The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-28
The EVENING STORY
My Lady's Limousine.
(Rv HARMONY weller J

"dS DeiHS IuSneU uptown from Ihe
Pennsylvania station came to an
abrupt stop. 1t was only Fifty ninth
street and when the chauffeur re-
turned from a quick examination to
tell Rogers that he could take him
no farther Jimmy swore softly under
his breath.
Great Scott, man, 7 have to be
up at Seventy eighth street in five
minutesi"
Sorry, boss but this here machine
won't run another block tonight
Jimmy looked from the chauffeur's
imperturbable face to his own large
suitcase and the three-foot box of
American Beauties that he was tax
ing to his hostess. No, The thing
was impossiblei He simply must
have q taxi.
Beat it," he said to the chauffeur,
land get me another machine. Don't
waste any time, either."
The man went off and Jimmy
fumed at mis- predicament and The
flight of time. He had come on from.
he west [" attend the Iowa society
be nquet and be the guest of the
Wades Jimmy had to shave get
INTO his dress clothes ana finish tile
distance to SeVenty-eighth street all
wit..in c3rcer minutes. T1~ L In.,-
II emf &c bought of saving tine by
changing his clothes there in me
stalled taxi. Then his fear Of arrest
stopped him.
Tn desperation Jimmy put iis read
out the window end hailed t. . frs;
machine that passed. 1t WIS G great
ilni'ts lie and IL came to II stop &c
Size the t.xi.
I'm give you FLYER if you take
me up to Seventy eighth street"
jimmy promised the chauffeur.
Jump in GuicLl" came the ready
Rogers lost 10 time. Within .bo
luxurious car Jimmy stretched his
'ohg legs and Sui1fed the scented air
My lady's limousine" Thought
Rogers and glanced al the fur-Iined
carriage SLIPPERS on the floor ana the
WIltt O. pink roses that dropped from
the vase by the mirror. My .adN's
rnauffeur s :, very wise man me
thinks he is in the habit of making
r."hey while he waits Cor his mis-
tress to corIe from the opera"
suddenly an idea struck Jimmy.
" ny not show little appreciation for
the timely use of her car? He would
leave one great American Beauty in
the vase by the mirror.
The rose was scarcely in its nlace
DeIore the machine came to a stop.
Jimmy sprang out lightly and for
the chauffeur's sake, quickly
Here you are. old man." he gave
the man his money; you've done me
a good service
NUNS the word" grinned the
chauffeur. and went swiftly off to call
Tor his mistress at the opera
If Amy Wade counted only eleven
American Beauties in the box Jimmy |
gave her she did not mention the fact |
e thought you were lost" she told |
nm later, when, immaculate in even !
ing clothes, he entered the drawing |
room Il hope nothing happened ?''
nothing but broken-down taxi" |
laughed Jimmy.
We'll, see that YOU don't lose vow
heart to any of the pretty Iowa girls |
tonight and break that
Dick Wade added: "There'u he a |
bunch of them there"
Wade did not exaggerate.' decided
Jimmy. when an hour later his ewes
travelled from one beautiful face to
Blondes, brunettes and even |
among that throng of the Iowa society,
Jimmy drew sharp breath.
NJ rs. ace was approaching him.
ana with 1er was a vision in yellow.
Al A. least Jimmy thought she was a
vision until he found that he was hold
his own. -'~'-'0 " i''iii
, o = have told you all about Jimmy
IS all alone in this big city, ANY
wade cast laughing glance at her
two friends and went in search Of he
husband. az
Garter loked at Rogers from under her
lashes and decided the task would NOT
be difficult. '--1 ~
Certainly" Jimmy Rogers's tone
was was such as to bring a slight flush into
Faiths cheeks And since YOU have
orders to be good to me I am going
10 trespass and ask you an impairment
question:
Faiths startled eyes met his.
w ny nave you absolutely ruined
most beautiful costume and color af
feet by wearing that American Beauty
rose watched you coming toward
me me ana thought you-perfect. save
Tor that one Earring note''
Ha1th Carter laughed o11folx
vous little laugh and glanced down at
the one thick stemmed rose that she
had thrust among the soft tea roses
Of her cOrsage bouquet.
Rogers realized that he was waiting
With great expectancy for her answer.
The rose seemed suddenly to have as
enormous proportions in his
ayes.
Faith touched the rose with deli
cate fingers '-Since my flower has
disturbed your peace of harmony per-
aaps L had better tell you its history
Jimmy Rogers had definite hopes
now and he led his yellow Nsion into
secluded corner that other masculine
[owans might not take her from him.
This rose said Faith when he
aad seated himself beside her on the II
vide divan, found it's way very mys-
eriously into my limousine while 7
vas listening to CaruSo in Rigoletto
ne after the opera 7 found this rose
fresh from the florists. in the vase in
ny car" She glanced again at the
oud lying against the chiffon at her
little laugh. Il don't know whether l
1 sense of romance made me wear it
IT a faint hope that might unraveI ]
he mystery.
.*What=what did JuIes=have to
say2" Jimmy was torn between a de-
sire to shield Jules from possible dis {
Gus creature that the rose had been
put there by his own hand