The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-10-09
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CHAUFFEUR.
By RYLAND BILL

II By RYLAND BILL
This is a very gentlemanly bust
ness5 being the presidents aid-de-
eaml" said Lieutenant Brayton, "but
I'd rsther be the generals orderly in
campt
tOr drive a caisson." chimed in Cap
tain Cpgswell
Speaking Of driving guns. I'd like
to tackle an automobile"
why don't you hire out for a chauf-
feur?"
by Jbve, there's an idea! believe
I'll ADOPT it,
and had been appointed one Of the
presidents aids because he was a de-
scendant of commodore in the navy
who fourished in the war of 1912. He
hired an automobile, and after coming
very neaH causing the wrecking Of
several CABS and couple of dozen per-
sons he went back to the garage and
asked to be taken on for a chauffeur.
The proprietor. having a call for a car
from a house in a fashionable quarter
of the city and noticing Brayton's gen
teel appearance, sent him to do the
job. Braytpn pulled up beside the
curbstone. He came near mounting it.
A young lady startling in the window,
dressed to go out. came to the door
and descended to the car.
Take me Tor ride" she said-I
don't care where"
Brayton put ION the clutch and speed
ed southwark town the Potomac.
BE careful laid the young lady as
he skidded roui "a corner. "Have you
been driver ID 9"
Eyes. miss. ) the reply as he
barely escaped grecking a donkey
cart
Presently tl - out where the
lady began Gtions. This led
to her gfvip Chauffeur
fnformati Her IN
ther was recently
electe1 las new to
his famii senfed him
self as TIL driver. He
said In being he had got
point ahead q han.
He was ta1Eih ka girl with the
back of his heaA ward when he
heard toot-toet ar yell and felt
a smash An auto hiding q corner
had run him down. he young lady,
being in the back lit, was unhurt,
but Brayton was sent flying out Of his
seat and landed in thk street. He was
picked up unconsciou The man who
had plunged into hisacar was beside
himself with anxiety Brayton re-
turned to consciousness and asked
what was the matter. He was Placed
in the car that had rub him down be-
side Miss Brown. and she directed that
they be. driven to her fdtheys house.
1re senator was nor ar nome. Bray.
ton had recovered sufficiently to de-
sire to keep his identity a secret and
gave his name to several newspaper
reporters as Patrick Doolan. Miss
Brown directed that he be carried into
supported by man on each side. Miss
Brown wished to send him upstairs to
bed, but he preferred resting on a
lounge.
West Point is a good school to edu-
cate young men to hard knocks, and
Brayton had the pluck OF a soldier.
Nevertheless he "sojered." Miss Brown
was so pretty, so attentive, so sympa-
thetic, that he preferred to Finger. So
he made several feeble attempts to
stand on his feet, but when be saw the
color leave her cheeks at witnessing
the effort on him, rather than give her
pain-which he did not feel himself
he lay down again.
Senator Brown, who was busy at the
capital at meeting Of a committee Of
which he was a member, did mot hear
Of the accident, and since his daughter
had not been injured he was not in
formed Of it. About 6 O'clock In the
evening he came home, and Mrs.
Brown met him at the door to tell him
what had occurred and that the in
jured chauffeur was lying on Runge
in the library, being fed daintdfs and
braced with choice wines by Alice,
their daughter Senator Brown said
he would go in and see the nah and
have him removed to his home Tor a
hospital. whichever seemed best
When tho gentleman stood In the IL
brary doorway and saw young 8ray.
ton lying on lounge, a table covered
with luxuries beside him and Alice
bending over him, look Of SURPRISE
dawned in his face, while Bray pn
returned look of CONSERVATION. &c
senator was quite sure he had q
the chauffeur somewhere, and (6e
chauffeur knew the senator very Will
by sight, having seen him often at g
White House.
"Are you not one of the presidents
attendantsT' asked Mr.. Brown.
"It's all up with me-" replied TIN
officer. 'T'm Lieutenant Brayton, th{
presidents aid. thought I'd tur1
chauffeur for lark"
Mr.. Brayton was forgiv
ing endangered the life Of MISS lslss =
and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. III tA0
ff1e had recovered. He SAID
his chief wish was to keep the ID
from being known, especially to
newspapers Miss Alice thereupon sugs
gested that it would be best for him to
remain till every vestige of injury had
disappeared.
Attended by pretty girl, 1t was
not to be expected that he would re-
cover in hurry. 1t was a couple Of
weeks before he left the house, and In
a couple Of weeks more his engage
ment with Miss Brown was announced
The secret Of his escapade never leak
ed out
AS to those counterfeit $40 bills
in circulation, you never have the
slightest trouble in remember
ing where you got your EOS, do
you?