Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-02-23
THE MAN IN
THE CAR

played q remarkable faculty for get
ting what he wanted In the world. As
he was one Of the favored sons OF
wealth and society, when no an
nounced to his friend, Bernard, that he
had determined certain young lady
they had just passed upon the street
should become his wife Bernard quiet
ly believed that he would succeed.
But who Is she and whore did you
meet her, and why didn't yOu bow to
hOrT Bernard asked.
Never met her. Never saw her I'M
til yesterday. Didn't bow because she
doesn't know me from Adam. But
have found out who she Is. Her name
IL Annette Lindel, daughter Of Jason
Lindel-the man who made fortune
out Of the milk trust"
HUM"
You can hum all you want to. inc
girl L. 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 Hellam, the million.
aire, oondescends to drop"
That set Roland to thinking N0xt
day clean built, neatly dressed young
man called upon Jason AndSl with an
application to become his chauffeur.
and he was accepted on the spOs.
And now for the conventional lOV0
drama" murmurSd RolA1A. alias
George Bronson, chauffeur.
Coincident with the snGRsOzA01t 4
was announced that Roland hAllaA
had gone west for the season.
Az the days passed Roland hAA
many chances to present himself in
his most attractive light befORS the
lady Of HE heart. Annette evidently
looked upon her chauffeur VITA S0ne-
thing akin TO admiration.
Then came = narrow escape fer him.
Az he wAS standing By tie auto, wait
ing for Miss Lindel, Miss Graham.
with whom he, in his proper character
as Roland HallRm, had carried on q
mild Irritation the previous summer.
passed the Lindel residence. He turned
quickly to avoid recognition, bat was
too latG.
why, Mr.. HallAm. thought you
had left the city. oSVtainy heard
you had gone west, ana have not
seen you for ever so long. What ara
you doing here! Calling On Miss Ian.
del?"
Just thea the door Of the Lindol res
idence opened and Miss Annette ap'
peared. But Mss Graham, passing on
with . RnilO and . nod, did not see
her.
What was Miss Graham saying to
your" Miss Annette asked suspicious
~.
She was admiYing your now car"
the chauffeur replied with . touch OF
the hat.
"Ah, indeed" with a searching look
~ the chauffeur.
He Is = real gentleman" she con-
.adSd to her father the evening after
the Graham episode. Il shouldn't
wonder II he Ia one who has met with
Teverses."
Shouldn't wonder" Vas the fathers
brief comment. "HAllAm gave him a
fine recommendation"
Roland HallAm" repeated Annette,
and then suddenly she began to dc
some serious thinking.
As . ehauhuOr." she said to her,
self. 81 could bO polite As Mr.. Hal.
lam, masquOradins-wOll l think he
needs a calling down and believe |
am the girl that can do IT,"
But the incident had this advantage
In RolAnd's favor. 1t caused Annette
TO study her chauffeur moro than she
otherwise would have done, and then
to compare him with other men. What
was he here for? A wager? She re,
scented being party to it. Tho thought
of this being one way OF wooing never
entered 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 Lindol, will you be my wife!
am not entirely destitute. once
had a fortune and 1t is not absolutely
necessary for me to be chauffeur"
"Oh, indeed" murmured Miss An.
nette domurely.
And If you will be content with a
modest fiat have one on Ninety.
third street"
81 adore flats"
Then you will be my wife7"
II confess l 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 It for the near.
! est church.
But the license2" the princess
asked.
81 have 1t here" the chauffeur re-
piled.
"Ah!" in a tone and with fash oil
the eye which BODIED no good to the
confident man
AS they were leaving the church
half an hour later Roland said
Now for the Ninety-third street