauffeur.
and he was accepted on the spot
And now for the conventional love
drama" murmured Roland. alias
George Bronson, chauffeur.
Coincident with the engagement 1t
was announced that Roland Hallam
had gone west for the season.
AS the days passed Roland had
many chances to present himself in
his most attractive light before the
lady of his heart. Annette evidently
looked upon her chauffeur with some
thing akin to admiration.
Then came a narrow escape for him.
AS he was standing by the auto, wait
ing for Miss Lindel. Miss Graham.
with whom he, in his proper character
as Roland Hallam, had carried on
mild Irritation the previous summer,
passed the Lindel residence. He turned
quickly to avoid recognition, but was
too late.
Why, Mr.. Hallam, thought you
had left the city. l certainly heard
you had gone west. and | have not
seen you for ever so long. What are
you doing here? Calling on Miss Lin
del?"
Just then the docs of the Lindel res
idence opened and Miss Annette APP
peared. But Miss Graham. passing on
with a smile and a nod, did not see
her.
What was Miss Graham saying to
you?" Miss Annette asked suspicious
ly.
She was admiring your new car"
the chauffeur replied with a touch of |
the hat
"Ah, indeed" with searching look
at the chauffeur.
He is real gentleman" she con- /
fided to her father the evening after |
the Graham episode. II shouldn't |
if he is one who has met with
reverses."
Shouldn't WONDER" was the fathers |
brief comment. "Hallam gave him a
fine recommendation"
Roland Hallam?" repeated Annette,
and then suddenly she began to do
some serious thinking.
AS a chauffeur" she said to her |.
SELF II could be polite. AS Mr.. Hal
lam, masquerading-well, think he
needs a calling down and | believe |
am the girl that can 40 it,"
But the incident had this advantage
in Roland's favor. 1t caused Annette |
TO study her chauffeur more than she
otherwise would have done, and then
to compare him with other men. What
was he here for? A wager? She re-
sented being party TO It, The thought
Of this being one way of wooing never
her practical head.
Her riddle was solved one day when
Roland, tired of futile waiting, turned
to her abruptly as she was seated in
the auto before her fathers Office
Miss Lindel will you be my wife?
am not entirely destitute. | once
had fortune and 1t is not absolutely
for me to be a chauffeur"
"Oh, indeed" murmured Miss An.
nette demurely.
And if you viii be content with
modest flat-I have one on Ninety.
third street"
Il adore flats"
Then you will be my wife?"
Il confess | rather like you"
There is no time like the present.
will take you while you are In the
notion" said Roland as he spun the
car around and headed II for the near
est church.
But the licenso?" the princess
asked
Il have it here" the chauffeur re-
Piled.
"Ah!" in tone and with a fash of