Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-08

6lBnL OF neT. she was III one VI Ins
stiff, white, shirt-waist suits he had
dimly perceived in the rose-garden
But now white snood Of folded rib.
bon was bound around the curly soft.
ness of her black hair, which tnmbled
loose here and there over her ears In
a disorder that Algernohs fingers
itched to rearrange. Down the front
of her otherwise Immediately clean
skirt was disfiguring grass stain
Her eyes We're laughing, her cheeks
flushed, and Molly O'Toole, standing
in the sunshine of the doorway, looked
neither mistress nor housekeeper, but
little girl suddenly brought to &C.
count for some mischief.
Coed morning" said Algernon.
Good morning. said she. Were
you looking for your coat under one of
the cars?" -,
Algernon laughed. 81 found my
coat, thank YOU
"1'hen what were you doing under
the carr"
"Overhauling it,
who told you you could?"
mo one"
"Then what did you do it for?"
Wanted to-"
Don't always do everything you
want to-" advised the girl "You might
got into trouble"
IF | wanted to do thing, the do
ing of 1t would compensate for the
trouble" said Algernon.
mot always said the girl, as one
who knew by experience.
"Oh, yes" said Algernon with the
happy optimism Of a few millions be-
hind one in safety vault. with the
right mental training, you Will simply
remember the fun you had and forget
the trouble-be above it."
"You can't" insisted the girl firmly.
mot when you are in trouble
when am in trouble" said Alger-
non simply, 81 get out Of it."
The girl laughed. "Who are your
"Your new chauffeur" said Alger-
non.
The girl bit her lip, and an angry
flush deepened on her rounded cheeks.
The laugh went out Of her eyes and
she regarded him coldly, scornfully.
"You were very kind to me yesterday"
said she. "Why make me sorry that
I let you help me?"
Algernon flushed in his turn, and
his eyes softened with contrition.
Excuse me-" he begged. II am
afraid did not put it exactly as In
tended I have BEEN chauffeur IN
the city, New York. I know all about
cars. l am in need Of a job. May
be your chauffeur? Thomas told me
that you had none and were going to
send to the city for one
The girl nodded. II need chauf-
feur.' she lied, looking frankly at Al
gernon Have you any references?'
NO" said Algernon.
81 am afraid I should have to have
references. Mr.. Todd is very particu-
lar about the cars. I could not have
them injured while he is away"
Il didn't have any references yes.
terday when I made the horse co."
said Algernon gently.
The girl laughed. But that was not
permanent place" said she.
"Le this be temporary until can
ask you for references" suggested Al
gernon.
The girl laughed. "You might ruin
the cars"
Did ! ruin the nOrSe!
'Do- you know as much about cars
as you did about horses?"
more, great deal more. can take
a car apart. would hesitate about
doing so to horse"
The girl bit her lip and turned to
look out of the open doorway, across
the smooth green lawn to the distant
blue OF the ocean and the little sail
boat beating up against the breeze.
This stranger with his persistence,
his audacity. his gay good humor. was
delightfully."- amusing; he was, besides,
entirely at his ease, even last night when
caught doing in the hall, his dog at his
feet. Her woman's intuition. sharpened
by her constant contact with the world
told her she could trust him. and the
temptation to have man to look after
the cars and take her out in her own
machine was irresistible, and yet she
hesitated, reason struggling with
desire.
'For whom did you work in the
city," she questioned.
81 had my own car" explained AL
gernon.
Where is it now?" she asked
Algernon was standing beside 1t at
that moment. but he did not mention
the fact. 1T didn't pay" said he
simply.
The girl nodded in quick sympathy
touched by the pity Of so many bust:
ness undertakings that didn't pay"
There as so many taxicab COM
panies now" she declared, that sup
pose a single man wouldn't stand any
show Why didn't you go to a smaller
place, some little town, you know"
Didn't have the money to start"
returned Algernon gibly. ~ would
have had to rent a place to keep 1t,
bought gasoline, made the repairs in
the garage myself. done everything,
besides pay for board and lodging
It was no good" He shrugged, and
the girls sympathy mounted She
knew so we'll the sordid struggle, the
terrible discouraging process of get
ting started"
did you sell your caA.?" she ques
toned kindly.
81 had raised money on It," said AL
gernon, and she understood. She had
raised money on so many things and
seen them go, one by one, to pay the