Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-01-06


ney. Miss st. Glare and the Winters t
Chicago. leaving something to It'd
each one through week or two O
ldleness.
Lille. Ed and Miss st. Clare coul
hardly express their gratitude to Love
land. and the words they said to hin
warmed his heart as it had never been
warmed before. There was a queer
Kind of happiness in sacrificing him
self for others that came as an ALSO.
lutely new sensation to Val.
Lille was In touch with Bill again;
therefore. in spite of the uncertain fu-
ture'r she was not unhappy. She had
written to Bill the day after Loveland
joined the company. had sent him q
photograph of herself and a collar for
Shakespeare. the best that could be
bought for 80 cents in Modunk. Bill
had answered to Ashville. and. though
neither had any prospects. both had
unlimited hope now that they were
sure Of the love and loyalty which had
outlived discouragements, absence and
unproSperous years. Lille was going
to Chicago, and Chicago might have
something to offer BY and by-who
could tell?-she and Bill, 1.-THE best
man she ever knew" might come TO.
gether. Meanwhile they could 60 on
loving each other.
The girl went off buoyed up with
hope. and Ed Binney had friends in
Chicago. He would rest q little and
be ''a!l right" he said to Val. shaking
hands over and over again In the mo.
ment of Soodby.
Hill Farm, as Mrs. Loveland's place
was called. lay in a charming country
not far from Louisville. and at noon
OF the day after her surprise visit to
the theater Miss Dearmer's newly an.
pointed chauffeur was waiting for his
employer at the Ashville station.
In his hand was the battered bag
which had called forth the contemp.
shame, rebellion, jealousy and joy. snin.
gled with several other emotions. none
Of which he could have defined-least
of all the JOY.
He reminded himself that there could
now be no possible satisfaction in bis |
ncarness to Lesley. She did not like
him enough to believe in him.
He had to wait for some time on
the platform before Miss Dearmer ap.
Deared. and then she came toward him
alone
"Auntie is saying goodby to our Ash
Fille friends" she explained ~
:hey're not going to stop with us till
he train goes | thought for several
'easons 1t would be better not, and
hey quite understand. Before you
meet my aunt l want little talk with
'ou. | haven't told her or the others
nat vou-that there's any connection
between you and the ccwspaper story
bout the marquis and his adventures.
said I'd met You before and was sor.
to find now that you'd had misfor-
unes. losing your money and other
hings. that had put you into IN I'm
comfortable position. Auntie was in
er stateroom on board ship till the
list morning. and then | didn't point
an--aII-..-N~.,-,f she saw you at all
noWs only 'ha' -narticularly. and.
nd that to help ypu little rye ,,ss,,o-
on to act as chauffeur for sno
me till you can get somehsnp hot
ar." t
And till Mr.. Cremer can get So. c
ne better" Lovcland capped her +
ycrds o
"You have 70 be tried first" smiled :
he girl And | mean you, tol be 4
great success. Now I'm go r
ne. to auntie. / think we'd bitter 9
ravel in different cars, for she hasn't r
Iuite got used yet to the idea Of g T
gentleman chauffeur" !
With that the girl pressed railway r
icket into his hand. and he was left, +
lot knowing whether he were more I
Inclined to laughter or to cursng
The Hill Farm might almost mye
,een an English farm. with its ram
bling red brick house. apparently or
he Georgian period. its square patrd
windows and it's pillared porch dralsd
with tangle of grapevine and VI,
sinia creeper. |
Val arrived only few minutes lates
than Lesley and Mrs. Loveland, anol
The girl was waiting for him in thei
open doorway when his hack drove up !
This is a big old house" said Les
ley, coming out into the porch-"at
least it's old for America. It's stood
for about 100 years, and there's lots
of room in it. You will live in the west
wing. In few minutes Uncle Wally
will show you where to go. Here.
Uncle Wally. take Mr.. Gordon's bag.
There was no contempt either for the
bag or it's owner on the mild old race
of the gray headed negro. who was as
perfect and we'll trained a servant In
his way as any butler In an English
country house. Evidently he, too. had
been told that this was a gentleman
chauffeur" to be treated like gentle
man. And Loveland was grateful to
his hostess, feeling sudden impulse
toward happiness until, with shock.
he remembered Sidney Cremer.
"When will Mr.. Cremer arriveT' he
asked Lesley as they walked together
across a sloping lawn toward the sta