The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-05-08
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Young Viscount Medenham, just
back fsom his regiment In Africa.
meets StmmOnds. who formerly
served under him Simmonds' au-
plains he owns the car. Is Just
atarting up I'm business for HIM
self, and was on his way to con-
duct a ten-day tour through rural
England for Miss Cynthia Van
renen and her ehaperon.
Medenham offers to drive the
American heiress In his own car for
few days until Slmmonds can
get his auto repaired. The offer
Is accepted, and Medenham, send
Ing Dale. his own chauffeur, ahead
by rail- goes for the ladies and
they speed out of London.
Mrs. Devar, Cynthia's chaperon,
asks the new chauffeur's name, and
Medenham, dropping his title, gives
his true name. George Augustus
Fitzroy.
"Fitzroy" has much ado to act
the part of a servant. He is al
ways forgetting himself and treat
ing the beautiful Cynthia as an
equal.
Medenham has thoroughly in
tended to give up his place to Sim
monds as soon as the latter's car Is
in order, but at the end of the first
days run a Frenchman, Count Ed
Guard Marigny. unexpectedly ap-
pears on the scene. He is touring
England In a Du WALTON.
That night Medenham overhears
a conversation between the count
and Mrs. Devar's son, Capt Jimmie
Devar, of whose reputation Meden-
ham is aware. Medenham imme-
diately suspects a plot by which
Cynthia is to be tricked into mar
rying the count.
Devar does not at this time join
the party and Cynthia knows moth
Ing of his presence In the town.
This. too, looks suspicious to
Medenham. The beauty of the girl
has appealed to him. and he de-
cides to go on with the tour.
The second evening "Fit2roy" has
a narrow escape. At the hotel Lady
Prothcawl recognizes him, but he
manages to get away before she
brings him and his own party to-
gether.
The third day Marigny again ap-
pears, and In the afternoon prevails
upon Cynthia to try his new car
during the run into Bristol, where
the party Is to put up for the night.
Mrs. Devar tries to prevent Me-
denham from following. but he
Mercury, at a furious pace after the
other car. He finally overtakes
Cynthia and the Frenchman at dusk
on deserted and lonely road that
does not lead to Bristol The Du
WALTON Is stranded without petrol,
and the Frenchman's chauffeur has
been sent In the wrong direction
for a supply.
Mrs. Devar and Marigny become
suspicious OF Medenham, Marigny,
from the number on the Mercury,
finds out the owner of the car and
accuses Medenham of stealing his
own auto. threatening to tell Gym
thia unless he, Medenham, leaves at
once.
Medenham refuses, and succeeds
In keeping Cynthia from suspecting
anything.
Meanwhile Lady Porthcawl, put
ting two and two together, has
written Medenham's aunt of the
escapade, and Lord Fairholme, Me-
denham's father, starting in search
but just misses Medenham.
Meanwhile, Medenham, fuch in
love with Cynthia. and Cynthia at
tracted by Medenham's personality,
despite his being her chauffeur, de-
eide to alter their route, and spend
Sunday at Symons Vat, little ho-
tel on the River Wye where the
boating is reported to be fine.
This enrages Mrs. Devar, who sees
her commission from the French
man, for her services as marriage
broken. being wrenched from her.
She writes a letter to Peter Van
renen. Cynthia's father. That
evening cynthia goes boating with
her chauffeur.