The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-11-21
PLAYING
CHAUFFEUR
By RNAND BILL.

camp, SAID Lieutenant brayton, but
I'd rather be the generals orderly in
camp"
"Or drive . caisson," chined in Cap
tain Cogsweii.
Speaking Of driving guns. I'd like
to tackle an automobile
why don't you hire out for 8 chauf-
feur:"
by Jove. there's AL idea! l believe
ri adopt it,
Brnyton WAS jnst out Of West Point
and had been appointed one Of tho
presidents aids because te was de-
scendant OF commodore in the navy
| who fourished in the war OF 1872. He
hired An automobile and after coming
very near causing the vrecking Of
several cars and n couple OF dozen per
sons he went back 10 the garage and
asked to he taken on for chauffeur.
The proprietor, having call for car
from house in fashionable quarter
Of the city and noticing Brayton's gen.
teel appearance. sent him to do the
job. Brayton pulled up beside the
curbstone. He came nSar mounting 1t.
A young lady standing In the window,
dressed to go out, came to the door
and descended TO the car.
Take me for ride" she said-"I
don't care where"
BraytOn put on tho clutch and speed
ed southwark down tho Potomac.
he careful" said the young lady -
he skidded round corner. Have you
been a driver lOnsT'
Yes MISS" was tho reply as he
barely escaped wrecking q donkey
cart
Presently they got out where the
road was more open, and the young
lady began to ask questions. This led
to her giving her handsome chauffeur
information about herself. Her IA
ther was Senator Brown, but recently
elected. and Washington was new to
his family. BraytOn represented him
self as the son OF cab driver, He
said in being a chauffeur he had got q
point ahead Of the old man.
He was talking 10 the girl with the
back Of his head forward when he
heard toot-toot and q yell and felt
a smash. An auto rounding a corner
had run him down. The yonng lady,
being in the back seat, was unhurt
but Brayton was sent flying out Of his
seat and landed in the street He was
had plunged into his car was beside
himself with anxiety. Brayton re-
turned to consciousness and asked
what was the matter. He WIS placed
in the car that had run him down be-
side Miss Brown, and she directed that
they be driven to her fathers house.
The senator was not at home. Bray
ton had recovered sufficiently to de-
sire to keep his identity a secret and
gave his name to several newspaper
reporters as Patrick Dooian. Miss
Brown directed that he be carried into
the house, but he insisted on waking,
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 soldier.
Nevertheless he''sojered." Miss Brown
was so pretty. so attentive. SO sympa-
thetic. that he preferred to linger. So
he made several feeble attempts to
stand on his feet, but when he 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 a meeting Of committee Of
which he was member. did not hear
OF the accident, and since his daughter
had not been injured he was not in
formed Of it. About 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 lounge
in the library. being fed dainties and
braced with choice wines by Alice,
their daughter. Senator Brown said
he would go in and see the man and
have him removed to his home or a
hospital, whichever seemed best.
When the gentleman stsSod in the II.
brary doorway and saw young Bray
ton lying on lounge. Table covered
with Injuries beside him and Alice
bending over him, look Of surprise
dawned in his face while Brayton
returned look Of c0sternation. The
senator was quite sure he had seen
the chauffeur somewhere. and tho
chauffeur knew the senator very well
by sight having seen him often at the
White House.
Are you not one Of the presidents
attendantsT asked Mr.. Brown.
ITS all up with me-" replied the
oficer. "I'm Lieutenant Brsyton. the
presidents aid. thought I'd turn
chauffeur for a lark"
Mr.. Brayton was forgiven for hav-
ing endangered the life Of Miss Brown
and invited 70 remain in the house
TILL he had recovered. He said that
his chief wish was to keep the matter
from being known. especially to the
newspapers. Miss Alice tAereupcn srs-
gested that Il would be best for him to
remain till every vestige Of injury had
disappeared.