The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-11-19
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By RILAND BILL

This is very gentlemanly bust
ness. being the presidents aid-de-
ramp" said Lieutenant Brayton. but
I'd rather be the generals orderly in
camp
''Or drive caisson." chimed in Cap
tain Cogswell.
speaking of driving guns. I'd like
to tackle an automobile"
why don't you hire out for chauf-
feur:''
by Jove. there's an idea. believe
III adopt it,
Brayton was just out of West Point
and had been appointed one of the
presidents aids because he was a de-
scendant of a commodore in the navy
who f1ourished in the war of 1872 He
hired an automobile. and after coming
very near causing the wrecking of
several cars and a couple of dozen per
sons he went back to the garage and
asked to be taken on for chauffeur
The proprietor. having a call for a 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 near mounting it.
\ young lady standing in the window.
dressed to go out, came to the door
and descended to the car.
Take me for u ride she said-"I
don't care where"
Brayton put on the clutch and speed
ed southwark down the Potomac.
BE careful said the young lady as
he skidded round a corner Have you
been d driver long:"
Yes. miss" was the reply as he
barely escaped wrecking 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
Their was Senator Brown. but recently
elected. and Washington was new to
his family. BraytOn represented him
self as the son of a cab driver. He
said in being chauffeur he had got
point ahead of the old man.
| back of his head forward when he
heard a toot-toot and a yell and felt
| a smash An auto rounding q corner
| had run him down. The young lady.
| being in the back seat. was unhurt.
but Brayton was sent flying out of his
seat and landed in the street. He was
picked up unconscious. The man who
| had plunged into his car was beside
himself with anxiety. Brayton re-
| turned to consciousness and asked
what was the matter He was 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 Doolan Miss
! Brown directed that he be carried into
the house, but he insisted on walking.
| 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 meeting of committee OF
which be was a member. did not 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 hin
what had occurred and that the in
iured 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 ant
have him removed to his home or {
hospital. whichever seemed best
brary doorway and saw young Bray
ton lying on q lounge. table covered
with Injuries beside him and Alice
bending over him. a look of surprise
dawned in his face. while BraytoI
} returned a look of CONSERVATION The
senator was quite sure he had seer
} the chauffeur somewhere. and thu
chauffeur knew the senator very wei
} by sight. having seen him often at thu
White House.
} "Are you not one of the president:
attendants:" asked Mr.. Brown.
} It's all up with me-" replied TIT
officer. I'm Lieutenant Brayton. thu
} presidents aid. | thought I'd turl
chauffeur for a lark
. Mr.. Brayton was forgiven for hav
ing endangered the life of Miss Brown