The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-31
JIMMY RECEIVERS

being caught by an hoircss like my
self, exclaimed Madge mentally upon
sseinG the handsome head Of the
sleeping man lie is far too good
looking To be roaming about near
susceptible girls"
She became holder at sight OF thos.
tirhtiy closed eyes and the steady
rise and fail of the big chest and
drew near enough Il the great car
to read the notice that was lacked
IN the back Of the car
Ma1ee caught her breath Ia q little
gasp of delight He IS a chauffeur
for people 10 drive about the eoun-
tt%7 she exclaimed aloud II shall
engage him for my very own self"
she decided while q smile lit up her
eyes and euried her lips into adorable
lines
Then Jimmy Constable opened his
eyes. he jumped 10 his feet.
oh" gaspeq Madge, ana much 10
heF annoyance she felt tho color
sweep into her cheeks Then ree9
efing slightly from her surprise, II
want TO know II 7 can engage you
for the summer - She spoke breath
leasly as If fcarfuI that this prize
would he snntched from nor grasp.
Jimmy Constable smiled His first
patron was indeed anxious to hire
hirI ~ loked Isr a moment into
the eyes so eagerly awaiting his an
swer and his own face took on a dun
red. Would it be safe. under his
present financial DIFFICULTIES, - be
long in the presence If this mag
netiu hewttchine girl.
~ on are NOT engaged ara yous"
demanded Madge
"No-no, ne answered quickly. no
am rot engaged lie smiled again
and Madge bst her lip TO keep from
mai king returt To his answer In
stead, she said with what she con
sdered great dignity
Then consider yourself engaged TO
me FOR the summer
It was at that moment that Jimmy
Constable lei his teeth come together
dollar of his lost fortune and 10 sup
piement two more words TO Madgs
Lambert * last sentence
Their" WAS no more euuui for The
two that summer Madge did not
r. So q hand t. her yaWning lips and
Jimmy Constable Was Kept alive by
the electric presence If his first and
LAST paifon.
lie tried very hard to conceal all
trace ~ Jimmy Constable and remain
only the hired chauffeur Of Madgs
Lambert II was not an easy task
when The roads traIled behind Them
through arches Of trees and the lake
lay peacefully beside them. or when
the slim moonbeams stole out and
shone on The girl in the seat beside
h ia. Fer Madge had insisted upon
stFaE-hE the drivers seat and learning
all there Was to- be learned about
motoring and country roads Also
,she insisted upon her chauffeur shar-
ng The picnic lunches that SHE pre-
pared
How foolish Il would be, she rea-
soned with herself. Tor me to sit on
one fallen tree and my cn.utfeur on
anothsr and each eat lonesome
meal. Especially which, Bur
Madge had finished her sentence
only in her lnner dreamings Il VIII
never love any one else. she frankly
admitted in the silence of her room.
and IL her eyes We're wisitui they
were not unhappy,
1t was when the harvest moon was
shining over a bronzered landscape
that they took the momentous drive.
Jimmy had been silent with sense
OF Inner radiance shining IN his eye.
ever since he had stopped for his
mail. and Madge had felt his Joy
and wondered at it. In some subtle
way, the chauffeur had vanished and
Jimmy Constable had taken his place
At the brow Of d big hill and for
no other apparent reason than that
Of giving h faithful engine breath
ing space after the ascent, Jimmy
stopped the car.
Nudge looked at him as If in Won
derment at this action. Her eyes,
thera in the moonlight were un~
guarded. and Jimmy leaned nearer
and with "A swift. unexpected move
meut swept her into his arms.
'Aadge. dear" ne cried. un-
steadily Il am Jimmy Constable,
millionaire agair~ and / love YOU"
He drew 1t sharp breath and tight
ened his arms about the girl who had
smiled np al him.